Wedding Reception Games

A wedding day is perhaps one of the most special day in a couple's life. It is the day when two people join together in a life full of love and adventure. And what better way to start this new journey than a wedding reception full of fun and frolic. A great way to make a wedding fun is to have some really interesting games and activities, in which not only the bride and the groom, but their friends and relatives too enjoy a lot and at the same time get to know each other. Below are some creative and fun games, which are sure to make your day memorable.

Who gets the Bouquet?
During weddings, the bride throws her bouquet at the bridesmaids and one of them catches it. This regular activity can be made fun if a game is played with it. What can be done is that in a transparent bowl, some rose buds should be kept. Afterwards, announcement should be made that out of all the unmarried female guests, the one who guesses the number of buds in the bowl correctly, will get the bouquet from the bride. In the evening, the bride should personally go and present the bouquet to the winner.

Solve the Puzzle!
You need to do a bit of preparation beforehand, for this game. You and your partner can start by making a list of all the words that have some sort of relation to the wedding, such as the gown, bride, groom, church, centerpieces, decor, etc. Once you have done that, jumble up the alphabets in each of these words and make another list of these jumbled words. Take out several copies of this new list and hand them over to each of the guests. The guest who is correctly able to guess all the words is the winner. For the prize, if the winner is a man, he gets to dance with the bride and if it's a woman, she dances with the groom.

Who is the Best Poet?
To keep all the guests interested and to add a bit of creativity and romance to your reception, you can have an on the spot poetry contest. On the big day, hand over paper and pen to each of the guests to write their poem. Carefully select the theme for the contest. You can even ask your guests to start their poems with something like,"Michael and Sandra are made for each other" or "Michael and Sandra are married today". Give the guests fifteen minutes to write their poems. After that, invite the ones who want to share their poem with the rest. When the poetry recitation has ended, collect all the poems, paste them on a chart and let it hang on the reception venue, for everybody to see.

Let's Play Musical Chairs!
Although, this is a very common game, yet it can add to the fun quotient like none. To play this game, remove one chair from each of the tables. Then ask the band or the DJ to play some music. When the music is being played, the guests move in circles around the table. When the music stops, the guests have to sit on the chairs. The guest who is left without a chair, is out of the game. After this, another chair is removed, followed by guests moving in circles and then trying to occupy one of the chairs. Following the same pattern, the guest who is left in the end, at each table, is the winner. He gets the table centerpiece as a prize.

The more you involve the guests in the games, the more they will be fun for them, as well as for you. So, whether you decide to have the above mentioned games on your special day or some other ones, plan them in such a way that they lift the spirits of your guests at the party, and they remember your wedding for days to come.