Of course, no wedding is complete without flowers. What about a wedding without fun and customs? Do such weddings exist? Unfortunately, they do happen. When a wedding turns into a magnificent, solemn event, with endless banal congratulations, the host’s script heard a hundred times and the toastmaster’s flat jokes. The newlyweds and guests are bored, and the only pleasure from such a wedding is the opportunity to get drunk and eat deliciously.
They remember such a wedding as an uninteresting and boring event. To prevent this from happening, you need to think through the entire wedding scenario in advance, skillfully alternate all stages of the wedding: congratulations, drinking and snacking, dancing and wedding competitions.
Nowadays, themed weddings have become very fashionable, but fun competitions at your wedding will help make it a memorable event.
Congratulations should not be long, dancing should be fiery, wedding competitions should be fun. And yet, wedding competitions should be interesting to all guests, regardless of age.
We offer several options for fun competitions for a wedding that will amuse guests and will not allow this event to turn into an ordinary drunken party.
Wedding competition for parents of the bride and groom
“How we know how to have fun - young people will never dream of it!”
Wedding competition “Mother-in-law and mother-in-law are second mothers”
This is a competition between mother-in-law and mother-in-law for the title of “Best Mother-in-Law” and “Best Mother-in-Law.” You need to prepare humorous medals with such inscriptions in advance.
Mother-in-law and mother-in-law take turns praising, mother-in-law - son-in-law, mother-in-law - daughter-in-law. For example, my son-in-law is the smartest, my daughter-in-law is the most modest, and so on. Whoever stops first loses. But usually the mother-in-law and mother-in-law try their best, praising their new children, and the competition can drag on. After the sixth or seventh praise, the presenter can interrupt the competition by saying: “You are the best mother-in-law and mother-in-law” and putting medals on them.
Wedding competition “Cool Journalists”
Mother-in-law and father-in-law and mother-in-law and father-in-law receive two different newspapers from the hands of the presenter. In about 10-15 minutes, they must find words and letters in newspapers to compose a congratulation to the newlyweds, cut out these words and letters and stick them on whatman paper. The presenter gives them whatman paper and glue along with newspapers.
At the end of the competition, the couple who composed the best congratulations is awarded the humorous “Cool Journalist” medals. Just in case, you need to prepare 4 medals in advance, since guests may decide that both couples have equally good congratulations.
Karaoke or choir
What would a wedding be without table singing? You can hold a competition for your father-in-law and father-in-law for the best performance of any song. To do this, you need to select a soundtrack in advance or organize karaoke. Mothers of young people can also sing along.
Continuing the musical theme, you can invite all guests, led by the parents of the newlyweds, to sing a Russian folk song. The competition is that the team first sings a song, then the leader shouts: “Quiet” and everyone must shut up and continue singing to themselves. Then, “Choir” is heard and everyone continues the same song. It turns out, as a rule, inconsistently, but this also causes uproarious laughter among the guests at the wedding.
Parents and guests present are also encouraged to recall as many lullabies as possible. This knowledge will be useful to them after the wedding, when they have their own grandchildren. Whoever has the most songs in stock wins.
Wedding competitions for the bride and groom
Wedding competition “We are often together - we know each other well”
The young people stand back to back. The host asks the groom 8 questions (questions must be prepared in advance) about the bride. The questions can be any, but the groom's answers should show how well he knows his bride. Moreover, the questions should be written in such a way that the answer to them can be “yes” or “no”.
For example,
Is the bride's shoe size 38? Is the bride a natural blonde? Can she play any musical instrument? Her favorite flower is a rose?
First, the bride answers the host’s question, the answer is “yes” - she nods her head, the answer “no” - she shakes her head negatively. The groom answers out loud “yes” or “no.” Then the host asks the bride questions about the groom. By the number of correct answers, guests will find out how well the young people know each other.
Wedding competition “Leisure and work, whose concern will it be?”
The leader puts various items into the bag, the purpose of which is to help the young husband and wife with work or leisure. This could be: a whisk, a rolling pin, a TV remote control, a cosmetic bag with makeup items, a package of garbage bags, a small pack of washing powder, fashion magazines, a dish sponge, etc.
The bride and groom stand with their backs to the host and facing the guests. The leader behind the young couple takes turns taking out the items in their bag and also in turn asks the bride and groom: “Who is this for?” The newlyweds give answers and at the end of the competition, the newlyweds and guests laughingly find out who in the young family will do laundry, cook, wash dishes, and who will read magazines, watch TV, and put on makeup.
Wedding competition “My love will tell me how to find you”
The groom is blindfolded and must determine by his outstretched arms where the bride's hand is. There should be no more than five girls extending their hand; for a laugh, you can put a young man with rough hands and thin fingers in a row of girls. Of course, the presenter lines up a row of young people who will participate in the competition when the groom is already standing blindfolded. The same competition can be arranged for the bride.
Wedding competition “I’ll be the best dad, my whole family knows”
This is a competition for the groom, but 4 to 5 more young men and the same number of women must take part in it. Each man is given a bag with hairpins and bows. The presenter explains that all men are future, or already established, fathers, and it is quite possible that they will have daughters (and some already have them). And every future or established dad should be able to handle his daughter’s bows and hairpins. Every man should create a cool hairstyle for his companion in 2-3 minutes with the help of hairpins and bows. The one who created the most original hairstyle wins. The winner of this wedding competition is determined by the guests.
For mother-in-law and mother-in-law
It's no secret that many of the competitions contain a not entirely decent context.
Game entertainment for the parents of the heroes of the occasion should be selected with great responsibility. First of all, in order not to embarrass those closest to me.
So, you can hold several competitions for the mothers of the bride and groom.
"Bubble"
This is a pretty fun competition, and moms don’t have to do or invent anything special. Each participant is given soap bubbles. The presenter asks both the mother-in-law and mother-in-law provocative questions. Instead of answering, each of them blows bubbles, and the guests count their number. The resulting figure is the answer to the question posed.
Questions for the mother-in-law could roughly be:
- How many pancakes will your son-in-law cook on the weekend?
- How many times can you kiss your son-in-law?
- How many bouquets will the son-in-law present to his mother-in-law?
- How many days can you tie your son-in-law’s shoelaces?
For the mother-in-law, questions like these would be suitable:
- The day after the wedding, how many compliments will you give to your daughter-in-law?
- How many times a day will you call your daughter-in-law on weekends?
- How many times will you take your granddaughters to your place so that the children can rest?
- How many knitted socks will you give to your daughter-in-law?
Find me by voice
A competition for mother-in-law that will delight all participants.
To begin with, the mother of the bride is blindfolded. Next, young guys are invited to participate, one of whom is the groom. Each of them is given an inflatable balloon filled with helium. During the game, they take turns inhaling helium and saying: “Dear, beloved mother-in-law, this is your beloved son-in-law!” The mother-in-law should recognize her son-in-law by his voice. Although this will be very difficult, since after inhaling helium the voice becomes almost unrecognizable.
After the end of the game, the presenter sums up: “In life, various unforeseen situations happen. Always love and forgive your son-in-law and come to the rescue!”
Get to know me
This competition can be held for both the mother of the groom and the mother of the bride. The groom's mother is blindfolded, and 7 young girls are invited to participate in the game. Each of them stretches out their arms in front of them.
The mother-in-law must examine the hands of each of the participants and recognize her daughter-in-law among them. For more fun, you can invite a young guy or child to participate.
After the competition is completed, it can be repeated for the mother of the bride, and the groom and his friends become participants.
Annoy the mother-in-law
The mother of the groom, the bride and the bridesmaids are invited to participate.
Each participant, except the mother-in-law, is given a small spoon with which they will feed the groom's mother. So, the mother-in-law is blindfolded, and each of the participants pretends to feed her. In order for the mother-in-law to accurately identify her daughter-in-law, the toastmaster places salt and pepper in the bride’s spoon in advance.
After the end of the competition, the presenter expresses the wish that this would be the last time the daughter-in-law annoyed her mother-in-law.
Wedding competitions - awkward competitions
Wedding competition “My gift is the best, but mine is much cooler”
The presenter gives the young people a piece of paper in advance on which it is written what they will do with the next gift.
Each pair of guests or single guest stands up and announces what they are going to give to the newlyweds, and the newlyweds pull out any piece of paper that says what they will do with this gift. For example,
- We will give you a sea yacht. The young people read from the leaflet:
- We will hang it on the wall and admire it.
- We will give you a racing car. The young people read from the leaflet:
- We will eat from it and remember you with gratitude.
The fun and laughter of this wedding competition depends on the imagination and resourcefulness of the guests announcing their gifts, and the sense of humor of the host who has compiled the answers in advance.
Dancing
The newlyweds at the wedding are required to prepare several musical cuts of different genres for this competition. Parents are called to the center of the hall and begin to dance to the music. At first it can be a slow dance, then suddenly it turns into lambada, then into lezginka, breakdance and step. Based on the applause of the guests, a pair of winners is selected.
Competitions for parents at a wedding are an important and necessary moment in organizing the entire entertainment program. You need to carefully select games, knowing the preferences of the parents, taking into account the age and status of those present. The main thing is that they have fun and remember this day for the rest of their lives.
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Competitions for guests
Wedding competition “Let everyone know now - my man is top-notch!”
2-3 couples are called, including newlyweds. Women write 5-6 compliments to their men on pieces of paper. For example,
He's kind, like...He's handsome, like...He's loyal, like...He's smart, like...and things like that.
Men also write the names of animals on pieces of paper, for example, Bear, Hare, Rhinoceros, Tiger, and the like.
The men and women of the couples, of course, do not need to know what each of them is writing. Then the presenter takes the leaves from the men. And each woman reads out compliments to her man, and the presenter announces the name of the animal according to the man’s list. It turns out, for example, like this: “He is kind, like ... a tiger,” “He is brave, like ... a hare,” etc.
Features and Recommendations
The soap show program is perfect for both an outdoor summer wedding and an indoor ceremony.
The show is also quite possible for a winter wedding, because at temperatures below minus 7C, the composition freezes, and you get fabulous light balls that fit wonderfully into the wedding decor. At a wedding, a soap bubble show can serve both as an entertaining competition and as an independent performance. But in any case, it is important that it fits into the theme of the wedding and the overall scenario of the celebration.
On your own
If you are going to freeze the bubbles, then you should not add glycerin to the mixture , but otherwise focus on what properties are your priority. Should the balls be dense so that guests can play with them like balls? Or, on the contrary, tender and fragile, so that it can be caught like a magic butterfly?
Craft stores provide a wide selection of a wide variety of compositions, and you will definitely find the one you need.
Help from professionals
If more complex competitions are expected, for example, a burning bubble or tricks with bubbles placed inside each other, then it is better to turn to the help of professionals. Many event agencies and freelance magicians offer services, among which you can find both fairly simple programs and real plot-based works of art.
If you choose specialists, we advise you to look at their portfolio and discuss in advance what kind of tricks you would like to see at the wedding. It would be a good idea to look at the reviews, especially those with photos and videos. Well, the best basis for choosing is the recommendations of those people whom you know personally and who have already ordered a soap fairy tale and were satisfied with it.
Be sure to check with the artists exactly what will be included in the program, how long it will last, as well as the composition of the solution from which the balls will be created and its properties. It is worth discussing the features of the room: are unplanned drafts possible in it, is there room for a stage and, most importantly, is there carpet, laminate, parquet on the floor?
Some troupes provide performances on a special non-slip surface, as well as quick cleaning after the show, but in this case it is necessary to clarify whether the service is included in the standard fee.
Wedding competitions for all guests
Wedding competition “Dancing until you drop”
6-7 couples can participate in this competition, more can be done if the presenter can keep track of each couple. Each couple dances on the newspaper for 1-2 minutes. Then the music stops, each couple folds their newspaper in half and the music starts again, the couples dance on the halves of the newspapers. The next music stops, the newspapers are folded in half again and the couples dance again. The presenter must ensure that the dancers do not go beyond the boundaries of the newspapers. The couple that can dance on the smallest folded newspaper will be the winner. There are such resourceful couples when the woman takes off her shoes and stands on the man’s feet. Much less space is required to dance, and usually such a resourceful couple wins. Will there be such savvy people at your wedding?
Wedding competition “I’m not afraid of the swamp, and I’ll get to my beloved”
7-8 couples can participate in this competition, and more are possible if the width of the hall allows. The presenter arranges the pairs, men on one side of the hall, women on the other. The presenter explains to the men that there is a swamp in front of them, and in order to get to their beloved through the swamp, they need bumps that the men create themselves. He hands out two A4 sheets of paper to the men. Each man must place his foot on the leaf, place the second leaf so that the second leg can be placed. Then he puts his second foot on the second leaf and, balancing on one leg, takes the first leaf and places it further along the “swamp”. Each participant performs such procedures until he gets across the “swamp” to his girlfriend. The winner is the one who passes the “swamp” over the “bumps” faster than others.
Wedding competition “I will pass all obstacles, I will reach everyone faster”
Both men and women can participate, 5-6 people. The presenter creates obstacles in the form of strings stretched between the chairs, places balloons and skittles in the path of those walking. All participants are asked to remember their obstacles, then they are blindfolded, turned their backs to the obstacles and, quietly, so that the players do not understand, all obstacles are removed. They turn to face obstacles and the players must “overcome” them. The winner is the one who overcomes the “obstacles” faster.
Wedding competition “If I bomb the fastest, success awaits me in battle”
6-7 couples participate in this competition. The young men sit in a circle on chairs, with the backs of the chairs facing inward, and place a balloon on their knees. The girls, at the leader’s command, sit on their partner’s ball. If the ball bursts, the presenter gives the “bomber” the next ball. Whoever "bombs" the fastest - bursts 3 balloons - wins.
Which ones to choose?
When selecting wedding competitions for parents of newlyweds, some knowledge of psychology and an individual approach will not hurt. It is necessary to take into account the age capabilities , character traits and personal hobbies of potential test participants.
By character and hobbies
For example, for people with musical abilities, singing competitions are suitable. Cheerful and witty individuals will be able to realize their qualities in comic tests. Lyrical competitions with slow dancing, beautiful music, and paraphernalia in the form of candles are universal and usually go off with a bang for all categories of parents.
Various fun competitions are welcome . With their help, you can create a relaxed atmosphere and relieve tension among participants and guests. Young people will be pleased to see that their parents do not have to be bored. Fun competitions can be dancing, singing, competitive, active, intellectual, or for completing tasks. Some challenges involve group participation, and other guests may perform along with the parents.
Note! Spicy competitions must be approached with caution. It is better to leave them for the young, especially when there are doubts about how they will be received. If such competitions are held, then in the middle of the evening, when the guests are sufficiently relaxed.
Artistic dress-up acts can be a great element of the evening. Props can include not only wigs or various hats, but also full outfits of any heroes, historical figures, gypsy robes, medical or police uniforms. Reincarnated parents can effectively congratulate the newlyweds on behalf of some person in whose image they will appear, act out a skit or dance a characteristic dance. For example, a Lezginka would look great in the reproduction of the fathers of the bride and groom dressed in national Caucasian clothes.
Competitions for parents can highlight their hobbies or professional activities . For example, an avid fisherman can be given a toy set with a fishing rod and fish so that he can catch them at speed; The hairdresser is given the task of creating a festive hairstyle for a guest with a pronounced bald spot…. By using your imagination and using an individual approach, you can fill your wedding with the brightest and funniest moments that will be remembered by those present for a lifetime and will look great on video and photos.
You should also pay attention to the submission of competitions. The presenter does not have to be overly conservative, because most modern parents are quite democratic. At the same time, it is necessary to avoid vulgarity and not allow vulgar comments. However, this is relevant not only for parents.
By age and health
Age must be taken into account when selecting vigorous challenges. They must be provided for forty-year-old parents, because at this age people are in excellent physical shape and can easily give a head start to young people. For older people, aged fifty plus, competitions with elements of physical education are also quite acceptable, but only if the potential participants do not have significant health problems.
You should approach competitions that involve running, jumping and strength competitions with great caution. In combination with strong drinks, such competitions can cause an increase in blood pressure .
Speed and endurance competitions should also be left for young people. In relation to parents, it is better not to allow extreme sports, but to give preference to dance competitions, and slow dancing should predominate.
Carefully! It is advisable to find out in advance from young people whether their parents have any restrictions on physical activity, hypertension, or heart disease.
Matchmaking for the bride
The task of the bride's family is to please the groom's relatives and friends (matchmakers). In the past, the young woman could not go out to guests and communicate on equal terms. Now the girl can invite matchmakers to her house. But her modesty and politeness are considered valuable qualities. The appearance of a young person can be original. The girl may unexpectedly leave the backyard or hide until the matchmakers find her themselves.
During the ceremony, the bride should not talk much, question the guests or make toasts. The image of a shy girl will appeal to her lover's parents. She is advised to give up drinking and eat little. The future spouse must serve dishes, take care of the participants in the feast and pick up dirty plates on time. She should appear in the role of a careful housewife.
The bride must address her parents and the groom's family with respect. You should not interrupt them or interfere in the conversation. Boasting and communicating about one’s own talents is unacceptable for a young person. The girl is praised by her family. It is important to do this correctly, not to overdo it. The young woman can demonstrate her talents (singing, reading poetry, playing a musical instrument).
The bride should prepare gifts. You can present your mother-in-law with a bouquet, and the other guests with small symbolic gifts. Such little things will improve the relationship between the parties and smooth out the awkwardness that is inevitable when meeting for the first time.
Additional Tips
An experienced toastmaster will select the best options specifically for your celebration, but our article will help you choose a good host.
Like all other guests, it is necessary to prepare prizes for parents for participating and winning the competition. These do not necessarily have to be practical things that will be useful around the house - most likely, you will like pleasant little things more. For example, you can prepare comic medals or orders in advance. You can make them yourself or purchase them at a gift store.
In most cases, what is important for parents is not so much winning the competition as participation, so even if you make both couples winners in each competition, this will only bring positive emotions. From the moment of the wedding, the father-in-law and mother-in-law and mother-in-law become one family, so all victories and defeats are shared equally, as are their children.
