Bridal shower games

Ten bridal shower games

A shower runs best with one game while guests arrive, one or two after the food and gift bingo while presents are opened. Times are for 10 to 25 guests.

• What is in your bag

  • 10 minutes

  You need: A list read by the host, small prizes.

  The host reads out items one at a time: a receipt, a hair tie, a phone charger, a mint, a photo, a pen from a hotel. Guests score a point for each one they can find in their bag or pocket. Most points wins.

  Tip: Read the odd items last ("a safety pin", "something from a different country") to settle ties.

• Paper wedding outfit design

  • 15 to 20 minutes

  You need: Rolls of toilet paper or crepe paper, tape, teams of three or four.

  Each team picks a model and designs a wedding outfit from paper and tape in ten minutes. The models walk a short runway and the guest of honor picks a winner.

• Do not say "wedding"

  • The whole party

  You need: A clothespin or sticker for each guest.

  Everyone gets a clothespin on arrival. If you hear someone say the banned word, take their clothespin. Whoever has the most at the end wins.

  Tip: Pick a word people say without thinking: "wedding", "dress" or the couple's names.

• Who said it (he said, she said)

  • 15 minutes

  You need: The printable sheet below and a pen each.

  Ask each person in the couple the same questions before the party and note who gave which answer. Guests mark which partner they think each line belongs to. Read the real answers aloud; most right wins.

  Tip: The sheet below uses the couple's names, so it works for any couple.

  Print it below

• How well do you know the couple

  • 15 minutes

  You need: The printable quiz below, the real answers from the couple.

  Guests answer questions about the couple: where they met, their first date, the honeymoon. The guest of honor reads the answers; closest guesses score.

  Print it below

• Gift bingo

  • While gifts are opened

  You need: Printable bingo cards below, pens.

  Each guest has a different card of likely gifts. As each gift is opened, guests mark it off. The first to get five in a row wins a prize, which keeps the room watching during the longest part of a shower.

  Print it below

• Wedding word scramble

  • 5 to 10 minutes

  You need: The printable scramble below, pens.

  Guests unscramble wedding words against the clock. Most solved in five minutes wins. A quiet game for when guests arrive.

  Print it below

• Advice and wishes cards

  • Ongoing

  You need: The printable cards below, a basket.

  Guests fill in a card with a piece of advice, a date idea and a wish for the couple. The couple keeps them; read a few aloud at the end.

  Print it below

• Two truths and a lie about the couple

  • 10 minutes

  You need: Nothing.

  Each guest shares two true stories and one made-up one about how they know the couple. The room guesses the lie. The couple usually knows, which is the fun part.

• Wedding charades

  • 15 minutes

  You need: Slips of paper or a phone.

  Two teams act out wedding moments with no words: catching the bouquet, the first dance, writing thank-you notes, the cake cutting, a sneeze during the vows.

More for the party: a charades generator with a timer, 60-second party games for a quick contest, and icebreaker games when the two families have not met.

Printable couple quiz

Write the real answers on one copy for the host before printing the rest. Closest guess wins for the number questions.

This is what prints: the couple quiz, sized for US Letter. Use your browser's Print (Ctrl+P, Cmd+P on a Mac, or Share then Print on a phone).Another sheet on this page is set to print. Print the couple quiz instead

Printable gift bingo cards

Every card is different: 24 likely gifts and a free middle square, two cards to a page. Guests mark each gift as it is opened; five in a row wins. Use the caller if you would rather play it as a normal bingo game.

This is what prints: the gift bingo cards, sized for US Letter. Use your browser's Print (Ctrl+P, Cmd+P on a Mac, or Share then Print on a phone).Another sheet on this page is set to print. Print the gift bingo cards instead

Printable wedding word scramble

Each new set mixes the letters differently, and the answer key below always matches the sheet.

This is what prints: the word scramble, sized for US Letter. Use your browser's Print (Ctrl+P, Cmd+P on a Mac, or Share then Print on a phone).Another sheet on this page is set to print. Print the word scramble instead

Scramble answer key

This is what prints: the scramble answer key, sized for US Letter. Use your browser's Print (Ctrl+P, Cmd+P on a Mac, or Share then Print on a phone).Another sheet on this page is set to print. Print the scramble answer key instead

Printable advice and wishes cards

Four cards to a page. Leave a stack and pens on a table near the door.

This is what prints: the advice cards, sized for US Letter. Use your browser's Print (Ctrl+P, Cmd+P on a Mac, or Share then Print on a phone).Another sheet on this page is set to print. Print the advice cards instead

What this page adds

Most printable bridal shower games are fixed PDFs with "bride" and "groom" printed on them, or a template you pay to edit. Here the couple's names go onto the sheets as you type, the bingo cards are all different so nobody shares a winning line, the scramble comes with a matching answer key, and nothing needs an account or a download. You print with your own browser.

Bridal shower game questions

What are the most popular bridal shower games?

Gift bingo during the gift opening, a quiz about the couple, who said it (he said, she said), a word scramble while guests arrive and the "do not say wedding" clothespin game. This page prints the first four, filled in with the couple's names.

Are there bridal shower games for any couple?

Yes. The who-said-it sheet and the quiz use the names you type in, and every question is written for any couple, so they work for two brides, two grooms, a couples shower or a wedding shower for friends.

How many games should a bridal shower have?

Three or four for a two-to-three hour shower: one to start while guests arrive (word scramble or the clothespin game), one or two after food (quiz, who said it), and gift bingo during the gift opening.

How do I print the bridal shower games?

Type the couple's names, tap "Make a new set" under a sheet if you want different questions, then use your browser's Print. The line at the top of each section says which sheet will print; tap the button in another section to print that one instead.

Want a general knowledge round too? Our trivia questions come with a printable sheet and answer key.