• Select a clever gift for the next bridal shower you attend.colorful gift image by sumos from <a href='http://www.fotolia.com'>Fotolia.com</a>
  
  Most brides register for basic items they need, such as linens and kitchen items. But if you want to purchase a gift for your next bridal shower that the bride will truly remember, choose something she hasn't thought of yet. Just make sure you get something you know she will like and can use. Otherwise, she might end up wishing you had spent your money on the candlesticks she already picked out.
  
  

Wedding Day Survival Kit

• In most weddings, something goes wrong. Whether one of the groomsmen spills a drink on his tuxedo shirt or a bridesmaid's dress isn't fitting properly, there are often items that you need. Create a wedding day survival kit for the bride so that she doesn't have to send someone searching for double-sided tape at the last minute. Include all sorts of items, such as earring backs, safety pins, hairspray, breath mints, dental floss, stain remover and even fake wedding bands. This clever gift might just come in extremely handy.
  
  

Stationery

• Give the bride some nice stationery with her new initials on it, if you know that she is planning on taking her groom's surname. Some brides opt against it, so it's always nice to ask. You could purchase fun stationery in bright colors, or something more subdued that she could even use to write thank-you notes on. Include a nice pen with the set.
  
  

Kitchen

• If the bride enjoys cooking, consider getting her an item from the kitchen. Although she likely registered for all sorts of pots and pans, think about something a little bit more extravagant. For example, choose an ice cream freezer or a panini machine. A pasta maker is another fun kitchen gift.
  
  

Honeymoon

• Give the bride items she can use on her honeymoon. These things will differ depending on where she's going, but some clever ones might be a passport holder, sunscreen or flip flops. If she is going somewhere she has never been, select a travel book about the location and even a language translation book, if she will need that.