Planning the perfect bachelorette party means finding that sweet spot between memorable fun and avoiding cringe-worthy moments that’ll haunt the bride’s Instagram forever. Whether you’re organizing a wild night out, a cozy weekend getaway, or an elegant dinner party, the right games can transform good friends into a legendary bride tribe with stories they’ll be telling at the 10-year anniversary party. These carefully curated games work for every type of celebration—from the bride who loves being the center of attention to the one who’d rather die than wear a plastic tiara in public. Most importantly, each game includes budget-friendly options and adaptations for both drinking and non-drinking crowds, because inclusivity makes every party better.
1. The PowerPoint Party Roast
This viral TikTok sensation transforms your typical game night into a hilarious presentation showdown where guests create 3-5 minute PowerPoint presentations about ridiculous topics related to the bride.
Assign topics like “Why the Bride’s Ex-Boyfriends Were Actually Cryptids,” “A Scientific Analysis of the Bride’s Drunk Texts,” or “The Bride’s Dating History as Explained by The Bachelor Franchise.” Give guests their topics two weeks before the party so they can create genuinely funny presentations with photos, memes, and inside jokes that’ll have everyone crying with laughter.
Set up presentations on a laptop connected to a TV (most Airbnbs have smart TVs) or use a portable projector from Amazon ($60-80). Award prizes for categories like “Most Savage,” “Best Use of Embarrassing Photos,” and “Most Likely to Go Viral.”
Works perfectly for intimate groups of 4-8 where everyone knows the bride well.
2. Bride Quest Scavenger Hunt
This isn’t your basic bar crawl checklist—it’s a fully customized adventure that turns the entire party location into an interactive game board with challenges tailored to the bride’s personality.
Create three difficulty levels: Easy tasks like “Find someone with the same middle name as the bride” ($5 prize), Medium challenges like “Get a stranger to serenade the bride” ($10 prize), and Hard missions like “Convince a bartender to name a drink after the bride” ($20 prize). Use a free app like GooseChase ($0 for basic, $25 for premium features) to track photo evidence and real-time leaderboards.
Split larger groups into teams of 3-4, give them 2-3 hours, and set geographic boundaries. Include both public challenges for outgoing groups and hotel/Airbnb tasks for private parties.
The winning team gets a prize basket with champagne, face masks, and hangover kit essentials ($30-50 total).
3. Quiz the Groom Video Challenge
Take the classic “How Well Does He Know Her” game to the next level by secretly recording the groom answering increasingly hilarious questions before the party.
Contact the groom a month in advance to film him answering 20 questions, starting innocent (“What’s her Starbucks order?”) and escalating to hilarious (“What’s her most irrational fear?” or “What reality show would she definitely get kicked off first?”). Edit the video with apps like CapCut (free) or iMovie, adding dramatic pauses before revealing his answers.
Have the bride answer the same questions at the party, then play his responses. For every wrong answer, she takes a sip, does a dare, or adds a dollar to the honeymoon fund. Create custom scorecards on Canva (free) for guests to predict matches.
This game works via Zoom for virtual parties too—just screen share the video.
4. Bachelorette Bingo Bar Crawl Edition
Transform traditional bingo into a progressive drinking game that evolves throughout the night with custom cards featuring inside jokes and predictable party moments.
Design cards with squares like “Someone cries during a toast,” “Bride mentions wedding diet,” “Someone loses their phone,” “Uber driver gives relationship advice,” or “Someone FaceTimes their ex.” Use Canva’s free bingo template or buy customized cards from Etsy ($15-25 for 20 cards). Include both likely events and wild cards that’ll require effort.
Players mark squares throughout the entire party—from pre-game through late-night pizza. First to get five in a row wins a prize (portable phone charger, $25 Uber gift card, or premium hangover patches). Create a blackout prize for anyone who completes their entire card (spa gift certificate or brunch coverage).
Print cards on cardstock and provide mini markers, or go digital with the Bingo Baker app.
5. Lipstick Love Notes
This cheeky twist on “Pin the Tail on the Donkey” gets everyone involved without requiring artistic skills or causing secondhand embarrassment for shy guests.
Order a life-size cardboard cutout of the groom ($40-60 from BuildAHead or local print shops), or print a large poster at Staples ($25-30). Each guest applies bright lipstick (buy a variety pack from Target for $15), puts on a blindfold, spins three times, and attempts to kiss the groom’s lips on the cutout. The bride goes last and usually gets the biggest laugh.
Mark each lipstick print with the guest’s initials using a Sharpie. Award prizes for closest to the lips, farthest miss, and most creative placement excuse. Take a group photo with the final decorated cutout—it makes an hilarious wedding gift or rehearsal dinner prop.
For virtual parties, use a digital version where guests draw kisses on a shared screen while others direct them.
6. Drunk History: Bride Edition
Guests take turns dramatically reenacting significant moments from the bride’s life while progressively getting tipsier, creating an hilarious biographical performance art piece.
Assign each guest a pivotal moment: first date with the groom, the proposal, legendary college stories, or that time she got lost in Vegas. Provide a “costume box” with random props from Dollar Tree ($20 total): wigs, sunglasses, boas, inflatable guitars. Guests have 60 seconds to perform their interpretation while others guess the event.
Set up a “stage area” with good lighting for videos. Record everything on phones for a compilation video wedding gift. Award Oscars (plastic trophies from Amazon, $15) for categories like “Best Death Scene” (for stories involving hangovers) and “Most Creative Use of a Pool Noodle.”
Non-drinking version: Use increasingly difficult tongue twisters or accent requirements instead of alcohol.
7. The Reverse Charades Relay
Flip traditional charades into organized chaos where the entire team acts out clues while one person guesses, creating Instagram-worthy moments of synchronized silliness.
Create categories specific to the bride: “Movies the Bride Quotes Daily,” “Things the Bride Does When Wine Drunk,” “The Groom’s Annoying Habits,” or “Wedding Planning Meltdown Moments.” Use the free Reverse Charades app or make custom cards with inside jokes. Teams of 4-6 work best, with 60-second rounds.
Set up a designated “stage” area with good lighting for photos. Use a portable bluetooth speaker ($25-40) to play timer music that builds suspense. Keep score on a decorated whiteboard for that game show aesthetic.
Winners get “performance awards” like sheet masks, mini champagne bottles, or funny socks that say “Bridesmaid Material” ($8-12 per prize).
8. Cocktail Competition Cook-Off
Turn everyone into mixologists with a competitive drink-making challenge where teams create signature cocktails inspired by the bride’s personality or wedding theme.
Set up stations with basic spirits (vodka, rum, gin, tequila – $80-100 total), mixers (juices, sodas, simple syrup – $30), and garnishes (fruit, herbs, candy – $20). Provide recipe cards for inspiration but encourage creativity. Teams of 2-3 get 15 minutes to create their cocktail, name it something wedding-related, and prepare a 30-second “sales pitch.”
The bride judges based on taste, presentation, and name creativity. Provide cocktail shakers from Dollar Tree ($5 each) as party favors. Document recipes for a custom cocktail menu at the wedding reception.
Mocktail version: Use fancy syrups, fresh herbs, and exotic juices. Partner with a local bartending service ($200-300) for a professional teaching element.
9. Wedding Dress Toilet Paper Challenge
This classic gets a modern upgrade with themed challenges and runway presentations that’ll have everyone channeling their inner Project Runway designer.
Divide into teams of 3-4 with one model per team. Provide 2 rolls of toilet paper per team (buy in bulk from Costco, $20 for 30 rolls), plus accessories like scotch tape, hair ties, and aluminum foil. Announce surprise theme twists: “Beach Wedding,” “Vegas Elopement,” or “Royal Wedding.” Teams get 10 minutes to create.
Set up a “runway” with string lights and play fierce music for model walks. Have the bride judge with scorecards rating creativity, structural integrity, and theme interpretation. Live-stream the fashion show on Instagram Stories for friends who couldn’t attend.
Award prizes like nail polish sets, silk scrunchies, or coffee gift cards ($10-15 each).
10. Prosecco Pong Tournament
Elevate beer pong to bachelorette-worthy status with bubbly, beautiful setup, and tournament brackets that’ll keep everyone engaged all night.
Use clear plastic champagne flutes from Dollar Tree (20 for $20) arranged in triangle formations on a decorated table. Fill cups 1/3 with prosecco or champagne (buy affordable Cava or Prosecco, $8-12 per bottle). Create team names related to wedding themes: “Bridesmaids,” “Something Blue,” “Til Death Do Us Pong.”
Design a tournament bracket on poster board with metallic markers. Play with ping pong balls decorated with rhinestones (DIY with craft glue, $5 total). Losers of each round perform wedding-themed dares: “Text the groom a haiku about the bride,” “Do your best bride walk,” or “Give an impromptu maid of honor speech.”
Championship team wins matching “Prosecco Pong Champion” shirts from Etsy ($15-20 each).
11. Groom Face Photo Hunt
This hilarious photo challenge has guests racing to capture strangers recreating the groom’s facial expressions from specially selected photos.
Before the party, collect 10-15 photos of the groom making different faces: serious selfie, mid-laugh candid, concentration face, drunk singing, workout grimace. Print them on cardstock ($10 at FedEx) or display on tablets. Guests have one hour to find strangers willing to recreate each expression while holding the reference photo.
Award points: 1 point for basic recreation, 2 points for opposite gender, 3 points for someone over 60, 5 points for convincing a whole group. Use a shared Google Photos album for real-time submissions. The bride judges the best matches.
Prize ideas: Polaroid camera film, phone tripod, or custom phone case with funny photo ($20-30).
12. Truth or Dare Jenga
Transform the classic wooden block game into an escalating series of revelations and challenges that get wilder as the tower gets wobblier.
Buy a basic Jenga set ($15-20) and write truths and dares on each block with permanent markers. Include three levels: Green marks for tame (“What’s your worst date story?”), Yellow for medium (“Text your crush”), and Red for wild (“Do your best Magic Mike impression”). Players must complete the challenge on their pulled block or take a penalty drink.
Create bride-specific blocks: “Share your first impression of the groom,” “Reveal a secret about the bride,” or “Predict their first fight as marrieds.” When the tower falls, that person performs a mega-dare chosen by the bride.
For classy parties, use wine-tasting challenges or recipe sharing instead of wild dares.
13. The Newlywed Game: Bridesmaid Edition
Test how well the bridal party knows each other with increasingly personal questions that’ll either strengthen friendships or start hilarious arguments.
Pair up bridesmaids (or all guests for smaller parties) and have them sit back-to-back. One person from each pair answers questions about their partner by holding up pre-made signs: “Me” or “Her.” Questions progress from easy (“Who takes longer to get ready?”) to revealing (“Who’s more likely to drunk-text an ex?”) to prophetic (“Who’ll catch the bouquet?”).
Create custom question cards on Canva focusing on wedding roles: “Who’ll cry first during vows?” “Who’s more likely to lose their shoes?” “Who’ll give the most embarrassing speech?” Keep score and award the winning pair matching temporary tattoos or friendship bracelets ($10-15).
Include a lightning round where pairs predict the bride’s answers about wedding preferences.
14. Lingerie Line-Up Guessing Game
Guests bring wrapped lingerie gifts and everyone tries to match the gift to the gifter based on personality, creating hilarious assumptions and surprising revelations.
Ask each guest to bring a wrapped lingerie gift for the bride ($20-40 range suggested). Display all gifts on a table with numbers. Guests write down which present they think each person brought. The bride opens gifts one by one, guessing the gifter before the big reveal.
Create a scoring system: 2 points for correctly guessing who brought what, 1 point if the bride guesses correctly. The person who knows the group best wins a Victoria’s Secret gift card or silk sleep mask set ($25-30).
For conservative groups, adapt to pajama sets, robes, or honeymoon accessories. Include a “why I chose this” card with each gift for extra sentiment.
15. Bachelorette Superlatives Ceremony
End the night with an awards ceremony celebrating each guest’s unique contribution to the party and the bride’s life, complete with certificates and speeches.
Create superlative categories mixing sincere and silly: “Most Likely to Ugly Cry During Vows,” “Best Dance Floor Disaster Recovery,” “Most Creative Excuse for Being Late,” “Official Keeper of Bride Secrets,” or “Most Likely to Start a Conga Line.” Design certificates on Canva with photos from the night.
Set up an “awards ceremony” with a mock red carpet (red tablecloth from Dollar Tree, $2), play dramatic music, and have the bride present each award with a short roast/toast. Recipients give 30-second acceptance speeches thanking their hangover, their Uber driver, or their shapewear.
Take photos of each winner with their certificate for a party album. Frame the certificates as party favors ($5 each at Dollar Tree).
