I'm throwing a bridal shower next weekend (yeah, I know, kinda late to be looking for advice. ;) ) I'm planning on doing two games. One of them is going to be a song game where everyone has five minutes to think of as many love songs as possible. For the second game I'm going to ask the bride and groom (it's a couple shower) questions about each other and if they get the question right, they get a prize. If not they have to draw a name from a basket and give a guest the prize. Are these OK games? I'm afraid they're going to be boring or that it's just not enough. Also, should I play the question game alone, by itself, or should I ask a question after every gift they open to save time and make it less boring?? And if I do that, should I throw in another game??? I'm starting to panic and I only have a few days to do this. :(
2007-04-16 05:03:02 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
I just got an email from the mother of the bride and she also wants another game. So I guess I'll do what they want! How's this for a third? There'd be a list of wedding related words and the bride or groom will write down the first word they think of related to it. (ex, if the word is White they may write down wedding, dove, dress, etc). The guests would also write down words and whoever had the most the same as the bride and groom wins. (I know, not great, but I'm looking for something very simple and fast!)
2007-04-16 06:24:38 · update #1
Oh, and also, the bride picked the place and she picked her church so there will be no drinking at the shower.
2007-04-16 06:25:50 · update #2
Ok I just had my shower yesterday, so I can help. The first game is good, but it's a little too long try 2 min. The second game sounds fun. At my shower we had an icebraker we had to introduce our selves, and then say something we like that starts with the first letter of our name. So I went first and I said I'm Stephanie and I like skittles, and the hard part is people had to say all the people's name before them and what they liked, so I had it easy, but the last person had to repeat everybody's name and what they liked. I would also recommend doing the toilet paper game. You know making a wedding gown outta toilet paper, but do it in teams of couples, or boys vs girls. I hope this helps.
2007-04-16 08:08:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like your games....
on the second game..I would have the guests draw a piece of paper out of a basket with teh questiosn on them. And have them ask the question....
also..another idea...have the guests each given a bell or something...and tell them that they can't mention the word "wedding" or another wedding related word. The people with their item still left at the end of the day can get a gift (gift card for a massage, manicure, etc). as the guests are talking to the other guests...if the other person says that word..they get to take the other persons item. The guest with the most items at the end of the day..gets the gift....
Have a signature portrait for a guestbook..Have the guests sign in as they come to the party..they can leave a message on the matte...around the picture...Have a picture of the bride and groom (taken recently or when they were kids)....
Serve the bride and grooms favorite beverage that day. Have water and juice as wella s coffee and tea also available..But for alcohol drinks..be limited to the bride and grooms..since it is their day...also gets people to really know them (as well as buy them drinks at their reception).
have some romantic instrumentla music playing in the background..when doing the first game..to get the people in the mood..
have fun! Relax..you will do fine....
2007-04-16 05:32:43 · answer #2 · answered by sleddinginthesnow 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like both of those ideas for games. Although I would suggest that since sometimes the bride and groom will know A LOT about their future spouse (but not always) you may want to have a back-up game for giving out door prizes.
And if you don't want your games to be boring, then with the question game make sure you ask some funny questions too. Like when was the first time you saw each other naked? When was the first time he farted in front of you? If she were a superhero what "super powers" would she have?
Most embarrasing moment in front of future families?
2007-04-16 05:37:18 · answer #3 · answered by syntheticfate 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there are lots of sites online that help with ideas for bridal shower games..
here are some ideas i found:
Two Truths and a Lie Each guest introduces herself, and tells the group three things about herself; two are true, one is a lie. Guests then write down, or shout out which one they think is a lie. If a guest is shy, the host should whisper in her ear some ideas for the lie.
Toilet Paper Wedding Dress Divide the guests into two or more teams of at least three people each. The teams are given rolls of toilet paper, and each team chooses a "bride." Give the teams 20 minutes to create a wedding dress on their "bride" using the toilet paper. At the end of the allotted time, vote for the best wedding dress and the funniest, and give prizes to the winners.
http://www.abbee.com/bridal_shower_games/
2007-04-16 05:27:23 · answer #4 · answered by stephanie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've seen a variation of this question game that was a lot of fun.....go around the room and have each guest ask the couple a question...first guest asks the bride, the next asks the groom and so on...the questions should be about each other...if they get them wrong, they put a piece of gum in their mouth...by the end of the game they should have a mouth full of gum and can barely talk...it's hysterical and is a great ice breaker!
For prizes, have the couple make a list of questions like "where did we go on our first date?", etc and ask the guests...if they get them right, they get a prize.
You can pull this off...just hang in there and have fun!
2007-04-16 05:15:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are really good
one suggestion though on the second game what you could do is get questions about the bride and groom and ask the guest with prizes going to the one that gets the most questions right
2007-04-16 05:12:49 · answer #6 · answered by Andrea W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's fine sweetie. Make sure there are plenty of margaritas and noone will be bored, I promise. Good luck
PS/ You can also ask your guests to bring a gag gift, That will break the ice and people will laught to no end and it will also make it memorable. You can encourage your guests to bring an unexpensive and funny gift and put then all in a basket or box. You can include inexpensive and embarrasing items such items as a fly swatter, a toilet brush, a rat trap, air freshener, a rubber chicken, grannie panties...you get the idea. If they have a sense of humorm, you can do this.
Good luck
2007-04-16 05:07:08 · answer #7 · answered by Blunt 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Maybe I don't know about etiquette either, as I have never heard of having a bridal shower after the wedding... and I've been on the planet a while. Don't feel guilty about it, but it might not hurt to just ask if you can help out with anything.
2016-04-01 04:18:19 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think two games is fine. I actually like the idea of the question game. Some couples actually know very little about the person they are getting married to so this should be interesting. Too many games can be irritating, and it gives people less of a chance to actually visit with each other.
2007-04-16 05:07:57 · answer #9 · answered by Ryan's mom 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Honestly, I hate games at showers, and I guarantee you, not one guy will enjoy it. But, if you really insist, how about just having the question game. Most guys would be okay with that for a short period of time. What people really want to do is eat, drink, and visit. Good music helps too. Have fun !
2007-04-16 05:19:15 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋