Help, bridal shower games?

[dzneprincess]

Hey everyone, I could really use a little help. I am hosting a bridal shower this weekend, and do not know any games to play. Does anyone know of any that they would be willing to tell me how to play? Thanks a million

 

[TheOtherVillainess]

http://bridal-showergames.com/

Try this.

TOV

 

[Tuffcookie]

Okay, here's one they did at my DDIL's shower. Divide everyone into teams. Give each team a roll of toilet paper. One of the team members is "the bride" and the others on the team design her wedding gown out of the toilet paper! The "bride to be" picks the winner.

TC

 

[Strawberry Lemonade]

I've seen "Toilet Paper Bride" at a number of showers - it always goes over well. Also, Bridal Bingo (the spaces on the bingo cards contain items the bride might get at the shower), Bride & Groom Trivia (ask questions about how they met, where they are going on their honeymoon, etc), and Guess How Many White Jellybeans/M&Ms are in a jar.

At my friend's shower, I sent a blank recipe card out with each invitation and had guests fill it out and bring it to the shower. I bought her a recipe card box and everyone put the recipes in the box when they arrived. This way she got everyone's favorite recipes - much nicer than a cookbook, I think.

 

[stinkerbelle]

make sure the bride is a 'game person'

I would have killed the person who threw my shower for me if I had to play bridal shower games...it's just one thing in life I detest. but that's JMO.

 

[mtemm]

the only time I have ever played a game at a shower was at dh's cousin's. they did a bingo game that was so much fun! the host created bingo cards (well, sheets of paper) with gifts from the registry or typical gifts in each of the squares. we would mark off when a gift was opened and when someone would get bingo (across or diagonal) there would be a small prize. It was a LOT of fun, especially since this was a huge shower...the larger the shower, the more boring it can get is my theory. I think there were at least 100 people at this one...lots and lots of gifts to open.

of course, this could be tailored to any shower size

 

[Pooh_Friend#1]

For my sister's bridal shower, I put a bunch of spices in unmarked bags and the guests had to guess what spices are what just by looking at them.

I also made necklaces out of the fake rings and every guest got a necklace and if another guest caught someone crossing their legs, they were able to take the necklaces of the person who they caught.

The toilet paper one sounds fun, I wish I heard of that one for my sisters.

 

[Rajah]

We did three games at the shower I threw for my best friends. I did a "co-ed" shower, so it was for both of them. One of the games we played had everyone holding a Mickey paint sample and you couldn't say the word "Disney". (Yes, this shower was Disney themed). That one was a big hit. The second game had places they were going on their honeymoon or characters taped to everyone's back, and you had to guess who you were. In that instance, since not everyone knew the characters or places, I had the answers posted all around the party area. That was another big hit. The third one was Honeymoon Pictionary, where I had several categories of things like "Destinations" "Activities" "Items", etc and divided the party-goers into groups. They separated themselves to play Bride's team vs Groom's team, but everyone had a lot of fun with that game.

 

[CookieGVB]

At my niece's shower, we each received 5 little tiny colored clothespins that we wore on our sleeves (safety pins would have left holes, so these were great) - we couldn't say either the groom's name or the word "wedding". If someone else caught you saying the word, they got to take a clothespin - whoever had the most at the end received a prize. It was really funny, especially when my mother would walk around, and pretend..."omg...what's his name...I'm so embarrassed" and because of her age, someone would kindly tell her, and she'd SNATCH a clothespin! LOL

 

[Rollwithit]

We played one at my niece's shower where each person was given a plain white sealed envelope with a smallish piece of plain white paper. We were given about three minutes and told to take the paper out of the envelope and then rip the paper into what we thought the bride's wedding dress was going to look like.

After doing what I thought was an awesome job of "ripping" a dress, we were judged on who actually opened the envelope the neatest. Too funny!

 

[decker96]

We did two games at my sister's shower. The first was kind of like the newlywed game. I asked her fiance a bunch of questions before the shower (when was their first date, where they went, bride's fave food, movie, groom's fave food, movie, etc.) Then my sis had to try and match his answers. The guests had to write down how many answers they thought she would get right. Whoever was the closest got a prize.
Second game -- I bought a bunch of small household items (serving spoons, spatulas, kitchen towels, etc.), some that were on her registry, some not and put them in a basket. Everyone got to look at the basket for one minute. Then I took it away and guests had to write down as many things as they could remember. Whoever got the most got a prize and the bride got the basket.
I've also played bingo other guests are talking about where the guests play while the bride opens her gifts at both bridal and baby showers. It's really fun plus it keeps people interested in the gift opening. I've been to showers where once the bride is about half way through the gifts people lose interest and start talking and ignoring the rest of the gift opening. Not good if yours is the last gift she opens!

 

[bananiem]

Originally posted by stinkerbelle
make sure the bride is a 'game person'
I would have killed the person who threw my shower for me if I had to play bridal shower games...it's just one thing in life I detest. but that's JMO.

Too funny!!! That's EXACTLY the way I feel!!
I think because I had so many older cousins and had been to so many showers that by the time it was my turn I already knew the "catch" and how to play them all.

 

[SpecialK]

I've been to showers where a recipe was requested. Thought that was a great idea.

IMO, I'd think long and hard before planning a lot of games. A lot of people, myself included, can't stand them and only go along to be polite. Something like the gift bingo would be good for the non-gamers and gamers alike - it's not so intrusive.

 

[Amberle3]

Originally posted by stinkerbelle
make sure the bride is a 'game person'

I would have killed the person who threw my shower for me if I had to play bridal shower games...it's just one thing in life I detest. but that's JMO.

Gotta second this!

I'm also not a game person, and I live in fear of someone doing games at my shower.

 

[dzneprincess]

Oh thanks everyone! These were just what I was looking for!!! As far as being a game person, she hosted my baby shower and played games SO it's payback time baby

 

[BrinxFam]

We just had a shower for my cousin a couple of months ago and played what we thought was a great game. There were a list of questions about the bride and groom. The bride filled in the answers before the shower began, in secret of course. When the shower began we all had to fill in our answers and see who got the most correct. Some of the questions were:

What is the exact wedding date?
What date did the couple get engaged?
How many attendants will there be in the wedding?
What are the wedding colors?
Where did the couple meet?
What was the first meal she cooked for him?
What is his favorite food?
What is the most important thing the bride has learned from her mother?
Where did the bride and groom go on their first date?

There were a few more questions but I can't remember them. Of course you can make up your own questions.

Have a great time.

 

[elmosmom]

Add me to the list, I hate games! I don't want to play games! I am not playing games! I am not fun--