Hilarity ensues as differing opinions emerge. As playful facts or questions about the relationship are read aloud on a microphone, the couple holds up the shoe for who matches the statement most truthfully. The bride and groom sit facing away from one another and exchange one of their shoes to hold in each hand.
How to play: In this growing tradition, two chairs are placed back to back during the reception.
Place the bride and groom back to back on the dance floor for a classic game of trivia about their new spouse. If your guests are a competitive bunch, include a scorecard to keep track during the game. Use large wooden pins that can stand up in the grass and choose a wooden or plastic bowling ball to keep things playful. How to play: In a flat area of your outdoor venue space, tape out a bowling “lane” of sorts for an outdoor bowling tournament. Set ‘em up and strike ‘em down! Arrange a wooden bowling game on the lawn for some simple, old fashioned fun. Write a different prize or instruction on each part of the wheel. How to play: Buy or construct your own wedding prize wheel to get guests involved in the spontaneous energy of the day. Get the whole room involved with a wedding wheel with instructions like “the bride and groom kiss” or “give a speech!” Be sure to check with your venue before bringing in arts supplies. Include extra-fun additions like stickers, stick-on foam and stamps. Keep the kids happy and seated with a puzzled-filled placemat right at their own dinner spot. How to play: When dinner is being served, the reception room can get a bit hectic. Include puzzles, art and word games for endless fun! Keep kids of all ages occupied with a DIY interactive placemat. Pair young guests with adults if the tower is on the tall or heavy side. As each team plays, one block is precariously removed from the stack and added to the top of the tower. Before the wedding, paint each block in your wedding color theme. How to play: Cut 54, equally sized pieces from a two by four foot beam to create your own life-sized Jenga set. Stop a 4-foot Jenga set from tumbling down! Perfect for adults and children, be the last player to keep the blocks standing to win. Invite the leader to read out the table-built story as the grand finale. The group supplies random nouns, adjectives and verbs for a mystery story. How to play: As guest take their seats, encourage one person at each table to lead the group in the table’s assigned mad lib. Create customized mad libs at each table for pre-dinner fun. Keep things light and comical with this unique wedding game. Include simple directions on a nearby chalkboard or card, and even bring kids into the game by pairing them up with an adult teammate. How to play: This game is easy to make with a piece of plywood and some paint! Set aside an area in your outdoor wedding space for this game of giant dominoes. Giant DominoesĪdd some excitement to this age-old game with comically large, handmade dominoes for an outdoor cocktail gathering. For extra fun for all ages, assign a judge to choose a winner at the end of the night! 3. How to play: Guests will love building unique centerpieces out of Legos of all colors.
Put Legos at each table and challenge your guests to build creative centerpieces. Lay the board out on the lawn during cocktail hour for ring toss fun. Place six bottles in an old-fashioned milk crate or use simple dowels on a long two by four foot beam. Paint each set with two of your wedding colors to differentiate between the teams. How to play: Purchase two sets of five wooden rings from your local craft store. Use wine bottles for a fun wedding twist! Ring Tossīreak up into two teams and throw each ring onto your opponent’s hooks. Consider this list of wedding game ideas when planning the perfect love-filled wedding day. What’s more, many of these games are easy to DIY and require little to no materials at all. Wedding reception games get guests of all ages out of their chairs and dancing, taking pictures or throwing that bocce ball.