Just because you want a formal wedding reception, doesn’t mean you can’t have a little fun at your wedding reception. In fact, we’ve put together a list of fun wedding reception games that suit your elegant occasion—and your guests’ expectations for fun!
These wedding reception games can keep your wedding guests entertained from the moment they enter your wedding venue until the moment they head for the door. (Many of these games are also suitable for a long cocktail hour if you choose to hold your ceremony and reception at the same venue.) We’ve also included games that your youngest and more experienced guests can enjoy, all without breaking from the formal occasion you’ve been working so hard to plan. (After all, that’s why you chose that elegant wedding venue with beautiful architectural details.)
Table Games
- Table trivia
- Mad Libs
- Crossword puzzles
- Wedding advice cards
- Scavenger Hunt (to find items)
- Scavenger Hunt (to find another guest with…)
Wedding Dance Games
- Shoe Game (this funny video shows how this entertaining game is played!)
- Couple trivia (guests have to respond to questions by raising their hand, standing or sitting, or in another way)
- Musical Chairs
- Garter Toss
- Bouquet Toss
- Freeze Dance
- Indoor Croquet
Kid Wedding Games
- Coloring pages
- Game books
- Scavenger Hunt
- Pinata (in a kids room with a babysitter)
- Bubbles (let them blow them when the wedding party enters!)
- Kids-level Mad Libs
- Fortune Teller Making Sheets