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A poker station is usually a big hit with the gentlemen. For artsy couples and guests, a dart art station is a fun daytime wedding reception activity.
For the canvas, attach a couple dozen or more water balloons partially filled with paint to a large, blank canvas hung on a wall. Set up a dart throwing station at a safe distance no one wants paint splatter on their formal wear, after all.
Friends and family can throw darts at the canvas which will pop and splatter the paint inside the balloons, creating a one-of-a-kind piece for you to keep!
Dressing up is technically a game Regardless, guests of all ages love a themed photo booth! There are so many ways to get creative with how your guests to take selfies and group shots together. And when it comes to props, the more, the merrier, of course! Your photo booth can have whatever sort of theme or vibe that you want. Skew towards silly fun with boas, over-sized glasses and mustache sticks—or, class things up with pretty flowers, ornate frames and signs that commemorate the wedding date.
If you're on Snapchat, you've probably noticed that when you're at certain venues or events new filters are available that are specific to that place. Those are called geofilters, and it's incredibly easy to create a custom one for your wedding reception.
Pricing is determined by the size of the area where the geofilter will be available and for how long it's up. Set up a sign to alert your social media savvy guests, and they'll be snapping away in no time! Offering a selection of quick, multi-player board games will entertain your more introverted guests throughout the evening.
Classic games including Yahtzee, Uno, Scrabble and Life are all great options. Yep, that's right: You can even have video games at your wedding reception—you can even have small prizes for winners along the way.
We love multiplayer classics that get guests up on their feet including Dance, Dance Revolution, Rock Band or Guitar Hero, but gamer couples and guests might have their own favorites they want to have on hand!
If you're having a more relaxed, casual wedding , you might want to consider setting up stations at your reception where your friends can relive their college days with drinking games like beer pong and flip cup. One option: Substitute water for beer in the solo cups so things don't get too reminiscent of those college years. Another option is games for guests to play at their tables at the reception. Table games are perfect for breaking the ice among guests who might not know each other, or whiling away the time as they wait for the newlyweds to make their entrance.
Customize these free-to-download wedding Mad Libs that you can leave on tables around the reception for guests to pick up throughout the night. It's a fun way to get everyone talking and laughing and it will be a treat for the two of you to read later for some laugh out loud moments.
Alternatively, you can also have the emcee read off some of the best answers during the reception to give everyone a laugh. Get your shy guests up and active with dares made just for them! On the back of their name cards, or within custom fortune tellers, such as pictured above, include simple dares like "Take a selfie with the cutest guy at your table," "Kiss the person next to you" or "Take a shot with someone you don't know.
Since you'll be writing the dares, you can tailor the dares to your guests' comfort level. Guests can fill out the questions whenever they like, and later, the emcee can read off the answers. Whichever guests gets the most answers correct at their table can take home the centerpiece. Send your guests on a digital scavenger hunt by creating a list of 20 wedding moments for them to capture with their phones, such as: the newlyweds kissing; someone cheers-ing; a group selfie; etc.
Not only does this give your guests a fun activity, you'll end up with even more pictures at the end of the day. Up the stakes with your photo scavenger hunt by turning it into a contest where you'll vote for the best photo in each category after the wedding.
This way, your guests will go for quality photos, not just quantity. And don't forget to remind guests who are playing to use your wedding hashtag on social media so you can easily find all the fun snaps!
Consider this list of wedding game ideas when planning the perfect love-filled wedding day. Use wine bottles for a fun wedding twist! How to play: Purchase two sets of five wooden rings from your local craft store. Paint each set with two of your wedding colors to differentiate between the teams. Place six bottles in an old-fashioned milk crate or use simple dowels on a long two by four foot beam.
Lay the board out on the lawn during cocktail hour for ring toss fun. How to play: Guests will love building unique centerpieces out of Legos of all colors. For extra fun for all ages, assign a judge to choose a winner at the end of the night! Add some excitement to this age-old game with comically large, handmade dominoes for an outdoor cocktail gathering.
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. Include simple directions on a nearby chalkboard or card, and even bring kids into the game by pairing them up with an adult teammate.
Keep things light and comical with this unique wedding game. Create customized mad libs at each table for pre-dinner fun. The group supplies random nouns, adjectives and verbs for a mystery story. Invite the leader to read out the table-built story as the grand finale. 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.
How to play: Cut 54, equally sized pieces from a two by four foot beam to create your own life-sized Jenga set. Before the wedding, paint each block in your wedding color theme. As each team plays, one block is precariously removed from the stack and added to the top of the tower. Pair young guests with adults if the tower is on the tall or heavy side. Keep kids of all ages occupied with a DIY interactive placemat. Include puzzles, art and word games for endless fun!
How to play: When dinner is being served, the reception room can get a bit hectic. Keep the kids happy and seated with a puzzled-filled placemat right at their own dinner spot.
Include extra-fun additions like stickers, stick-on foam and stamps. Be sure to check with your venue before bringing in arts supplies. How to play: Buy or construct your own wedding prize wheel to get guests involved in the spontaneous energy of the day.
Write a different prize or instruction on each part of the wheel. Arrange a wooden bowling game on the lawn for some simple, old fashioned fun. Use large wooden pins that can stand up in the grass and choose a wooden or plastic bowling ball to keep things playful. If your guests are a competitive bunch, include a scorecard to keep track during the game. Place the bride and groom back to back on the dance floor for a classic game of trivia about their new spouse.
How to play: In this growing tradition, two chairs are placed back to back during the reception. The bride and groom sit facing away from one another and exchange one of their shoes to hold in each hand. 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.
Hilarity ensues as differing opinions emerge. Send your guests hunting for the best photo-worthy moments! Include a prize for those who complete their list the fastest.
Encourage them to draw or write what they see on their game boards. Include a collection of crayons, colored pencils, and a small notebook at each place setting so kids can document their findings.
This tradition has a range of variations. Usually, the bride and groom toss the bouquet and garter into a crowd of single guests. How to play: Though more extensive versions exist, tossing the bouquet and garter into a crowd once indicated good luck in love for the lucky recipient.
Many couples are now replacing this tradition by tossing a breakaway bouquet—one that allows everyone to catch a flower, by holding a flower ceremony, or by simply having a girls-only dance off with the bride. Keep things exciting for years to come! Set up a fun spot for guests to suggest date night ideas for all your years together. How to play: In the cocktail hour area or the dining room, leave a place for guests to come up with unique or traditional date night ideas for your marriage.
Either keep their ideas secret with a special box for collecting the cards, or set up a fun display for everyone to see. Get hesitant dancers on the floor with this throwback. The DJ stops the music abruptly while the bride and groom act as judge. How to play: Interactive dancing games are a great way to break up the last several hours at the end of the night. During one particular song, get all the kids and adults up on the dance floor to show their craziest moves, only to freeze when the DJ abruptly stops the music.
The bride or groom—or perhaps some younger members of the wedding party—can choose the winners after several rounds. Turn a favorite photo into a page from a coloring book!
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