Fun Games for Bridal Shower
A bridal shower is the moment reserved for the bride. This is hosted and coordinated by the maid-of-honor and the bridesmaid. The bride is the main celebrant on this occasion. She is the princess of the hour. Guests should be very careful not to upset her in any way. A bridal shower is the gathering of close friends and family members. Usually, the groom is not invited on this occasion. This is the hour exclusively for the bride. This is the hour where guests will give their support and advices for the bride.
A bridal shower is scheduled at least two weeks before the actual date of the wedding day. Activities and games are also prepared to make bridal shower fun and memorable. What are the games that could be prepared for bridal shower? There are numerous games that could be prepared. There is the Toilet Paper Wedding Dress, Who knows the bride best, Two Truths and a Lie; Fill in the blanks, Clothes pin and many others.
Toilet Paper Wedding Dress is an interesting game. This is perfect for ladies. It is like playing dress-up all over again. The guests should be divided into two or more teams with at least three people for each team. Hence, this game will depend on the number of guests the occasion has. Each team is given rolls of toilet paper. Each team should have a representative. The representative will play the role of the bride. Each team should create a wedding dress using the toilet paper. There is a time pressure so each team should maximize their ideas and resources over a limited time frame. After the allotted time frame, the winner will be chosen through casting of votes. The criteria would be the best and the funniest wedding dress.
Who Knows the Bride Best is an interesting game as well. The bride should answer at least twenty questions about what she would do under a given situation. Also, there are questions about her choices in food, restaurant, activities and many others. The same questions will be passed to the guests and the guests should answer the question according to what they think the bride would answer the question.
Two truths and a Lie is a game that reveals a little more about the guests and the bride as well. Each guest should tell at least three things about herself or himself. Two of the three should be true and the third should be a lie. The other guests will then guess which among the three sentences the lie is.
Fill in the blanks is a game where the guest should have a wide vocabulary. This would require quick thinking when it comes to words. The guests should be given a piece of paper and a pencil each. Each of the pieces of paper has the word “Bridal” written in it. It should be written on the left side of the paper on a down ward vertical position. On the other side of the paper is the word “Shower”. It should be written across from the right side of the paper. The guest should state the longest word she or he could think of at the moment. However, it is not just any word. The first and the last letter of the word will be coming from the pair written on the paper. Is it difficult? Well, it would motivate the guest to think of a word out of thin air, really quick.
Clothes pin is one exciting game as well. It keeps the guests alert throughout the occasion. The guests are given a colorful pin. The guests should not mention the name of the groom the entire bridal shower. The guests who are caught stating the name of the groom should surrender his or her pin to the catcher. The one with the most number of pins wins the game.
The winners will not go home empty handed. There is a corresponding prize for the winners. It could be a day planner, special soaps, movie passes, bottle of wine, coffee mugs.
This is the occasion that is memorable for the bride. This is her preparation to the big day, her wedding day.
