Wedding Shower Games by Tim Apps

Wedding shower games are a big part of the reason why wedding showers are so much in vogue right now. The bridal shower is a time when the bride can get together with her friends and family members, receive gifts and have fun before the wedding. Not everybody is going to know each other and it is good to have a focus to the event. Games can help on both these points.

A wedding shower is normally hosted by the maid of honor and it may be a surprise for the bride. Most of the guests will be women but there may be children or older family members and in most cases it is better that the games do not become too embarrassing or involve a lot of alcohol. Save that for the bachelorette party!

Don't Say The Word: Ice breaking game. As guests arrive they are given 10 small objects (e.g. clothespins). Tell them they are not allowed to say the word 'wedding' for the whole evening. You can imagine this is not easy at a wedding shower! Every time they say the word, they have to give a clothespin to the person they were speaking to, and there is a prize for the person with most clothespins at the end of the evening. Then everyone can shout, 'One ... two ... three ... WEDDING!"

Candy Bar Game: Take a wrapped candy bar and put it on the table with a knife and fork. You also need two dice, and a hat, scarf and mittens. Every time somebody throws 8 they have to put on the hat, scarf and mittens as fast as they can and try to unwrap the candy bar using only the knife and fork, and cut and eat the candy. Meanwhile the other players are still throwing the dice and another player gets to try as soon as another 8 is thrown.

Wedding Dress Game: Divide the guests into teams and give each team a roll of toilet paper. Every team must choose a bride and make her a wedding gown out of the toilet paper. They can use jewelry and accessories but no clothing items.  The bride does not play but gets to pick the winner and take the photographs!

Famous Couples Charades: Prepare 10 or 20 cards with the name of a famous couple on each one. The guests separate into two or more groups and each group takes a turn to draw a card and act out the names of the couple as a charade.

Name Game: Each guest must create as many different words as they can from the scrambled letters of the names of both bride and groom. You can also give a prize to the guest who makes the longest word.

If the bride is planning a themed wedding you can also bring the theme into the wedding shower and adapt the games to suit it. You probably only need three or four games but well-chosen wedding shower games will make your event memorable and fun for everyone.