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
Jugglers
Photobooth
Paparazzi
Disposable cameras(yes, they’re still fun)
Flash mobs
Dance off
Scavenger hunt
Surprise first dance
Caricaturist
“How well do you know the bride and groom” quiz sheets
Song request forms on every table
Celebrity impersonator
Singing waiters
Fast food van
Digital Graffiti wall
Giant iPad
Karaoke booth
Undercover singers
Undercover dancers
Face-painter(for the kids)
Balloon modellers(for the kids)
Music festival-style marquee
Acting troupe
Fireworks
Bagpipes
Trumpeters for your grand entrance
Giant Jenga
Fairground stall games
Retro sweet stall
Jazz band
Star watching area outside with blankets and cushions
String quartet
Limbo bar
Drink-mixing bartenders
Chocolate Fountain
Jazz or classical Pianist
Giant snow globes with dancers inside
Ice sculptures
Living tables(if you don’t know what this is, click here. It’s too hard to explain)
Acrobats
Beatboxer
LED dancers
Poetry readers
Stilt walkers
Giant Connect 4 game
Croquet
Giant Scalextric
Ice cream station
Changing into a 2nd dress(yes, that counts! Guaranteed to get a cheer)
Alternative food – shock your guests by bringing out Pizzas in pizza boxes!
Hot air balloon rides
Cocktails
Wine tasting station
Unusual guest book
Unexpected music performance from guest or band
Marching band
Social media integration
Candy floss machine
Interactive food station
Popcorn maker with cinema-style tubs
Outdoor log fire(always attracts a crowd at night)
Mini board games
Garden bowling
Afternoon tea
Puzzles on tables
Specialist coffee bar with Baristas
Quiz question cards on every table
Charade cards on every table
Classic glass Coca Cola bottles handed out to all guests
Custom made iphone cases
Bouncy Castle
Bubbles(for the kids)
Sparklers
Wedding speech bingo
Pick n’ Mix station
Space hopper races
Sack races
Bowling alley
Giant slide(for adults and kids)
Cupcake customisation station
Icebreaker question cards on tables
Giant noughts and crosses
Packs of cards on every table
Apple bobbing
Samba band
Ring toss
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