86 Unique Wedding Entertainment Ideas

Unique Wedding Entertainment Ideas

Hiring wedding entertainment is an optional extra in your wedding day as, in many ways, there is already a lot of entertainment provided. The ceremony, drinks reception, speeches, meal, music, dancing, chatting with other guests. There are a lot of events packed into your wedding day that should keep your guests entertained for most of the day, but just in case you want to entertain them some more, you may want to hire a wedding entertainer or some form of equipment. These can act as nice little commas in the sentence that is your wedding day, keeping things flowing and giving your guests that “wow” moment.

There are many many many many forms of wedding entertainment for almost anything you can imagine. Basically, if you can dream it up….it probably exists.

That’s all well and good. But what should YOU choose for YOUR wedding? When there is so much to choose from?

We’ve put together a list of wedding entertainment ideas to get your brainstorming started. As always, we start with the common suggestions and gradually get more adventurous.

Wedding Entertainment Ideas

1. Jugglers
2. Photobooth
3. Paparazzi
4. Disposable cameras(yes, they’re still fun)
5. Flash mobs
6. Dance off
7. Scavenger hunt
8. Surprise first dance
9. Caricaturist
10. “How well do you know the bride and groom” quiz sheets
11. Song request forms on every table
12. Celebrity impersonator
13. Singing waiters
14. Fast food van
15. Digital Graffiti wall
16. Giant iPad
17. Karaoke booth
18. Undercover singers
19. Undercover dancers
20. Face-painter(for the kids)
21. Balloon modellers(for the kids)
22. Music festival-style marquee
23. Acting troupe
24. Fireworks
25. Bagpipes
26. Trumpeters for your grand entrance
27. Giant Jenga
28. Fairground stall games
29. Retro sweet stall
30. Jazz band
31. Star watching area outside with blankets and cushions
32. String quartet
33. Limbo bar
34. Drink-mixing bartenders
35. Chocolate Fountain
36. Jazz or classical Pianist
37. Giant snow globes with dancers inside
38. Ice sculptures
39. Living tables(if you don’t know what this is, click here. It’s too hard to explain)
40. Acrobats
41. Beatboxer
42. LED dancers
43. Poetry readers
44. Stilt walkers
45. Giant Connect 4 game
46. Croquet
47. Giant Scalextric
48. Ice cream station
49. Changing into a 2nd dress(yes, that counts! Guaranteed to get a cheer)
50. Alternative food – shock your guests by bringing out Pizzas in pizza boxes!
51. Hot air balloon rides
52. Cocktails
53. Wine tasting station
54. Unusual guest book
55. Unexpected music performance from guest or band
56. Marching band
57. Social media integration
58. Candy floss machine
59. Interactive food station
60. Popcorn maker with cinema-style tubs
61. Outdoor log fire(always attracts a crowd at night)
62. Mini board games
63. Garden bowling
64. Afternoon tea
65. Puzzles on tables
66. Specialist coffee bar with Baristas
67. Quiz question cards on every table
68. Charade cards on every table
69. Classic glass Coca Cola bottles handed out to all guests
70. Custom made iphone cases
71. Bouncy Castle
72. Bubbles(for the kids)
73. Sparklers
74. Wedding speech bingo
75. Pick n’ Mix station
76. Space hopper races
77. Sack races
78. Bowling alley
79. Giant slide(for adults and kids)
80. Cupcake customisation station
81. Icebreaker question cards on tables
82. Giant noughts and crosses
83. Packs of cards on every table
84. Apple bobbing
85. Samba band
86. Ring toss

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