Bridal Party Games for the Bridal Shower

It has been conjectured that the first bridal party game was given by the friends of a young Dutch girl when her father denied giving her a dowry. It was because that the father was unhappy with her choice of the husband. Such parties are now given among close friends, which not only helps the bride to get used to her new surroundings in her household, but it is also a celebration of the upcoming nuptials.

In a wedding, games are usually played in addition to the food being served. Suck bridal party games come in different form and are full of fun activities for the entertainment of you guests. Bridal Shower games are no longer limited to females only. In many such wedding showers are being held which include both the bride and the groom and their couple friends. This is sometimes called 'Jack and Jill' shower. Whether your guests are traditional or zany, there are several of these games which fit the right moment of the situation. In this modern day bridal games are mostly co-ed. There are occasions where the bride opts for an old fashioned ladies-only shower, where they can bond with female relatives and girlfriends. Tea showers and luncheon showers are still popular and these could be formal or informal as one likes.

Here are some great bridal party games and ideas to get your party started.

Safety Pins - A safety pin is given to each guest as she arrives, which she affixes to her clothing. She needs to mention a pre-determined word, viz., "wedding," "church" or even the groom's name, and one of the other guests, one of the other guests, who-so-ever is quick, would take the pin from her. The guest who winds up with the most safety pins wins a prize.

The Dating Game -The Dating Game concerns both the male and the female. Before the shower, the bride is given a list of questions, about herself and the groom. The answers to these questions are kept a secret by the bride. he questions are like, "When was your first kiss", etc. At the shower, all guests are given the same list of questions given to the bride. The answers to these questions are filled up by the guests in the manner what they think the answers are. The guests start to grade each other as the couple sit on chairs in front of everyone and the groom answers each question "Dating Game" style. Which ever guest gets the most answers right wins a prize. It is funnily interesting to find out how many answers the groom gets wrong.

Bridal Word Scramble - The objective of this game is to unscramble a set of wedding related words and is played by four or more players.. Its a passive game which means little or no movement is required. It is a game to find out how well the guests know about organising weddings. The ones who know it better would be able to unscramble those words correctly than the others. There is a certain time limit to complete unscambling of those words and one with the most correct answers gets the prize. Some of these words are given below, in scrambled form: morgo, grin, grealcmny, reshus, trarge, smiedsibrad, stigf, etc.

Bride's Recipes - A set of recipe cards are for the bride-to-be. These are then distributed amongst the guests who write down their favourite recipe. These recipes are then read out to all and the best recipe wins a prize. Sometimes, blank recipe cards are sent to the guests along with the unique wedding invitations, so that it could be filled up by the guests at leisure.

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