Anyone who has attended a wedding from the very beginning can confirm that not a single bride price is complete without questions for the groom. Tricky tests from a witness on the way to his beloved are a popular way to test the groom’s readiness for marriage. Let’s show some originality this time and prepare non-standard questions for the newlywed’s team together with the Svadbaholik.ru portal. We are ready to surprise the groom, and you?
Who does she look like?
- Participants: groom.
- Props: box, various toys (doll, car, crocodile, rose, etc.), blindfold.
An original and funny competition for the groom can be a blindfolded test. He is blindfolded and given a box containing a variety of toys, prepared especially for the bride's ransom. His task: to find the toy that most resembles the bride, and tell him why he made such a choice when his eyes are opened.
Comic tests in our time
Those distant times are long gone, and no one observes cruel wedding rituals for a long time, they have turned into kind and cheerful new traditions.
Now the custom of bride price is purely nominal, comic in nature . Friends of the newlyweds or wedding ceremony organizers come up with their own tests for them, based on modern life.
Such testing competitions should demonstrate the prowess and dexterity of the groom and his friends. They prove the groom’s love for the bride and his willingness to always stand up for his beloved.
These can be various kinds of humorous performances or fun competitions for the groom and his friends , who act as witnesses at the wedding ceremony.
Not only girlfriends and friends of the bride and groom, but also relatives on both sides, neighbors and guests invited to the wedding can participate in these skits or competitions. All this will give the holiday more fun and a special, unique atmosphere of warmth.
Usually such competitions are held before the newlyweds go to the registry office, when the groom and his witnesses come to pick up the bride.
Responsibilities of the future husband
- Participants: friends of the groom.
- Props: cards with words, bag.
To conduct this funny competition, you should write the words on cards in advance: toilet, socks, sink, plates, mop, vacuum cleaner, coffee, etc. Before the actual ransom of the bride, the cards are placed in a bag, from which the groom’s friends take turns pulling out pieces of paper on which the words are written , for example, plates. They should come up with this word for a duty that the groom will perform after the wedding, for example, washing all the plates after dinner.
Such a competition is quite universal, because it is suitable for any celebration, no matter what kind of redemption scenario you want for your wedding: classic or ultra-modern.
Beloved's handwriting
- Participants: groom.
- Props: Whatman paper, pen.
A boring classic has already become a test for the groom, during which he must identify the lips of his beloved among the many prints of lips. A similar version of this cool competition for bride price is to determine what word his betrothed wrote. To do this, the bride and other girls write the same or different words on whatman paper in advance, for example, “I love,” and the groom must determine which handwriting belongs to his beloved.
Without words
- Participants: the groom and his team.
- Props: wife's costume (skirt or kitchen apron).
The groom is asked to show how he will behave in different family situations, but this must be done without words. The role of his future wife can be played by a friend dressed as his wife. The following situations can be imagined:
- A husband meets his wife from the maternity hospital.
- My husband brought home a small salary.
- The wife swears at her husband for scattered socks.
- The wife spent her husband's entire salary in the store.
Traditions in the old days
In the minds of the ancient Russians, a wedding was a ritual funeral of the bride, who had to go to church in mourning attire - a white sundress and shirt, since the Slavs associated white with the color of snow, and, therefore, cold and death.
Perhaps this is where the white color of the bride's current wedding robes comes from. After the engagement, many brides were forbidden to laugh, talk, sometimes even go outside, because they were considered impersonal, because the word bride means nothing more than “unknown,” impersonal. That is, located in another, unknown world. The groom, on the contrary, was part of the living world. It was he who had to rescue his betrothed from this unknown kingdom, and, making her his wife, give her a name.
For this purpose, he went to the house of the bride, but not alone, but with assistants (friends), who were supposed to help him cope with all obstacles in this unknown kingdom.
Usually, friends or relatives of the bride were waiting for them on the threshold of the house, informing the groom that the bride was not there, she was in another world, and to get there they had to
pay a ransom for the entrance, stairs and door .
In archaic situations this was very typical, let us recall Russian folk tales. Then, over time, these rituals were transformed into the custom of material compensation to the bride’s family, as a demonstration of the groom’s independence and his ability to financially provide for the future of his family.
Tell me about the bride
- Participants: groom.
- Props: card, pieces of paper, bag.
To hold this competition at the bride price, you should prepare the props in advance: write adjectives on pieces of paper (sparkling, graceful, big, sexy, thick, etc.), and on a card - text about the bride, intentionally putting dots instead of adjectives. The text could be like this: “My fiancee has these.... eyes, …. ears, …. lips, …. hair, ... eyebrows, etc.”
The groom's task is to take pieces of paper with adjectives out of the bag one by one and read the text about his beloved. It will turn out very funny and positive, because the bride can have “big eyes, sexy ears and thick eyebrows.”
The portal www.svadbagolik.ru has collected for you ten fun competitions that you can offer the groom to go through in order to get to his beloved. Don't use all of them for the bride price, but choose the ones that are most suitable for your event. After all, if the redemption is fun and relaxed, then you are definitely guaranteed a great mood and a charge of positivity for the entire holiday!
If you want to hold a wedding without a ransom, then you can replace these tests with alternative options, for example, a secret date with a photo shoot, or use these competitions on the first or second day of the celebration.
Source: svadbagolik.ru
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Puzzle “Heart” The groom and his friends are greeted by the bridesmaids. The witness explains to the groom that the latter should take the ransom seriously and not skimp when it is necessary to give money, because since ancient times it was believed that the richer the ransom, the richer the life of the young people after the wedding.
In order for his girlfriends to give him his beloved, he must piece together one heart. (The day before, the girlfriends cut out a red heart from cardboard and cut it into puzzles. The number of puzzles corresponds to the number of prepared obstacle competitions for the groom. It is better to make 7 of them, since the number seven also symbolizes family, and on the day of its creation this is more than appropriate For each failed competition, the groom must redeem the puzzle, otherwise he will not collect the whole heart and will not receive the bride.)
Serenade The groom, with the help of friends, must perform a serenade under the bride's balcony.
Option 1: to do this, he must buy from his girlfriends the tools they had prepared in advance: two pan lids, wooden spoons, a tambourine, a guitar/balalaika, wooden clothespins on a rope (like a ratchet), a saw, etc. (depending on your imagination and the abilities of the groom and his friends). After the instruments have been purchased, the groom chooses a song and performs it to the accompaniment of friends.
Option 2: the bride thinks in advance which song she wants to hear performed by him. It should be a song that he knows well and generally sings well. The girlfriends say that the bride wants to hear this song from him, and to make his task easier, she has prepared musical accompaniment. He can buy a tape recorder (any boombox with batteries) that contains a cassette with a melody. The delighted groom buys the tape recorder, he is even given the words of the song (in case he suddenly forgets) and he prepares to publish the first words when it turns out that he must sing this song to a different melody (for example, “a Christmas tree was born in the forest” or “rubbing their backs”) bears”, etc.) Practice shows that it is almost impossible to sing one song to the tune of another. It turns out to be sooooooo much fun!
Heart Assignment: depict the beauty of your love under the bride’s windows.
(it is assumed that the groom will draw a heart or write her name or or or... whatever his imagination and love is enough for. Materials at hand that he can buy: red rose petals, an armful of mimosa, a can of spray paint, firecrackers, balloons, etc. ( all this should be prepared in large quantities by girlfriends.Here we can once again emphasize that skimping is not allowed.
Comic praise of the groom This is where friends must prove themselves. To get the third puzzle, they must not mince words and list all the advantages of the groom. You can point out to your girlfriends that the better they praise him, the greater his chances of success, because their bride doesn’t need “just anyone,” but only the very best. With a competent approach, friends should start vying with each other to list its advantages. The girlfriends need to patiently listen to everything to the end, and then say: “Great, just so that we understand that all this is true, we’ll have to repeat it all again. But: this time everyone will have 3-5 (depending on the compassion of their girlfriends) Chupa Chups candies in their mouths.
Unpredictable dance The groom is invited to perform a dance to the music. The groom's friends can also take part in the test. The catch of the task is that the melodies change every 15 seconds. At the same time, the more diverse melodies you select, the more difficult it will be for the groom to adapt to them.
Labyrinth A labyrinth is drawn on a large Whatman paper or on the asphalt near the house, the main thing is to make it not complicated; at the end of the labyrinth, instead of the word finish, the name of the bride is written. You can decorate the road with trees, houses, draw various signs, the main thing is to make it elegant. The groom is given a remote control for a car and asked to drive it through the maze. The main task of the groom is to do this as safely as possible. Based on the results of the competition, the bridesmaids issue him fines and, after payment, are allowed to see the bride. To make things even more interesting, you can issue an impromptu license for passenger transportation of your wife.
Two grooms The groom's car drives up to the house, all the cheerful happy people get out and go to the bridesmaids who are standing at the entrance. A conversation begins, an exchange of pleasantries and at this moment... another motorcade arrives, from which another groom emerges, in a military uniform or a sailor's uniform, and approaches the bridesmaids for ransom. The witness asks him questions: where and to whom he came, what is the name of his bride, when the groom pronounces the same name of his beloved, a skirmish begins between the real groom and the fake one. To resolve the conflict, the witness asks both grooms questions about the bride; whoever answers correctly is the groom. A real young man answers all questions correctly, but the second one sometimes makes mistakes. When things come to a head, the impostor picks up the phone and calls his fiancee to find out what's going on. Then he turns around and loudly notifies everyone that he is in the wrong house and this is not the place for him, apologizes and leaves. The ransom continues.
Declaration of love
- The groom at the entrance shouts “I love you”
- The groom shouts “I love you” in 5 languages ( If he doesn’t know, he buys from the witness pieces of paper with declarations of love written in a foreign language )
- Declaration of love over intercom
Heroic power The origins of this bride ransom test go back to the deep past. Previously, the groom's path to his betrothed's house was blocked by a log placed on special trestles, which he had to cut down. Now the “heroic power” of a young man can be experienced in various ways.
For example: - ask him to hammer a nail with one blow; - lift dumbbells or weights several times; - do push-ups from the floor; - pick up a witness; - break a thin thread or rope; - jump on one leg; - squat several times on one leg; - tell what kind of sports he was involved in; - ask for a promise to carry your wife in your arms for the rest of your life; - pick up your mother-in-law. During this test, jokes pour in: “Look, the groom took a hammer in his hands for the first time,” “Oh, it’s hard for him, it’s hard,” “Well done to the groom!”, Wow, what a strong man, he hammered a nail with one blow!” , “He will be a good husband!” If the groom refuses to complete any task or simply cannot cope with it, his friends help him. And if they refuse or fail to complete the task, then a ransom is charged.
“Monster Balls” In front of the entrance to the entrance there are balloons, inside of which there are notes with the reasons for getting married. You can move to the next level only by defeating all the monster balls and getting to the real reason for marriage, i.e. mutual love and the desire to start a family. To fight the monster balls, the groom is given three darts, which must be thrown at the balls.
Competitions on the stairs
Bride ransom is one of the traditional rites that are always performed at a wedding. Initially, it was associated with the fact that the groom’s family compensated the bride for the loss of a pair of working hands.
But over time, the custom underwent a change, gradually becoming one of the ways to prove to the betrothed’s parents that a man is worthy of becoming her husband and will be able to overcome all obstacles for her sake. It was also an indicator that the groom was purposeful and hard-working, and the future family would not know the need.
Gradually the tests became less strict and more humorous. But they have not lost their main mission, being a symbolic expression of the fortitude of the future head of the family.
At the bride price, there are two teams that oppose each other - the bridesmaids, who come up with various challenges, and the groom. To even out the chances, his friends help the young man.
Due to the fact that the wedding day is literally scheduled minute by minute, all competitions must take place quickly, so it is necessary to take care in advance of selecting and drawing up a script for the groom and witness.
Traditionally, this is done by those who will conduct it - girlfriends.
Competitions should be:
- easy to navigate, but not cause a feeling of insignificance or excessive simplicity;
- short to fit within the allotted time;
- funny to please guests and newlyweds;
- leaving behind vivid memories;
- symbolic, demonstrating the groom’s feelings for the bride.
The ransom should not last longer than 1 hour, and the optimal time is 15–30 minutes. During this time, it is recommended to hold 3-4 competitions. So that the guests and the groom and friends do not get tired, and also do not get tired before the start of the main celebration, it is necessary to create several diverse competitions, thanks to which they will be able to demonstrate their bravery or cunning.
And for the groom, this will be a good test, showing how much he loves and knows his future wife.
"Love lips"
To carry it out, you will need several sheets of paper, on which the bride and her bridesmaids leave a lip print.
Most often, different shades of lipstick are used for this, so that the presenter can easily distinguish the correct sheet from the rest.
The groom must recognize the lip print of his beloved, but if he is mistaken, he is required to pay a symbolic fine or perform some action. An easier option for such a competition is the possibility that the sheets need to be sprinkled with your favorite perfume.
Then it will be easier for the groom to recognize his beloved, because he will have not only prints, but also smells.
Unusual treat
Three identical fruits are chosen, most often apples or pears. A strong alcoholic drink is injected into one of them with a syringe, so that the puncture of the peel is not noticeable. This is done before the ransom begins.
Afterwards, the groom and his friends are “treated” so that he gets the unusual fruit. If he does not show his confusion by calmly eating the entire apple, then he wins; if not, then he pays the ransom.
Due to the unusualness of the situation and taste, grooms often show very funny reactions.
Hedgehog
To do this, needles, toothpicks or matches are inserted into a large apple in advance, so that on one side it resembles the needles of a hedgehog.
Sometimes they even draw eyes and a nose on it or depict them using beads; such decoration of the inventory looks very unusual and beautiful. The main task of the groom is to take out one toothpick at a time and compliment the bride and her mother. It is important that kind words are not repeated, otherwise you will have to pay a fine.
You can make the competition more difficult and ask an additional cool question. If there are a lot of needles, then you can be allowed to tell what the groom will do in his married life, how he will care for his wife. To make the competition more fun, you can set a certain time limit during which the hedgehog must lose all his needles.
If the groom meets the deadline, then he wins; if not, then he will have to pay a symbolic ransom.
What are you willing to do for love?
This competition should be held if the bride lives in a private house or in an apartment on the first or second floor. The groom, walking up the stairs, stops at each step and tells what kind of work he will do in his future family. What is he willing to do for the sake of his beloved?
These can be both serious responsibilities and comic but pleasant bonuses. At the same time, each promise is solemnly written down, and upon reaching the door, one of the girlfriends gives an agreement for signature, which lists all the phrases.
Most often it is left with the future family, or given to the father-in-law and mother-in-law.
Seven-flowered flower
To do this, they make a large chamomile with multi-colored petals, on the back of which important dates in the bride’s life are written.
Sometimes these can be keywords or other clues. The groom, tearing off the petals, must answer what the written number or phrase refers to, and how exactly it is connected with his future wife. This competition demonstrates that a man is interested in the life of his partner and knows her well.
When he cannot answer correctly, he must complete a certain penalty task.
The heat of love
For this competition you will need a key to the apartment, as well as a glass of water. At night, place the container with the key in the freezer so that the water evenly covers the iron.
When the groom reaches the door of his future wife in the competition, he is handed a glass and must figure out how to melt the ice faster. In this case, lighters must not be used, and the glass must remain intact.
It is imperative to set a deadline within which the man must complete the task, or buy a second key to the door. Groomsmen can help in this competition; the groom himself is unlikely to cope.
In addition to the competitions that the groom must go through, there are many games and tasks for the witnesses, in which they must demonstrate strong friendship and mutual assistance.
Accuracy and qualities
To conduct this competition, 10–15 balloons are hung in front of the bride’s door or nearby on the wall.
The friend is given the same number of darts, and he must knock down all the obstacles. At the same time, he names the important qualities of the groom, which demonstrate his positive sides and allow him to show what he will be like in marriage.
If the witness cannot knock down all the balls at once, he must buy additional darts . The door to the room will open only if all the balls are destroyed. To make it easier to hit the balls, they must be securely fastened.
To do this, they are hung on the wall, or special threads are created, which are attached to the ceiling at one end, and a weight is hung on the other. Or they are stretched between the walls.
Festive bouquet
The witness must make a beautiful bouquet for the bride from wire, colored paper and sweets.
In this video there are several more bride price competitions:
To complete this task, 3–5 minutes are allotted, and if the artificial flowers are not beautiful enough in the eyes of the girlfriends, then it will be necessary to pay compensation or take some action as a fine.
Find out your beloved
For this competition to be a success, it is necessary to have identical robes. They are worn by girls who look like their future spouse. Everyone's hair should be pinned up in the same way as the bride's, or wigs will need to be rented. Then the competitions may diverge, but the main thing is that the man must find his betrothed.
The groom can be blindfolded, and he must determine by touch where his beloved is; for this he can touch the shoulders, hair, waist, or feel the face. For each attempt, witnesses pay a certain symbolic amount.
A more difficult option is when the groom is not blindfolded, but a translucent screen is placed between him and the girls, and he only has to guess from the silhouette where his beloved is. If he makes a mistake, he is obliged to complete a penalty task assigned by his future father-in-law or mother-in-law. A very difficult option is when 5 girls are seated on chairs and covered with blankets. And the groom must guess his betrothed by her feet.
If the girlfriends want to complicate the test, then the man is given a shoe, asking him to guess which girl it suits.
Kidnapping the bride or her shoes
The last competition most often comes as a surprise to the groom, because he believes that after seeing the bride, all the difficulties are over. Therefore, when she disappears, he must come to terms with the fact that he will return his beloved only after fulfilling certain requirements or tasks.
A more gentle option is a stolen pair of shoes - the bride cannot leave the house barefoot. Here you can conduct a real treasure hunt.
At the same time, not only the groom’s friends can help, but also everyone who wants to. At the same time, in order to get a hint, you will need to do some funny action (dance of little swans, crow, etc.), which the extortionist who has stolen the value will wish.
It is important to time the competitions so that between them and getting into the cars there is time for a little rest for the guests and newlyweds. Perhaps a small buffet should be organized.
Entrance
Sweet words
- Different letters are written on the steps; the groom must, going up the steps, say sweet words to the bride starting with this letter.
- Place daisies of two colors on the stairs. Step on the red one - say a kind word about the bride, step on the blue one - tell me how you will scold her. If you don’t want to scold, pay.
- The groom tears the petals from the flower and lists the tender words with which he will call the bride.
- The groom is given an apple with matches, he must pull out the matches and speak kindly about the bride. (it can also be modified and the witness can speak about the groom’s positive qualities)
Compliments • the groom praises his chosen one, looking in the mirror at his serious, solemn face. But at the same time you can’t laugh or even smile at him. All the participants of the celebration will be reflected in the mirror, who, of course, will have fun watching the groom. Experience shows that only a few people can avoid laughing in this situation. If the groom even smiles while uttering words of praise, he gives the fee.
(A mirror – preferably a large one, on a stand, or even better, a crooked one, in which the groom will be reflected in a funny way. The inscription on the mirror (“Look at yourself”, “Don’t worry, tomorrow will pass”, “Nothing, it’s happened worse”, “ Man, I saw you somewhere!”, etc.)) The choral sighs of friends when the groom affectionately called the bride - it was something, the neighbors even looked out from behind the doors. • The groom and his friends must write compliments to the bride on sticky heart-shaped pieces of paper within 3 minutes and paste them around the floor. • “Ribbons - compliments” Multi-colored ribbons are attached to the door to the bride’s room. The groom removes the ribbons from the door one at a time and with each ribbon gives a compliment to the bride. The door is cleared of the barrier, and the groom enters the bride's room.
Household chores • The groom goes up the stairs and at each step names household chores that he will do after the wedding, for example, buying groceries, vacuuming, taking out the trash, etc.
• The groom's promises to the future bride in abbreviated form are pasted on the floor. For example, - VD (raise children); — GB (ironing clothes); — DR (do repairs); — ZD (earn money); — Salary (make the bed); — MO (window cleaning); — MP (wash dishes); — PC (vacuum the apartment); — PP (wipe dust); — SB (wash clothes); - X to M (go to the store). The groom needs to decipher these symbols
- Several hearts are made (just for the flight of stairs), and on each one the reason for the marriage is written: “by convenience,” “by accident,” etc. The inscription “for love” is placed on the topmost step. The groom must reach the top heart without stepping on the steps on which the wrong answers lie, without using the railing. The witness must guess to carry the groom upstairs in his arms.
Memories Print photos from your most romantic and important events in your relationship. Then hang them in the entrance, this will take approximately one flight. The groom's task is that he must remember all the events depicted in these photos. This is not only a romantic, but also a very interesting competition for guests. Those who did not know everything about the couple will be able to hear their love story, and friends will once again return to a common, cheerful past.
Footprints The girls need to draw footprints on the stairs with chalk in such a way that it would be difficult for the groom to walk along them. The task is to climb a flight of stairs strictly following the tracks, and for each mistake the young man sprinkles the trail with jingling or rustling currency. If the groom's friends are dexterous, they can carry him in their arms so that he only hits the painted tracks with his feet. But you shouldn’t give such advice—let them figure it out themselves.
Songs • On each staircase, the groom and his friends must sing a song about love, about the sea, about roses, about how much he loves.
• The groom and his friends sing a love song. And to emphasize the solemnity of the moment, they are given: a toy children's drum, a toy guitar, rattles, and the groom - a microphone. The groom sings a love song to improvised music.
At the bride's door
Riddles about love Examples:
What are two things in the heart? (Letters E) What is between the bride and groom? (Letter I) Everyone has one, but you have half? (Heart) No fire, no light, but is it burning with fire? (Heart) What is softest in the world? (No, not the heart, but the hand - under the head during sleep)
Cutting out a heart Hang up a sheet with a heart painted on it with spray paint. The groom must cut it out and pass through it to the bride. He can buy scissors. Not cheap.
Desires On the way of the groom, the host or bridesmaid stands in front of the door with an empty glass in his hands. When the groom, having overcome all obstacles, approaches, he is approached with the following task: “Put what rustles in this glass.”
When he fulfills this desire and puts as much money into the glass as suits the guests, the host says the following task: “Now put in this glass what rings.” When the groom completes this task, he is given the following: “Put what is spilling out into this glass.” The groom must fill it with wine. If the groom does not fulfill any wish, then the previous one is offered to him again. For example, the presenter says: “Put what is spilling out into this glass.” The groom replies: “I don’t have that.” And the presenter says: “Then put what rustles into the glass again.”
Find the mistake The witness invites everyone to check how competent her friend’s groom is. Above the door of the room in which the betrothed sits, there is a poster: “The blue-eyed girl is languishing in this room.” The witness must indicate any eye color other than what the bride actually has. If the groom guesses, he’s great; if he tries to find a grammatical error, he’ll have to pay him off.
Choose your betrothed The bride and 3-4 other women of different ages are hidden behind a closed door. A thread is tied to each lady's finger, the other end of which is exposed under the door. The groom chooses a thread, pulls it, and one of the “contenders” whom the gentleman chose without looking comes out to him. To avoid any complaints, it is better to take threads of different colors. If the guy didn’t guess correctly, he must buy the bride from his girlfriends.
False bride The groom makes his way into the room for a long time, and there a “false bride” is waiting for him - a man or an old woman in a veil.
With humor Invite the groom to put something for the soul . The groom must figure out how to stand there himself.
Shoe The groom enters the bride's room - but she is without shoes! You need to guess which box this shoe is in (you can put slippers and a man's shoe in the other boxes).
Option No. 4: “Portrait of the Bride” competition, performed by a witness
Words:
You were very worried, well, now rest a little. Now, as a witness, admit to us what external beauty is. You have heard a lot of stories, now for all of us, draw on paper our ... (name of the bride) as described by the groom.
The witness is provided with markers or pencils. He must draw a portrait of the bride, reflecting the girl’s qualities in various colors, and then explain his creation. For example, sweetheart can be depicted in a soft pink color, an association with a rose. The groom can suggest qualities, but without indicating the color.
Words:
Now with this glorious portrait we went forward in search. But what I see, these are cuties, exactly as you drew. Here, choose any one for yourself, we’ll give it to you without delay.
(But having been refused, the speech continues.)
If you don’t want any, then find yours.
Next is a dish with cut lemons, under each piece there is a leaf with a name written on it. Only one note contains the bride's name. The groom takes a slice, eats it and reads the name written on the sheet. If the bride's name is different, then the same procedure is performed by the witness. And so on until the required piece of paper is found. For each slice you can pay and read the name.
