Article: Your vow: to plan a great bridal shower, but how?

The pressure's on.

There's a wedding on the horizon. Maybe you're a close friend, the maid of honor or another member of the bridal party. It's up to you to create a memorable wedding shower for your BFF.

Before you trade in your stilettos for sneakers (hoping for a running start out of town), take a deep, relaxing breath. You're not alone. Ever since the dowry of yesteryear, people have been planning these parties and living to tell the tale.

That said, we chatted with a few folks in the know. Lydia Ricci, co-author of "The Best Wishes, A Wedding Shower Kit"; Lynn Kaminsky, owner of Social Lite Parties in Strongsville, Ohio; and Eve Hill, contributing editor at Tea a Magazine, served up ...

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