Dance Floor Pursuits

Dancing is an indispensable ingredient at a lot of wedding receptions. We wait for the couple's “first dance” and the bride's special dance with her father. It is likewise a place to loosen up and funky, if you are a guest or a member of the wedding ceremony party.

But what if the marriage ceremony planners decided to add some fun and surprise to the dance floor but having fun activities there? This doesn't mean a rousing version of the “Bunny Hop”, which, while possibly essential, is definitely not different.

There are, nonetheless, many fun games and pursuits you can add to your dance floor pursuits that are certain to be a hit.

Try a fun game of the “chicken dance”. Ok, so that doesn't sound too original. But if the majority of your guests are just sitting at their tables, watching a couple of brave couples dancing, or just finishing their meals, you may wish to get everybody up and enjoy themselves. Try this game.

The DJ announces a number. Everybody looks under their chair, where there's a number. Dependent on the amount of guests at the wedding ceremony, there might be only numbers “1″ and “2″ or more, up to 5.

So, say the DJ announces number “4″. Each person looks on their chair to see what their number is. These numbers may be written simply on a piece of masking tape and affixed to the underside of the chairs when the reception is being set up. Each “4″ in this scenario will go to the dance floor to do the chicken dance with the other “4s”. Not simply does this get people out of their chairs and on to the dance floor, they become friends with the other wedding reception venue guests they might not otherwise know.

One dance floor activity that's gathering popularity is to hire a dance tutor for the marriage ceremony reception. As a kind of pre-dance activity, the tutor will rapidly walk everyone through their paces on the dance floor, possibly teaching a bit of the waltz or, for something completely different, a little bit of the tango, prior to the music officially begins and dancing begins.

Having a dance instructor do a bit of teaching not only invigorates the reception right from the start, but it gets people out on the dance floor who may well be too awkward usually to get about and let it all hang out. And effectively speaking, it will likely make the wedding ceremony guests feel more self-assured in their skills before the “official” dancing begins.

Another fun activity to gets everyone on the dance floor, including even the most restrained, is one thing you can refer to as the “snowball” dance. This is a good way to jumpstart the dancing at the start of the evening.

Here is how the “snowball” dance works. The wedding party, bride and groom included, will go to the dance floor for an enjoyable dance. The music for this dance should be fast, anything with a disco beat or a quick some that the majority of people have at the bare minimum a passing familiarity with. After a bit of wedding dancing, the music stops. The lady members of the wedding party move into the crowd and bring back one male each. The male members of the marriage ceremony party does something identical, but they bring in female guests. The dancing then starts once more. This is repeated until all the guests are dancing. It's truly a snowball effect!

Bridal Shower Games

If you are hosting a bridal shower, there are literally many games to pick out from. Some are silly, some are serious, but all are about getting a fun with the bride before she's married. Here is a sampling.

One fun game really puts the bride straight away with regards to her knowledge of her husband-to-be's life. Before the party, have somebody ask the groom a number of questions, like where he was born, what his favorite meals are, things like that. Then at the bridal shower, put the bride on the spot by asking her the answers to the questions. See how many she can get right (hopefully at least half!). If she does well, give the girl a prize; she deserves one.

One all-time favorite game is toilet paper wedding gowns. This game involves separating the guests into teams consisting of at least 2 people and no more than 5. Give each team a roll or bathroom tissue (or 2) and have them fashion a wedding gown out of the toilet paper. One or more of the team members will volunteer as the model. Provide them with a “dress up trunk” filled with jewelry and shoes. They have to make the dress out of the toilet tissue, but they can accessorize with the provided jewelry, shoes, gloves and hats. Place a time limit on this (5 minutes is adequate) and have the bride vote on the best dress. Be sure to give prizes for the winning team!

Another enjoyable game that's always a hit is making the bride get dressed while blindfolded. Tell the bride she is to pretend she's on her honeymoon and the power has disappeared off. She must prepare for her wedding night in full darkness. Provide her with a suitcase overflowing with items and then blindfold her. She must get dressed in a particular space of time (2 minutes is adequate) while completely blindfolded and with no aid from the guests. Include some silly things like oversized shades, garden mitts or a flannel nightgown just to make it a fun. This is a photograph opportunity, so be sure somebody is waiting to major recording on the end result!

Another fun game puts the shower guests more on the sport than the bride. In this game, everyone puts their purses in the center of the room. Create a list of items commonly found in a purse and assign a point value and produce a list of less common items and give them a higher point value. So you could give lip rouge 2 points, a tampon 3 points, and dark glasses 5 points. But a granola bar might be 10 points and a staple remover, 15 points. Then arrive at the purses awarding points and give the person with the largest number of points ( and as a consequence, the most items and in all probability highest amount of different items) a prize.

Before the shower, create bingo cards for this shower bingo game. In the squares, put pictures of items you think the bride will receive at the shower. So, boxes might include the likes of lingerie, towels and the like. As the bride opens gifts, have people mark off that item on their bingo card. If nobody takes a “bingo” give a prize to the person who marked off the most number of items.

This next game is a derivation of a fashionable game that's often played at bachelorette parties and involves a stripper. This is the clean version. About 30 minutes into the party, have the bride leave the room and pass out pieces of paper. Have everyone write on the paper everything they can remember about the bride's outfit, hair, etc. How many rings is she wearing? What color is her blouse? Is she wearing open or closed toed shoes? Once everyone is done recording their observations, the bride comes back into the room and a prize is awarded to the individual with the best observation skills.

Dance Floor Activities

Dancing is an imperative ingredient at a lot of wedding receptions. We await the couple's “first dance” and the bride's special dance with her father. It's also a place to get loose and funky, if you're a guest or a member of the marriage ceremony party.

But what if the wedding ceremony planners chose to add some fun and surprise to the dance floor but having fun activities there? This does not mean a rousing version of the “Bunny Hop”, which, while perhaps essential, is definitely not unique.

There are, still, many fun games and activities you can include to your dance floor activities that are sure to be a hit.

Try a fun game of the “chicken dance”. Ok, so that doesn't sound too original. But if most of your guests are just sitting at their tables, watching a couple of brave couples dancing, or just finishing their meals, you may wish to get everybody up and enjoy themselves. Try this game.

The DJ declares a number. Everybody looks under their chair, where there's a number. Dependent on the amount of guests at the marriage ceremony, there can be only numbers “1″ and “2″ or more, up to 5.

So, say the DJ announces number “4″. Each person checks under their chair to look at what their number is. These numbers may be written simply on a piece of masking tape and attached to the underside of the chairs when the reception is being set up. Each “4″ in this scenario will head to the dance floor to do the chicken dance with the other “4s”. Not simply does this get people out of their chairs and on to the dance floor, they become friends with the other wedding reception venue guests they might not otherwise know.

One dance floor activity that's gaining interest is to involved a dance tutor for the marriage ceremony reception. As a sort of pre-dance activity, the teacher will quickly walk everyone through their paces on the dance floor, possibly teaching a bit of the waltz or, for something completely different, a little bit of the tango, prior to the music officially begins and dancing begins.

Having a dance coach do a bit of teaching not only invigorates the reception right from the start, but it gets people out on the dance floor who may otherwise be too awkward generally to get about and let it all hang out. And practically speaking, it will likely make the marriage ceremony guests feel more self-assured in their skills before the “official” dancing begins.

Another fun activity to gets everybody on the dance floor, including even the most restrained, is something you can consult as the “snowball” dance. This is a good method to jumpstart the dancing at the beginning of the night-time.

Here is how the “snowball” dance works. The wedding party, the happy couple included, will head to the dance floor for an enjoyable dance. The music for this dance should be fast, something with a disco beat or a fast song that most people have at the bare minimum a passing familiarity with. After a bit of wedding party dancing, the music stops. The lady members of the marriage ceremony party move into the crowd and bring back one male each. The male members of the marriage ceremony party does something identical, but they bring in female guests. The dancing then begins again. This is done once more until all the guests are dancing. It's truly a snowball effect!

Bridal Shower Games

If you are hosting a bridal shower, there are literally many games to select from. Some are silly, some are serious, but all are about consuming a fun with the bride before she's married. Here's a sampling.

One fun game really puts the bride in an instant with regards to her knowledge of her husband-to-be's life. Before the party, have somebody ask the groom a number of questions, like where he was born, what his favorite meals are, the likes of that. Then at the bridal shower, put the bride straight away by asking her the answers to the questions. See how many she can get right (hopefully at least half!). If she does well, give the girl a prize; she deserves one.

One all-time favorite game is bathroom tissue bridal dresses. This game involves separating the guests into teams consisting of at least 2 people and no greater than 5. Give each team a roll or toilet tissue (or 2) and have them fashion a wedding gown out of the toilet tissue. One of the team members will volunteer as the model. Provide them with a “dress up trunk” full of jewelry and shoes. They must make the dress out of the toilet tissue, but they can accessorize with the provided jewelry, shoes, mitts and hats. Place a time limit on this (5 minutes is adequate) and have the bride vote on the best dress. Be sure to provide prizes for the winning team!

Another enjoyable game that's always a hit is making the bride get dressed while blindfolded. Tell the bride she is to pretend she's on her honeymoon and the power has vanished off. She must prepare for her wedding night in full darkness. Provide her with a suitcase packed with items and then blindfold her. She must get dressed up in a certain time period (2 minutes is adequate) while completely blindfolded and with no aid from the guests. Include some silly items like oversized dark glasses, garden gloves or a flannel nightgown just to make it a fun. This is a photo opportunity, so be sure someone is waiting to record the outcome!

Another enjoyable game puts the shower guests more on the sport than the bride. In this game, everyone puts their purses in the center of the room. Create an index of items commonly found in a purse and designate a point value and create a list of less common items and give them a higher point value. So you may give lipstick 2 points, a tampon 3 points, and shades 5 points. But a granola bar maybe 10 points and a staple remover, 15 points. Then get through a purses awarding points and give the individual with the largest amount of points ( and consequently, the most items and in all likelihood highest number of different items) a prize.

Prior to the shower, create bingo cards for this shower bingo game. In the squares, put pictures of items you think the bride will receive at the shower. So, boxes might include the likes of lingerie, towels and the like. As the bride opens gifts, have people mark off that item on their bingo card. If nobody takes its “bingo” give a prize to the individual who marked off the most number of items.

This next game is a derivation of a fashionable game that's often played at bachelorette parties and involves a stripper. This is the clean version. About 30 minutes into the party, have the bride leave the room and pass out pieces of paper. Have everyone write on the paper everything they can remember about the bride's outfit, hair, etc. How many rings is she wearing? What color is her blouse? Is she wearing open or closed toed shoes? Once everyone is done recording their observations, the bride returns into the room and a prize is awarded to the individual with the best observation skills.

Bridal Shower Games

If you're hosting a bridal shower, there are literally many games to select from. Some are silly, some are serious, but all are about consuming a fun with the bride before she's married. Here's a sampling.

One fun game really puts the bride straight away with reference to her knowledge of her hubby-to-be's life. Prior to the party, have somebody ask the groom a series of questions, such as where he was born, what his favorite meals are, things like that. Then at the bridal shower, put the bride instantly by asking her the answers to the questions. See how many she can get right (hopefully at least half!). If she does well, give the girl a prize; she deserves one.

One all-time favorite game is toilet paper bridal gowns. This game involves separating the guests into teams consisting of at least 2 people and no more than 5. Give each team a roll or bathroom tissue (or 2) and have them fashion a bridal gown out of the toilet paper. One or more of the team members will volunteer as the model. Provide them with a “dress up trunk” full of jewelry and shoes. They must make the dress out of the toilet paper, but they can accessorize with the provided jewelry, shoes, gloves and hats. Place a time limit on this (5 minutes is adequate) and have the bride vote on the best dress. Be sure to give prizes for the winning team!

Another fun game that's always a hit is making the bride get dressed while blindfolded. Tell the bride she is to pretend she's on her honeymoon and the power has disappeared off. She must prepare for her wedding night in complete darkness. Provide her with a suitcase packed with items and then blindfold her. She must get dressed up in a particular period of time (2 minutes is adequate) while completely blindfolded and with no help from the guests. Include some silly things like oversized sunglasses, garden gloves or a flannel nightgown just to make it an enjoyable. This is a picture opportunity, so be certain someone is waiting to major recording on the effect!

Another fun game puts the shower guests more on the sport than the bride. In this game, everyone puts their purses in the center of the room. Create a list of items commonly located in a purse and designate a point value and create a listing of less common items and give them a higher point value. So you could give lipstick 2 points, a tampon 3 points, and dark glasses 5 points. But a granola bar maybe 10 points and a staple remover, 15 points. Then get to the purses awarding points and give the individual with the largest number of points ( and consequently, the most items and in all probability highest number of different items) a prize.

Prior to the shower, create bingo cards for this shower bingo game. In the squares, put pictures of items you think the bride will receive at the shower. So, boxes might include items like lingerie, towels and the like. As the bride opens gifts, have people mark off that item on their bingo card. If nobody takes a “bingo” give a prize to the person who marked off the largest amount of items.

This next game is a derivation of a favorite game that's often played at bachelorette parties and involves a stripper. This is the clean version. About 30 minutes into the party, have the bride leave the room and pass out bits of paper. Have everyone write on the paper everything they can remember about the bride's outfit, hair, etc. How many rings is she wearing? What color is her blouse? Is she wearing open or closed toed shoes? Once everyone is done recording their observations, the bride comes back into the room and a prize is awarded to the person with the best observation skills.

Bridal Shower Games

If you're hosting a bridal shower, there are literally many hundreds of games to pick out from. Some are silly, some are serious, but all are about consuming a fun with the bride before she's married. Here's a sampling.

One fun game really puts the bride immediately with regards to her knowledge of her hubby-to-be's life. Before the party, have someone ask the groom a series of questions, such as where he was born, what his favorite meals are, things like that. Then at the bridal shower, put the bride in an instant by asking her the answers to the questions. See how many she can get right (hopefully at least half!). If she does well, give the girl a prize; she deserves one.

One all-time favorite game is bathroom tissue bridal gowns. This game involves separating the guests into teams comprising of at least 2 people and no more than 5. Give each team a roll or toilet paper (or 2) and have them fashion a wedding dress out of the toilet paper. One of the team members will volunteer as the model. Provide them with a “dress up trunk” packed with jewelry and shoes. They need to make the dress out of the toilet tissue, but they can accessorize with the provided jewelry, shoes, mitts and hats. Place a time limit on this (5 minutes is adequate) and have the bride vote on the best dress. Be certain to supply prizes for the winning team!

Another fun game that's always a hit is making the bride get dressed while blindfolded. Tell the bride she is to pretend she's on her honeymoon and the power has gone off. She must prepare for her wedding night in total darkness. Provide her with a suitcase packed with items and then blindfold her. She must get dressed up in a particular space of time (2 minutes is adequate) while completely blindfolded and with no aid from the guests. Include some silly items like oversized sunglasses, garden mitts or a flannel nightgown just to make it an enjoyable. This is a picture opportunity, so be sure somebody is waiting to record the effect!

Another fun game puts the shower guests more on the sport than the bride. In this game, everyone puts their purses in the center of the room. Create an index of items commonly located in a purse and designate a point value and produce a directory of less common items and give them a higher point value. So you could give lipstick 2 points, a tampon 3 points, and sunglasses 5 points. But a granola bar could be 10 points and a staple remover, 15 points. Then go through the purses awarding points and give the individual with the largest amount of points ( and therefore, the most items and probably highest amount of unusual items) a prize.

Prior to the shower, create bingo cards for this shower bingo game. In the squares, put pictures of items you think the bride will receive at the shower. So, boxes might include the likes of lingerie, towels and the like. As the bride opens gifts, have people mark off that item on their bingo card. If nobody gets a “bingo” give a prize to the person who marked off the most number of items.

This next game is a derivation of a favorite game that's often played at bachelorette parties and involves a stripper. This is the clean version. About 30 minutes into the party, have the bride leave the room and pass out pieces of paper. Have everyone write on the paper everything they can remember about the bride's outfit, hair, etc. How many rings is she wearing? What color is her blouse? Is she wearing open or closed toed shoes? Once everyone is done recording their observations, the bride returns into the room and a prize is awarded to the individual with the best observation skills.

Dance Floor Activities

Dancing is an indispensable component at most wedding receptions. We wait for the couple's “first dance” and the bride's special dance with her pop. It's also a location to get loose and funky, if you're a guest or a member of the wedding ceremony party.

But what if the marriage ceremony planners chose to add some fun and surprise to the dance floor by including fun pursuits there? This doesn't mean a rousing version of the “Bunny Hop”, which, while possibly essential, is definitely not unique.

There are, nonetheless, lots of enjoyable games and pursuits you can add to your dance floor activities that are certain to be a hit.

Try a fun game of the “chicken dance”. Ok, so that doesn't sound too original. But if the majority of your guests are just sitting at their tables, watching a few brave couples dancing, or just ending their meals, you might want to get everybody up and enjoy themselves. Try this game.

The DJ announces a number. Everyone looks under his or her chair, where there's a number. Dependent on the number of guests at the wedding, there might be only numbers “1″ and “2″ or more, up to 5.

So, say the DJ announces number “4″. Each individual looks on their chair to see what their number is. These numbers can be written simply on a piece of masking tape and affixed to the underside of the chairs when the reception dinner is being set up. Each “4″ in this scenario will head to the dance floor to do the chicken dance with the other “4s”. Not only does this get everyone out of their chairs and on to the dance floor, they become friends with the other wedding location guests they may not otherwise know.

One dance floor activity that's gaining popularity is to hire a dance tutor for the wedding ceremony reception. As a kind of pre-dance activity, the coach will rapidly walk everyone through their paces on the dance floor, possibly teaching a bit of the waltz or, for something totally unique, a small amount of the tango, prior to the music officially begins and dancing begins.

Having a dance coach do a bit of teaching not only livens up the reception right from the beginning, but it gets everyone out on the dance floor who might preferably be too uncomfortable generally to get around and let it all hang out. And effectively speaking, it will likely make the wedding ceremony guests feel more convinced in their skills before the “official” dancing begins.

Another enjoyable activity to gets everyone on the dance floor, including even the most reticent, is one thing you can discuss with as the “snowball” dance. This is a good method to jumpstart the dancing at the beginning of the night-time.

Here is how the “snowball” dance works. The wedding party, bride and bridegroom included, will head to the dance floor for an enjoyable dance. The music for this dance ought to be fast, something with a disco beat or a quick some that the majority of people have at least a passing familiarity with. After a bit of wedding dancing, the music stops. The female members of the wedding ceremony party move into the crowd and bring back one male each. The male members of the marriage ceremony party does something identical, but they bring in female guests. The dancing then begins once again. This is repeated until everyone invited are dancing. It's truly a snowball effect!

Active Wedding Reception Games

We've all been to receptions that are standard – we welcome and celebrate the new married couple, watch them dance, and enjoy cake with them. But creative couples often enjoy developing with fun games that include the entire guest list.

Including your guests is a fantastic way to get people out of their chairs, meeting people they might not otherwise know and feeling like they're truly an element of the celebration, not just observers.

One fun and active game that might be played by all your invitees, including grandma along with the young kids, is “want it now”.

In this game, you designate a master of ceremonies ( if you've a DJ for your wedding reception venue, this person can serve as the DJ). The MC will have a list of “wants” prepared prior to the reception. Everyone sits at their tables, and waits to hear the command. The MC says he wants an individual with painted toenails. All the women with painted toenails extend to the front of the room, toward the MC. Every time a table sends someone to the front first, they get a point.

Points should be tallied throughout the course of this game and prizes awarded at the end of the game. Be certain to have some obvious “wants”, as is the painted toenails, or a man with a mustache or a kid with a pink dress. But also include some surprises, like “a man with a brown purse” that's well have to have a man to find a female at his table with the brown purse and run up to the front of the room with that.

Another fun wedding location game that includes all your invitees is musical chairs using men as the chairs. All the men line up and kneel on one knee. The women begin playing the game of musical chairs, but when the music stops, they must find a knee to sit on. No “chairs” are removed during the version of the game, but instead people are eliminated when either the man falls down when the woman finds his knee or when the woman falls down. Both are out one way or the other, and if both collapse, they are likewise both out then ( along with perhaps a bit bruised). This is a fun game that frequently brings on gales of laughter and adds to a relaxed reception atmosphere.

If many guests are traveling a good distance to the wedding ceremony or don't know a number of other guests, it's always fun to incorporate a game that will let them now only get to know one another but the the happy couple as well. For this game, you may need a MC again, which can be a very outgoing member of the wedding ceremony party or the DJ. The reception guests are broken into two groups, which may be as elementary as having people count off “1, 2, 1, 2″ and so on until the entire guest list is either a “1″ or a “2″. Then the two groups band together during the game.

The DJ, or MC, offers a number of questions about the bride and bridegroom. The teams ought to work together to resolve the questions, then as rapidly as possible provide the answer. The bride and bridegroom will confirm if the solution is correct or not. This is a fantastic path for otherwise “stranger” guests to get to know each other and have some fun in the act. It's also a superb way to get to know the bride and groom!

Organizing games at a wedding reception venue is a good way to get people involved and make them feel they're truly a part of the celebration. It's also a method to fill time, if the marriage ceremony planners know this isn't a “dancing” group or if you would like to loosen people up for a long night of celebrating. Whether a large or small wedding, reception games work for simply any group.

In addition, don't assume wedding venue guests will be offended or annoyed by these active games. The majority of people say they wedding planning companies they truly enjoy being more active and having fun games to play during a wedding location.

Dance Floor Activities

Dancing is an indispensable ingredient at a lot of wedding receptions. We await the couple's “first dance” and the bride's special dance with her dad. It's also a place to get loose and funky, if you're a guest or a member of the wedding party.

But what if the wedding ceremony planners chose to include some fun and surprise to the dance floor but having fun pursuits there? This doesn't mean a rousing version of the “Bunny Hop”, which, while maybe essential, is definitely not different.

There are, although, lots of enjoyable games and pursuits you can include to your dance floor activities that are sure to be a hit.

Try a fun game of the “chicken dance”. Ok, so that doesn't sound too original. But if most of your guests are just sitting at their tables, watching a few brave couples dancing, or just ending their meals, you might want to get everybody up and enjoy themselves. Try this game.

The DJ announces a number. Everybody looks under his or her chair, where there is a number. Dependent on the amount of guests at the wedding, there may well be only numbers “1″ and “2″ or more, up to 5.

So, say the DJ announces number “4″. Each individual looks on their chair to look at what their number is. These numbers may be written simply on a piece of masking tape and affixed to the underside of the chairs when the reception is being set up. Each “4″ in this scenario will head to the dance floor to do the chicken dance with the other “4s”. Not only does this get everyone out of their chairs and on to the dance floor, they become friends with the other wedding reception venue guests they may not otherwise know.

One dance floor activity that's gaining interest is to involved a dance tutor for the wedding reception. As a sort of pre-dance activity, the instructor will rapidly walk everyone through their paces on the dance floor, maybe teaching a bit of the waltz or, for something completely different, a little bit of the tango, before the music officially begins and dancing begins.

Having a dance tutor do a bit of teaching not only invigorates the reception right from the start, but it gets everyone out on the dance floor who might well be too self-conscious typically to get around and let it all hang out. And effectively speaking, it will in all probability make the wedding guests feel more certain in their skills prior to the “official” dancing begins.

Another fun activity to gets everyone on the dance floor, including even the most reticent, is one thing you can relate to as the “snowball” dance. This is a good method to jumpstart the dancing at the beginning of the evening.

Here's how the “snowball” dance works. The wedding, bride and groom included, will head to the dance floor for an enjoyable dance. The music for this dance should be fast, anything with a disco beat or a quick some that most people have at the bare minimum a passing familiarity with. After a bit of wedding party dancing, the music stops. The lady members of the wedding ceremony party move into the crowd and bring back one male each. The male members of the wedding party do the same, but they bring in female guests. The dancing then starts once again. This is done again until everyone invited are dancing. It's truly a snowball effect!

Bridal Shower Games

If you're hosting a bridal shower, there are literally many hundreds of games to choose from. Some are silly, some are serious, but all are about having some fun with the bride before she's married. Here is a sampling.

One fun game really puts the bride instantly with regards to her knowledge of her husband-to-be's life. Prior to the party, have somebody ask the groom a number of questions, like where he was born, what his favorite food is, things like that. Then at the bridal shower, put the bride instantly by asking her the answers to the questions. See how many she can get right (hopefully at least half!). If she does well, give the girl a prize; she deserves one.

One all-time favorite game is bathroom tissue wedding gowns. This game involves separating the guests into teams comprising of at least 2 people and no greater than 5. Give each team a roll or toilet tissue (or 2) and have them fashion a wedding gown out of the toilet paper. One or more of the team members will volunteer as the model. Give them a “dress up trunk” filled with jewelry and shoes. They have to make the dress out of the toilet tissue, but they can accessorize with the provided jewelry, shoes, mitts and hats. Place a time limit on this (5 minutes is adequate) and have the bride vote on the best dress. Be certain to provide prizes for the winning team!

Another fun game that's always a hit is making the bride get dressed while blindfolded. Tell the bride she is to pretend she's on her honeymoon and the power has disappeared off. She must prepare for her wedding night in full darkness. Provide her with a suitcase jam-packed with items and then blindfold her. She must get dressed in a certain space of time (2 minutes is adequate) while completely blindfolded and with no assistance from the guests. Include some silly items like oversized dark glasses, garden gloves or a flannel nightgown just to make it a fun. This is a photograph opportunity, so be certain someone is waiting to record the end product!

Another fun game puts the shower guests more on the sport than the bride. In this game, everyone puts their purses in the middle of the room. Create a list of items commonly found in a purse and assign a point value and produce a directory of less common items and give them a higher point value. So you could give lip rouge 2 points, a tampon 3 points, and dark glasses 5 points. But a granola bar maybe 10 points and a staple remover, 15 points. Then go through the purses awarding points and give the individual with the largest amount of points ( and as a consequence, the most items and probably highest amount of different items) a prize.

Before the shower, create bingo cards for this shower bingo game. In the squares, put pictures of items you think the bride will receive at the shower. So, boxes might include things like lingerie, towels and the like. As the bride opens gifts, have people mark off that item on their bingo card. If nobody takes its “bingo” give a prize to the individual who marked off the largest amount of items.

This next game is a derivation of a fashionable game that's often played at bachelorette parties and involves a stripper. This is the clean version. About 30 minutes into the party, have the bride leave the room and pass out bits of paper. Have everyone write on the paper everything they can remember about the bride's outfit, hair, etc. How many rings is she wearing? What color is her blouse? Is she wearing open or closed toed shoes? Once everyone is done recording their observations, the bride returns into the room and a prize is awarded to the person with the best observation skills.