Small Family Wedding

Octocat

We are getting married (civil ceremony) in December with immediate family only present (10 adults in total).

We have games ideas for "during dinner" but are at a bit of a loss re entertainment for after dinner.

Ideas would be welcome!

splinter65

Octocat wrote: »

We are getting married (civil ceremony) in December with immediate family only present (10 adults in total).

We have games ideas for "during dinner" but are at a bit of a loss re entertainment for after dinner.

Ideas would be welcome!

What would you like to happen after dinner, ideally?

Spanish Eyes

Sorry why would 10 adults need games?

Would a bit of music help at all. Not saying they will be dancing or that, but it might help lulls in the convo!

Congratulations and hope you have a lovely wedding.

MiliMe

If it were me, I'd maybe have someone playing piano or some sort of music. Can be background music if people just want to chat, or get involved if you've singers in your family, or juat have a little dance..

Octocat

Octocat wrote: »

We are getting married (civil ceremony) in December with immediate family only present (10 adults in total).

We have games ideas for "during dinner" but are at a bit of a loss re entertainment for after dinner.

Ideas would be welcome!

Thank you all! I have arranged for a background harpist and after dinner have put together a playlist.
I gave it some thought and to get the conversation flowing, I will put various icebreakers in the crackers etc and maybe play some sort of charades or similar after...
Our families will be meeting for the first time so want to make sure the conversation flows😊

bertsmom

As a couple it's we're special time but are you absolutely sure there is a need for games with ten grown adults?
They will have attended a wedding of somebody very close to them and I'm sure will have plenty to talk about after the day. Do people really need a game to interact with each other?
The idea of nice background music sounds lovely. I don't think a lull of conversation would need to be covered up.
Congratulations and all the very best

Johnnyhpipe

We did exactly that last year. We were at a loss also, everything perfectly planned up til dinner, then didn’t know what to do... We thought of games, getting a magician, getting musicians etc, but it just seemed a bit weird.

In the end we kept the drinks flowing, speakers pumping and just had an unbelievably great night!

c.p.w.g.w

bertsmom wrote: »

As a couple it's we're special time but are you absolutely sure there is a need for games with ten grown adults?
They will have attended a wedding of somebody very close to them and I'm sure will have plenty to talk about after the day. Do people really need a game to interact with each other?
The idea of nice background music sounds lovely. I don't think a lull of conversation would need to be covered up.
Congratulations and all the very best

At Xmas myself and the family (all adults) have games night. Also regularly with my group of friends come over to mine for boardgame nights, all adults both male & female

December2012

I love the games idea and the music seems lovely. What times are we talking here?

bertsmom

c.p.w.g.w wrote:

At Xmas myself and the family (all adults) have games night. Also regularly with my group of friends come over to mine for boardgame nights, all adults both male & female

Thats a good point. Some people do love games etc. I like playing cards and boardgames but rarely do theese days.
I had actually assumed it the OP was talking about those type of games we are always made to take part in at work team bonding days. I hate that kind of forced interaction but your right perhaps the OP knows her group love a good games session.