Entertaining your guests: 4 original ideas to keep them entertained
Guests who never get bored at a wedding, even during the meal. Every bride and groom dreams of this. But how do you keep them entertained so that they want to participate, and have fun doing so?
On a wedding day, the time to sit down at the table is usually the one that can drag on and on. Although its purpose is festive, care must be taken to entertain guests of all ages. So don’t hesitate to add that touch of whimsy that will make all the difference.
Here are a few ideas for original games and entertainment. The aim is to get people at every table involved and make the meal unforgettable.
Bonus: a unique gift idea for everyone.
Themed mini-albums on each table
Instead of the usual wedding entertainment and games, why not invite your nearest and dearest to leaf through your story. In turn, they’ll see pieces of their own in moments captured on the spot. It’s a touching way to show them that they’re part of your life, and to thank them for being with you on this important day.
One subject per table to be circulated
People need to look at the photos and pass them from table to table. Organizing the seating plan is an important part of wedding planning. At times, you may have the impression that there will be less affinity between certain people. Place a mini photo album on each table, themed around the history of your couple and that of your guests. In this way, you’ll share an intimate moment that’ll inspire laughter, discussion and nostalgia.
Here are a few ideas for albums you can create:
- Our children are all growing up: photos of your children and those of your loved ones, of the same age or who grew up together.
- Our looks over the years: a fun retrospective of your hair and clothing transformations.
- Friendships that last: for each group of friends present, an album of moments shared since the start of your relationship.
- Each partner’s family: a nod to your roots, through family memories.
- Unforgettable celebrations: parties from all eras (including excesses), trips, parties with friends, children’s parties.
- Goofy poses album: to amuse young and old alike by showing your less serious side, which they don’t all know.
These albums can also be easily created online. What’s more, they make great keepsakes for you and your significant other.
What’s more, by incorporating this activity, you guarantee lively discussions.
Take home a personalized souvenir
Have some gold or silver pens ready, and leave a space in the albums for guests to add their own comments, anecdotes or wishes. It’s a great way to bring home new memories.
Test your guests: who really knows the bride and groom?
Give a fun challenge that allows everyone, regardless of relationship to the bride and groom or age, to participate. It’s a quiz combining a general questionnaire and three anecdotes.
Slide a quiz card onto the tables with questions such as:
- Where did they propose?
- Where did they meet?
- What breed of dog do they have?
- Name a place where they’ve traveled.
- What are their parents’ names?
- In what city was their first apartment/condo or house?
- Who snores more between the two of them/or who takes up more space in the bed?
Then add three anecdotes. Two false and one true. The table members will have to agree on which one is true. It’s up to you to sow the seeds of doubt!
* Feel free to add one or two bonus questions that won’t affect the result. Give them a more humorous connotation to make the kids smile too.
Please note
You have two options. Make the game easier for your guests by providing a choice of answers, or leave the boxes empty for more creativity.
Each participant at the winning table will win a prize.
Mirror game for a free drink
Stick mirror cards under chairs or plates. Guests must find the person with the other identical piece. The reward? A free drink of their choice (chocolate milk, specialty coffee, alcohol), so suitable for all ages.
To add to the fun, include an obligatory step. Take a photo together with the card in full view. Entrust the task either to your professional photographer, or to one of your witnesses.
Guessing the secret affinity
Ask one of your witnesses to help you with this game. It involves creating check cards with various statements that can bring a group of people together. A perfect activity to entertain your wedding guests, but also the bride and groom themselves. Your best man or a member of your bridal party can also play the game.
How does the wedding entertainment work?
- The cards are handed out to the guests, who are asked to mark the groups to which they belong.
- Each answer corresponds to a unique group number.
- When your best man asks people belonging to group X to stand up, those who have ticked on the card do so.
- The bride and groom have to guess the affinity of the group of standing guests.
Take note
To make the game easier and, above all, more interactive and fun, display the answer choices on a giant screen for the bride and groom. At the same time, you’ll see the people standing looking at their peers, no doubt with a smile on their faces.
Common ground for your guest groups
Here are some ideas for grouping:
- Interests or passions (owns a pet, plays an instrument, enjoys gardening or local beers);
- Age range or life event (in a relationship for over 10 years, single, parent, over 30);
- Appearance (wears a blue accessory, tie, dress, has a tattoo, blond hair) ;
- Free category (born in a specific month, laughs loudly, doesn’t like coffee, attending first wedding).
This game is a bonding exercise. By nature, people like to recognize each other by what they have in common. It makes it easier to talk to each other.
Give your guests a special gift
Your wedding is an opportunity to tell your story, to bring together those who matter, and to create a moment that’s intimate, elegant and vibrant.
We’ve come up with games and entertainment to entertain, but above all to create unforgettable memories.
Since you’ll already be making mini-albums, take the opportunity to make another montage. The one you’ll give to your guests will feature photos of you and your children only. This can be an alternative to other equally interesting guest gift options.
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