Party/Wedding Reception Games

Pick Up

  • The object of this game is simple: Be the first to pick up the prize. Have all the players link arms at the elbow and form a circle, everyone should be facing outward. Place a $10 bill in the center of the circle. That’s it. The first person to pick up the prize gets to keep it. The only rule is you must keep your arms linked in the circle.

Bite the Bag

  • This fun party game is Hilarious! It is played the opposite of the traditional limbo game. Players place their hands behind their backs and take turns reaching down to pick up a brown paper sack with nothing but their mouth. After every round you cut off or fold down another inch or so from the bag. THE RULES: simple, nothing but your mouth can be used to pick up the box and nothing but your feet can touch the floor. If a player breaks a rule they are out of the competition. To make it harder some people play where you have to be holding one foot off the ground while you "bite the bag". Other people have also used empty cereal boxes to play this game if they could not find a brown paper sack.

Wedding Reception Dollar Dance

  • Perhaps the most beloved of fun wedding dance games is the dollar dance. What started as a traditional dance in Poland has become a favorite way of having fun and giving the bride and groom a little financial support for their new life. Guests present the bride and groom with dollar bills, which can be pinned on their outfits, and then dance one song with one of the members of the bridal party. This gives guests the chance to get to know each other and wish the couple a happy future.

Blindfold the Bride

  • This interesting wedding dance game involves the five senses. The bride is blindfolded and spun around and then must find her groom by feeling the faces of the groomsmen, who form a line in front of the bridal table. As the bride feels her way to her mate, she feels the faces of each man with her hands while guests shout out "getting warmer" or "getting cooler," which helps her find her true love. Once she finds her groom, the bride dances with him to the delight of wedding guests. This makes guests feel as if they had something to do with getting the lovely couple together in a hilarious way

Dancing by the Numbers

  • This wedding dance game requires a little preparation but is loads of fun. After all the food and drinks have been served and the bride and groom dance their traditional dances with family members, it's time to get the party started. The DJ tells guests to look under their placemats for a number from one to five. Then he calls out the number randomly and all the guests with that number must get on the dance floor and participate in a silly dance such as the chicken dance, the Macarena or the hokey pokey.

Find the Clothespins

  • Before the game begins the bride is blindfolded and then told to stand in the middle of the dance floor. The groom is then covered in a pre-determined number of clothespins in hard to find places, but nothing risque. For example, one clothespin could be clipped to the inside of the groom's tuxedo jacket and another could be attached to the back of his pants just above his knee. The bride is only told the number of pins to find and that the pins could be anywhere on the groom, with the emphasis on the word anywhere. Spin the bride around a few times, start some suggestive music and then let the groom approach the bride to allow her to find all of the clothespins.

Bride and Groom Trivia

  • This game puts the bride and groom in the spotlight with the DJ acting as a game show host. The bridesmaids must create 10 trivia questions about the bride that the groom may not know, and the groomsmen must create 10 trivia questions about the groom that the bride may not know. Avoid anything that may destroy a marriage before it even gets started, and also keep in mind that most wedding receptions are all-ages events and that the questions should be family friendly. Then sit the bride and the groom in the middle of the dance floor and play Bride and Groom Trivia. Whichever one gets the most questions about the other right wins. The best way to do it is alternate questions between the bride and the groom. Continue playing until all 20 questions are asked, even if the bride or the groom has obviously won before the 20 questions are done.

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