Why are wedding competitions needed?
Each of us has attended a traditional Russian wedding at least once, which is usually fun and noisy. And here wedding competitions occupy not the last place in the scenario. A holiday such as a wedding usually lasts for the whole day, and most often it takes up to three days. Of course, the first one is considered the most important - that’s when the wedding ceremony takes place, and after it the real fun begins.
There has been some debate lately about whether wedding competitions are necessary. Some people believe that interaction with guests at a wedding is very important. Others believe that this is a relic of the past, and today a wedding should be held according to European standards.
Photo of bride price at wedding
However, it is worth noting that various wedding competitions are held even in European countries - in particular, it is from there that wedding flash mobs came to us. And at Russian weddings, an entertainment program for the newlyweds and guests is practically considered mandatory!
This day is very important for newlyweds and their parents. And you always want to dilute the solemnity of the ceremony with fun and jokes. That is why all competitions can be divided into pre- and post-wedding. First, they are included in the redemption procedure, helping to reduce the degree of tension for the groom and liberate the guests themselves. A visit to the registry office is an official event. After it, you want to feel like a full-fledged participant in a bright holiday , meet other guests and new relatives.
Excuse
- Participants: witness and witness.
A compromising photo of each of the young spouses appears on the screen, and their witnesses must come up with a reasonable explanation (“excuse”) for them. The photo can be taken using Photoshop or taken the day before. Of course, do not forget about the limits of decency. At the end of the competition, explain to the guests that the incriminating evidence is not real.
When discussing projector competitions with newlyweds, pay maximum attention to this option, clarifying all the nuances. After all, all people have a different sense of humor and, without warning the newlyweds in advance, you risk encountering a negative reaction at the celebration.
Tips for presenters of wedding competitions
Professional presenters and wedding organizers, when developing a festive scenario, always pay great attention to competitions. However, here it is worth considering some points that are often missed if the script is created by amateurs.
The host conducts the wedding
Here are recommendations that will help you conduct any competition so that all guests at the wedding are satisfied. Please note the following:
- Age of participants. Many interactive competitions for young people may seem too free-form, incomprehensible or difficult . If you focus only on the category of guests whose age exceeds 50 years, young participants risk getting bored. Therefore, either choose universal competitions or alternate them depending on the age of the participants.
- Difficulty level. If your script includes only action-packed competitions, the program may bore your guests. Remember that your goal is to entertain your wedding guests, not to engage in physical exercise with them.
- Views and preferences of guests. Try to find out in as much detail as possible about what kind of guests will come to the wedding. It is necessary to take into account not only the invitees, but also the parents and close relatives of the newlyweds. Perhaps these are people of strict moral rules or are very religious. In this case, they are unlikely to like entertainment that contains intimate hints, a mass competition in the form of a flash mob with kisses, or striptease competitions. The wedding program should under no circumstances offend anyone's feelings.
- Presence of children at the wedding. When drawing up the script, you need to remember about such invitees. If you plan for children to be present at the wedding, prepare several competitions in which they could also participate.
Remember that any competition is voluntary. There is nothing worse when the host forces this or that guest to go on stage and literally forces him to play this or that role. Don't forget also that winning competitions should be accompanied by prizes . Therefore, prepare some small trinkets in advance as gifts for the winners. For example, you can buy silver jewelry in the form of earrings, pendants, rings, and brooches. If the wedding is themed, the prizes can be designed in the same style.
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What are we talking about?
- Participants: guests or witnesses.
Participants turn their backs to the screen on which the picture appears. You need to guess what is depicted on it by answering leading questions. The presenter needs to select funny and unusual photographs and comical questions for them in advance. For example, a crying child is depicted on the screen. The host asks: “How did you take time off from work to go to the wedding today?”
Such competitions using a projector require resourcefulness, ingenuity and a good sense of humor from the presenter. The success of the competition depends on the quality selection of photographs and questions.
Interesting competitions for weddings
When thinking through competitions, do not forget that they should include everyone present. The organizers come up with a lot of funny, amusing or simply fun competitions, in which not only the guests themselves, but also the newlyweds, their parents and witnesses participate.
We bring to your attention several options for modern competitions that can make your wedding unusual and unforgettable
Wedding photo competitions
Modern gadgets diversify the entertainment program at a wedding and make it more technologically advanced. Despite the fact that a professional photographer and videographer will undoubtedly be present at your event, the personal phones of the guests will not lie idle. Invite those who wish to participate in a photo competition. It consists in the fact that each participant will need to take a selfie as quickly as possible with certain people, for example, with the newlyweds, with the mother of the bride, with a guest sitting with so-and-so, with the host and, finally, against the background of the wedding table of the bride and groom. The essence of the competition is to have time to take all these selfies in a limited time, for example, in a minute. If at least 7-10 people participate in the competition, you are guaranteed a cheerful bustle in the hall.
Phone photo for a wedding competition
Mannequin Challenge at a wedding
The idea of this competition appeared just a few years ago, but has gained incredible popularity around the world. This competition is a kind of flash mob, and its task is to create a massive freeze frame. Participants in this entertainment must agree in advance on what action they will perform and what poses they will take for filming. On command, each of them freezes for 20 seconds. During this time, the videographer must film the entire group from different angles. Even the photos of the Challenge competition always look original. Imagine how the video will turn out when only the camera moves on the screen, and all its objects look frozen.
Photo of a wedding challenge competition
Wool team building or competition with threads
Another fun activity that also looks bright. Organizers recommend holding it at the beginning of the program as it sets the tone for the fun. Participants (let there be as many of them as possible) stand in a wide circle, after which the leader hands one of them a ball of thread. The participants throw this ball around, and each of them holds the thread with one hand before the next throw. Thus, the contestants seem to weave among themselves a web of colorful threads. If you use several multi-colored balls at once, then soon the entire space inside the circle will be covered with a colorful thread carpet.
Photo of balls of thread for a competition at a wedding
Intelligent competition "Intuition"
This competition will require the newlyweds to know about their relatives. With their help, the presenter prepares questions in advance about the habits, interests, life conflicts, professions of certain relatives on the part of both the bride and the groom. During the competition, without naming the person by name, he voices the information received (for example: “Which of the bride’s relatives works as a nurse?”). The participants' task is to guess this person. During such a competition, future relatives at the same time get to know each other better.
Photo of the intuition competition at a wedding
Modern competition with a projector for a wedding
Such competitions are good because they give almost all guests of the holiday the opportunity to take part in them. In addition, they can simultaneously perform another task - congratulating the newlyweds. There are many options for competitions where a projector is involved. One of them is to look for differences in two identical photographs.
Photo of dance at a wedding
You can also prepare in advance the faces of some holiday participants or simply famous people, distorted by Photoshop. Guests at the wedding guess who is shown in the photo. Such a competition with a screen will also become a signal for dance entertainment if you offer guests a selection of famous movie dances.
Cool musical competitions for corporate events
Games using music will distract guests from eating and help unwind. To carry out such events, you will need equipment to play music files from media. It is best if it is a full-fledged karaoke system. You can “play” with it or perform your favorite composition for colleagues.
Competition "International Holding"
Your company is developing and sooner or later will turn into an international holding. It is better to prepare for this event in advance by holding the following competition. Contestants are asked to guess the lyrics of a popular song. Some lines from it are used for this. However, before the start of the competition, the text is passed several times through an online translator into different languages and then back into Russian. Thus, funny text phrases are formed, and it is not easy to recognize the popular composition in them.
“Audio Crocodile” - a competition that will show how well employees understand each other without words
Several teams are participating, whose players try to show with gestures a line from a popular song. Naturally, the choice should fall on well-known tracks.
“Remember and continue the line”
The presenter makes a guess and announces the word. Teams participating in the game must remember and sing any song that mentions this word or phrase. There is another version of this competition - for corporate events, choose hits from 2022-2023. One participant puts on a track and then abruptly turns off the music. Teams must remember and continue the specified composition.
Competition "Continuous production (business process)"
Guests are divided into several teams - preferably according to company departments. The first, for example, the sales department, begins to sing the famous song until a certain moment, which is chosen by the presenter. The following teams must continue the song marathon with a track that contains the word with which the previous performance ended. Thus, passing the initiative along the chain, the production process passes from department to department. A group that was unable to remember and perform the hit within a set period of time (everyone counted to ten in unison) is subject to an alcohol fine.
