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Name That Bride Submitted by: Diana of Palmdale, California This game has become a favorite! Start by collecting pictures of famous brides (cut from a bridal magazine). Paste her celebrity face over the original face of the bride's (men, too!). It helps to paste these on to card stock or something similar. Pass the pictures around the room, but don't give the guests too much time on each picture. The guest with the most correct answers wins. It's also fun to put in a picture of the "real" bride and see how many people do not recognize her face! The game takes a little preparation, but it is worth it!

Famous Couples Submitted by: Lynn Y. of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania We played a game were everyone was given a sheet of paper with one half of a famous couple on it. For example, Romeo (Juliet), Lucy (Ricky), Gracie Allen (George Burns). Then the guests had to provide the name of the other half of the famous couple. The person with the most correct answers at the end of a ten minute period received a prize. This was a great game that everyone could play and loved.

Guess? Submitted by: Deborah of Surrey, British Columbia Blindfold the bride-to-be and then line up the groom-to-be and other men at the party in front of her. She then has to feel their rear end and identify her man. For the groom-to-be, he has to identify his bride-to-be by having the women kiss him.

Guest Bingo Submitted by: Gina of Springfield, Massachusetts Have the guest fill in each square with the name of a guest. If a lot of people don't know one another, fill them out yourself - different on each card, of course. As the bride opens her gifts and announces its giver, the guest checks off a box. Gifts for X number of people winning as you go.

Box Of Wisdom Submitted by: Gina of Springfield, Massachusetts Have each guest fill out an index card upon arrival with words of wisdom/advice or a relevant Bible verse. Place each card in a recipe-type box as a gift to the bride - for a "rainy" day or any day when she needs a lift!

Guess The Groom Submitted by: Brandi R. of Goldthwaite, Texas Blindfold the bride-to-be and have each male in the room kiss her on the cheek. Then, have her guess which one was her fiancé. Do the same thing with the groom-to-be.

Make Up Submitted by: Nicole of Sydney, Australia Write down the name of items of makeup on little bits of paper - eyeliner, lipstick, blusher, eyebrow pencil, etc. Place the pieces of paper in a hat and have all these items of makeup ready to use. The bride-to-be sits in a chair and the guests in turn are given a pick out of the hat. They must read the name of the makeup item. Then, a blindfold is placed on the guest and then she has to apply the item of makeup to the bride. This is so funny! I ended up with eyebrow pencil on my forehead and lipstick all over my chin. Makes for good photos!

Underwear Submitted by: Shannon of Emlenton, Pennsylvania Each guest is asked to bring a pair of fun underwear to the shower (fun, sexy, large briefs, etc). As the guests arrive, they hang their underwear on a clothesline which is strung across the room. The bride gets to guess who brought which underwear. When it is over, the bride has many new pair of underwear to keep. It is also fun for her to guess which underwear you brought.

Name Tag Game Submitted by: Heather of Chicago, Illinois, USA As each guest arrives, give her a name tag and at least five clothespins. The name tags are names such as Lingerie, Foreplay, Bachelorette, etc. The object of the game is for the guests to call each other by the name on the tag. You CANNOT call them by their real name at anytime during the shower. The game ends closer to the end of the shower. Whoever has the most pins wins!

On a Budget Submitted by: Heidi of Michigan, USA Compose shopping lists ahead of time. Be very specific on brand and size of items. How many items is totally up to you. Have the guests try to guess the correct price for each item. Then, have them add up their totals and the one that comes the closest to the correct price wins a prize. You'll be surprised to see ow many people go way over on the total.

Guess Who! Submitted by: Kari L. of Bloomington, Minnesota, USA Instruct each guest to wrap their shower present in some way that will make the bride guess who the gift is from. You also need to make sure that cards are placed inside the gift box. Some guests went all out on this - spending hours decorating their present which led to many laughs.

What the Bride Knows Submitted by: April of Marshall, USA When everyone arrived at my sister's shower, we asked the bride to sit in the middle of the floor. We asked her ten questions about her family and the groom's family (we got the questions and its corresponding answers from family members prior to the shower). It was a great game. And it was suprising to see what she didn't know.

Unwrap the Gift Submitted by: Sharona B. of New York, USA I came up with a great game that's sure to make a fun party. Wrap up a really nice gift about 15-20 times. Have your guests sit around in a circle. Ask the bride to stand with her back to the guests. Tell the DJ or band to play music while the wrapped gift is passed around from guest to guest. Let the bride stop the music whenever she wants to. When the music stops, the guest holding the gift unwraps one layer of gift wrap. Keep the music playing and stopping until the person who unwraps the last layer and sees the gift, WINS IT!

Opening the Gift While Getting Dressed Submitted by: Valerie M. of Redlands, California, USA Have all guests arrange their chairs in a big circle. Pick one person to start. Give that person a crazy hat, a pair of gloves, a purse and a scarf. Along with these items, hand that person a gift that has been wrapped about five times over with tape around the edges and tight curly string, making the gift difficult to open. To the left of this person, hand the guest a pair of dice and something to roll the dice in. The object of the game is for the first person to dress up: put on hat, gloves, scarf & purse and start trying to open the present. Meanwhile, the person to their left is rolling the dice trying to get doubles. When that person gets doubles, they grab the getup and the present from the first person and start dressing up and trying to open the present while the person to their left rolls for a double. This continues until the present is finally opened and the person who opens it gets to keep the gift. This is a hilarious game because people really want to open the present and it's difficult with the getup!

Bingo Version #4 Submitted by: Brenda of Troy While working with children, the old standby game of bingo insired me. Shower bingo — 5 squares across and 5 squares down. Fill each square with a gift idea. At least two gifts on each card should be bogus. For example, bowling ball — this makes for conversation and more challenging game. When the gift is opened, a mint is placed on the card if gift and card spot match. Winner yells "bingo!" and gets a prize. Guests love it and so does the bride because there is less focus directly on her. Guests almost hate to see the last gift opened. Dress up the cards with borders or use already decorated computer paper. Enjoy!

Jail Submitted by: Sarah of Peterborough, Canada Have a spot in the room roped off and declared as "jail." People pay $1 to put someone in "jail" (usually the bride or groom). People have to pay $2 to get them out. This works well with mother-in-laws and new siblings. Also, you can have goldfish races in pieces of plastic eavestroughing. BIG hit with the guys.

Bride of Frankenstein Submitted by: Alison of Monterey, California, USA Separate everyone into groups. Give them a bag of miscellaneous makeup. Have them chose one person in their group to put the makeup on. The group with the worst makeup job wins the prize.

Auction Submitted by: Pam of Antigo, Wisconsin, USA Before the shower, the host/hostess comes up with a list of characteristics and price of various gifts. For example, one penny for each child, .05 cents if you were married in the same month the bride-to-be will be, .10 cents if you are wearing glasses, etc. Place the wrapped gifts in a pile in the center of the room. As the host reads the characteristics, each guest collects money (provided and returned to the host) accordingly. At the end of the list, the auction begins. Guests use the money "earned" to buy the gifts from the pile. When everyone has received a gift, they may open it and see what they purchased.

Don't Cross Your Legs Version #2 Submitted by: Ylda of San Antonio, Texas, USA This is a variation to the safty pin game or clothing pin game. The game is exactly the same, but instead of using pins use stickers that have love themes or wedding themes. Click here for Version #1 of this game.

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