On such a happy occasion, what better way to celebrate than with a few fun bridal shower games and activities? Nope, we're not talking about the ones that make guests roll their eyes. Your attendees will actually be excited about the following creative ideas. Another reason not to skip offering things to do at your party? They prevent the event from being all about the presents. Additionally, they serve as a way to organize the flow of the shower—you can avoid lulls and boredom with a pre-planned itinerary.
When it comes to games, we've got tons of great suggestions, from icebreakers to competitions that are bound to get everyone involved. This includes a silly remake of "pin the tail on the donkey" "pin the veil on the bride" and a semi-embarrassing round of "true or false" that'll bring out the giggles after a few mimosas. If your bride doesn't like games , don't sweat it. Skip them in favor of activities. We've got recommendations for any bridal shower theme , be it food-inspired, spa-inspired, or something else altogether.
They don't even have to be wedding-related—you can focus on everybody's shared interests instead. Wine tasting, scavenger hunt, or movie screening, anyone? Click through for creative bridal shower games and activities that you can play or participate in with your attendees, no matter your goal as a hostess. They may range from hilarious to helpful for the lady of honor, but they're all definitively entertaining.
This option is actually really helpful for the bride. Celebrants come with their best recipes for the future spouses to make together, and her favorite dish wins. Put the prompt in writing on either event stationery like this card by Written Word or in the shower invitation, which gives everyone more time to prepare.
Take some tulle and play the wedding version of "pin the tail on the donkey. Provide a slew of cocktail ingredients and have celebrants try their luck as mixologists, competing to create your signature drink! Even if the lady of honor doesn't serve the winner on her wedding day, everyone's bound to have fun making and drinking the beverages.
This one's for lovers of lawn games! While we aren't sure if a ring toss really prepares a bride to put her partner's band on at the altar, it's the thought that counts.
Here, the ladies try to make the best bouquet or centerpiece, using blooms from a DIY flower bar. Win or lose, they can take their beautiful creations home. Ask attendees to guess or suggest your wedding's details, from the color scheme to the flowers. Whoever gets the most right or recommends the best idea wins. Celebrate tying the knot and find out who has a hidden talent with a round of "Who can tie a cherry stem in their mouth? This Mad Libs-inspired game is just as fun as its muse, and easy to play, too.
All you have to do is come up with a wedding-related template—bonus points if you get it printed onto sweet stationery, like this card from Pretty Little Papers. Whenever the song stops, the person holding the arrangement is out. Who's the most prepared to help the bride on her big day? Play this game to find out.
Guests get points for every item they have in their handbags, which they check off on a sheet like this one made by Kate Ignatowski. In this game, you fill a bucket with water and ice, and set rings toy ones work great at the bottom. Guests attempt to retrieve the pieces the quickest with—you guessed it—their toes. For a bridal twist on this fan-favorite, write the names of people, places, or things that have significance to the bride on the backs of escort cards like these by Anne Robin Calligraphy and tie them to guests' foreheads as they arrive.
When it's time to play, the group will give hints to one person at a time. Leave multiple-choice quizzes with trivia questions about the bride and groom on guests' tables. You know the drill—whoever gets the most answers right wins. Ask shower guests to write their little-known nicknames romantic or otherwise on slips, and then hang the papers on a cute board like this DIY heart-and-arrow display.
Read aloud each name, asking the ladies to write their guesses on which nickname corresponds to which guest. Help the guest of honor prepare for her big day by sending the ladies in search of a few choice treasures, either hidden ahead of time or gathered from nature, neighbors, and stores. Steal our list, or get creative and edit it to include other objects special to her. From traditional to modern, funny and interactive, your guests are sure to have an unforgettable time. Create a mix of wedding shower games and activities that everyone will enjoy and want to play.
Include both competitive and passive bridal shower games and activities to cater to all attending. Your email address will not be published.
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Camping trip. An interactive scavenger hunt will get guests up and on their feet while getting to know one another better in a relaxed yet competitive setting. It's an especially good idea if you're hosting a coed shower. If the event is in the couple's hometown or an appropriate location, clues like "This is where the couple had their first date" or "This is where the couple shared their first kiss" are usually a fun place to start.
Print out traditional vows and leave blank spaces for nouns, verbs, and adjectives. A bridesmaid asks each guest for a word. At the end of the party, the bride reads the wedding vows. For an added bonus, you can ask their SO to arrive at the end of the party and hold a mock ceremony with the funniest vows.
One half of the couple answers questions about the relationship "Who paid on the first date? Then, someone plays the clip with their partner's answer to see if they match. Nosy guests and oversharers will love this one, but remember, there is such a thing as too much information—so keep it relatively clean. Guests divide into teams of three or four. One member of each team is the model; the others construct a wedding dress using toilet paper.
The models strut; the bride picks their favorite look. Pro tip: Use triple-ply. Set up a full bar , label all ingredients with cards, and have teams compete to concoct the best wedding cocktail.
The bride can then choose their favorite drink, and the team chosen gets bragging rights at the bar. There are a ton of treasured memories within a room of BFFs. Have everyone write down one of their favorite memories they have with the bride. Put the memories in a basket and have the bride read them aloud. Then, the guests can guess who each memory belongs to. Make color printouts of celebrity couples and leave one at each place setting. Ask guests to identify both people in the photo.
Don't make it too easy—the less obvious the better. List off scrambled words associated with the couple, the bride, and the wedding. Whichever guest can untangle the words the fastest wins. Write names of wedding movies on cards and divide the party into two teams. Players act out titles to their own team members, who must guess the answer in three minutes or less. To really make this work, go heavy on the cocktails.
Here are some movies to get you started: 27 Dresses , Mamma Mia! There are so many wedding traditions that we just do without really knowing why. This is one of those unique bridal shower games that's fun and teaches you a thing or two. Make a list of wedding traditions, like having a designated ring finger or the bouquet toss , then have the players choose an answer from a corresponding answer bank and see who can guess the most correctly.
Place a bunch of toy rings inside buckets or bowls of ice water. Guests must plunge their feet into the icy water and pull the rings out with their toes. Whoever can get the most rings out in two minutes wins. Make a list of common items people might carry in their favorite bags as well as less common—and racier!
Give a prize to whoever keeps the most items in their purse and reward them with something else they can stick in it, such as a gift card. Include items like a hair tie, a pen, red lipstick, or a fast-food receipt. Make sure to be specific about what kind of answer you want. Are you looking for country, state or even the specific restaurant? An alternate way to play this game is to put all the images into a slide show.
Now that you have a few great bridal shower game ideas to consider, think about what else you need to do to make your bridal shower shine. Our best bridal shower games are sure to be a big hit.
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