Make up bingo cards that have fun facts about some of your guests instead of the usual letters and numbers. Guests must collect the signature of each of the people with the fun facts in order to score Bingo! Couples Trivia: On each table, leave a trivia sheet with increasingly hard questions about the bride and groom. Guests can work together and the table with the most right answers, wins.
I Spy: Create an I Spy list of moments for guests to take photos of such as someone crying, an elderly couple dancing, the bride laughing, etc. Mad Libs: This party classic is an easy item to leave on the tables. You can make a custom Mad Libs about the bride and groom that will be fun for the guests to fill out and even more fun for the couple to read later.
Suggestions: Give your guests a chance to impart their wisdom by inviting them to leave you date ideas, marriage advice or letters to open on your future anniversaries. He Said, She Said: For this game, create a sheet of quotes said by either the bride or the groom and have guests guess who said what.
Plan a treasure or scavenger hunt, make up an activity book, leave them a pack of stickers, etc. This often brings out some more elaborate kisses that guests really enjoy. A pre-made wheel will have options of types of kisses or other activities the couple or guest must perform. Ideas for the wheel include making a different couple kiss, a hug, a serenade, etc. Set up a donation jar for your favourite charity or just for your honeymoon fund. The bigger the donation, the more theatrical the kiss!
Have dice and create a rule about what number s means you have to kiss. You could even use your wedding date for example, if you were getting married on May 6th, you would kiss if a 5 or 6 were rolled. This is definitely only appropriate for certain crowds. To get a smooch out of the couple, guests would have to come up and take a shot or other type of drink.
This is similar to clinking glasses but usually sounds a lot nicer and is an old Irish tradition. Save the Dates. Change the Dates. Invitations Invitations. Thank Yous. Shop by Style Shop by Style. Shop The Knot Invitations. Start a Registry. Add Store Registries. Cash Funds. The Knot Charity Program. Find a Couple's Registry. Kitchen Kitchen. Tabletop Tabletop. Home Home. Lifestyle Lifestyle. Experiences Experiences. Shop Top Collections.
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The Brauns. Carrie Anton The Knot Contributor. Up Next. Showing slide number 1 out of Wedding Reception After-Party Primer. How to play: Popular since elementary school, these fun-to-fold fortune tellers add a special romance and excitement to sitting down to dinner.
Be sure to include a visual instruction for newbies and an adult on hand to help with writing and folding for the little ones. Include a collection of cards at the dinner table that encourage guests to share their own marriage advice for the newlyweds. Include a place for guests to both write and place their advice cards, and later turn these into a unique guest book.
For a special touch, arrange a wine bottle for each upcoming anniversary and ask guests to enter cards for each landmark year. What will be said during the toast portion of the evening? How to play: There are always a few standard sentiments in each maid of honor and best man speech. Create bingo boards for each dinner plate and let your guests play along with you.
Remember to provide bingo chips and a fun prize for whoever reaches bingo first! Name each dinner table by song title. When the song plays, the whole table must rush to the dance floor to get things moving! How to play: Helping a wedding table bond is not always simple. Add a little competition to the mix by challenging each table to rush the dance floor when a particular song plays throughout the night.
The best show of silliness or grace wins the dance competition at the end of the evening. Supply chalk or tape for an outdoor hopscotch tournament during the reception.
How to play: Set aside an area where kids and adults alike can spread out and play hopscotch. Use multi-colored tape on a grassier surface or chalk where possible. Be sure to include sandbags for more complex games that can be played on a hopscotch course. Build your own life-size version of this memorable childhood gem and add it to your list of cocktail-party lawn games.
How to play: Drill out 35 large holes—five down and seven across—to build an adult-sized version of this childhood tic-tac-toe inspired game. With one player on each side, guests drop colored discs into the slots in hopes to get a four-in-the-row combination before their opponent. Supply the smaller version for child guests at the party. A balloon wall pop welcomes guests to seek messages and prizes inside a wall of balloons just waiting to be popped! How to play: On a large cork board, attach a decorative collection of balloons in a festive pattern.
Instruct each guest to use a safety pin to pop one balloon each. Every balloon includes a secret message, instruction or a prize! Reward a few lucky poppers with first dibs at the dessert table or a champagne toast of their own. Add a touch of competition to the photo booth! At the end of the night, the couple chooses the silliest photo from the evening. How to play: Encourage guests to be as wacky as possible while arranging their poses in the photo booth.
Many photographers will print out the images into a scrapbook for immediate viewing. Either the guests or bride and groom can pick their favorites before the night is up.
This simple and natural addition to outdoor games includes festively painted rocks and a DIY facbric tic-tac-toe board. How to play: Ideal for simple outdoor cocktail hours and weddings with children, painted rock tic-tac-toe combines hand painted rocks and a DIY board for easy transport and play.
Lay out the boards across picnic tables to encourage guests for a competitive game over conversation and wine. Set up a board and set of bocce balls to participate in this classic Italian outdoor cocktail and reception game.
Points are rewarded depending on proximity to the jack ball. Set up the game in either a measured, enclosed board or on an open, more casual lawn setup.
Whacking a wedding-cake-themed pinata filled with lots of delicious candy! How to play: Choose an elegant—or completely silly—pinata to shake things up during the dessert hour. Blindfold the groom and bride to see who can break through the pinata to release all the goodies inside. Be sure to include bags or small to-go boxes for all the kids to gather their treasure.
Mark each side with the appropriate number of dots and place them all in a bucket or small container. Include a Yahtzee instructional board out on the lawn of your venue to get things started. Pair kids and adults to teach them about this simple, traditional dice game. Set up a mini course for the golf-loving guests. See if the parents can beat the scores of their newlywed children!
How to play: Build or rent a mini golfing green with plywood, turf and a set of putters. As guests sip a cocktail, encourage a friendly game of mini golf, equipped with small score cards for keeping things competitive. Keep things classy with a friendly tournament of croquet. Two teams race to hit their balls through the wicket course the fastest. How to play: Guests break up into two small teams and move all their croquet balls through a self-made course of stakes and hoops known as wickets.
Arrange the croquet set by a nearby chalkboard with rules and tips for playing. Kick off the afternoon with a bride vs. Leave a challenging fill-in-the-blank trivia card at each table setting full of interesting questions about the newlyweds. How to play: As guests take their seats for dinner, challenge them with a competitive table game of trivia.
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