More and more, people are looking to throw a more personalised, off-beat, and non-traditional style of wedding. While this may not go as far as upending the core ceremony, white dress, and top-notch suits, many like to run a bit wilder with everything that comes afterwards. Leaning into themes and just introducing crowd-pleasing entertainment options, there are plenty of ways to build a unique and unforgettable wedding for everyone.
There’s a whole host of ways to do this that go outside the basics of hiring a band or DJ, but here, we’re focussing on bringing some hands-on entertainment into the fold. Given the occasion and the meeting of all of your many friends and family from all sides, a spot of gaming can easily bring people together. These are some picks that can lend to some intriguing themes or as general fun that everyone’s familiar with.
Accessible Games for an 80s or 90s Theme
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Arcade machines are beloved and have become nostalgic enough now that they’re no longer inherently tacky. People enjoy seeing them and jumping into classic retro games themselves. Better still, they’re incredibly accessible – only needing a few buttons to play and the aims of the games being very straightforward – so even people without nostalgic ties or even a usual inkling for arcade games can give them a go.
When picking which arcade game units to hire, it’s best to keep it simple and side with the popular picks. You probably don’t want to go all in with the seat-and-screen arcade racing games or the shooters, but rather the classic cabinets featuring wildly popular games. You could have a few dedicated ones for specific titles, or some that come with a retro games collection.
Naturally, arcade games were at the peak of their powers in the 1980s and 1990s, so if either of those decades play into your theme, they’d be must-have additions. With either, you could request certain styles of attire, run with 90s and 80s decorations, and, of course, load up the playlist with hits from those decades. Put an arcade game in the same room, and you’ll achieve total immersion.
Adapting a Classic for Fun for Everyone
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If you want something that encourages friendly competition, perhaps some prizes for winners or tasks for losers, while also incorporating a fun game that everyone knows, you can always turn to bingo. If you don’t fancy bringing in a ball cage and printing out a bunch of different cards, there are online bingo sites available. On these, everyone could pile into the same bingo room at the same time and see who comes out on top.
Should you want to bring the physical game to your wedding party, you can play in a few different ways. One is the traditional way, for which, you’ll need a bunch of cards, a way to draw numbers, and someone charismatic to run the show. Alternatively, play a more specific wedding bingo. Either make a bunch of different cards with different outcomes or let everyone fill in their own. As they see things around or see things happen, they daub them off!
Add your own special touch to the entertainment with some classic games for everyone to enjoy, be it with a retro games machine or the ever-accessible game of numbered balls!
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