Get the Crowd Going! A Collection of Fun Wedding and Reception Entertainment Ideas
It’s exciting to be asked by the bride and groom to put on a performance at their wedding reception or after-party!
But the more you want to make them happy, the harder it can be to decide what to do…
Key points to keep in mind for wedding entertainment are: avoid vulgar acts and overly inside jokes; aim for about 10 minutes; don’t exceed the allotted time; think of something the couple will genuinely enjoy; and above all, focus on “what will make the two of them happy.”
In this article, we’ll introduce entertainment ideas that convey your heartfelt congratulations!
We’ve also gathered ideas the bride and groom themselves can do, so be sure to read to the end!
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Get the Crowd Going! Wedding Ceremony and Reception Entertainment Ideas (61–70)
Calligraphy performance
Calligraphy performances—often done by professional calligraphers or high school calligraphy clubs at cultural festivals—feature dynamic brushwork using large brushes and paper, and you can’t take your eyes off their movements.
For the characters to be written, something related to the bride and groom or to marriage would be ideal.
Performing in a quiet atmosphere is fine, but playing music adds rhythm and makes it livelier, so it’s recommended.
Be sure to take precautions like laying down a blue tarp to prevent the venue from getting dirty or wrinkled.
Club performance
A martial arts performance can generate excitement by conveying momentum and power.
In addition, a staff performance, sometimes used in Chinese martial arts, uses a wide area, creating a grand and spectacular atmosphere.
The content is basically about showcasing spinning techniques, and the faster the spins, the greater the audience’s sense of amazement.
It’s also important to create contrast with smooth, rapid rotations by making the highlight moments and examples powerful and sharp.
Lupin the Third
When it comes to wedding reception entertainment, humor is important, but clarity—so that everyone present can easily understand—is just as crucial.
If you base the performance on a well-known work, it’s easier to get the idea across and to liven up the atmosphere.
Lupin the Third features hidden mysteries and the like, so using it as a reference allows you to enjoy a parody while adding puzzle-solving elements.
It’s also fun to plan what kind of mysteries to hide—whether they lead to a gift or a message for the bride and groom.
It might be nice to wrap it up neatly with Inspector Zenigata’s famous line at the end.
Shi-gin ‘Celebrating a Marriage’
How about performing Shigin, which would be perfect for a traditional Japanese-style wedding? Shigin involves chanting classical Chinese poetry, so it carries a strong message and, above all, has an air of high refinement.
Even if it’s not a Japanese-style wedding, it could be an ideal performance if many of your guests are older or if the venue has an elegant, classic atmosphere.
Start playing an instrument for the bride and groom
How about picking up a musical instrument for the bride and groom? Practice secretly so they won’t find out, and perform at the reception—it’s sure to delight them! It doesn’t matter if you can’t play perfectly.
The very fact that you practiced hard just for them will be moving in itself—highly recommended.
Impersonation show
Doing impressions takes courage when you perform in front of others.
But if you turn it into a group impression show, the bar is a little lower and it’s more exciting—highly recommended! Don’t stick to just one impression; prepare around ten and take turns performing them.
Since a wedding includes guests of many ages, you’ll want material everyone can understand.
Good choices include characters from long-running, well-known anime, politicians, or hugely popular actors.
Keep the set focused on short bits.
NEWS ZERO-style movie
How about creating a parody video of the popular nightly news program ‘ZERO’? Use compositing techniques to make a funny video.
Tailor the news stories to the bride and groom to get the whole venue excited.