Ideas for Wedding Reception Games
Playing Games at Your Wedding Reception?
In addition to the traditional first dance and cutting-of-the-cake anchors of a wedding reception, there is room for some plunk and excitement. Why not add a game to your reception? Games are not reserved for bridal showers but can be a great way to relax your guests and encourage conversation. They can be a great way to fill the reception time if many guests are not dancers or if there are religious reasons for limiting music and/or dancing. And guess what? There are plenty of games that are free!
Here are a few ideas for games that are grown-up fun without being taboo for children. These are also either free or need minimal supplies.
Switch the Shoes - The Bride and Groom each give the other one of their shoes and then stand back to back in front of the guests. The MC or DJ then asks funny what-ifs to the couple like "Who will take out the garbage without being asked". The Bride and Groom then hold up the shoe for the one of them that they think fits the bill. Everyone gets a kick out of how the couple answers the questions.
On the Spot Poetry - Guests are each give a pen or pencil & a piece of paper having the start of a poem like "Joe and Betty are married today ….. " The guests each need to complete the poem. All the poems can be pasted into a scrapbook.
On the Spot Art - The names of all guests are put into a champagne bucket. Everyone is giving paper and a pen or pencil. Each guest picks the name of another guest and is given paper and a pencil or pen to draw the guest they chose (who they may not know). These drawings can then be pasted into a scrapbook. Just draw on the side of the paper with the guest's name so they couple can compare the results.
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