Top Bridal shower games which are full of fun

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A bridal shower is a gift-giving party, help in honor of the bride to be. Anticipating her wedding and traditionally it was meant to provide for the goods and ideas to begin her matrimonial journey. A purely spontaneous and informal gathering specially of all females, a bridal shower has become a very important part of contemporary weddings.

Bridal shower games may or may not be included, but these are sought after as they bring a lot of fun and enjoyment to the party. Also, many people are not familiar with each other, so their bridal shower games help in ice breaking and rejoicing together with the bride to be. Since the bride to be is the center of attraction, all wedding shower games must be linked to her.

Bridal shower games ideas:

Everything about wedding is so solemn, special and auspicious that it brings jitters to the bride to be. So bridal shower games ideas must largely be around fun and frolic. The bride needs to cherish a few moments relaxed and refreshed with exciting and enjoyable games. Some ideas for bridal shower games include:

  1. All the games for bridal shower must be aimed to bring smiles for everyone
  2. Keep in mind the age groups and then pick a game accordingly
  3. The games must not hurt anyone sentiments
  4. The bride must be included in each game but not playing the game
  5. Try to include more and more details about bride and groom through the game
  6. All the games must bring a lot more excitement in the guests for upcoming wedding ceremony and reception
  7. The bride to be must get these moments of relaxation and unwinding so do not include any details on difficulty in being a bride
  8. Try to showcase the upcoming life for the bride, in as much hilarious way as possible
  9. They must serve as an ice breaker for the guests
  10. Bring out the fun part of brides preparation so far
  11. Pick one game such that it gives a sneak peek into the bridal gown, and let the curiosity exaggerate further until the D-day
  12. Reward the winners of each game

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Top Bridal shower games which are full of fun:

Bridal shower is mainly organized by bridesmaids and maid of honor, but anyone can organize it. Most of the games are centered around the bride and to help her unwind and get set for the matrimonial bliss ahead. Some of these are truly hilarious while some are more aimed at ice breaking for guests. Some bridal shower games are:

1- Guess the bride’s age:

Guess the bride’s age

Grab a dozen or more photographs of the bride, and cover from birth until a few years before the time. Mix them all up in jumbled order and number each photo not in chronology but random. make a collage of it and pass it onto each guest. Give the guests a paper and pen to guess age for each of these pictures and write down. The one with maximum number of correct answers wins.

2- Celebrity couples:

Celebrity couples

Make two bowls of chits with names of stars in iconic movies which are cult classics. Put each pair in different bowls and ask each guest to pick one chit only from one bowl and name the other in the next bowl. At the end, the people who have called the couple correctly come and everyone gets two chances to pick their chit from the other bowl on random. It may result in a winner and may also result in no winners at all. But its a fun filled game for bridal shower.

3- Bride and groom photo challenge:

Bride and groom photo challenge

This one is a twisted extension to guess the bride’s age. Here two collages are made where one is for the bride and other for the groom. Pick pictures from each year of the bride and groom from birth. Hand a printout to each guest and make them match the two sheets of different ages of bride and groom. The one who matches most correctly would be the winner.

4- Sketch the trousseau:

Sketch the trousseau

This one calls for more speculation than any other bridal shower game. Just hand out the brides face print on a plain A4 sheet and provide pencils, colors and more to each guest. Hint them with the material, some details on the work and if you wish to elaborate share the designer or brand too. Allow everyone to bring out their best choice of wedding gown for the bride. The one who is the closest wins.

5- Bingo Gift game:

Bingo Gift game

A very popular bridal shower game where each guest gets a print of bingo squares and a pen. The guests have to fill the matrix squares with the gifts they feel the bride will get in the bridal shower. Then later when the gifts are opened, scrap the matches of each guest and the one with maximum scraps wins

6- Wedding ring toss:

Wedding ring toss

A classic ring toss with a twist for the bridal shower. Organize the same in outdoors for more fun. Have metallic rings and wooden bottles set up. Provide 3 or 5 chances to each guest and the one with maximum hitting the target wins

7- Identify me:

Identify me

have a black and white photo of each guest printed before the shower. Just have each guest come in and pick one photo without looking at it. Put that facing forward near their forehead and hold it to show everyone else and the guest does not look at it. Everyone gets a chance to hint the person, without saying their name. The guest who identifies with least number of hints wins

8- Guess the song:

Guess the song

Have a playlist ready ahead of the bridal shower. Play the paragraph of each and provide a paper and pen to every guest in attendance. They have to identify the singer and write their name. The one with maximum correct wins

9- Bride and groom trivia:

Bride and groom trivia

A traditional game which aims at providing the much sought details of the bride and groom, their love story and more. This is not only fun but also a very touching game for the bride to be too. It’s more like a challenge for the guests, who knows the bride, groom and their love story the more. Give a print of a list of questions to each guest and allow them to fill in the answers, the one with maximum correct wins. Some of the questions for bride and groom trivia are:

  • Name the places where bride and groom were born
  • Write the birthdate of the two
  • Name the city they met first time
  • Where did they go for their first date
  • When did they get engaged
  • How did he propose
  • When did he propose
  • When did they first kiss

More fun if you involve the bride and groom in it by asking who knows the other one better. Allow more detailed questions about them and see the fun

10- Recipe suggestions:

Recipe suggestions

Its more like a helping activity for the bride. Allow each guest to share their signature recipe and put them in a paper. This is a keepsake for the bride to be to read when she gets married and have to cook.

11- Toilet paper wedding dress:

Toilet paper wedding dress

Make guests to form a group of 2-3, where one of them is the bride and other two are the designers. Provide toilet papers and give them 20 minutes to one hour for designing their bridal gown. The one which is appreciated more by the bride or a jury of her family members wins

12- Find the groom:

Find the groom

If the groom is in attendance blindfold the bride and get her to touch every guys legs. Whoever she thinks is her groom she can pick. But this must have at least 10 other guys too.

13- Some more games which are hilarious and fun but not really specific to bridal shower are Couples Jenga, dartboard, cup castle, Straws on hair in a minute, twister, tic tac toe, bowling and much more. Depending on the ages of guests in attendance pick any of these.

The above compilation of Top Bridal shower games which are full of fun is to help you plan your friend or relatives bridal shower in a fun-filled way. Be sure to have at least 3-5 games and each species of one or the other age group. This would ensure everyone gets a chance to play and enjoy too.

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By Minu Manisha