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 & Reception Entertainment Ideas (51–60)
flash mob dance
Flash mobs that bring unexpected emotion to proposals and parties are a tempting choice for entertainment.
Yamauchi from the comedy duo Kamaitachi pulled off a huge gag by attempting a flash mob all by himself at his partner Hamaie’s wedding.
We wouldn’t recommend it unless you’re very brave… Since it’s mainly dancing, it may require a longer practice period than other performances.
It’s reassuring if you have a few people with dance experience.
For company events, it might be fun to divide into teams—like a junior team and a veteran team—and perform that way!
Message video
Among video-based entertainment ideas, this is probably the most classic.
You collect video messages from various people and edit them together.
These days, it’s easy to shoot and edit videos on a smartphone, so it’s quite approachable.
Ask lots of people—close friends, coworkers, and more—to help out! For an extra emotional touch, you could secretly ask the couple’s parents to record surprise messages as well.
When editing, be sure to keep the volume levels of each message as consistent as possible and balance them with the background music.
If you have time, adding subtitles will be a considerate touch.
wotagei
Otagei, which has become a standard party performance, is also a great idea to amp up the excitement.
Play popular anime songs and dance with glow sticks.
The choreography is up to you, but if it’s hard to create from scratch, try searching on YouTube.
You’ll find tons of otagei and dance cover videos that are perfect for reference.
Wedding venues are well equipped with moving lights and more, so take advantage of them and turn the hall into a stage!
Win/Loss Quiz
This is a game where the bride and groom play a quick mini-game, and each table predicts the outcome.
Just having the bride and groom face off is exciting, and if guests have prizes at stake too, it’s guaranteed to get everyone fired up.
The key is to choose games where it’s hard to predict who will win, such as “Guess 10 Seconds on a Stopwatch” or a “Pedometer Rapid-Shake Showdown.” Try running multiple rounds until only one team remains!
Get the Crowd Going! Wedding Ceremony and Reception Entertainment Ideas (61–70)
flipbook
It’s gone beyond a mere performance and become a true work.
The finished piece might move you to tears even if you don’t know the bride and groom.
A flipbook, carefully handwritten page by page with great care.
If you know the couple well, it could be fun to introduce how they met and their relationship in a humorous way.
Wouldn’t it make a great performance that truly conveys the creator’s feelings?
Ballet
A surprise from the ballet teacher for the couple taking a new step! Asking the bride and groom’s instructor to create a congratulatory video is highly recommended.
Dance footage is especially perfect for wedding entertainment.
If you request elements like “a heart-shaped move” and “including a congratulatory message” so it becomes an original dance just for their wedding, you’ll end up with a message video that makes people chuckle and truly touches the heart.
Whether to aim for laughs or tears—leave that up to the teacher.
How many minutes is the groom’s love power generation?
First, prepare a setup where a lamp can be lit by bicycle power generation.
The time the lamp stays lit by pedaling = the time that “love” is illuminated.
Then display the question “How many minutes can the groom keep the light on continuously?” on the screen at the venue, and have the guests guess the duration of this “illumination of love.” Don’t you think the whole venue will be buzzing as everyone watches the groom pedal his heart out?