October 2009 Weddings
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Shower Games - What did you play at yours?
Sorry for all the shower talk lately, but I'm trying to get it all laid out and organized before I order my invites in case I need any coordinating material for games and such.
I had a list of games you girls gave me, but it's on the old computer and digging it out isn't on my to-do list today.
If you guys have a chance, can you share some of the games you played at your wedding shower that you enjoyed? I'm looking for ones that aren't your typical games - who knows the bride/groom best, bingo, etc. (all of these have been played at the last 3 showers I've been to).
Any and all ideas are welcome, or anything that go along with the Breakfast at Tiffany's theme as well!
Re: Shower Games - What did you play at yours?
I wore an apron with a bunch of kitchen items attached to it and walked around the room, then the guests got a minute or so to try an remember what was on the apron.
Another was a price as right game, there was a spread of items from a grocery store and guests had to guess the total price (or prices individually) and whoever was closest won.
Then the spice game, where there was a huge list of spices and other words, you had to guess which was an actual spice and which were fake.
I had 2 really unique ones that I thought were cool.
#1 - every attendee wrote down their favorite memory of me on a notecard (with their name on it). The notecards were given to the hostess who read them outloud one at a time and I had to match the memory up with the person. It was fun because that particular shower had friends and family there so we got all sorts of different stuff from childhood through college!
#2 - The hostess gave a list of questions to hubby ahead of time. (think - who is the messiest at home, who is the better driver, who wears the "pants" in the relationship, What were each of you wearing on your first date, etc.) Put a bowl of bubble yum in front of the bride and go through the questions. For each one she guesses wrong, she has to add a piece of gum to her mouth. By the end, I had gotten so many wrong that I had to bite the wad in half and put each part in a cheeck so I could talk!
It was lighthearted and funny and not your typical game where you see who knows the couple best.
I like all of these, and I think I could probably switch them up a little to make them more fitting for the theme.
For the apron one I could do different items from the movie - pearls, diamonds, martinis, cat, etc. For the food price one I could do different breakfast item foods.
Oh - thought of another one! I didn't do this at my showers but did it at a shower for a friend. Pass around a tray with various household items on it such as measuring cups, a thimble, a whisk, pencil, whatever you can think of. Each person picks one item and holds onto it. Then the person has to give a piece of advice to the bride somehow related to their chosen item.
For example, I had an egg separator. My advice that I gave was that there is a lot of stuff in our daily lives that at the time seems important but really isn't. When life gets overwhelming and you're feeling stressed out, think of things in terms of the separator. It allows what you really need to stay put and helps you pour off the rest of the stuff that you don't need.
We didn't do many games since my shower had about 70 people there! But to my surprise, this game was planned. It was pretty disguisting! All that sugery big gum in my mouth was gross. But it was entertaining for sure! lol. If you do this, use the smaller sugerless bubble yum and have some paper towels for her to spit the big wad out into!
This isn't really a game, but one thing that amused me at my friend's shower was there was someone selected from the guests that secretly wrote down comments made by guests during the gift opening. Things like, "Very nice!" and "Oh, just rip it off" (i.e., the wrapping paper), etc.... At the end of the gift opening, the person stands up and says, "These are things that are going to be said by bride and/or groom on their wedding night..." and proceeds to read down the list. Best done by a person with a dirty mind.
On that was played at my wedding was the Left/Right game, where everyone sits in a circle with their gift, and the bride stands in the middle, facing one of the guests. The organizer *Slowly* reads the following story, and every time the word "Right" is mentioned, the bride has to turn one person to the right, and every time the word "Left" is mentionied, she has to turn one person to the left. Who ever she is facing at the end of the story is whose present she opens first. (Alternately, the bride will sit in the circle like everyone else, and gifts will be passed to the left or right by the guests while going through the story. Whichever gift the bride is holding at the end is what she opens first.)
The Story:
"(Bride) knew 'right' away that she had found Mr. 'Right' and the 'right' date was set. Now seemed to be the 'right' time to start so she 'left' 'right' after lunch and went 'right' to her mother's house. She 'left' so fast the she 'left' her list 'right' on the kitchen counter, but there was not enough time to go back. She knew she had to start 'right' away to make sure that nothing was 'left' uncovered. With only 30 days until the wedding day, there was no time 'left' to spare and still so much 'left' to do. She asked her mother to 'write' the guest list because she knew that no one would be 'left' out. (Bride) 'left' to buy the 'right' invitations. She 'left' a message for the florist, and headed 'right' to the bridal shop. 'Right' there in the window was the perfect dress. She realized that she 'left' her check book 'right' in the car and told the shop owner to hold the dress because she would be 'right' back. After she bought her dress, she called Mr. 'Right' and 'left' him a message to call her 'right' back. She 'left' to go back to the florist who had 'left' her a message that they had found the 'right' flowers. Mr. 'Right' called her back and said he 'left' a message for the pastor to call them 'right' back. After a long day of running around and shopping for the 'right' wedding stuff, they were both 'left' exhausted. They both agreed to call it a day and he 'left' and she went 'right' to bed."
This is totally not appropriate for a Breakfast at Tiffany's themed party but it is absolutely hilarious! I wanted to do this at my shower but we didn't. Check it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLtW8adKS-k
O...M...G! Nicole that is hilarious! I've read about that game but I've never actually seen it played, ohmygosh too funny!! And that lady faceplanting.....priceless.
Yea, this was played at my bridal shower... completely akward and embarassing. If you play it, just know your audience. It's not for everyone (as in, it was weird to be partners with my 78 year old grandmother).
We also did the right/left game. My sister/MOH made up the story and even included the real directions to the wedding in it (from the invitation insert), which I thought was a nice touch.
At a different shower, they did the "this is what you'll say on your wedding night" game and I opened a cutting board with plastic feet to stay on the counter... "oh, cute, it has little nubbies" is not appropriate. Again, know your audience and screen some of them if you have to.
We did a couple trivia games at my shower- both just on paper and not "interactive." One was a fill in the blank of famous couples and TV families. It was kind of fun because the "older" ladies knew the answers to the 60's and 70's shows and the younger ladies knew the modern-day shows. You could do something similar and ask people to fill in the names of Audrey Hepburn ladies. I like the idea of the Price is Right game- you could print out pics of Tiffany's jewelry and have people guess the prices. They have the prices listed on their website.
I have never seen the plunger and TP roll relay before!! That's hilarious, but yeah, that would be pretty embarrassing!
This sounds really fun, and it's one I haven't seen done before. If it's not too much trouble, I'd love the candy bar list. Thanks!