Bridal shower - are games appropriate?

I feel like every once in a while someone comes up with a game or activity that goes over well, but the majority of shower games are pretty bland. There was a pretty awesome game at my lingerie shower, but no games at either of my bridal showers, and I was okay with that.

@BlueHenBride what did you do at your shower? Just talk and eat?

I would say it depends on your crowd invited. Some people love games and some don't. I think my mom is planning one or two games, but nothing more than that.

Bridal shower games are pretty normal

I don't think games are necessary, but some structure is. Maybe unveil something unique/exciting about your wedding once everyone arrives to get them talking about it, then serve whatever food you're going to have, then presents? Just my thoughts, I haven't been to many showers.

My one shower in my hometown was a surprise and part of a New Year's Eve celebration with family and my MOH. So it was gifts and then a lot of food and booze.

My other shower had food, an Acapella quartet that came to sing a few songs and tell some jokes, the presents, and then cake.

If you want a hash tag for your wedding you can make that a shower game. I have been to them with and without games. Either way I had fun. It is personal preference if you want them or not.

I think games are pretty standard.

I've never been to a bridal shower without games. They're fun!

When we hosted my aunt's shower, her MOH did the "how well do you know the bride?" survey.

We also did a game where you passed a sheet of paper around and wrote one sentence about how the bride and groom met. The thing was, once the first two people went, you had to start folding the piece of paper so the next person only saw the sentence the last person wrote; no one knew the whole story until the end!

Then we did a "did the bride or groom say/do this?" game, plus the "whoever says marriage loses their clothespin" thing.

It was entertaining. But, again, I think it's a "know your crowd" thing. We did games because my aunt didn't want to be the center of attention (too much so, at least), so it gave people something to do.

I went to a shower where they did gift bingo. they passed out blank bingo cards and you had to fill in the spaces with gifts you thought the bride was going to receive. if she opened one, you got to cross it off. they gave bottles of champagne to people who got bingo. i thought it was super fun and made the gift opening part of the shower more fun for the guests!

I've been to two bridal showers in my life. One had games and no alcohol - my friend and I were honestly pretty bored; the other one had mimosas and no games. Everyone just snacked, chatted, and seemed to have a good time. ETA: Lucinda's game actually sounds like a lot of fun. Wish they'd had that at the first shower I went to!

I think it depends on your crowd. When I hosted a shower for my best friend, we played a few games (whats in your purse, toilet paper dress contest, who knows the bride the best) and we had SO much fun. All the ladies in attendance participated enthusiastically. If your shower is going to be more formal, and the mix of people in attendance would not encourage participation, I would limit the games to one or two super simple ones, if any.

Games are very standard at bridal showers! My favorite game is always the newlywed game. A friend asks your fiance a list of questions about you guys and your relationship and videotapes the answers. The bride is asked those same questions live at the bridal shower and has to respond, then you play the clip of the fiance's response and see if you both match answers or answer completely differently. It can be very fun and funny!

Some good questions include:

- When / where was your first kiss?

- What was your first date?

- What was your fiance's old aol screen name?

- What 1 item of clothing would you throw out of your fiance's closet?

https://www.weddingwire.com/wedding-ideas/showers-and-parties/bridal-shower-games-that-should-be-played-at-every-shower

My shower is Saturday and my MOH has just planned the ring game and bridal bingo. Nothing really time consuming or "trivia" related or anything, just things to get people talking to each other and having fun. She's also using them to add some structure and flow to the party. I can't wait!

I like games at showers makes it fun actually. I just dont understand the need for games at weddings now. I guess its another pinterest thing.

All the showers I've been to had games. I hate them and do not want any games at mine. I want mine to feel more like a regular party. Food, booze and great people. There's no way around not opening gifts so hopefully it doesn't take long. That's going to be the boring part for me.

The gift bingo actually sounds fun. I always find watching the bride open gifts to be boring. That might help make the time go by faster.

We had games, they were fun! I love to cook - so my mom planned a seasoning guessing game. She had 20 herbs/spices in little cups and we had to match them to the correct choice. She also did a get to know the bride and groom question game.

I would be so disappointed if there were no games at a wedding shower. Maybe it is the competitiveness in me, but I LOVE shower games.

I have played the newlywed game, the toilet paper wedding dress game, can't say wedding, bride, etc., gift bingo (I always bring baskets for my gift so I put all of my gifts in my basket in one row and make sure she opens my gift first...not sure if that is considered tactful or cheating), how well do you know the bride game

We had games, they were fun! We did a game where my family asked DH questions about me a few weeks prior and then I had to match his answers. The guest who guessed closest to how many I'd get right was the winner! It was fun. They also did bingo for my shower gifts; the guests wrote down traditional wedding gifts on bingo cards and then marked them in as I opened gifts- it made gift opening less tedious for them. We also had alcohol, which made the games more enjoyable