Bridal shower games: 5 free printables and 15 more ideas guests actually enjoy

The short answer: Good bridal shower games keep guests talking and laughing without taking over the party.

This page has five free printable games in one PDF: bingo with 12 cards, He Said She Said, a word scramble with an answer key, a bride quiz and advice cards. You will also find 15 more game ideas with no printing needed. Get the free download and print one set per guest.

What is in the free bridal shower games printable

Bridal shower bingo

Bingo is the best game for gift opening, because it gives guests a reason to watch every gift. Each card has 24 gift squares and a free space in the middle. The squares come from a list of 30 common gifts, including towels, wine glasses, stand mixer, blender, bed sheets, pots and pans, knife set, coffee maker, cookbook, picture frame, candles, cutting board and more. The host gift list page shows all 30, so you can check them off as gifts are opened.

1. Hand each guest a card and a pen before gift opening.
2. Guests mark a square when the bride opens that gift.
3. The first full row, column or diagonal wins. The winner calls out “Bride!”
4. Keep playing for a second winner or a full card if you have extra prizes.

He Said, She Said

Ask the groom the 20 questions before the shower and write down his answers. Guests circle bride or groom for each question. Here are the first eight:

1. Who said "I love you" first?
2. Who is the better cook?
3. Who takes longer to get ready?
4. Who is more likely to get lost?
5. Who made the first move?
6. Who is the early bird?
7. Who is messier?
8. Who spends more money?

The bride reveals the answers at the end. Most right answers wins.

Wedding word scramble

Guests have five minutes to unscramble 20 wedding words, from easy ones like ring and vows to longer ones like honeymoon and bridesmaid. One answer is a two-word phrase: first dance. The answer key is on its own page, so the host can keep it hidden.

How well do you know the bride?

This quiz has 20 questions. Guests write their answers, and the bride reads hers aloud. Here are the first eight:

1. What is the bride's middle name?
2. Where did the couple meet?
3. What is the bride's favorite food?
4. How long have they been together?
5. Where was their first date?
6. What is the bride's favorite movie?
7. What is her go-to coffee or drink order?
8. Who proposed, and where?

Advice for the couple

The last page has four cards for guests to write marriage advice or a wish. Cut on the dashed lines. Put the cards and pens on a table as guests arrive. The couple keeps them as a keepsake.

15 more bridal shower games (no printing needed)

1. Toilet paper wedding dress. Teams design a dress from toilet paper in ten minutes.
2. The shoe game. The couple sits back to back, each holding one of their shoes and one of their partner's, and raises a shoe to answer questions.
3. Purse scavenger hunt. Call out items; the first guest to produce one gets a point.
4. Two truths and a lie about the bride.
5. Guess the baby photo of guests or the couple.
6. Pass the parcel with a small prize in each layer.
7. Wedding dress drawing. Guests sketch the dress they think the bride chose.
8. Mad libs love story filled in by the group.
9. Ring hunt. Hide plastic rings around the venue.
10. Name that love song from the first few seconds.
11. Don't say wedding. Each guest wears a clothespin and loses it if they say the word.
12. Price is right with household items from the registry. For more on this topic, see our bridal party guides.
13. Who knows the couple best as a team trivia relay.
14. Date night jar. Guests write date ideas on sticks for the couple.
15. Recipe swap. Each guest writes a favorite recipe on a card.

Planning tips for the hosts

Games are optional, so ask the bride what she enjoys. Emily Post's shower etiquette FAQ is a good refresher for hosts on guest lists, invitations and gifts. Keep a gift log during the party, since the bride will need it for thank-you notes. Emily Post's guide to expressing gratitude says every shower gift deserves a written note, even if the bride said thanks in person.

For the rest of the wedding plan, our Wedding Planning Bundle ($8.99) pairs the Wedding Budget Spreadsheet with the Wedding Planner Checklist. The checklist has a planning checklist, a guest list and RSVPs page, a wedding party page and a day-of timeline. The Wedding Planner Checklist is also sold on its own for $5.99.

For themes, food and a free planning checklist, see our bridal shower ideas. For gifts, see bridal shower gift ideas.

Playing the classic couples game? Use our list of 120 newlywed game questions with simple rules and a scoring table.

Planning a baby shower instead? See our baby shower games for 50 ideas, including co-ed and virtual options.