One of the fun and interesting wedding rituals is the bride ransom. This wedding tradition dates back to ancient times, when ransom was not entertainment, but a very important and serious rite. Today this action has turned into a funny staged scene, where the groom must go through comic tests in order to get to his beloved. One of the most common competitions is questions for the groom. The team of the wedding portal svadebka.ws will tell you what questions to ask when buying a bride.
Questions to the groom about the bride's appearance
To prevent the ransom from becoming boring and banal, you can replace questions for the groom with mini tasks, for example:
- Instead of asking the groom about the color of the bride's eyes, offer to choose an option from the proposed photos or draw them yourself.
- The groom can choose an insole that matches the size of the girl's feet.
- Ask to guess the bride's lip print among many others.
- Place several rings of different sizes in front of the groom and ask which ring the bride can wear on her ring finger.
- Provide the groom with three ribbons of different sizes. He must answer which one is equal to the width of his beloved’s waist.
- Ask to guess the bride's handprint.
There can be many options for such competitions for redemption. Don't be afraid to fantasize.
How to conduct tests for the groom
When they want to ask the groom questions, they are not voiced directly, otherwise it will look like an exam.
The future wife invites the bridesmaids, who come up with a story and choose one of the competitions with questions, for example, name your favorite flowers, the color of your beloved, etc. The essence of these questions is to understand through the answers received to original, funny, tricky test tasks, how well the future groom knows his beloved and how much he wants a life together.
Wedding competition examples:
- "Chamomile". The organizers create a paper flower with a question written on the back of its petals.
- “Burst the balloon.” For this competition, a piece of paper with a question is placed in the balloons, after which it is inflated. And the groom is asked to destroy it in order to find out the question. At the same time, it is very good to create difficult situations - bursting a balloon without touching it (with the help of lemon juice), or hitting it with a dart.
- "Roulette". To create a competition, the organizers in the children's department of the store buy a toy roulette and a ball for it. Separately prepare a list of questions, which are distributed by color or number. If the list is numbered, then you need to create 2-3 questions for each number. The groom makes a bet with money and spins the wheel. When the ball stops, the presenter voices the question, and if the man answers incorrectly, the money is taken away. If the answer is correct, then the contestant is given a token. The participant needs to collect 5-7 chips to advance to the next test.
- "Lottery". To create it, use a drum with balls. The groom turns the handle and pulls out several balls. It’s good if the spheres open, then you can put notes with questions in them. If not, then they additionally create a canvas with cells in which the same numbers are written as on the balls. They contain two colored cards: one yellow with a question, and the second red with a penalty task. Or, instead of a fine, the groom must put money in his pocket. If there is no desire or opportunity to buy a drum, then it can be replaced with a transparent vase filled with multi-colored squares folded from paper. In this case, the cards can be decorated with rhinestones or satin bows.
- “Poster with a schematic image.” On a large sheet of whatman paper there are several images - these could be traces of lips, colored prints of palms or feet, or the outline of a waist. The groom must guess what mark his beloved left, for each mistake he must pay a fine or recite a poem about the beauty of his couple.
- “Posters with puzzles.” This competition requires ingenuity to encrypt the desired meaning in pictures or numbers. You will also need minimal artistic ability or the ability to create a collage on a computer. In this case, the collage must be large, and special equipment will be required to print it. It is best to choose A1 or A2 sheet size; smaller or larger sheets will look too out of place.
If they use roulette or another competition with prizes given to the groom, then the props should contain wishes that help in family life.
They can be serious or funny, but always in a positive way. All competitions must fit the theme of the holiday, so all equipment is decorated with hearts, rings or doves.
It is also possible to place figures or pictures symbolizing lovers on the surface. Sometimes posters or other flat elements are decorated with photographs of the bride and groom.
Often these are paired photographs, but they can also be single ones, then they create a love story.
Questions for the groom about plans for the future
Having decided to connect his life with the woman he loves, a man must know everything about her, including her dreams and plans. To check this, you can ask the following questions to the groom at the bride price:
- Where does your beloved dream to visit?
- How many children does your future wife dream of? Does she want a daughter or a son?
- Where do you plan to build your family nest?
- What is the bride's priority: career or children?
- What will you call the bride's parents after the wedding?
- What did the bride dream of as a child?
- How does your beloved imagine her future family life?
- Who will be the head of your family?
Results
When the main questions are left behind, and the bride's room is already nearby, to open it, you need to find the key hidden in the balls next to the door. The essence of the task is to find the desired ball, which will contain a note with the word “key”. All others will contain notes with the ransom amount.
For the bride price, you should select original and funny tasks and questions so that this comic ritual will contribute to a good mood for both the groom and everyone present. The main point is a sense of proportion - do not delay the ransom too much and torment the young man for a long time. It should feel like a fun game to look back on. On average, the ransom should last no longer than half an hour. It is important to understand and adhere to the fact that jokes and questions are moderately delicate, while vulgar hints that could put the young man in an awkward position should be excluded.
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Ransom questions about dates and numbers
Often at the ransom the groom is asked questions about the numbers:
- The day you met?
- Time for your first date?
- When was (bride's name) born?
- How many months did you date before you decided to propose?
- What size shoes will you buy for your wife?
- How many friends does your fiancee have?
- How many steps are there in the entrance (how many windows are there in the house) of your beloved woman?
- How much time does your lover spend in front of the mirror?
- When will you wish your father-in-law and mother-in-law a happy birthday?
- How tall is the bride in millimeters?
Svadebka.ws advises: when selecting ransom tasks for the groom, try to ensure that they are not too simple or too complex so that they can be guessed with a little thought. If the groom cannot find the answer, offer him to pay the ransom. Try not to delay competitions.
How to prepare the application form?
An entertaining questionnaire for the bride and groom will also help test their knowledge about the spouses. To compile it, it is recommended to enlarge and print a joint photograph of the couple, processing the photo with attractive frames. Stickers are placed on the photo. Then the newlyweds are asked one by one questions from the questionnaire. This is done so that the young one is responsible for the young one, and vice versa. If the answer is correct, one sticker is removed from the photo, and this continues until the entire photo card is revealed.
Joint photo of lovers for the questionnaire
Such a wedding competition for the bride and groom may contain these questions:
- Favorite color.
- What is the last name of your best friend?
- What was your favorite lesson in school?
- First pet.
- What will you name the girl?
- What will you name the boy?
- What was your nickname as a child?
- What did you do during boring lessons?
- What gift would you prefer to receive?
- What profession did you dream of as a child?
- What size clothes does he wear?
- What was the title of your thesis?
- What's the boss's name?
- Life's greatest adventure?
- Eye color.
- What are the prizes, awards, cups, certificates that the chosen one received?
- Which football team do you support?
- Favorite TV show.
- What was the name of your first love?
A game with questions for young people will be more interesting the more unexpected the tasks themselves turn out to be.
Questions about the bride's preferences
Ransom questions about the bride’s preferences can also be a good option:
- What flower bouquet will the bride like best?
- What will your beloved choose: a romantic dinner in a restaurant or a barbecue in nature?
- What qualities does the bride value in people, and what cannot she tolerate?
- What kind of music does your girlfriend prefer?
- How does a bride most often like to spend her weekend?
- Why does the bride love you?
- How does your beloved like to celebrate holidays: with her family or at a noisy party?
- What perfume does your future wife prefer?
- Does the bride have a hobby? Which?
Riddles with a trick
Another category is funny wedding riddles with a trick. Without knowing the correct answer, it is not easy to guess them. But the time will be fun while the guests name their options.
Funny wedding riddles with answers:
- 1 tail, 2 heads, 6 legs. What it is? (Rider on a horse)
- If you cut off a corner of a rectangular table, how many corners will be left? (5)
- The train travels at a speed of 60 km/h. If the wind blows west, which way does the smoke go? (No smoke comes from the train)
- What is the most valuable thing in human milk? (Tara)
- Which plant is the smartest? (Horseradish)
- Which car wheel does not spin when making a left turn? (Spare)
- How many sausages can you eat on an empty stomach? (One)
- Can a penguin be called a bird if it doesn't fly? (No. He doesn't talk)
If there are a lot of children at the wedding, the toastmaster or witness can hold an interesting competition for them. For example, read short poems about animals.
The trick is that the correct answer will not rhyme, which will confuse and at the same time amuse the children:
- I catch mice in the house and entertain the kids. Tell me out loud, children, what is my name? (cat)
- I’ll tell you openly - I carry a child in my bag. I'm a jumping champion! I am a jumping gray... (kangaroo)
- I’ll purr at the bowl, there are delicious sausages there. I warm my grandmother like a hot water bottle, I’m very warm... (cat)
- I’ll save some nectar and take it to the children’s honeycombs. I’ll buzz here and there, because I’m small... (bee)
- You recognize him immediately: he is long-eared and cross-eyed. And he knows a lot about carrots. Well, of course, this is... (hare)
- He jumps off the palm tree and climbs again. Jumps deftly... (monkey)
- Not a fan of bright light, underground in winter and summer. This harmful one dug everything up with his nose... (mole).
There are many riddles for children's quizzes on the Internet. If you have a good imagination, you can come up with similar poems yourself.
Checking the groom's knowledge of his chosen one
It would be fair if the groom also tells what he knows about the bride.
To do this, the toastmaster hands the microphone to the spouse and can ask the following questions:
-What will your sweetheart choose: going to a club or having dinner at home by candlelight?
— What kind of vacation does the bride like - on the sea beach or in the forest near the river among the pine trees?
— What car does your sweetheart want to buy?
-What is your favorite animal?
-What will she choose – ice cream or cake?
-What kind of music does the bride like?
-How many children does he want?
-What animal can your beloved compare you to?
Let the questions be simple so that the groom does not waste a lot of time and effort answering them.
Fun riddles for adults
Funny wedding riddles for guests can have vulgar overtones. And their correct decision will definitely make the participants of the funny table game laugh heartily.
Here are examples of funny poems and jokes:
- A guy and a girl were doing something in the grass on "E". (Ate strawberries)
- The hard is inserted into the soft, and the balls dangle nearby? (Earrings)
- Long, red, 21. (Tram)
- We feel good together: I’m under you, you’re above me. (Hedgehog carries an apple)
- With claws, but not a bird. He flies and curses. (Electrician falls)
- It dangles between the legs, it starts at “X”. (Tail)
It is better to make them in an adult company, away from children's ears.
To be held at the entrance
In most cases, in order to ransom the bride, you need to climb a staircase. In such conditions, it is simply impossible to hold noisy and space-consuming competitions. But the stairs and walls allow you to realize some interesting and fun ideas.
Pathfinder
Before the groom enters the entrance, you need to draw footprints on the stairs in a chaotic manner. The more difficult it is to climb them, the more interesting the test will be. After all, the groom will be asked to overcome the span, moving along the indicated route, strictly adhering to the painted tracks. If the subject misses, the trail is sprinkled with coins or bills from the pockets of the groom and his friends.
Stairway to Heaven
The bridesmaids print out the reasons for her future wedding on A4 sheets in advance. Most of them should be humorous: “just like that,” “forced,” “forgot the reason.” And only on one sheet is written “for love.” Next, the sheets are laid out in such a way that the reason “for love” is at the very top level, to which comic reasons lead. The groom must climb to the very top, bypassing unnecessary sheets.
Interesting! Any of your friends can bring it to the specified point, but you shouldn’t give such a hint, because the point of the competition is funny attempts to overcome the distance.
Rhyme
This competition is used if the bride's apartment is located high. One flight of stairs turns into a field for creativity, where each new step becomes available to the groom after he pronounces a declaration of love for his bride in verse. In order not to delay this competition, ask all the groom's friends present to help in composing rhymes.
Call
This competition is held in front of the bride's apartment. The groom is asked to ring the bell with his heel. He must think to take off his shoes in order to press the bell with his heel. The most interesting thing in this task is to look at the groom’s erroneous attempts, which are usually carried out in the company of friends.