5 Bachelorette Games That Don't Suck!

Bachelorette Game Idea:

Test the Bride

The Gist:

It's like The Newlywed Game

Supplies:

Questions about the couple's relationship for the groom -- Video recording (either on DVD or flash drive) of the groom answering the questions-- A TV or computer to play the video-- A remote for pausingPre-Party Prep: Film the groom (or have him film himself) answering specific questions about their relationship. Have him start by posing the question, for example, "Where did we first kiss?" and then answering it.

How to play:

At the party, play the video and hit pause after the groom asks the question, giving the bride a chance to say her answer to the group. Then play the rest to see how the groom answered the question. If the bride gets it wrong, give her some sort of punishment, like taking a drink.

Bachelorette Game Idea: Lingerie Shower Guessing Game

The Gist:

Everyone brings lingerie. The bride, using her knowledge of each guest and their friendship, has to figure out who brought her what.

Supplies:

One item of lingerie from each guest-- Hangers-- Enough room to display it all-- Pen and paper (for the bride)

Pre-Party Prep:

Let each guest know ahead of time to bring one item of lingerie for the bride as a gift (a bra, a teddy, panties -- you name it). Distract the bride while you hang each one around the room

How to Play:

The bride walks around the room and surveys all of the lingerie, then writes down who she thinks brought what. Once she pairs each person to an item, she can read her list and see how many she guessed correctly. (She takes a drink each time she gets it wrong!)


Bachelorette Game Idea: Couple's Charades

The Gist:

Split up into teams. Everyone writes down topics pertaining to the couple (their pet, places they've been, activities they love to do). Each team tries to guess.

Supplies:

Cardstock or index cards
Markers

Pre-Party Prep:

Not much! Just gather supplies.

How to Play:

It's just like traditional Charades, only this time the categories pertain to the couple. The first team to 5 wins.

Bachelorette Game Idea: Taste the Cake

The Gist:

Sample cake and try to guess the flavors.

Supplies:

Bite-sized cake pieces (maybe even from the bride's cake baker!)
A display table with pretty cake plates
Blindfolds (one for each guest)
Champagne (or your drink of choice)
Cardstock or index cards and pens (enough for each guest)
Envelopes (one for each cake flavor)

Pre-Party Prep:

Two people, "the hosts," will set up the cake bar and know all the flavors. They will write the flavors out ahead of time, put them inside envelopes behind each plate and run the show.

How to Play:

Each player is blindfolded and walks down the table with one of the hosts, who notes the player's flavor guess. The player takes sips of champagne between bites to cleanse the palate. (Of course, the hosts can sip champagne at any point in the game.) Whoever guesses the most flavors correctly wins.

Bachelorette Game Idea: A Nose for Wine

The Gist:

Everyone votes on the best wine, but they don't know the type, the year or the make

Supplies:

Bottles of wine (have each guest bring one)
Brown paper bags or numbered wine sleeves (optional)
Wineglasses (one or two per guest)

Pre-Party Prep:

Tell each guest to bring a bottle of wine disguised inside a brown paper bag. If you're feeling crafty, make numbered bottle sleeves and have guests slip their bottles inside when they walk in the door.

How to Play:

Guests taste each bottle of wine and votes for their fave. Once the winner is revealed, the person who brought it explains what kind of wine it was and how much it actually cost.