Weddingbee Blog

After I eliminated guest entertainment options that would involve me crafting something, I thought about wedding games. Generally, when I hear “games”, I kind of groan and think of those painful getting-to-know-you games that they would make you play the first day of camp in middle school that were actually not games but just devices to torture me (I was shy). And for a wedding, why would adults play games? Sounds silly, right?

However, in reading about games you can play at weddings, in general it seems like they are well-received and guests appreciate them. They can often be funny, and if they’re low-pressure I don’t think they will give people the hives that I got on my first day of summer camp. (Unless playing spin-the-bottle on the first day of camp would have been the norm—I could have been all over that.)

I’m seriously considering the shoe game, played by Mrs. Eggplant and Mrs. Tomato.

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(Mrs. Eggplant feels confident, confident, dry and secure! Raise your hand, raise your hand, if you’re sure!)

(If you do not remember the above jingle, we are just not of the same generation)

With the shoe game, you seat the bride and groom back to back, in a place where everyone can see ’em. The bride and groom each have one of their shoes, as well as the shoe of the other (Get it? So the bride has her Louboutin in one hand, and his Salvatore Ferragamo in the other).

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Then, the DJ/emcee/what have you asks a series of questions, such as “Who is the better kisser?” The bride and groom each lifts the shoe of the person they think best fits the answer. Sheesh, you know what, some of the most elementary things are so hard to explain on paper. But you get it, right?

This game usually gets a lot of laughs, is low-key, and you can find various questions to ask on the internet, like here. Here are some samples:

• Who made the first move
• Who’s the better cook
• Who said “I LOVE YOU” first
• Who has the wackiest family
• Who’s the better driver
• Who spends the most time in front of a mirror
• Who is most likely to eat dessert for breakfast

And hopefully, this game will not turn into something like this:

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Hee hee.

After I posted this on my original blog, I got some great suggestions for questions from awesome hive member penga and my sister, including the following:

• Who’s got better hair?
• Who’s more likely to lose things?
• Who’s shoe is smellier right now?
• Who’s side of the closet is cleaner?
• Who’s most likely to have more of the bed in the morning?
• Who’d be better with a gun?
• Who has the most items of clothing?
• Who’s most likely to be on a FBI wanted list?

Anyone else play the shoe game at their wedding or see how it’s been done? Any tips for those of us considering it? Any suggestions for questions?