This page is for bridesmaids, relatives and friends planning a bridal shower. It lists 15 games that guests of any age can play, with the supplies and steps for each. Where a game says bride or groom, use the names of the couple you are celebrating.
The 15 games below are listed with the most popular first.
1. How well do you know the bride?
Players: 4 or moreAges: 8 and upYou need: a list of 15 to 20 questions about the bride, paper and pens (works on a video call)
- Write questions about the bride, such as her first job, her usual takeout order and where the couple met.
- Read each question aloud while guests write down their answers.
- The bride gives the correct answer after each question and tells the story behind it if there is one.
- Guests score their own sheets. The highest score wins.
Include questions from different parts of her life, so her family and her college friends each know some of the answers.
2. Toilet paper wedding dress
Players: 6 or more, in teams of 3 or 4Ages: 6 and upYou need: 2 or 3 rolls of toilet paper per team, a timer
- Split guests into teams and give each team its rolls of toilet paper.
- Each team picks one member to be the model.
- Teams have 10 minutes to build a wedding dress on the model by wrapping and tucking the paper.
- The models walk the room, and the bride picks the winning dress.
Decide before you start whether tape is allowed. Dresses made without it tend to fall apart on the walk.
3. He said, she said
Players: 4 or moreAges: 10 and upYou need: 10 to 15 answers collected from the couple ahead of time, paper and pens (works on a video call)
- Before the shower, ask each partner the same questions separately, such as "What was your first impression of your partner?"
- Write each answer on a card and leave the name off.
- Read the cards aloud. Guests write down which partner they think said each one.
- The bride reveals the answers. The guest with the most correct guesses wins.
For two brides or two grooms, head the answer sheet with the couple's first names. The game works the same way.
4. Bridal shower bingo
Players: 5 or moreAges: 6 and upYou need: blank bingo cards and pens
- Hand out blank 5 by 5 cards before the gifts are opened.
- Guests fill the squares with gifts they expect the bride to unwrap, such as towels, a blender or a cookbook.
- Guests cross off each square that matches a gift as it is opened.
- The first guest with five in a row calls bingo.
Make the center square a free space so the game moves faster when the pile of gifts is small.
5. Don't say bride
Players: 6 or moreAges: 8 and upYou need: one plastic ring per guest
- Give each guest a plastic ring to wear as they arrive.
- Tell everyone that the words "bride" and "wedding" are banned for the rest of the shower.
- A guest who hears someone say either word takes that person's ring.
- The guest wearing the most rings at the end wins.
Clothespins or bead necklaces work if you cannot find plastic rings.
6. Ring hunt
Players: 4 or moreAges: 5 and upYou need: 30 to 50 plastic rings and a paper cup per guest
- Before guests arrive, hide the plastic rings around the party space, such as under plates and between sofa cushions.
- Tell guests how many rings are hidden and when the hunt ends.
- Guests collect any ring they spot during the shower.
- Count the rings at the end. The guest with the most wins.
Hide one ring in a different color and give a separate prize to whoever finds it.
7. What did the groom say?
Players: 4 or moreAges: 10 and upYou need: the partner's answers to 10 to 15 questions, written down or on video
- Before the shower, ask the bride's partner questions about the couple, such as "Where was your first date?" and "What is her most annoying habit?"
- At the shower, each guest predicts how many answers the bride will match.
- Ask the bride each question, let her guess what her partner said, then read or play the real answer.
- The guest whose prediction is closest to her score wins.
A video of the partner answering beats a written list, because guests get to see the reactions.
8. What's in your bag?
Players: 5 or moreAges: 10 and upYou need: a printed list of items with point values, pens
- Make a list of 20 items someone might carry and give each a score, such as 1 point for keys and 10 for a paper map.
- Guests go through their own bags or pockets and tick off what they have.
- Each guest adds up their points.
- The highest total wins.
Include a few items that fit in a pocket or wallet, such as a coin or a library card, so guests without a bag can score.
9. Wedding word scramble
Players: Any numberAges: 8 and upYou need: a printed list of scrambled wedding words, pens, a timer (works on a video call)
- Scramble the letters of 15 to 20 wedding words, such as "bouquet" and "honeymoon", and print a sheet for each guest.
- Start a three-minute timer when everyone has a sheet.
- Guests unscramble as many words as they can before time runs out.
- Read out the answers. The guest with the most correct words wins.
Add the honeymoon destination or the name of the venue as a bonus word.
10. How old was the bride?
Players: 4 or moreAges: 8 and upYou need: 8 to 10 numbered photos of the bride at different ages, paper and pens (works on a video call with a shared screen)
- Collect photos of the bride from babyhood to last year and number them in a random order.
- Lay the photos out on a table or pin them to a board.
- Guests write down how old they think she was in each photo.
- The bride gives the real ages. Score one point for each guess within a year, and the highest score wins.
Let the bride approve the photos before the shower.
11. Find the guest
Players: 8 or moreAges: 8 and upYou need: printed sheets with 12 to 16 descriptions, pens
- Print a grid of descriptions, such as "has known the bride since school" and "traveled more than 100 miles to be here".
- Guests walk around, find someone who fits each description and write that person's name in the square.
- Each name can be used only once per sheet.
- The first guest to fill every square wins.
Play this first, because it gives guests from different parts of the bride's life a reason to talk to each other.
12. The apron game
Players: 5 or moreAges: 8 and upYou need: an apron, 15 to 20 small kitchen items, safety pins, paper and pens
- Pin small kitchen items to the apron, such as a whisk, a measuring spoon and a tea bag.
- The bride or the host wears the apron and walks slowly around the room for two minutes.
- She leaves the room, and guests write down every item they remember.
- The longest correct list wins.
Give the apron and everything pinned to it to the couple afterward.
13. Fill-in-the-blank wedding vows
Players: 4 or moreAges: 10 and upYou need: a printed vow template with blanks, a pen (works on a video call)
- Write short vows with 10 to 12 blanks, each labeled with a word type such as noun, verb or place.
- Keep the vows hidden, ask guests to call out a word for each blank and write the words in.
- Read the finished vows aloud to the bride.
With a large group, give each table its own copy and let the bride pick the funniest version.
14. Guess the spice
Players: 4 or moreAges: 8 and upYou need: 8 to 10 spices in numbered cups with no labels, paper and pens
- Put a spoonful of each spice in a numbered cup and keep a list of which is which.
- Pass the cups around the room.
- Guests smell each one and write down their guess.
- Read out the answers. The guest with the most correct guesses wins.
Include a pair that smell similar, such as nutmeg and allspice, to break ties.
15. Pass the bouquet
Players: 6 or moreAges: 5 and upYou need: a small bouquet (real or artificial) and music
- Guests sit or stand in a circle and pass the bouquet around while the music plays.
- Stop the music at random. Whoever is holding the bouquet is out.
- Keep going until one guest is left. That guest wins.
For a version where nobody is out, the person holding the bouquet shares a memory of the bride and the music starts again.
Open one, pick who's playing, and pass the phone around.
Updated November 2026.