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 Party Started! Wedding Ceremony and Reception Entertainment Ideas (71–80)
Pikapika Video
Highly recommended for those with a DSLR! If you slow the shutter speed, you can capture light trails and even write words.
It takes time, effort, and helping hands—shooting photos with lights in a park at night, then editing and stitching them together—but your heartfelt dedication to the couple is sure to shine through! It’s guaranteed to draw cheers along with tears of joy.
Canon Rock
When it comes to classic wedding songs, Canon is a must.
It’s great if the groom plays it impressively as a performance, and it’s also great if a guest plays it! The difficulty level is high, so solid practice is necessary.
Since it’s an ultra-classic piece, the biggest recommendation is that anyone can enjoy it.
handbell
Handbells are instruments with roots in British churches.
Their clear, beautifully resonant tones make them perfect for wedding scenes! Why not perform a handbell piece to create a dreamy and charming entertainment segment? While you might picture handbells being played by a large group, there are pieces that can be performed with just three people, and conversely, pieces that work with even more performers.
Choose which piece to play based on the number of participants and the time you have to practice.
Things we love about the bride and groom
A happy idea where guests celebrating the couple’s marriage each share what they love about the bride and groom.
It’s often embarrassing to say these things face-to-face, right? That’s exactly why, on this joyful day, let’s help the couple feel even more happiness and the love surrounding them! Record videos of people sharing what they love and edit them into a relay-style sequence.
It’s also recommended to secretly film the bride and groom each saying what they love about the other and include those clips as a surprise! This idea creates a deeply moving and wonderfully happy moment that may bring tears to the eyes of the couple getting married.
Tones of the Everyday
This recreates the music video for “Hibi no Neiro” by SOUR, a Japanese three-piece band whose video became a hot topic after winning the Entertainment Division at the 2009 Japan Media Arts Festival.
It requires a certain amount of preparation and time, but each individual’s task in the video is minimal, and a large number of people can participate.
With someone capable of taking the lead, it could become an exceptionally good video.
Illusion Dance
The enduringly popular illusion dance.
If you wear a full-body suit with different colors on each half of your body and dance, it creates the illusion that one half of you has merged with the person next to you, forming a different persona.
Even people who aren’t good at dancing can get maximum impact with simple choreography, so it’s recommended.
Hardly any practice is needed beforehand.
Full-body suits are easy to get online, and even just wearing tights with each leg a different color is effective.
Wearing sunglasses or masks to unify everyone’s facial impression makes it look even weirder.
Even the bride joins in?! A surprise dance performance at the wedding
Speaking of entertainment acts, they’re usually thought of as something guests perform to celebrate the couple, right? Contrary to that expectation, this performance has the bride joining in near the end.
The idea is to have the bride—who has been watching the act from the best vantage point—be led up onto the stage and deliver a coordinated performance with everyone, creating a humorous vibe.
Since sharp, snappy moves are the appeal of the “bubble dance,” it’s important to consider how much of that can be recreated while wearing a bridal gown.
