Help! Bridal Shower Games

Berry327

My best friend's bridal shower is on the 26th (I'm her MOH), and she just told me that she'd love to play some games (!!) at the shower. Ack! I hadn't planned on games! What games have you played (and enjoyed) at showers you've been to? I've got about a week and a half to throw this part together, and I need all the help I can get! Thanks in advance!!

Klyn1983

Saw these on TK and had them saved for future reference!

Wedding Night Preview

Great for: Laughs

How to play: While the bride opens her gifts, a bridesmaid secretly takes note of the bride's exclamations. For example, "Oooohh it's so beautiful!" or "You'll have to show me how this works, okay?" When all the gifts have been opened, the mischievous maid will come forward and read the bride's comments to the group as the (sexy) things she'll be shouting out on her wedding night.

Pointers: We know it sounds corny, but trust us -- this party trick is a hoot every time.

Bridal Bingo

Great for: Traditional crowds

How to play: Create bingo cards, but instead of BINGO, write BRIDE along the top margin. Instead of numbers, list miscellaneous items relating to weddings. Example: All the items listed in Column B could be "Places the bride wanted to honeymoon." The items in this row could be Tahiti, Fiji, Jamaica, etc. The maids should spend a Saturday afternoon brainstorming to create a list of items to call from. When playing the game, follow regular bingo protocol. The first guest to mark off a line horizontally, vertically, or diagonally wins. Award prizes to the winner(s).

Pointers: Facilitate card-making by using Microsoft Excel. And think about using candy hearts as markers! >> Or find a version of Bridal Bingo on The Knot.

emmyroo

My favorite shower game I've played is where you make a wedding dress out of toilet paper.  When I played it, we split into teams of 3-4 and were given a roll of toilet paper for each team.  We then dressed one person on our team in toilet paper to look like a wedding gown.  Then someone (in our case, the flowergirl) judged the dresses and decided which was best, then that team got a prize.

sparkles776

I like the bridal bingo version where you give the guests a blank card and they list househould items on there like a blender, towels, whatever you think the bride is going to get opening her gifts. You basically play the game as the bride is opening gifts. From a guests point of view, it keeps me interested while the bride is opening gifts which can get boring if its a large shower.

milichal

Dittos to sparkles' post.  We did this at my cousin's wedding and baby showers.  I've alos played a game that you win a prize based on things in your purse. Start with something simple-like breath mints--and get more obscure--box of crayons, cassette tape, etc.  It went over really we with the whole crowd.