August 27, 2007

• Let the Games Begin!

  I know there are a few bridesmaid readers in Weddingbee land and I've repeatedly seen requests for examples of bridal shower games, so I thought I'd share some of the activities that my lovely ladies prepared for my shower. The games were quite a hit! At the end of the event, a group of women who didn't know each other were laughing hysterically together. Hats off to my wonderful bridesmaids for organizing these!

  Game #1: The Purse Game
  Materials: A list of items that would potentially be in a woman's purse and all your guests' handbags

  

  This game is easy as pie and it's fun to see who is the most prepared out of all the guests. The game host instructs everyone to grab their purses. Next, she (or he) passes out a list of potential purse items with points assigned to each item. For example, the list that my bridesmaid, T, created had the following:

  cocktail dress - 5 points (everyone got at least 5 points, since the shower was themed as a cocktail party)
  lipstick - 5 points
  RED lipstick - additional 5 points
  Exactly $10.31 - 10 points (T  used my wedding date as the amount)
  BART or bus ticket - 5 points
  Stamps - 5 points

  I carry EVERYTHING in my bag and I swear, I would've won this game if I hadn't switched my purse to a clutch moments before leaving the house.

  Game #2: The Banana Game
  Materials: Two ripe bananas, a music player, and a group of willing participants

  

  This game was a great way to break the ice. The first person is instructed to place a banana between her knees. She must pass the banana to the next person without using any hands so that the two women are trading the banana between their knees. This continues until the music stops. Basically, it works like musical chairs, except there aren't any chairs and when the music ends, the person in possession of the banana is "out." To complicate the situation, add another banana circling the opposite direction. It's terribly funny, especially when the bananas are ripe and start smushing out of the sides.

  Game #3: The Celebrity Match Game
  Materials: A list of celebrities in relationships and guests that read US Weekly religiously

  This activity really lets the pop culture whiz kids show off their gossip knowledge. The host passes out a list with one half of each celebrity couple and a blank next to the star's name. Some of the names on my worksheet included:

  Jennifer Lopez   ____________
  Michael Douglas   ____________
  Michelle Williams ____________
  Nicholas Cage   ____________
  
  Guests have five minutes to fill in the matching significant other. The person with the most correct answers wins! I sucked something awful at this game. Mr. Eggplant is a pop trivia superstar, so it was no wonder that his sister won.

  Game #4: How Well Do You Know Him?
  Materials: A willing fiance to prepare a hilarious video answering questions about himself

  This game was HILARIOUS and seriously made the bridal shower a hit, probably because Mr. Eggplant is  naturally a ham on camera. In preparation, my MOH sent Mr. Eggplant a list of 28 questions and he made a video recording the answers. At my shower, all the women were asked to predict how many I would get right. My MOH went through the list of questions with me, and at the end, we played the video back to verify the answers. The person who most closely predicted how many I actually got right, won a prize. Some of the questions included:

  What is Mr. Eggplant's favorite movie?
  If he were to compare both of you to a couple from any movie, who would it be?
  What's the first thing Mr. Eggplant does when he wakes up in the morning?
  How old was Mr. Eggplant when he had his first kiss and where was he?
  What was Mr. Eggplant's high school mascot?
  How many first cousins does Mr. Eggplant have?
  What's Mr. Eggplant's favorite flavor of ice cream?
  What's Mr. Eggplant's dream car?
  What shoe does Mr. Eggplant put on first?

  I guessed that I would answer 21 correctly, and for the record, I did! Well, my MOH counted 19, but after the shower, I reviewed the questions with Mr. Eggplant. It turns out that he answered some of them wrongly on the video.

  And below is the intro of the video that Mr. Eggplant created for my bridal shower. I cut it short because it had some personal information, but I thought it might be useful for the bridesmaids out there who are planning showers for their friends:

  Something to note: There were some pretty awesome prizes given out at my shower, which made the games even more fun to play. My bridesmaid, T, provided some adorable makeup bags and products that were all wrapped up so that people could pick their own sur-prize.

  Happy planning!

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