Let the wedding games begin: 18 wedding lawn games + prize ideas
Outdoor lawn games are a killer way to keeps kids and kids-at-heart busy at a reception. They’re even more rad at a no dancing reception. Take advantage of a good season and some good outdoor space for badminton, ring toss, corn hole, and giant versions of your favorite nostalgic games like Jenga and 4-to-Score. Plus, it’ll get your indoor gaming friends out into familiar territory.
Let’s get to the games!
Bring everyone together with these collaborative non-dancing reception activities
“When planning our smaller wedding, we defaulted to dancing as the reception activity since that’s usually what happens, but it’s not really what we’d do for fun. We’d like to have another kind of activity that brings us together as a community. Any suggestions?”
Non-dancing receptions are becoming pretty common in offbeat circles, so it’s no wonder folks are considering different kinds of activities. I scoured our archives and did some brainstorming to see what non-dancing reception activities would bring your guests together. Here are some ideas…
Death Stars & ’80s lasers: photo booth backdrops that will become everyone’s profile photo
We love us some photo booths, so if you’re planning to DIY your own at your reception, you’ve got to have a fun backdrop, right? Here are some photo booth backdrops that can be personalized with your names, some that are sci-fi-themed, and a whole lot of sequins and retro fun.
Get old timey with this paper scroll seating chart
Pirate weddings! Fantasy weddings! Victorian weddings! Any period-specific wedding can benefit from this paper scroll seating chart we found at Josh and Lori’s epic fantasy wedding. In this case, all these needed was a tree to hang it on and it’s done. It’s so fanciful and looks pretty simple to make.