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.