It’s been a year of bridal shower hosting for me! After throwing TWO bridal showers within a six month span I thought it’d be fun to share some fun bridal shower games you can incorporate into a bridal shower. These activities are mostly free or super cheap making them perfect when you’ve already used up the budget on party favors, food, and decor.
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Looking for the best bridal shower games? You’re in luck! I’m spilling all of the best ideas I’ve seen and used myself for planning the ultimate bridal shower for your friend in celebration of their upcoming big day.
Bridal showers are SO much fun and a great way to celebrate the bride-to-be with friends and family. However, planning a bridal shower can get expensive quickly. One way to keep costs down is by incorporating fun and inexpensive games that will entertain your guests without breaking the bank. Here are 30 cheap bridal shower game ideas that are sure to make the party fun and memorable!
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A lot of these you can buy for CHEAP as a printable bridal shower game but you can also make a design yourself for FREE on Canva. Without further ado, here is the best list of bridal shower games! Get ready for those fun, memorable moments.
1. Play Bridal Bingo
Of course the first game I had to mention is bridal shower bingo! This game is super simple and a fun way to get the guests involved. Print out blank bingo game cards and have guests fill in the squares with common bridal shower gifts. As the bride opens her presents, guests get to mark off the corresponding squares. The first person to get a bingo wins a prize!
2. Bridal Pictionary
If you have a more outgoing crowd, drawing out wedding related phrases like tossing the bouquet, cutting the cake, etc.
Divide guests into teams and have them draw wedding-related words or phrases for their teammates to guess. You can use a whiteboard or large sheets of paper. The team with the most correct guesses wins.
3. Wedding Mad Libs
Create a wedding-themed Mad Libs story by leaving blanks for adjectives, nouns, and verbs. Pass out the sheets to guests and have them fill in the blanks without knowing the context. Read the hilarious results aloud.
4. How Well Do You Know the Bride?
Write down a list of questions about the bride’s likes, dislikes, and experiences. Guests write down their answers, and the person with the most correct answers wins a prize. You can also buy templates with premade questions for super cheap on Etsy for this game.
5. Design a Toilet Paper Wedding Dress
Divide guests into teams and give each team a roll of toilet paper. They have a set amount time limit to create a wedding dress on one of their team members. The bride judges and picks the winning dress.
6. Purse Scavenger Hunt
Make a list of common (and some uncommon) items found in a purse. The guest who has the most items from the list in their purse wins.
7. Stolen Wedding Rings
Upon arrival, give each guest a plastic ring (or two) to wear. Decide on a wedding-themed word like “reception,” “bride” or “decor” that will be off-limits for the duration of the shower. Throughout the event, if a guest hears someone else using the chosen words, they can take that person’s ring. The guest who gathers the most rings by the end of the celebration is declared the winner.
8. Bridal Word Scramble
I’ve played this several times and each time the host had purchased a premade scramble puzzle off the internet. They are super cheap! However, if you are creative and REALLY tight for cash then create a list of scrambled wedding-related words yourself! The guest who can unscramble the most words in a set amount of time wins a prize.
9. The Shoe Game
If the groom is in attendance, this is a fun game to play with the happy couple. It’s a fun activity at bridal showers and wedding receptions where the bride and groom sit back-to-back, each holding one of their own shoes and one of their partner’s. A host asks questions like “Who is the better cook?” and the couple raises the shoe of the person they think best fits the answer.
This game, which typically lasts 10-15 minutes, reveals how well the couple knows each other and often leads to laughter and surprises as guests enjoy the couple’s responses. It’s also great for the wedding reception.
10. Couples Crosswords
There are plenty of systems online to generate crossroad puzzles using questions about the bride. You can print them out and have the guests try to solve them.
11. Would She Rather
This is another interactive activity where guests guess the bride’s preferences between two options. The host prepares a list of paired choices, such as “coffee or tea,” “beach vacation or mountain retreat,” or “dancing or karaoke.” Guests write down their answers or hold up cards indicating their guesses. The bride then reveals her true preferences, and the guests see how many they got right. You’ll learn some fun facts about the bride in this game!
12. Over or Under
This is where guests guess if certain numerical statements about the bride, groom, or their relationship are over or under the actual number. The host prepares statements with numbers, like “The bride has 10 pairs of shoes,” and guests decide if the real number is over or under that. They record their guesses, and the host later reveals the correct answers. The guest with the most correct guesses wins a prize, making it a great way to learn more about the couple while adding a competitive edge to the shower.
13. Date Night Idea Jar
Guests contribute creative and fun date night suggestions for the couple. Guests write their ideas on slips of paper and place them into a decorated jar, which the bride and groom can draw from for future date inspiration.
You can decorate a fun jar to bring to this game! The bride can read out the date night ideas to the group for extra fun.
14. Advice for the Bride
Pass out cards and pens and ask guests to write down their best marriage advice. Place the advice cards in a box and gift to the guest of honor. She can read them aloud or save them to read with her new husband.
15. Guess the Age
Collect photos of the bride at different ages. Display the photos and have guests guess the age of the bride in each photo. The person with the most correct guesses wins!
I like to display the photos on a string with lights and paper clips. It actually comes out way more affordable than buying individual string and paperclips and just makes things simple. Linking a few examples below of the kind of lights I hang the photos on!
16. Name That Love Song
Play short clips of popular love songs and have guests guess the title and artist. The guest with the most correct answers wins.
17. Recipe Swap
Ask guests to bring a favorite recipe card or index cards with one of their favorite recipes. Collect all the recipes and create a small booklet for the bride. Have guests share their recipes and the story behind them.
18. Pin the Ring on the Bride
Create a large poster of the bride and blindfold guests, giving each a paper ring with tape on the back. The guest who pins the ring closest to the bride’s finger wins.
19. Bride and Groom Trivia
Create a trivia game with questions about the bride and groom’s relationship, family, and hobbies. Guests write down their answers, and the person with the most correct answers wins.
20. Wedding Movie Quotes
Write down famous quotes from wedding movies and have guests guess the movie. The person with the most correct answers wins.
21. Who Am I?
Write the names of famous brides (real or fictional) on sticky notes and place one on each guest’s forehead. Guests ask yes or no questions to figure out who they are. This is a great game you don’t see too often.
22. Bridal Emoji Pictionary Game
One of my favorite wedding shower games is emoji pictionary! Create a list of wedding-related phrases using only emojis. Guests must decipher the phrases, and the person with the most correct answers wins. For example, one clue could have an emoji of a ring and a bear, The answer would be ring-bearer!
23. Pass the Bouquet
The bridal shower guests sit in a circle and pass a bouquet of flowers around while music plays. When the music stops, the person holding the bouquet is out. The last person remaining wins.
24. Find the Guest
To help break the ice and get guests mingling, create a checklist of unique traits or experiences that might describe someone at the shower, such as “has traveled to Europe,” “is wearing blue shoes,” or “has known the bride for more than 10 years.” Guests must find someone who matches each description and get their signature. The first person to complete their checklist wins.
Go through your guest list and pick out some fun characteristics you know you can include on the list! It’s the perfect way to showcase their special traits. I love this great icebreaker game.
25. Ring Toss
Looking for a super fun game? Set up a small ring toss game using wine or soda bottles and plastic rings. Decorate the bottles to fit the bridal shower theme. Guests take turns tossing the rings onto the bottles from a set distance. The guest who lands the most rings wins a prize. This game is simple to set up and provides light-hearted competition.
26. Photo Booth Challenge
Set up a DIY photo booth with fun props and a backdrop. Create a list of photo challenges for guests, such as “Take a picture with someone you just met” or “Snap a photo doing your best dance move.” Guests complete as many challenges as they can, and the person with the most creative photos wins.
Conclusion
Bridal shower games don’t have to be expensive to be fun and memorable. With a little creativity and planning, you can create a joyful and entertaining experience for the bride-to-be and her guests without spending a fortune! These unique bridal shower games are simply the best.
These 26 cheap bridal shower game ideas offer a variety of options to suit any group and ensure everyone has a great time celebrating the special occasion. I love these creative games and hope you do, too!
