Test of strength: cool and memorable competitions for witnesses at a wedding

Kinds

Witnesses are important participants in the wedding celebration. The toastmaster selects tests for them of a diverse nature:

• Song competition. Love songs are sung one by one. The winner is chosen by the listeners. Toy instruments, knight's armor, straw hats are used as props - wardrobe items are chosen in accordance with the theme of the song;
• Dance. The rules are the same, only here the contestants have to dance;
• Pantomime. Participants need to take turns, using gestures and facial expressions, to tell the guests about an adventurous episode from the life of the newlyweds. The opponent must understand what event we are talking about;
• Verbal. The witness is asked to name the qualities of the groom, and the witness - the bride. This is done one by one. The winner has the final say;
• Theatrical. Witnesses will have to become actors and demonstrate their talent for improvisation. So, they can become the bride and groom, and whoever does the better parody will be decided by lot;
• Photo competition. The witness is given a dozen photographs of little girls, among whom he must recognize the bride as a child. And the witness is trying to find the groom among the photographs of the boys;
• Identikit. The witness makes a portrait of the bride from a photograph cut into several parts. At this time, the witness is trying to restore the groom’s face. You should not use too small fragments, otherwise the competition will drag on and the guests will get bored.

There are many other challenges for the groomsmen and groomsmen - the imagination of wedding planners knows no bounds.

Competitions that use your imagination

There are many competitions in which witnesses need to show the richness of their vocabulary and imagination. Some of them are discussed below.

1. The essence of the competition is that the witness compliments the groom, and the witness compliments the bride. The one who says as many of them as possible wins.
2. Guests write the names of various animals on pieces of paper. After which the pieces of paper are placed in a bag or hat. The friend and boyfriend take turns using gestures to depict the animal whose note they pulled out, and the newlyweds need to guess it. The competition is also good because guests also participate in it.

1. Since the best friend of the bride most often acts as a groomsman, and the best man is usually a friend of the groom, this competition should show who knows more about his friend. It is necessary to prepare questions in advance that the witnesses will need to answer in turn. For example: hobby? Favorite dish? How many children does the bride (groom) want? Where would you like to spend your first family vacation? Etc.
2. Witnesses are given leaflets with poems by famous poets, and each of them must translate the resulting poem into a modern youth language. A good mood is guaranteed for everyone!

Buying the bride's shoe

One of the most popular challenges is stealing the bride's shoe. The thief is usually one of the guests. Witnesses will have to not only find the loss, but also pay a ransom for it.

If the competition does not cause problems for anyone, you can offer to pay the ransom with kisses. The best man is invited to show with a stuffed animal how much he enjoys kissing. The presenter voices the places where the young man’s lips touch, and then invites him to repeat exactly. Only the witness will have to kiss instead of the toy.

Sometimes witnesses are forced to search for a shoe using the “hot and cold” method. Guests applaud and suggest in which direction to move.

Funny competitions

• The presenter blindfolds the witnesses, and meanwhile one of the guests hides the bride’s shoe in the hall. Her boyfriend and boyfriend begin to look for her, and the guests applaud them. And the closer the contestants are to the hiding place, the louder and stronger the applause.
• Guests hide several small items in their clothes (pockets, sleeves, folds, etc.). At the same time, the host names what was hidden from each guest. Witnesses must find all declared items. If someone cannot find something, then he must fulfill any wish of the newlyweds.
• At the very beginning of the competition, the presenter says: “What to do if the spouse really wants to go skiing in the mountains, and the wife dreams of plunging into the warm sea? For this purpose, the groom must be dressed and the bride undressed.” The requirement for the competition is that as many wardrobe items as possible must be removed from the witness in order to put them on the groom, and on the contrary, things from the bride must be put on the witness. Whoever has the most clothes is the winner. However, the bride should dress up in advance.

There are a huge number of different wedding competitions for witnesses. And each of them will be able to choose those that are best suited to the planned holiday celebration. After all, the main thing is that the wedding is fun and memorable for the newlyweds and their guests for many years to come.

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Cool music and dance

The host of the celebration makes sure that the guests do not get bored, and that the witnesses do not sit too long. For example, he invites them with every cry of “Bitter!”
stand up and act as a cheerleader, waving pom-poms. You can suggest that the witness repeat the movements of his partner once, and then she changes with him. Important! In order not to tire witnesses too quickly, active entertainment alternates with calmer ones.
Or the best friends of the newlyweds can organize a dance competition - a battle. Having gathered teams of five people, the girls tie bright ribbons around their necks, the guys put on stylish ties. Each group presents its own dance.

Dance with clothespins

The essence of this cool competition for witnesses is that, blindfolded, they must find five clothespins or office clips on each other that the presenter has attached. All this happens to the accompaniment of cheerful rhythmic music. When it breaks, the counting of discovered trophies begins. Whoever has more is declared a triumphant.

Firefighters

A rope is placed on the floor, over which two chairs are placed with their backs facing each other, but not close together: there should be a gap of about half a meter. Windbreakers with the sleeves turned out are placed on the backs. The opponents run around their chair in a circle, put their sleeves in order, put on a windbreaker, button it up, sit on the chair and pull the rope. The participant who completes the task faster wins. To make it more fun, participants run to the tune of a catchy melody.

Advice! Film all competitions with a video camera or take photos.

Guess the melody

Participants in the game are shown a collage of pictures. Based on associations with them, it is necessary to determine the song. For example: a glass, a bottle of vodka, a table. It is unlikely that anyone will not guess the song by Grigory Leps “A Glass of Vodka on the Table”. When the answer is heard, an excerpt from the encrypted composition is played. For the competition, it is better to choose hits from different years.

Newspaper disco

A newspaper is completely spread out on the floor, on which the couple must dance while a piece of music plays. Then the newspaper is folded in half and another song is played. Each time the composition becomes more and more catchy, and the paper “dance floor” becomes less and less. Whoever stands up for the newspaper first loses.

Mobile competitions

You can prepare a moving competition program for witnesses. Of course, the tests should not follow each other , because by constructing a wedding scenario in this way, you risk tiring the poor girl and guy and forever discourage them from performing at such events in such a capacity. Here are some interesting and unusual competitions in which the bridesmaid and groom's friend would be happy to participate:

Dance with clothespins

In order to conduct such a test, you will need twelve clothespins, two scarves, and a rhythmic dance tune . The presenter must blindfold the witnesses and place six clothespins on their clothes.

After this, he introduces the witnesses to each other and turns on the music. Within a few minutes, during a fiery dance, young people must remove all clothespins from each other by touch. The one who does it first will win.

Hungry children

For this competition, eight participants in addition to witnesses should be invited from the audience. The props will be eight children's caps, ten tablespoons, and eight chocolate eggs . The presenter explains the rules to the participants. At one end of the room there are two chairs on which there are bowls of chocolate eggs. On the opposite side, “hungry children” in caps are squatting on chairs, holding spoons in their mouths. The task of the competition participants is to feed their “children”.

To do this, on command, without using their hands, holding a spoon in their mouth, they must pick up an egg from the bowl and take it to their “children.” The “child” who has received “food” can get up from an extremely uncomfortable position and move to the side. The competition takes into account speed, as well as how many “chicks” each participant was able to feed.

Halves of fate

This comic competition is aimed at identifying the extrasensory abilities of the fifth point of each of the witnesses. To carry it out, you will need two chairs, thick landscape paper, and several non-fragile items . This could be a bunch of keys, a large marker, a hammer, a TV remote control, and so on. Contestants are blindfolded and one of them is asked to listen to music on headphones while the other takes the test. Then they are led one by one to a chair and carefully seated on one or another object. The goal of the witnesses is to guess what they are sitting on. The leader needs to make sure that they do not help themselves with their hands. The winner is the one who guesses all or more things than his opponent.

Creek

a roll of wallpaper on the floor in the center of the hall . He invites the girl, lifting the hem of her dress, to cross this “stream”. After she completes the task assigned to her, she is asked to repeat the procedure, but only blindfolded. After the girl, guided by the leader’s prompts, finds herself at the end of the spread roll, the witness quickly lies down in the center of the impromptu stream. This must be done before the witness removes the bandage. The bridesmaid will probably be embarrassed and surprised to see what a “threshold” she had to overcome with her dress up. Representatives of the fair sex who are very worried about this can, after a few minutes of general laughter, tell the essence of the competition.

the Forbidden fruit

This competition, unlike the previous one, is aimed at confusing the groom's friend. on three chairs put together . The presenter covers her up to the chin with a thick sheet , citing the reluctance to stain her elegant dress. six large grapes are placed on different parts of the girl’s body The last berry is placed on the lips. While the young man is blindfolded and the condition of the competition is explained - to pick berries without using his hands, a small castling takes place in the hall: the groom takes the place of the witness.

Cash for boyfriend and boyfriend

No wedding is complete without a cash competition. So, you can collect bills in blue and pink sliders or paper bags. If the amount collected in blue things is greater, it means that the first-born in a young family will be a boy. A girl will be born if more money is thrown into girl-colored onesies. They are usually chosen by the female half of the guests.

Attention! Don't overdo it with cash competitions: one or two is enough. Otherwise, guests may have negative memories of the wedding.

The competition can be diversified: children's caps are put on the witnesses' heads, and a bottle with a nipple is handed into their hands, into which milk or fruit juice is first poured. The results of the test depend on the speed : the bridesmaid drank everything first - the newlyweds will have a daughter; The best man completed the task faster - he will have to choose a name for his son.

In the final, competitors can take an unforgettable selfie and receive small gifts.

Examples and ideas

Cool competitions for weddings are moving, dynamic and calm, in verbal form. The toastmaster leading the wedding must distribute them so that they alternate. What competitions for wedding witnesses always cause a lot of smiles and fun ? Here are just a few examples.

Question competition

Witnesses take turns asking the same questions about the newlyweds , with the witness answering questions about the groom, and the witness, respectively, about the bride. The correct answers, written down in advance, are kept by the toastmaster. Questions of this type: age, eye color, what are the names of the parents, what is their hobby, favorite dish, genre of films, what do they affectionately call each other, etc.

Take off the clothespins

Witnesses are blindfolded and 6 clothespins are attached to them in any, sometimes the most unexpected places. While listening to cheerful music, they must touch the clothespins on each other and remove them. When the music stops, the winner is determined who has the most removed clothespins.

Collect candy

The bridesmaid is placed on chairs and sweets are placed on her so that one certainly ends up on her lips. The witness, with his hands tied behind him, must collect all the candies with his lips .

Find the bride's shoe

According to tradition, at a wedding, the bride’s shoe is stolen, and the witnesses have to find it with the help of the guests: guests should not suggest with words, but they can do this with the help of applause : the closer to the shoe, the louder the applause. When the shoe is finally found, the witness pays a ransom.

Bride's shoes for a wedding competition

Draw the bride and groom

On a large sheet of whatman paper, fixed so that all guests can see it, blindfolded witnesses must draw a portrait with markers: he is the bride, she is the groom. The toastmaster's comments in the style of psychologists appearing on TV shows will be especially funny

Find the bride and groom in the photo

To hold this competition, you will need a large screen on which photographs of the bride and groom as children and teenagers will be displayed along with other people's photographs or in group photographs. The witness should recognize the groom in these photos, and the witness should recognize the bride. Win by points for each correct answer.

Sign language translation

Witnesses take turns using only facial expressions and gestures, and the other must translate their story into verbal form. The one with the funniest story will win.

Improvisation

Witnesses act out a scene from family life on a topic set by the guests: for example, he came home late from work; they begin repairs on their own, etc. In the dialogue they will need to use the words that the toastmaster shows.

15-20 cards with large written words need to be prepared in advance

Moreover, the words can be absolutely anything, not related to the wedding in any way. It will be even funnier if the role of the wife is played by a witness, and the role of the husband is played by a witness.

At any wedding, money competitions , this is the tradition. But there should not be too many of them, so as not to put guests in an awkward position. A couple of cash competitions are enough. For clarity, a video of the competition for witnesses at a wedding:

Auction in favor of the young

Such an auction can be conducted by both the toastmaster and the witnesses themselves. The main trick here is the description of each “exclusive” item, prepared in advance. Thus, the following may be presented at the auction: a Chevrolet car (children's car), a mink coat (vest), a washing vacuum cleaner (broom), Chanel No. 5 perfume (air freshener), collectible cognac (mineral water), etc.

The very selection of items for the auction and their descriptions will cause homeric laughter among the guests, and the minimum starting price will allow all the “exhibits” to be sold. This competition will require a hammer , just like a real auction.

Hammer for wedding competition

Funny with food and alcohol

Indispensable attributes of wedding competitions at the table: food and alcohol. You can have a speed competition: who can eat the most hot dogs or who can finish a portion of spaghetti faster using Chinese chopsticks instead of a fork. Guests can be invited to place comic bets in the form of candies .

Hungry children

For this fun you will need:

• 8 volunteers;
• 8 baby caps;
• 10 tablespoons;
• 8 kinder surprises.

Two containers with chocolate eggs are placed on chairs near one wall of the hall. On the opposite side, volunteers are squatting: “babies” in baby caps and with spoons in their mouths.

Witnesses, at the signal from the toastmaster, must take an egg with a spoon clamped in their teeth and take it to the “child”. The well-fed “kids” get up and move aside. The winner is determined by the number of successfully transferred eggs. Agility and speed are important in this competition.

Difficult feast

Required details:

• 4 small tables;
• 2 bottles of beer;
• 2 glasses;
• 2 plates with salad.

Tables are placed in pairs at opposite ends of the room. Like beer and snacks. At the signal from the toastmaster, witnesses rush to the bottles, pour beer and very quickly say the phrase: “Eat, drink, sing songs until the morning.” Having emptied their glasses, they run to the food, throw a round of cucumber or radish into their mouths and return to the beer. Whoever drinks it all down the fastest wins.

Carefully! In alcoholic competitions for groomsmen and groomsmen at a wedding, it is not advisable to use strong alcoholic drinks. Those can have a detrimental effect on coordination, memory and health.

Mobile wedding competitions for witnesses

To carry out the event, you will need various props - you need to make sure that they are at hand in advance.

In this category of competitions, several options can be offered.

• Guess the item. One by one, an object is placed on the stool - a pencil, a hammer, pliers, scissors, a spoon, etc. Witnesses are first blindfolded. After one of the objects is placed on the stool, the witnesses sit on it one by one and must guess from their feelings what they sat on.
• Clothespins . The witnesses are again covered with a handkerchief, then the toastmaster attaches clothespins to their clothes in different places. With the music turned on, the friend and girlfriend of the newlyweds must collect the maximum number of clothespins by the time the music stops.

• Another competition for the intelligence of the witness . A roll of wallpaper is spread in front of her, it is like a stream, along which she must walk in both directions, blindfolded. When she returns back, she takes off the bandage on command, and at that moment the witness must throw himself at her feet. In this case, the reaction of the witness will be interesting. The entire competition can be filmed; it will later be included in a film for the newlyweds compiled from different parts of the wedding.
• The “Feed the Witness” competition is as follows: the witness lies down on three chairs, she is covered with a sheet, large grapes or cherries are placed on her, six in total, the latter is placed on her lips. The witness's task is to collect all the fruits blindfolded and without hands. At the moment when the rules are explained to him and he is blindfolded, the groom is placed on the chairs instead of the witness. The competition is challenging and fun.

Dynamic competitions should be replaced by calm ones, which will somewhat redirect the attention of guests in a different direction.

For the dexterity and accuracy of the bridesmaids and groomsmen

Thanks to the wedding, the witnesses can feel like participants in a kind of Olympics. On this day, all life experience, all skills and talents will be useful. In some competitions, you cannot do without excellent coordination of movements and the ability to hit the target accurately.

Darts

Required equipment:

• large sheet of plywood;
• tape or cloves;
• 20 balloons;
• note paper.

In this competition, witnesses determine the fate of the young : they write ten notes with permission. Samples: “Permission not to wash dishes (not take out the trash) on Fridays”; “Permission to buy ten handbags at once”; “Permission to give flowers (a bottle of beer) to your significant other every day,” etc.

The notes are placed inside balloons, which are inflated and attached to plywood with tape or hung on pre-driven nails. Now the witness, having burst the balloon with a dart, chooses the bride's license. Then it's the best man's turn.

Dodgers

Required details:

• 2 ice trays;
• 2 cocktail straws;
• 2 women's scarves;
• juice (mineral water).

The toastmaster ties the wrists of the “victims” behind their backs with scarves and places molds filled with liquid in front of them. At a signal, young people begin to drink using straws stuck in their mouths. The goal is to drain all the holes faster than your opponent.

Contests using balloons

Balloons are one of the essential attributes at any wedding. They can not only decorate the hall for a celebration, but also be used for holding various competitions. For example:

1. The newlyweds distribute balloons to the guests, in the middle of which are hidden notes with various wishes, such as dancing, singing a funny song, reciting a poem, etc. Each guest pierces his ball and reads the task out loud, and the witnesses must complete it. The one who does it the funniest wins.

1. Each of the witnesses is given large pants, in which they collect as many small multi-colored balloons as possible, previously scattered on the floor. Once the balloons are collected, the contestants must pop all of their opponent's balloons without using their hands. The first one to do this wins.

1. Witnesses are given one balloon, which they must hold between their knees and with it make a route through the entire hall to a chair, go around it and return to the starting point. The next stage of this competition will be to do the same route, while holding the ball between the ankles. The one who is faster wins.

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Finding or collecting items

Often witnesses are asked to collect or find something. For failure, the toastmaster may assign a penalty task. The reluctance to end up in the penalty box will serve as an additional incentive for competitors to win.

Detectives

Several small items are placed in the clothes of those gathered. The groom's friend and bridesmaid are presented with a list of items that need to be found. If something is not discovered, then the witnesses will have to pull forfeits out of a hat with the wishes of the heroes of the occasion : for example, dancing on the table, walking on hands, a funny toast, feeding each other cake blindly.

Trousers

Witnesses wear large pants, which they use to collect small balloons from the floor. There should be very little air in them. It is prohibited to use your hands during this process.

Attention! It is better to hold such competitions when the witnesses and other guests are still sober.

Active competitions require physical effort , but the toastmaster tests the newlyweds’ friends not only on endurance, speed, and dexterity. Ingenuity, attentiveness, and the ability to read faces are also tested.

Witness and money competitions for witnesses

Most often, such competitions are built precisely on playing out some comical situation and reaction, the sense of humor of the witnesses.

following option is proposed : to play out the future family life of the husband and wife. For the competition, up to 20 cards with different words are specially prepared, which can be used to build some kind of humorous dialogue. The plot is this: the husband comes home, the toastmaster shows one of the signs with the inscription, so that everyone can see, the witness must construct one of the phrases of the dialogue.

For example, they show a card with the inscription “bottle”, the witness says: “I handed over the bottles today”, the toastmaster shows the witness a card with the inscription “penguin”, and she answers, for example: “Did you feed the penguins?”

And so on in the same way, i.e. everything is based on the improvisation of the witness and the witness. A lot will depend on the toastmaster - after hearing the answer, he will begin to select the card so that the dialogue is even more comical.

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At a wedding, it is customary to give gifts and money to the newlyweds. Money is collected into the wedding treasury; most often, guests put it there after making a toast. But you can play this process in a much more interesting way.

Hold an auction where lots with big names will be exhibited, but in fact these are ordinary things: elite wine (bottle of compote), Gucci blouse (children's vest), Cuban cigar (pacifier) ​​and so on. The starting price is set, and then the rules of the auction apply, and it is conducted by witnesses.

In addition to these competitions, there are many others in which the main character is the witnesses. Therefore, it is important to choose best men who can be truly creative in their duties. After all, they should be a kind of ringleaders, and in the absence of the toastmaster, take on part of his functions.