Engagement Party Game 1: How Well Do You Know the Couple?

What you'll need to play: Pads of paper, pens or pencils, prizes

How to play: This versatile trivia engagement party game is fun, foolproof and all about the couple.
Create a list of 10 to 20 questions (or as many as you want) about either the couple individually (like
their favorite band, food or season) or their relationship (like the date of their first kiss, date or dance).
Have the to-be-weds answer the questions beforehand so you have a correct set of answers. Read each
question out loud and have guests write down their answers, then call out the right answers at the end,
counting one point for each question answered correctly. Whichever guest knows the couple best wins
an engagement party favor.

Engagement Party Game 2: Picture Match

What you'll need to play: Photos of the couple, scissors, envelopes
How to play: If you're inviting guests from all over the map, whose only thing in common is their
connection to the couple, this picture-matching engagement party game helps jump-start the chitchat.
Ask the couple for an assortment of photos of the two of them or print them from online. (You'll need
half the number of photos as there are engagement party guests, so if there are 30 attendees, you'll
need 15 photos). Make sure there are copies of these snapshots if they're prints from the couple, since
they won't be returned in one piece. Cut the photos in half and place each half in an envelope to be
handed out randomly to guests when they arrive. Guests have to talk to one another to find their
picture's other half—which can lead to some pretty funny mismatches along the way.

Engagement Party Game 3: Wedding Bingo

What you'll need to play: Homemade Bingo boards for each guest (you can make them out of paper or
cardboard), Bingo chips, pennies or other small markers, prizes
How to play: Who doesn't love an old-fashioned game of Bingo? It's a throwback that's perfect for
personalizing, especially for an engagement party game. Instead of standard Bingo boards with letter
and number combinations (for example: B5), create a board with fun images and phrases related to the
couple's relationship (their wedding date, meeting spot, honeymoon location and so on). As the Bingo
caller, you can opt to play the traditional way in which anyone who gets five spaces in a row
horizontally, diagonally or vertically wins, or switch it up after a few rounds to one direction only to
make it a little more challenging. Whichever guest wins each round gets an engagement party favor.

Engagement Party Game 4: Guess the Famous Couples (20 Questions Style)
What you'll need to play: Pads of paper, pens or pencils, bowl, prizes
How to play: For this surprisingly tricky engagement party guessing game, have each guest write down
10 famous romantic couples (alive or dead, real or fictitious, together or divorced) and place them in a
bowl. Split guests into pairs. With each team going one at a time, one partner (the clue giver) picks a
famous couple out of the bowl and must get their partner (the guesser) to guess the right couple—20
questions style. The guesser can ask up to 20 questions to determine who the mystery couple is, and the
questions will be answered with either a "yes" or a "no" from the clue giver. For a little excitement, set a
timer for a minute or two for each pair's turn, and see how many famous couples each team can get
through before the time is up! Tally and score at the end, and whichever pair got the most couples right
gets an engagement party favor.

Engagement Party Game 5: Couple's Names

What you'll need to play: Pads of paper, pens or pencils, prizes
How to play: Fast and festive engagement party word games like this one are ideal for Boggle and
Scrabble lovers. Have guests list all the words they can make using individual letters of the couple's first
names—depending on name length and difficulty, add last names too, and potentially middle names
and nicknames. The person with the longest list of actual words wins an engagement party favor.
Consider rewarding points for categories like the longest word, the most wedding-relevant terms and
the funniest word about the couple.
Engagement Party Game 6: Who's Who?
What you'll need to play: Premade lists, pens or pencils
How to play: This engagement party game is all about the attendees of the engagement party. With the
couple's help, make a list of facts about each guest (or do some solo online research if you're feeling
confident!). Everyone at the party receives a copy of the list and a pen, then mixes and mingles to match
the fact to the guest by asking questions—without using any words in the fact. For example, if one fact
is, "This guest was an actor/actress on Broadway before changing careers," one guest might slyly ask all
the other guests what kind of work they do now, then ask if they've always wanted to be on that path.

Engagement Party Game 7: The (Almost) Newlywed Game

What you'll need to play: Index cards, pens or pencils, two small white boards, white board markers
How to play: The format of the classic TV game show The Newlywed Game works flawlessly for soon-to-
be newlyweds too. Upon arrival, each guest receives a blank index card and writes a question for the
couple (for example: What's your fiancé's biggest pet peeve? What was your fiancé's first pet's name?).
When it's time to play, seat the to-be-weds back-to-back in the center of the room. Each guest will take
turns asking their The Newlywed Game–style question, and after each question, the to-be-weds will
write down their answers on white boards. Then one half of the couple tries to guess what they think
their partner answered, then their partner flips over the white board to reveal what they actually wrote,
and vice versa for the other person's turn. The engagement party favor goes to the guest or guests that
have the most creative questions. And for a slightly different variation of this game, check out the rules
for the Shoe Game.

Engagement Party Game 8: Two Truths and a Lie

What you'll need to play: A good imagination
How to play: Another awesome icebreaker engagement party game! Guests each get a turn to share
three statements about themselves. Two of the statements are true and one must be a lie. Once they've
made the statements, everyone else votes to determine which are true and which are false with a show
of hands. You'll be surprised how hard it is to guess correctly. Two Truths and a Lie is also a great way to
give guests instant conversation starters with other folks they don't know.

Engagement Party Game 9: Wedding Practice

What you'll need to play: Wedding-related props, prizes
How to play: Silly and fast-paced, this engagement party game is designed to replicate upcoming
wedding events and traditions. Have the couple race against each other, or choose guest teams in a
relay race setup. Try a cake cutting contest, a garter and bouquet toss or see who can dress in wedding
day attire the fastest. Whichever team wins gets an engagement party favor.

Engagement Party Game 10: Couple's Memory Lane

What you'll need to play: Index cards and pens or pencils, prizes
How to play: This engagement party game is really juicy. Give each guest an index card and have them
write out a favorite funny memory with the couple (if a guest only knows one half of the couple, they
can describe a memory they have with just one of them). Then collect the cards and read them all out
loud (hopefully over roars of laughter), phrasing the statement as, "Who went with the couple to enter a
pie eating contest?" for example, and everyone will have to guess which guest did what. Have guests
complete multiple rounds if it's a tight-knit group who love walking down memory lane. Whoever
guesses the highest number of correct answers wins an engagement party favor.