Preparation is everything

To ensure that everything runs smoothly at the party, you should have thought through the games well beforehand. Even if the game is intended to liven things up, careful planning beforehand is essential. If you are thinking about preparing a wedding game, you should first ask yourself whether the bride and groom actually want to play games and whether there are any that they would not like at all. If you are not sure about this, simply ask the bride and groom directly whether they want to play wedding games at all and what they definitely do not want to play. The general rule for all wedding games is: keep it short and snappy rather than long and boring! A game should last a maximum of half an hour so that it doesn't kill the mood.

If there is a specific person who is in charge of time management at the wedding reception, they should definitely be informed about the planned wedding games - so that you don't end up playing five games in a row and nobody gets to dance, or two guests might prepare the same game. And most importantly: double check that you really have everything you need for the games.

Traditional wedding games

Some games are simply part of a wedding. We have listed our favorites among the classics for you here:

Cut out a heart: A traditional and still very popular custom. After the wedding ceremony, the bride and groom are given a white sheet and have to cut a large heart out of the sheet using small nail scissors. This game is only for the bride and groom - but the guests can cheer them on.
Saw through a tree trunk: A medium-thick tree trunk lying on a decorated sawhorse must be sawn through by the bride and groom together using a large saw. The game is a symbol of the tasks that the couple will have to master in their future together.
Couple's quiz: This is about how well the bride and groom really know and appreciate each other. The bride and groom sit on two chairs with their backs to each other and are blindfolded. Each person is given a shoe, one for the groom and one for the bride. Now questions are asked that have to be answered with HE or SHE. For example: "Who takes longer in the bathroom?" The two answer by holding up their respective shoe. It is especially funny for the guests to see how they both answer.

Journey to Jerusalem with objects

Everyone knows the game "musical chairs" - but in this crazy wedding game version? You need 12 chairs, 13 participants and music. The players run around the chairs until the music stops. As the host, you then name an item that the players have to get in the room before they can sit down again. Whoever comes last is out. Feel free to be creative when choosing the items to be retrieved: car keys, condoms, socks or even a bottle of schnapps. The winner is the last person to have a place and to get all the items.

Spouses' housework competition

Housework is no longer just the wife's job - and this can be proven in this wedding game! It's all about who can do certain housework faster and better. The bride and groom have to master various tasks at the same time (or one after the other): peeling potatoes, mending a sock, cleaning a window or gluing a broken vase together with superglue. For this game in particular, remember to take all the utensils with you and keep the tasks easy so that the game doesn't drag on too long!

For the creative: wedding painting

This wedding game requires some creativity from the guests - but will make a great keepsake for the bride and groom. You will need a canvas and pencils as well as colored or felt-tip pens and a table to draw on. A large photo of the bride and groom is cut into small squares before the ceremony and distributed to the guests. The pieces are given the coordinates of the template on the back and the canvas is also marked with these coordinates, in pencil of course. Now each guest can paint their section of the photo on the canvas and a unique work of art is gradually created!