Games to hold during a reception
BY TRESA ERICKSON

You've been planning your wedding for months, and now that everything is nearly complete, you are working on those special touches that will personalize the event and allow guests to remember it for years to come. One of the ways that you can go about this is to have some games at your reception.

Most wedding receptions are full of activity from dining to dancing. While tossing the bouquet, removing the garter and cutting the cake are important traditions, they are not the only things you can include in your reception. You can also offer a number of games for your guests to play. Some possibilities include:

Bride and Groom Q&A

For this game, a list of questions pertaining to the history of the bride and groom is created. Guests are then divided into teams and each is given five minutes to answer a question from the list. If their answer is correct, the team receives a point. The team with the most points at the end of the game is declared the winner.

Memory

For this game, a list of questions pertaining to the bride and groom and their ceremony is created. The bride and groom then leave the room while the questions are read aloud and guests answer them on pen and paper. The correct answers are provided and the guest with the most correct answers is declared the winner.

Musical Laps

For this game, guests are divided into two groups, one with one less person than the other. The smaller group gathers in a circle and kneels down on one knee. The larger group gathers outside of them. The music is started and guests in the larger group must move around the circle until it stops. Then they must scramble to find a knee to sit on. The guest without a seat is eliminated, along with any pairs that fall over. The couple remaining at the end is declared the winner.

Scavenger Hunt

For this game, several lists of objects that can be found in the room are created. Objects may run the gambit from a cake cutter to a shoe worn by a particular guest. Select guests are then divided into teams, handed a list and given 15 minutes to find all of the objects on it. The team with the most items found when the time expires is declared the winner.

Whatcha Wearing?

For this game, a list of descriptions pertaining to what guests are wearing is created. Guests are then divided into teams and descriptions are read aloud, such as "wearing pink nail polish." Any guest matching that description runs to the front of the room and receives a point for their team. The team with the most points at the end of the game is declared the winner.

These are just five possibilities. There are hundreds more out there. For further ideas, conduct a search at your library or local bookstore or online.