Bridal Shower Games
If you're hosting a bridal shower, there are literally hundreds of games to choose from. Some are silly, some
are serious, but all are about having some fun with the bride before she's married. Here's a sampling.
One fun game really puts the bride on the spot with regard to her knowledge of her husband-to-be's life. Prior
to the party, have someone ask the groom a series of questions, such as where he was born, what his favorite food
is, things like that. Then at the bridal shower, put the bride on the spot by asking her the answers to the
questions. See how many she can get right (hopefully at least half!). If she does well, give the girl a prize; she
deserves one.
One all-time favorite game is toilet paper wedding dresses. This game involves separating the guests into teams
consisting of at least 2 people and no more than 5. Give each team a roll or toilet paper (or 2) and have them
fashion a wedding dress out of the toilet paper. One of the team members will volunteer as the model. Provide them
with a "dress up trunk" filled with jewelry and shoes. They must make the dress out of the toilet paper, but they
can accessorize with the provided jewelry, shoes, gloves and hats. Place a time limit on this (5 minutes is
adequate) and have the bride vote on the best dress. Be sure to provide prizes for the winning team!
Another fun game that's always a hit is making the bride get dressed while blindfolded. Tell the bride she is to
pretend she's on her honeymoon and the power has gone off. She must prepare for her wedding night in complete
darkness. Provide her with a suitcase filled with items and then blindfold her. She must get dressed in a certain
period of time (2 minutes is adequate) while completely blindfolded and with no help from the guests. Include some
silly items like oversized sunglasses, garden gloves or a flannel nightgown just to make it fun. This is a photo
opportunity, so be sure someone is waiting to record the end result!
Another fun game puts the shower guests more on the sport than the
bride. In this game, everyone puts their purses in the center of the room. Create a list of items commonly
found in a purse and assign a point value and create a list of less common items and give them a higher point
value. So you might give lipstick 2 points, a tampon 3 points, and sunglasses 5 points. But a granola bar
could be 10 points and a staple remover, 15 points. Then go through the purses awarding points and give the
person with the highest number of points (and therefore, the most items and probably highest number of unusual
items) a prize.
Before the shower, create bingo cards for this shower bingo game. In the squares, put pictures of items you
think the bride will receive at the shower. So, boxes might include things like lingerie, towels and the like. As
the bride opens gifts, have people mark off that item on their bingo card. If nobody gets a "bingo" give a prize to
the person who marked off the most number of items.
This next game is a derivation of a popular game that's often played at bachelorette parties and involves a
stripper. This is the clean version. About 30 minutes into the party, have the bride leave the room and pass out
pieces of paper. Have everyone write on the paper everything they can remember about the bride's outfit, hair, etc.
How many rings is she wearing? What color is her blouse? Is she wearing open or closed toed shoes? Once everyone is
done recording their observations, the bride comes back into the room and a prize is awarded to the person with the
best observation skills.
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