Marshmallow Wo(Men)

Jot down first and last names of about 20 actors and actresses. You will need a several bags of large marshmallows. Each person will get a chance. The player will be given the list of names, they will have to say a name the bride must be able to understand each name that is said. After each name that is called the player must insert a marshmallow and keep calling names from the list. The person that gets all the names called off understood wins. This was played at a shower, one girl had 17 marshmallows in her mouth. You can imagine how much fun we all had!

They're Playing Our Song

As each guest comes in, get them to write down the song from the first dance at their wedding and their name. If the person is not married, they can write down "the song" from their current relationship or can just pick their favorite love song. It's OK if people have the same song. Later, the hostess will read each song one by one and the guests will write down who they think that song matches up with. Make sure everyone is given a chance to think and analyze a bit before moving on to the next song. After all the songs have been read, the hostess will read the songs again and reveal who it belongs to. Guests get 1 point for each correct answer and 3 points is they guess the wedding song of the bride. The person with the most points wins. The hostess then gives the guest a small gift as a prize.

Blindfold Nylon Game

Have the guest sit in a circle so everyone can see each other. Choose a guest to start with and have her put on dish washing gloves. Blindfold her and then give her nylons. Give her 1 minute to put the nylons on. The person who gets the closest to getting the nylons all the way on wins the prize. This is the funniest game I have ever played at a shower. It is much harder then you would think!<

And the Bride Wore…

After one or two games have been played, the bride casually leaves the room - telling no-one. The hostess then announces that the next game is "and the bride wore..." Take out your pre-made list of 10 questions about how the bride looked. Examples: Was her hair up or down? What color were her shoes? Was she wearing a bracelet? The guest who answers the most questions correctly wins.

Timer Goes Off

This is a cute way to hand out door prizes to the guests attending the bridal shower. While the bride-to-be is opening her gifts, set a timer to go off for an undisclosed amount of time. Whenever the timer goes off, whoever's gift the bride is opening at that time receives the door prize. Continue setting the timer for different amounts of time each time you set it. Watch everyone get really excited each time the bride starts opening their gift!

Party Crasher

had a friend of mine, whom the bride didn't know come with her daughter. They walked in (nobody knew her) and put her gift on the table then sat down. The bride-to-be's Mom (who is my sister) started talking to her trying to find out who she was. Then everybody was kind of asking her who she was related to, etc. I just sat back and acted like I didn't know who she was and not saying much, because I didn't want to laugh. Well, we went around the room and everybody said who they were and who they were related to, such as cousin to the bride, aunt of the groom, etc. When it came to my friend, she said, "You know, I think I'm at the wrong shower" She acted like she was all flustered, went to stand up and dumped her purse all over the floor. Of course everybody tried to help her and we all felt terrible and embarrassed for her. So I helped her to the door and thanked her and walked back into the room where everybody was talking and whispering. I said, "OK, that was my friend Charlene, and it was all staged. Everybody write down what she had dumped out in her purse". She had duct tape, a beanie baby, lots of weird stuff. We are still laughing about

Recipes for Bride

When sending out the shower invitations, include a recipe card in each invitation. Ask the guest to write their favorite recipe and bring it to the shower. When each guest arrives, ask for the recipe and place it in a box, bag or basket. Throughout the shower, have the bride reach in and grab a recipe card. Whosever card is picked receives a door prize. It's a great way to get the bride started in the kitchen!!!

Bridal Rage

Sent in by Teresa Williams. The bride blind folds all of her guest. The bride will make several noises such as snapping her fingers, tap dancing, letting the air out of a balloon, popping a piece of bubble wrap, drumming pots, or any strange noise...as quickly as she can. The guest can give their answers one at a time. The guest who identifies the most sounds wins the prize. The guests only have 5 seconds, one chance for each for guessing, and there is to be no blurting out!

Bag On My Head

First, the hostess passes out brown grocery bags to every guest. As soon as the guest gets the bag, they cannot speak. The hostess then tells the guests that the have to put the bag on their heads and cannot take it off until she says. Then the hostess will tell everyone to take off something they don't need. (i.e. watch, necklace, etc.) But they're really supposed to take the bag off!! The last person to realize that it's the bag that she doesn't need, wins the prize.

Hot Potato

All the guests sat around in a circle. A box was handed to me and we were told to pass the box around until the music stopped. Whoever possessed the box when the music stopped, had to wear the contents of the box. I did not want to be the bearer of the box because I feared it was a shower cap! But, at the end I was the one who had possession when the music stopped (coincidence? I think not...) and it turned out to be a wonderful floral corsage. I wore it on my chest for the rest of the party

Thank You Notes

Here is a game or door prize that is kind of neat and is handy for the bride. Either you buy or have the bride buy the thank you notes prior to the shower and then take the envelopes out and after everyone has been introduced and before the action starts have all guests address the envelope to themselves and put them into a container, have the bride draw one and then that is the door prize person. It helps the bride when it is time to send the thank you notes!

The Word Game

This game coincided with me opening up my gifts. Little did I know that one of my bridesmaids was desperately writing my verbal reactions to my lingerie gifts. After I opened up all my gifts, my bridesmaid read all my verbal reactions and said that this is what I will be saying on my wedding night! It was hilarious! I said stuff like, "How do you use this?", "Oh my gosh!", "Oh, this is wonderful!", "How do you put this on?", etc. You get the picture..

Under the Sheets

This is a game that requires fortune cookies. Each guest gets a cookie and reads their fortune. After each fortune the guest must say "under the sheets." You get some responses like "you will get fame and fortune...under the sheets

Kiss ___'s Ass

On the wall we had a blown up , photocopied picture of my sister's face and below was a sketched in picture of the rest of her body. On her rear end, there was a little red heart. Everyone took a turn being blindfolded, wearing a special lipstick (in the shape of a male's body part). Whoever kissed closest to the little heart on her rear-end won. It was a lot of fun and kept all of us laughing!

What's in the Sock?

Purchase 4-5 pairs of white athletic socks. Gather the same number (8 - 10) of items that the bride and groom will need on their honeymoon. Hotel key, sun block, condoms, corkscrew, etc. If the bride & groom are going to an exotic location, some of the items can pertain to the location. Just be sure to tell the guest where they are going. Place one item in each sock, tie it closed and pin a number on it. Guests must feel each sock and try to determine what is in it, then write down their guess. Oh, one last thing - no one can use their hands to feel the socks - only their feet. After everyone is done, open the socks and reveal the items. The winner has the most correct items.

Newspaper Bridal Dress

We had the guests make a bridal dress from newspaper. The shower guests were divided into teams. Each team was given scissors, tape, and a stack of newspapers. They were to make just one part of the wedding gown: sleeve, bodice, train, skirt, veil, shoes, etc. If your shower is small, concentrate on the main parts of the dress. If it is a large shower, your Stories will be larger and you can make assignments accordingly. The bride then must wear the gown over her clothing and pose for a picture (include a Polaroid picture for her). We have played this game at two different showers. It amazes me how creative some people can be.

Honeymoon Night

Have a piece of paper and writing utensil. Put the paper on the floor. Instruct each guest that they are to bend over, without bending their legs, and trace their handprint on the paper. Have someone recording what each guest says while attempting to do this. Once completed, announce "This is what "bride's name" is going to say on her wedding night." Then read what each person said. Examples include: There's no way I can do that! OW! That hurts! Am I doing this right? I can't reach that far! This is a really funny activity and the bride can keep the sayings to remember!

What ya' Cookin'

The hostess sets out a bunch of ingredients and baking materials on a table: flour, sugar, bowls, cake pan, etc. The bride is to then cook her own wedding cake without a recipe! Someone writes down what she puts in the cake, and then it is actually baked during the shower and taste tested.

Kids (and Men) Say the Darndest Things

A family member did this for me at my shower, and it was so much fun. She went to members of my extended family, specifically the MEN and the CHILDREN and asked them to complete this sentence: "Marriage is......" She compiled all the responses and gave them to me as a scroll tied with a ribbon. I had to read the responses and who said them. I laughed so hard at the responses I was crying!!

The Name Game

get a piece of paper and a pen and have everyone write the name of the bride and groom down the edge of the paper. You then give everyone 3 minutes to write down things that have to do with a wedding that start with the letters in the names. When the timer is done then have everyone compare answers, if someone has the same answer then it doesn't count. So after everyone has read their answers then who ever has the most wins!