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Make Your Wedding Reception Memorable: 5 Games Guests Will Love

By Tanya McDonald 26 August 2022

So you’re planning your wedding reception and you want the event to be one all your guests will remember for being fantastic fun. But you’re worried. You’ve got friends and family who have never met and you don’t know how you are going to get them talking.

Great Wedding Games are the answer.

I have listed 5 of the best fun guest wedding games that will help break the ice and get your family and friends connecting.

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5 of the best wedding games

1) I Spy Wedding Game

Send your guests on a digital scavenger hunt by creating a list of wedding moments for them to capture with their mobiles. Your list can be made up of whatever shots you would like such as the newlyweds kissing, someone cheers-ing, a group selfie, or the cutest couple (other than the newlyweds), you can include anything.

Not only does this give your guests a fun activity, it gets them soliciting and you’ll also end up with even more pictures of your special day.

You can up the stakes and turn your photo scavenger hunt into a contest where you’ll vote for the best photo in each category after the wedding. This way, your guests will go for quality photos, not just quantity.

I Spy Wedding Reception Game with Tanya McDonald MC - Tanya McDonald Wedding Coordinator & Celebrant

2) Couple Trivia

At each guest’s seat, leave a Trivia sheet with some questions about the two of you. They could be multiple-choice, true/false questions or fill-in-the-blank.

Guests can fill out the questions anytime during the meal. Then before the end of dinner, the MC will read off some of the answers whether they be correct or just really funny.

As a prize, the guest who gets the most answers correct at their table can take home the centrepiece or another item from the table decorations.

Who knows the couple best reception game with Tanya McDonald MC

3) Wedding Guest Bingo

Want to encourage mingling among your guests? Another wedding game’s ice breaker is Bingo.

In this version, guests don’t sit and mark off a card as numbers are called. Instead, they have to take their card around to the other guests to find someone in the room who can claim “That’s Me!” given the clue provided, and then make it official by writing in their initials.

When creating the cards, try to avoid being too generic with descriptions and think about unique clues to describe your guests.

Wedding Guest Bingo with Tanya McDonald MC - Tanya McDonald Wedding Coordinator & Celebrant

4) Speech Bingo

Sometimes guests can get distracted during the speeches. So why not give them another way to stay engaged?

Before the speeches begin supply each guest with a speech bingo card. The guests then need to listen carefully to each speech. If a phrase that is listed on their card is spoken they can then mark it off. When a guest has marked all items off their card they shout Bingo.

Speech Bingo Reception Game with Tanya McDonald MC - Tanya McDonald Wedding Coordinator & Celebrant

5) Match The Saying To The Romantic Movie

Sometimes people won’t admit it, but we all secretly love a good mushy movie.

Test your guest’s mushiness and see who can be first to match the movie saying to the correct romantic film.

This game is a great group game. Place one, Match The Saying to the Romantic Movie, sheet on each table. The guests at the table will then need to work together as a group to get the correct matches.

Try personalising the game by using romantic movies that are your favourites. Or use romantic sayings from movies that may not be classified as mushy.

Match the saying with the romantic movie game with Tanya McDonald MC - Tanya McDonald Wedding Coordinator & Celebrant

Final note.

Great wedding reception games are fantastic and will help fill in any lulls in the night, get guests talking and are just really good fun. Just don’t overdo it. Remember less is more in this case.

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AboutTanya McDonald

With a decade in the wedding industry and a love for weddings, I'm here to guide your journey to the altar. No matter your vision, I'll assist in creating an extraordinary day. Reach out, and let's work together for an unforgettable wedding. From the moment you entrust me as your celebrant and/or master of ceremonies, my dedication is to stand by your side at every juncture. My aim is to ensure that your journey towards your special day is adorned with cherished moments and positive encounters, culminating in a wedding day that remains etched in your memory for all the right reasons.