Will the bride say… bingo

How to play

1. 1Give every guest a different card with a free centre square.
2. 2As each gift is opened, or each phrase is said, the host calls the item.
3. 3Guests mark called items on their card.
4. 4The first guest with five in a row, across, down or diagonal, calls bingo and wins.

Running it for your group

A small group

With fewer than ten guests, play to a full card instead of five in a row, so it lasts the whole gift opening.

A big room

Print one card per guest, or let phones deal the cards. Have one person call items so nobody argues about what was opened.

Guests on a video call

Phones are the easy way: each remote guest gets their own card, and called items update for everyone at once.

The 28 items

• “I love it!”
• “So cute!”
• “How did you know?”
• “It's beautiful”
• “Thank you so much”
• “I needed this”
• “Who is this from?”
• “Oh my gosh”
• “That's so thoughtful”
• “I've wanted one”
• “It was on the registry”
• “So pretty”
• “Perfect”
• “You shouldn't have”
• “Look at this!”
• “I'm going to cry”
• “We'll use this every day”
• “How fun!”
• “It matches!”
• “Wow”
• Says the groom's name
• Holds it up for a photo
• Reads the card out loud
• Laughs
• Hugs the giver
• Asks for scissors
• “Aww”
• “This is too much”

Questions people ask

Does the bride know about it?

It's funnier if she doesn't. Brief the host, hand out cards, and let her open gifts as usual.

Can we play this live instead of on paper?

Yes. Put the questions on a TV or laptop, guests join from their phones with a QR code, and the answers are revealed on the big screen with scores kept for you. It's free for up to 15 guests.

More games for the day

See all bridal shower games

Planning guides

• Last-minute shower games with no prep
• Funny bridal shower games that get real laughs