The Gown and the Plate

This is great fun and everybody looks ridiculous playing it! To play this game you need 3 rolls of scotch tape, one or two pieces of tissue paper (like for wrapping gifts) for all people attending, a paper plate for all people attending, and a pencil for all people attending. The first purpose of this game is to make a wedding dress on the bride. Everyone takes their piece of tissue paper and helps to make the bride a wedding gown using the scotch tape. You may need to make suggestions about a veil and a train, and a garter, and maybe a purse. Once this is done (and she usually looks great; people are very creative), everyone takes a paper plate and puts it on their head and has to draw the bride on the plate while it is on top of their head. Afterward, you spread all of the plates out on the floor for everyone to look at (and they look hilarious) and the bride chooses the one she likes best. That person wins a prize.

Design A Gown (#1)

Split into groups of 4 or 5 people. Give each group 3+ rolls of toilet paper. They need to use the TP to design a gown. One person has to be a model. Give them a time limit. After the time limit, judge the gowns. Prizes can be given for the funniest, most stylish, prettiest, etc.

Design A Gown - #2

I was looking for a different activity for a shower game. My sister told me about this one. In several large bags place a white paper tablecloth, napkins, ribbon, paper or silk flowers (inexpensive type) along with safety pins and tape. Divide groups into teams. Each is given a specified time to design a wedding gown, veil, etc. Scissors are not allowed. It's fun to use the grandmother of the bride, or mother etc as the model for the group.

Design a Gown - #3

Take a piece of paper and fold it and place it in an envelope - then seal the envelope really well. Give each guest one envelope and tell them not to open it until instructed to - but have them write their name on the outside of the envelope. Tell the group that on the count of 3 they will have two minutes to open the envelope, get out the piece of paper and tear the piece of paper into their best wedding dress. Once they are done they can put the dress back in the envelope and pass it to the bride. Then 1,2,3..Start! As everyone is tearing into their envelope and making their wedding dresses by tearing the piece of paper you can tell the Bride the real object to the game... to determine who has opened their envelope the neatest. Once all the envelopes are turned in you can tell the group what the bride is judging them on and them show the group all the "beautiful" gowns that people tried so seriously to make.

Create the Future

Break the guests up into groups and give each group a stack of old magazines, scissors and a photo album page. Assign each group a topic i.e. the couples courtship, honeymoon, their home, kids, etc. Have each group make a collage pertaining to their topic by cutting pictures out of the magazines. Once finished, put all the pages into an album and pass it around. It is hilarious to see what everyone comes up with.

Design a Veil

Divide guests into teams of 3 or 4. Give each team the following: 2 rolls of toilet paper, 2 strips of ribbon about 12 inches long, and a few silk flowers (ones with bendable wire stems work the best). Tell them to design a veil for the bride, using one team member as the model. To keep the talking down, tell them that they only have 5 minutes (actually give them between 7 - 10 minutes). TAKE PICTURES!! The bride must then wear the veil while opening her presents. This is so funny, and much quicker than the full gown.

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