10 best wedding games for your big day

The rings are officially exchanged, the speeches went down a storm and now you’ve got that little gap before the evening party officially kicks off. This is the absolute perfect moment to introduce some top-tier wedding games for your guests.

You don’t need a magician or fire breather to keep the atmosphere buzzing (but if that’s on the agenda too, we’re here for it). All you need is some fun wedding reception games that get the party started.

We’ve scoured the internet (and our wedding archives) to find the best wedding game ideas that are easy to set up and guaranteed to get the vibes just right. No forced fun in sight, promise.

1. The ultimate wedding photo scavenger hunt

You’ve paid for a professional photographer, sure. But they can’t be everywhere at once. A wedding picture scavenger hunt is a fantastic way to get the candid and (gloriously) messy moments the pros might miss – and it gives guests a reason to get out of their seats too.

How to play: Give guests a wedding photo bingo list of 10–15 moments they need to capture throughout the day, things like ‘best dance move’, ‘the happy couple laughing’, ‘a group shot of your table’. Guests then snap the photos on their phone and upload them to a shared digital folder. You could even give prizes to those who manage to get them all.

How to set up: Print the list of moments on a large poster print displayed at the bar, or create smaller versions using photo prints for each table. Include a QR code that links to a shared album or a Google Drive folder so everyone can upload their snaps instantly. By the next morning, you’ll have hundreds of photos to scroll through (and laugh at).

2. The ‘secret mission’ of wedding table games

Currently trending on Reddit – we are obsessed with this wedding game idea. If you want to see pure carnage unfold (in a good way), this one’s for you. The idea is that every guest receives a unique and secret ‘mission’ they have to complete on the day.

How to play: Slip a secret mission card with a hilarious task under everyone’s place setting. They have to complete it before the night is over – all without being detected.

How to set up: Use mini photo prints or our retro prints as the mission cards, print a photo of each guest and write their task on the back.

Mission ideas to steal:

• Find the person who travelled the furthest and buy them a drink
• Photobomb a group selfie without getting caught
• Start a conga line
• Get a selfie with the groom’s mum
• Convince someone that you went viral on TikTok

3. The classic wedding bingo

Is there anything that boosts the energy more than a game of wedding speech bingo? We think not.

How to play: Common and cliché wedding speech lines are printed in a bingo grid and guests have to tick off the ones that are said during the speeches, e.g. ‘to my beautiful wife’, ‘I’m not going to speak for long’ or ‘from the moment we met’. The first person to get a full house wins a prize of your choosing.

How to set up: Print custom wedding bingo cards to match your special day’s aesthetic using our photo prints. Place a pen at every setting and watch the competitive streaks come out.

4. A couples wedding pub quiz

Get everyone on the table talking with a brilliant icebreaker quiz (especially handy if you’ve put people together who don’t know each other yet).

How to play: Run a wedding trivia game where tables work together to answer mr and mrs wedding questions about the newlyweds.

How to set up: Repurpose our personalised cards or invitations as game sheets for guests to answer questions.

5. The legendary wedding shoe game

A favourite for a reason – if you’ve not seen this in action yet, you are in for an absolute treat.

How to play: The couple sits back-to-back in front of the room, each holding one of their own shoes and one of their partner’s. Someone asks questions for the wedding shoe game (like ‘who is the better driver’ or ‘who said ‘I love you’ first’). The couple raises the corresponding shoe to answer.

How to set up: For an interactive wedding game, give your guests ‘Mr’ and ‘Mrs’ wedding cards so they can vote along too.

6. A Mr and Mrs game for the wedding

If you want to get everyone mingling with a drink in hand, setting up a massive ‘he said, she said’ voting board is sure to be an absolute winner.

How to play: Come up with a list of funny wedding questions for guests to vote on. Ask things like ‘who made the first move’ or ‘who is the worst backseat driver’. Your guests simply walk up to the board and place a tally mark or a sticker under the person they think is the guilty party.

How to set up: Print your statements as a massive grid using our large poster prints and pop it on an easel near the bar. Leave a pot of colourful stickers nearby so everyone can cast their votes and see who is winning the popular opinion.

7. A custom wedding word search

If you want a 10/10 conversation starter that gets your guests bonding before the food arrives, a custom wedding word search that’s printable is the way to go.

How to play: Make your guests work for it! Instead of giving them a plain list of words to find in the wedding word search, leave adorable photo clues on the table for them to decode. If they spot a cute picture of your dog, they know they need to hunt for ‘Buster’ in the puzzle grid.

How to set up: Print the actual puzzle on a photo print and pop one on every table with a couple of pens. Then scatter some retro prints around the centrepieces to act as your visual clues. Bonus points that it doubles as cute table decor.

8. Outdoor wedding games

If you have beautiful outdoor space at your venue, set up some wedding lawn games to keep everyone entertained during the drinks reception. Fun al fresco? Completely non-negotiable.

How to play: Bring out the friendly rivalry with a ring toss or even a mini golf wedding course. Preferably anything that can be played by guests of all ages.

How to set up: Wedding garden games look brilliant scattered across the grass or patio. Use a poster print to pop a cute sign next to each activity explaining the rules. Competitive? Us? Never…

9. A giant jenga wedding setup

There’s nothing quite like the suspense of that wobbly wooden tower. A jenga wedding station is a guaranteed crowd-pleaser for all ages.

How to play: It’s exactly the same as the classic game of balance but super-sized. Guests take turns carefully pulling a block from the tower and placing it on top until the whole thing inevitably crashes down (usually to the soundtrack of a massive cheer).

How to set up: Grab a giant wooden set and find a flat patch of grass or patio outside for serious wedding yard games entertainment (and the best candid photo opp when it falls).

10. Wedding cornhole

This classic wedding bean bag toss is perfect to be played outdoors – and it’s a fun one for all ages. Play in teams (think bridesmaids vs. groomsmen) and get ready for some friendly competition.

How to play: Players take turns throwing bean bags at the opposite board. A bag in the hole scored 3 points, a bag on the board scores one point. The first team to reach 21 points wins.

How to set up: Place two wedding cornhole boards facing each other and prepare 4 bean bags per team. Add a personal touch by painting the cornholes or decorate them with photo prints of the bride and groom. And don’t forget to have a camera at hand to be ready to capture to action.

Adding a few fun wedding games for your guests is the ultimate way to entertain your guests (and yourselves) and get everyone making memories together. And if you’re getting married soon and are in need of some extra inspo, check out our blog of 10 wedding planning tips from a former bride.

Let the fun and games begin…