Wedding shower games (for women & men)

[deltag_girl]

My best friend's wedding shower/engagement party is this Saturday and I need one more game to play. There will be about 60 guests in attendance and there will be both women and men.

We are already playing the newlywed game. (I still have to pick the questions! haha)

Any other suggestions for a good game to play that isnt too cheesy or super traditional to a shower?

thanks

[Drolefille]

I'm not sure there isn't a non-cheesy game you can play. All the baby shower/wedding showers I've been to that have had games, have all been cheesy. You can throw yourself into the cheesiness or sit there awkwardly having no interest in the matter.

(Why do people feel compelled to have games at all?)

[33girl]

I Never or Six Degrees of Separation.

[RaggedyAnn]

Andy recommends a drinking game, but how about Pictionary with bridal themes as the picture to draw?

[deltag_girl]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

(Why do people feel compelled to have games at all?)

Trust me...the bride and groom are not really into the whole game thing but her mom got several bottles of wine to use as prizes and i am trying to find a way to give them away...

maybe that's a better question....what can i do to give the prize bottles away?

[deltag_girl]

Originally Posted by RaggedyAnn

Andy recommends a drinking game, but how about Pictionary with bridal themes as the picture to draw?

this could be a fun game for the "gentlemen" who are coming...loser in each round drinks!? haha!

[nittanygirl]

Boyfriends sister just had her shower, what they did to give away gifts since games are kind of tacky was having everyone fill out an envelope with their name and address on it (to use for thank you's later!!!) and then one of the little girls just pulled an envelope out. Easy & useful since then the bride doesn't have to spend forever looking up addresses or filling out envelopes either.
They also ordered scratch off lottery tickets that were wedding style, and whoever got "prince charming" on her card won a prize

[agzg]

Originally Posted by deltag_girl

Trust me...the bride and groom are not really into the whole game thing but her mom got several bottles of wine to use as prizes and i am trying to find a way to give them away...

maybe that's a better question....what can i do to give the prize bottles away?

For my SIL we did "door prize" baskets - whenever you walked in, you got like 3 tickets, you put your tickets in the dish in front of the one (or three) you wanted, then they drew them after we did gifts.

I personally don't like games very much, but my sister-mother is getting married and I'm the MOH (my SIL is matron of honor) and I think we'll probably end up doing games because she really does like them a lot.

Although I think it'd be funny to do baby shower games at her wedding shower and COMPLETELY FREAK everybody out.

[deltag_girl]

Originally Posted by nittanygirl

Boyfriends sister just had her shower, what they did to give away gifts since games are kind of tacky was having everyone fill out an envelope with their name and address on it (to use for thank you's later!!!) and then one of the little girls just pulled an envelope out. Easy & useful since then the bride doesn't have to spend forever looking up addresses or filling out envelopes either.
They also ordered scratch off lottery tickets that were wedding style, and whoever got "prince charming" on her card won a prize

this is what we decided to do. it's simple and not really a "game" which we are both happy about!

Originally Posted by agzg

Although I think it'd be funny to do baby shower games at her wedding shower and COMPLETELY FREAK everybody out.

brilliant! this is hysterical - and if i could get away with it then i would totally do this!!