138 tasks

Wedding Scavenger Hunt Ideas

A scavenger hunt wedding game for the reception: press Pick 10 new tasks, then print one sheet per table.

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Cocktail hour 20

A teammate holding a door for the rest of the team 1 point. Exaggerated bow encouraged.
A teammate in silhouette against the venue's best window or doorway 3 points. Expose for the bright side and let the person go dark.
A teammate posting your card into the card box 1 point. Only the hand and the card need to show.
A teammate signing the guest book 1 point. Hand and pen in the shot. Sign it for real while you are there.
A teammate's outfit detail: cufflinks, a brooch, a pocket square or a hair clip 1 point. Close enough that the judge cannot tell who is wearing it.
The oldest photo of the couple on display, with a teammate pointing at it 2 points. Many receptions set out framed photos. Look, do not lift the frames.
One teammate straightening another's tie, collar or necklace 2 points. Posed is fine. Both faces must be in the frame.
The seating chart with a teammate pointing at your table 1 point. Step aside quickly. There is always a line behind you at the chart.
Your team copying the pose in a photo of the couple 3 points. Use a displayed photo or the invitation. Show the original at judging.
Your team holding the ceremony programs like fans 2 points. No programs? Napkins folded into fans count.
Your team holding up the wedding date on your fingers 2 points. Month and day. Six hands can show most dates.
Your team in the order you arrived today 1 point. Earliest arrival on the left. Honor system.
Your team lined up by how long each has known the couple 2 points. Longest friendship on the left. Be ready to give the years at judging.
Your team miming the proposal 3 points. One kneels, one gasps, the rest react. Stay out of the walkway.
Your team on a staircase, one player per step 2 points. Keep to one side so other guests can pass.
Your team toasting with whatever is in your hands 1 point. Water counts. The glasses meet in the center of the frame.
Your team under the ceremony arch after everyone has left it 2 points. Wait until the hired photographer has finished there.
Your team's escort cards fanned out in one hand 2 points. Pocket them again afterward. You need them to find your seats.
Your team's shoes in a circle, toes pointing in 1 point. Shot from above. Dress shoes and sneakers both count.
Your whole team in front of the welcome sign 1 point. Read it first. It often holds the album link the couple wants photos sent to.

At your table 22

A napkin folded into a bow tie and worn by a teammate 2 points. Cloth or paper. It has to stay on without hands.
A teammate giving a ten-second toast to your own table 2 points. On video. Never while a real speech is on.
A teammate studying the hunt list with a very serious face 1 point. Reading glasses, real or mimed, add to it.
A two-minute drawing of the couple, held up by the artist 3 points. Back of the hunt sheet again. Signed and dated.
The candle at your table in sharp focus, with teammates blurred behind it 3 points. Tap the flame on the screen to set the focus.
Every place card at your table, laid out in seat order 2 points. Return them before dinner is served, because the servers read them.
Every teammate's dessert plate, empty 1 point. Leave them where the staff can clear them.
Everyone at your table pointing at whoever has known the couple longest 1 point. Settle the argument before the photo.
The first food to reach your table, before anyone touches it 1 point. Bread basket, salad or a bowl of mints.
Marriage advice in seven words or fewer, handwritten by your team 3 points. Write it on the back of the hunt sheet. The couple keeps the sheets.
The menu card held beside the dish it describes 2 points. Before the first bite, which is the hard part.
One slice of cake with a fork from every teammate around it 2 points. If a full meal is served, the cake usually follows it, so save this for late.
Two teammates sharing one dessert the way a couple shares the cake 2 points. Commonly the couple cuts the first piece together and may feed each other a bite.
Your table number with every teammate's hand on it 1 point. A team huddle before you start. Put the number back where the staff set it.
Your table raising glasses during a toast 2 points. Any drink counts. One quick shot, then the phone goes down for the speech.
Your table's centerpiece from directly above 2 points. Hold the phone flat and high. Do not move the flowers.
Your table's favors stacked into a tower 3 points. Your own table's favors only. Favors are a gift, not a rule, so some weddings have none.
Your table's handwritten guess at the length of the longest speech 3 points. Write it down before the toasts. The closest table gets a bonus point.
Your table's view of the dance floor before anyone is on it 1 point. Take it early. It fills after the first dance.
Your team spelling LOVE with hands, one letter per player 3 points. With fewer than four players, two people make two letters each.
Your team's chairs from behind, a jacket or a wrap over each one 2 points. Empty chairs only. This one is taken while everybody dances.
Your whole table mid-laugh 2 points. Posed laughter is easy to spot. Tell a joke first.

Dance floor 22

A jacket, a wrap or a pair of heels left at the table while its owner dances 1 point. The owner must be visible on the floor in the background.
A teammate dancing while still holding a dessert plate 2 points. No spills. A spill scores zero and costs a napkin.
A teammate mid-spin 2 points. Blur is welcome.
A teammate playing air guitar during a song that has a guitar in it 2 points. Air drums and air saxophone score the same.
A teammate teaching the team a dance from the decade they were born in 3 points. Video. Name the dance at judging.
A teammate who said they would not dance, dancing 5 points. Willing only. Nobody gets dragged.
A teammate's hand reaching into the dance floor lights 3 points. Shoot toward the light so the hand goes dark.
The oldest and the youngest teammate dancing together 3 points. Both willing. One song is plenty.
One teammate dipping another 3 points. Low and slow, and nowhere near the cake.
One teammate leading a move and the rest following 2 points. Video. The leader changes the move once.
Two teammates copying the couple's first dance pose 3 points. Wait until the first dance is over. The newly married couple typically opens the dancing.
Your team doing the same move at the same time 3 points. Video, five seconds. The judge decides whether it was in step.
Your team in a conga line of at least three 2 points. Other guests may join. Only your team has to be in the frame.
Your team in step during a group dance everybody knows 2 points. A line dance or a circle dance. The judge decides whether the whole team kept up.
Your team making one big heart with your arms on the dance floor 3 points. Two players form the point at the bottom.
Your team singing along with mouths wide open 2 points. Pick a chorus that everybody knows.
Your team taking a bow at the end of a song 1 point. All together, from the waist.
Your team's feet on the dance floor, nothing above the knee 1 point. Shot from above with the phone held low.
Your team's slow-dance sway, all in one row 2 points. Arms over shoulders like the end of a school dance.
Your team's view of the first dance, taken from your seats 2 points. Stay seated. The hired photographer needs the floor.
Your whole team on the dance floor at once 2 points. Every player in frame and moving. Prop the phone on a chair and use the timer.
Your whole team still standing for the last song of the night 5 points. Only teams that stay to the end can score it.

Details and decor 26

A candle, a string light and a teammate's smile in one shot 3 points. All three must be sharp enough to recognize.
A flower that matches a teammate's outfit 2 points. Point at it. Do not pick it.
A paper invitation that a teammate brought along 5 points. Paper only. A screenshot of the wedding website scores 1.
A sign at the reception written by hand 1 point. Chalkboards count. Printed signs do not.
A tablecloth, a napkin and a flower in the same color 2 points. One frame. Close is not the same.
An accidental heart the decorators never planned 5 points. A leaf, a shadow, a knot in the wood. The judge must see it within three seconds.
The best-dressed chair in the room 2 points. Bows, garlands and reserved signs all count.
The cake topper, close up 2 points. Zoom with your feet, not your fingers, and stop an arm's length away.
The couple's names or initials, anywhere they appear in print 1 point. Napkins, signs, menus and matchbooks all count.
The dessert table from end to end 1 point. A panorama, taken before it is opened.
The guest book page your team signed 1 point. Your own messages only.
The photo display or memory table 1 point. Look, do not lift.
The same monogram or motif in three different places 3 points. The menu, the napkins and the welcome sign, for example. Three photos.
The send-off supplies before anyone uses them 2 points. Often bubbles or bells. Venues tend to prefer them to rice or birdseed, which leave a mess.
The smallest detail somebody clearly spent an hour on 3 points. Hand-lettered names, tied ribbons, a wax seal. Say what it is at judging.
Something blue that your team can find without touching anything 3 points. Flowers, ribbon, a napkin. The rhyme appeared in its familiar form in an 1876 newspaper.
Something borrowed: a teammate wearing something another teammate lent them today 2 points. A tie, a wrap, a pair of earrings. Lending it for the photo counts.
Something in the wedding colors that the couple did not put there 3 points. A teammate's dress, a parked car, the sunset.
Something new: a price sticker still on the sole of a teammate's shoe 5 points. Check your own soles first. It is more common than you think.
Something old: the oldest object your team can find at the venue 3 points. A cornerstone date, a framed photo, a grandfather's watch on a teammate's wrist.
The venue's name on a sign, a napkin or a pen 2 points. The building's own name, not the couple's.
The view the couple had from where they stood for the vows 3 points. Take it after the ceremony space has emptied.
The wedding date in print 1 point. One point extra if it is stitched, carved or piped in icing.
The wedding favor held at arm's length with the whole room behind it 2 points. Focus on the favor and let the room blur.
Your team lined up for the send-off with supplies in hand 3 points. The couple's departure is often made into a ceremony of its own. Be in place early.
Your team with the uncut cake behind you 2 points. Stay an arm's length away. Nobody wants to be the team that touched it.

Bridal party 22

A breakfast that nobody had time to finish 1 point. There is always one. Eat something anyway.
A handwritten note from each member of the party, fanned out 3 points. Hand them to the couple at breakfast the next day.
A screenshot of the playlist that got everyone ready 1 point. The first five songs must be readable.
The aisle from waist height: the flower girl's or ring bearer's view 2 points. Kneel for it. The empty aisle is the subject.
All the bouquets in a row on a windowsill 2 points. Stems in water until the last minute.
Both sides of the wedding party in the same pose, in two separate photos 3 points. Agree the pose by message and compare at the reception.
The bride's something old, new, borrowed and blue in one frame 5 points. Needs the bride's help, so ask before the photographer arrives.
The dress on its hanger, presented by the party like a game show prize 2 points. Hands point and nobody touches.
Each member of the party showing on fingers how many years they have known the bride 2 points. Over ten years? Flash both hands and mouth the rest.
The emergency kit: safety pins, tissues and a sewing kit in one frame 3 points. If nobody packed one, this task has just reminded you to.
Every boutonniere pinned on straight, in one row of lapels 2 points. Tradition puts it on the left lapel. The judge checks for droop.
Every bridesmaid's shoes lined up beside the bride's 1 point. Heels out, toes to the wall.
The groom's party tying one bow tie by committee 3 points. Video. Clip-ons score 1.
On a day out: a bell of any size, with the party miming a pull on the rope 3 points. Church bells, shop doorbells and bicycle bells all count.
On a day out: a wedding dress in a shop window, the party reacting from the sidewalk 3 points. Stay outside. The shop is working.
On a day out: the party picking a pretend cake at a bakery window 2 points. One finger each, all on different cakes.
On a day out: the party under a sign with the word love, ring or bell in it 3 points. Street signs, shop signs and menus all count.
The party acting out how the couple met, in three frames 5 points. Save it for the rehearsal dinner slideshow.
The party guarding the ring box, closed 2 points. Closed. Whoever carries it has enough to worry about.
The party recreating a photo from the bride's school days 5 points. Show the original beside the new one.
The party's phones stacked face down before the ceremony 2 points. Proof that you went unplugged.
The whole party in robes or matching shirts, backs to the camera 2 points. Names or roles across the back make it easy to score.

Bridal shower 26

From your bag: any object, and the marriage advice it stands for 3 points. A charger: never go to bed on low battery. The room votes on the wisest.
In your bag: a business card that is not your own 2 points. Any trade.
In your bag: a card with your own name on it 1 point. Hold it up with a thumb over the numbers.
In your bag: a coin from the year the couple met 5 points. The host announces the year. The date must be readable.
In your bag: a comb or a hairbrush 1 point. A folding one counts.
In your bag: a gift tag, a gift receipt or a scrap of wrapping paper 2 points. Left over from wrapping today's present counts.
In your bag: a handwritten list 2 points. Groceries, errands or names. Paper, not a phone note.
In your bag: a makeup bag or a coin purse 1 point. A bag inside the bag.
In your bag: a phone with less than half its battery left 1 point. Show the battery icon to a neighbor.
In your bag: a postage stamp 3 points. Unused, loose or on a sheet.
In your bag: a ribbon, a bow or a piece of lace 3 points. Tied to the bag's handle counts as in it.
In your bag: a roll of tape of any kind 3 points. Fashion tape counts, and so does the tape on a first-aid roll.
In your bag: a spare pair of socks or shoes 5 points. Flats for later count.
In your bag: a tape measure or a ruler 5 points. The rarest find on the shower list.
In your bag: a wedding invitation, this one or any other 5 points. Paper, with a date on it.
In your bag: a wrapped sweet that could pass for a wedding favor 2 points. The room votes on whether it could.
In your bag: anything printed with a date in the wedding month 3 points. A ticket, a coupon or a parking stub. The host names the month.
In your bag: confetti, glitter or a single sequin 3 points. Stuck to the lining since the last party counts.
In your bag: more than five keys on one ring 2 points. The host counts. Loyalty tags are not keys.
In your bag: perfume, cologne or a scented lotion 1 point. A common find at any shower, so it scores lowest.
In your bag: something blue that is not a pen or denim 2 points. The room votes on whether teal is blue.
In your bag: something borrowed and not yet returned 3 points. Honor system. Naming the lender is optional.
In your bag: something white 1 point. Paper does not count, or everyone scores.
In your bag: sunglasses and an umbrella, both 3 points. Ready for anything. One without the other scores nothing.
On your phone: a photo with the bride that is at least five years old 3 points. Show the date stamp if the room doubts you.
On your phone: the oldest wedding photo anyone can show 5 points. Your own or a relative's. The earliest year in the room takes the points.

How it works

Every table becomes a team. Of the 138 tasks, 90 are for the reception, and each photographs your own teammates or an object, never a guest outside the game. None of these wedding scavenger hunt ideas runs during the ceremony.

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One sheet per table

The menu opens on Reception, 90 tasks. Under More filters, four buttons fit your schedule: Cocktail hour holds 20, At your table 22, Dance floor 22 and Details and decor 26. Then Print a sheet for each table.

Scoring, the album and the judge

Thirteen tasks are worth 5 points, such as a teammate who said they would not dance, dancing. Proof is the photo, sent to the couple's album: the printed sheet has a line for its link or code. Name a judge from outside the teams and announce the winner before the send-off. Each note doubles as venue manners: point at the flower, do not pick it.

Many couples ask for phones away during the vows, so this list starts at cocktail hour.
Bridal scavenger hunt ideas are under Bridal party in the menu: 18 for the morning, 4 for a day out.

Questions and answers

How do the bridal shower scavenger hunt ideas work?

Choose Bridal shower in the menu for 26 tasks. Twenty-three make the bag hunt, where guests score for what they already carry: something white earns 1 point, a postage stamp 3 and a tape measure 5. Allow three minutes.

Why does no task photograph other guests?

A reception is full of people who never agreed to be on camera: relatives, children, staff. No task asks a team to catch somebody crying, sleeping or eating. The couple appears only in public moments such as the first dance, taken from your seat.

How many tasks should a reception list have?

Ten is plenty, because dinner, toasts and dancing already fill the evening. Press Add another until the list holds 15 or 20, for a long cocktail hour or wedding weekend. Tables choose between three easy shots and one 5 point find, like a price sticker on a shoe.

Notes

Every card on this page was written to be read aloud in front of children and grandparents: nothing sexual, no alcohol or drugs, no bullying and nothing that singles out a group of people. If a card misses that mark, please tell us through the contact page and we will remove it.

More notes about this page

Cards and picks are random and meant for fun. Skip any card that does not suit your group; the host's call is final.

How this list was compiled: Written for this site in September 2026: 138 original tasks, 90 for reception guests (cocktail hour, at the table, dance floor, details and decor), 22 for the wedding party and 26 for a bridal shower. Every task was screened against the site's rules: it photographs your own teammates or an object, never a guest who is not playing; nothing happens during the ceremony; nothing is moved, picked, opened or touched that the couple or the venue set out; no task involves alcohol, and any drink counts for a toast. Point values (1, 2, 3 or 5) are our judgment of difficulty, not a standard. Reception customs mentioned in the notes (the couple typically opens the dancing, the couple cuts the first piece of cake, the cake usually follows a full meal, favors are not required, venues prefer bubbles or bells to rice, the departure is often made a ceremony) follow https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wedding_reception, checked 2026-09-18. The 'something old' rhyme and its 1876 first appearance in the familiar form follow https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Something_old, checked 2026-09-18. The left lapel as the traditional place for a boutonniere follows https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boutonni%C3%A8re, checked 2026-09-18. Licence: own work