One of the fun and interesting wedding rituals is the bride ransom. This wedding tradition dates back to ancient times, when ransom was not entertainment, but a very important and serious rite. Today this action has turned into a funny staged scene, where the groom must go through comic tests in order to get to his beloved. One of the most common competitions is questions for the groom. The team of the wedding portal svadebka.ws will tell you what questions to ask when buying a bride.
Questions to the groom about the bride's appearance
To prevent the ransom from becoming boring and banal, you can replace questions for the groom with mini tasks, for example:
- Instead of asking the groom about the color of the bride's eyes, offer to choose an option from the proposed photos or draw them yourself.
- The groom can choose an insole that matches the size of the girl's feet.
- Ask to guess the bride's lip print among many others.
- Place several rings of different sizes in front of the groom and ask which ring the bride can wear on her ring finger.
- Provide the groom with three ribbons of different sizes. He must answer which one is equal to the width of his beloved’s waist.
- Ask to guess the bride's handprint.
There can be many options for such competitions for redemption. Don't be afraid to fantasize.
How to conduct tests for the groom
When they want to ask the groom questions, they are not voiced directly, otherwise it will look like an exam.
The future wife invites the bridesmaids, who come up with a story and choose one of the competitions with questions, for example, name your favorite flowers, the color of your beloved, etc. The essence of these questions is to understand through the answers received to original, funny, tricky test tasks, how well the future groom knows his beloved and how much he wants a life together.
Wedding competition examples:
- "Chamomile". The organizers create a paper flower with a question written on the back of its petals.
- “Burst the balloon.” For this competition, a piece of paper with a question is placed in the balloons, after which it is inflated. And the groom is asked to destroy it in order to find out the question. At the same time, it is very good to create difficult situations - bursting a balloon without touching it (with the help of lemon juice), or hitting it with a dart.
- "Roulette". To create a competition, the organizers in the children's department of the store buy a toy roulette and a ball for it. Separately prepare a list of questions, which are distributed by color or number. If the list is numbered, then you need to create 2-3 questions for each number. The groom makes a bet with money and spins the wheel. When the ball stops, the presenter voices the question, and if the man answers incorrectly, the money is taken away. If the answer is correct, then the contestant is given a token. The participant needs to collect 5-7 chips to advance to the next test.
- "Lottery". To create it, use a drum with balls. The groom turns the handle and pulls out several balls. It’s good if the spheres open, then you can put notes with questions in them. If not, then they additionally create a canvas with cells in which the same numbers are written as on the balls. They contain two colored cards: one yellow with a question, and the second red with a penalty task. Or, instead of a fine, the groom must put money in his pocket. If there is no desire or opportunity to buy a drum, then it can be replaced with a transparent vase filled with multi-colored squares folded from paper. In this case, the cards can be decorated with rhinestones or satin bows.
- “Poster with a schematic image.” On a large sheet of whatman paper there are several images - these could be traces of lips, colored prints of palms or feet, or the outline of a waist. The groom must guess what mark his beloved left, for each mistake he must pay a fine or recite a poem about the beauty of his couple.
- “Posters with puzzles.” This competition requires ingenuity to encrypt the desired meaning in pictures or numbers. You will also need minimal artistic ability or the ability to create a collage on a computer. In this case, the collage must be large, and special equipment will be required to print it. It is best to choose A1 or A2 sheet size; smaller or larger sheets will look too out of place.
If they use roulette or another competition with prizes given to the groom, then the props should contain wishes that help in family life.
They can be serious or funny, but always in a positive way. All competitions must fit the theme of the holiday, so all equipment is decorated with hearts, rings or doves.
It is also possible to place figures or pictures symbolizing lovers on the surface. Sometimes posters or other flat elements are decorated with photographs of the bride and groom.
Often these are paired photographs, but they can also be single ones, then they create a love story.
Questions for the groom about plans for the future
Having decided to connect his life with the woman he loves, a man must know everything about her, including her dreams and plans. To check this, you can ask the following questions to the groom at the bride price:
- Where does your beloved dream to visit?
- How many children does your future wife dream of? Does she want a daughter or a son?
- Where do you plan to build your family nest?
- What is the bride's priority: career or children?
- What will you call the bride's parents after the wedding?
- What did the bride dream of as a child?
- How does your beloved imagine her future family life?
- Who will be the head of your family?
Results
When the main questions are left behind, and the bride's room is already nearby, to open it, you need to find the key hidden in the balls next to the door. The essence of the task is to find the desired ball, which will contain a note with the word “key”. All others will contain notes with the ransom amount.
For the bride price, you should select original and funny tasks and questions so that this comic ritual will contribute to a good mood for both the groom and everyone present. The main point is a sense of proportion - do not delay the ransom too much and torment the young man for a long time. It should feel like a fun game to look back on. On average, the ransom should last no longer than half an hour. It is important to understand and adhere to the fact that jokes and questions are moderately delicate, while vulgar hints that could put the young man in an awkward position should be excluded.
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Ransom questions about dates and numbers
Often at the ransom the groom is asked questions about the numbers:
- The day you met?
- Time for your first date?
- When was (bride's name) born?
- How many months did you date before you decided to propose?
- What size shoes will you buy for your wife?
- How many friends does your fiancee have?
- How many steps are there in the entrance (how many windows are there in the house) of your beloved woman?
- How much time does your lover spend in front of the mirror?
- When will you wish your father-in-law and mother-in-law a happy birthday?
- How tall is the bride in millimeters?
Svadebka.ws advises: when selecting ransom tasks for the groom, try to ensure that they are not too simple or too complex so that they can be guessed with a little thought. If the groom cannot find the answer, offer him to pay the ransom. Try not to delay competitions.
How to prepare the application form?
An entertaining questionnaire for the bride and groom will also help test their knowledge about the spouses. To compile it, it is recommended to enlarge and print a joint photograph of the couple, processing the photo with attractive frames. Stickers are placed on the photo. Then the newlyweds are asked one by one questions from the questionnaire. This is done so that the young one is responsible for the young one, and vice versa. If the answer is correct, one sticker is removed from the photo, and this continues until the entire photo card is revealed.
Joint photo of lovers for the questionnaire
Such a wedding competition for the bride and groom may contain these questions:
- Favorite color.
- What is the last name of your best friend?
- What was your favorite lesson in school?
- First pet.
- What will you name the girl?
- What will you name the boy?
- What was your nickname as a child?
- What did you do during boring lessons?
- What gift would you prefer to receive?
- What profession did you dream of as a child?
- What size clothes does he wear?
- What was the title of your thesis?
- What's the boss's name?
- Life's greatest adventure?
- Eye color.
- What are the prizes, awards, cups, certificates that the chosen one received?
- Which football team do you support?
- Favorite TV show.
- What was the name of your first love?
A game with questions for young people will be more interesting the more unexpected the tasks themselves turn out to be.
Questions about the bride's preferences
Ransom questions about the bride’s preferences can also be a good option:
- What flower bouquet will the bride like best?
- What will your beloved choose: a romantic dinner in a restaurant or a barbecue in nature?
- What qualities does the bride value in people, and what cannot she tolerate?
- What kind of music does your girlfriend prefer?
- How does a bride most often like to spend her weekend?
- Why does the bride love you?
- How does your beloved like to celebrate holidays: with her family or at a noisy party?
- What perfume does your future wife prefer?
- Does the bride have a hobby? Which?
What is bride price?
In ancient times, the departure of a daughter from her parents' home to her husband's family was treated extremely practically. The parents were losing an additional “work unit”, so they reasoned sensibly that the groom had to pay for such a loss. This is where the custom of bride price came from, which is still preserved among some peoples.
The wedding ransom of our distant ancestors was expressed in some material values
They could give money or some real goods or household items for the bride. Such payment included furs, livestock, fabrics, etc.
Over time, this rule grew into a tradition - often fun and optional. Now the groom was required not to pay for the chosen one with money or things, but to show dexterity or intelligence. Therefore, the bridegroom’s bridesmaids and relatives prepared tasks for the groom to ransom the bride. All this was accompanied by laughter and jokes. Moreover, such tasks often looked quite tough and tricky.
Perhaps this was done in order to test the character of the chosen one, to force him to demonstrate patience along with ingenuity
Today, many wedding planners are against buyouts. This tradition is called archaic and incomprehensible to modern young people. However, despite such criticism, the custom is still included in most wedding scenarios. Therefore, the groom needs to be prepared to be asked tricky questions about the bride or come up with unexpected tests. Is it worth refusing the ransom if it is still considered a natural part of a bright wedding day?
Photo of the groom at the bride price
To be held at the entrance
In most cases, in order to ransom the bride, you need to climb a staircase. In such conditions, it is simply impossible to hold noisy and space-consuming competitions. But the stairs and walls allow you to realize some interesting and fun ideas.
Pathfinder
Before the groom enters the entrance, you need to draw footprints on the stairs in a chaotic manner. The more difficult it is to climb them, the more interesting the test will be. After all, the groom will be asked to overcome the span, moving along the indicated route, strictly adhering to the painted tracks. If the subject misses, the trail is sprinkled with coins or bills from the pockets of the groom and his friends.
Stairway to Heaven
The bridesmaids print out the reasons for her future wedding on A4 sheets in advance. Most of them should be humorous: “just like that,” “forced,” “forgot the reason.” And only on one sheet is written “for love.” Next, the sheets are laid out in such a way that the reason “for love” is at the very top level, to which comic reasons lead. The groom must climb to the very top, bypassing unnecessary sheets.
Interesting! Any of your friends can bring it to the specified point, but you shouldn’t give such a hint, because the point of the competition is funny attempts to overcome the distance.
Rhyme
This competition is used if the bride's apartment is located high. One flight of stairs turns into a field for creativity, where each new step becomes available to the groom after he pronounces a declaration of love for his bride in verse. In order not to delay this competition, ask all the groom's friends present to help in composing rhymes.
Call
This competition is held in front of the bride's apartment. The groom is asked to ring the bell with his heel. He must think to take off his shoes in order to press the bell with his heel. The most interesting thing in this task is to look at the groom’s erroneous attempts, which are usually carried out in the company of friends.
Checking the groom's knowledge of his chosen one
It would be fair if the groom also tells what he knows about the bride.
To do this, the toastmaster hands the microphone to the spouse and can ask the following questions:
-What will your sweetheart choose: going to a club or having dinner at home by candlelight?
— What kind of vacation does the bride like - on the sea beach or in the forest near the river among the pine trees?
— What car does your sweetheart want to buy?
-What is your favorite animal?
-What will she choose – ice cream or cake?
-What kind of music does the bride like?
-How many children does he want?
-What animal can your beloved compare you to?
Let the questions be simple so that the groom does not waste a lot of time and effort answering them.
Crossfire
Trivia games mixed with games are some of the most favorite entertainment at a banquet. When you can talk and play. Interviewing together can also be fun and funny. It can be built on the basis of any competitions.
Along with the newlyweds, the groomsman and groomsmen are called. Newlyweds refer to dates associated with their lives and families together.
If the young man answers incorrectly, then the friend must kiss one of the female half of the invitees.
If the young woman answers incorrectly, then it’s the boyfriend’s turn to kiss one of the male representatives. If both answer correctly, then a young couple is kissing under the unanimous cry of friends and relatives “Bitter!”
Trick questions - list
It is believed that for a happy family life, a couple must know everything about each other. And so the groom is asked questions about the bride, but sometimes the bridesmaids decide to spice up the event.
To do this, they ask questions that are difficult to answer immediately, or those that have two possible answers: obvious and incorrect, and correct, but unlikely. Such questions must be drawn up in advance and figured out how to voice them correctly . List of possible questions:
- What flowers does your beloved prefer to receive as a gift?
- What kind of scent does she use in the summer and what kind in the winter?
- Favorite dish and drink of father-in-law and mother-in-law.
- What is your lover's foot size according to European standards?
- Does the bride’s favorite and best time of year coincide?
- What was her favorite song when the relationship started?
- On what day of the lunar cycle was the marriage proposal made?
- How many minutes was the bride late for the first date?
- On what day of the week was the application submitted to the registry office?
- How many days have the bride and groom known each other, and how long have they been in a relationship?
- What was the bride's favorite toy as a child?
- What is the bride's waist size (can you provide a belt so that the groom can fasten it to the correct loop)?
- Mother-in-law's birthday.
- What is the bride's hobby?
- What awards does the bride have?
- What flowers does the bride's grandmother like?
- What animal does the girl associate herself with (what totem)?
The list of questions can be continued indefinitely, the main thing is that they have a hidden meaning or double meaning. But it is important to remember moderation and not slip into banality. Questions need to be selected carefully, and interspersed with simple ones, so that it does not seem that they are trying to deliberately discredit the groom.
Gradually, the number of easy tasks decreases, and the number of difficult ones increases.
Tradition of ransom
The custom of ransoming the bride before the wedding has its roots in the distant past. At that time, by giving their daughter away in marriage, the family lost an additional working unit and demanded compensation for this. The ritual has survived to this day in a slightly modified form. So, if previously the ransom involved the donation of some material assets, such as money, livestock, expensive fabric and household items, today everything comes down to comic tests for the groom, a huge number of funny competitions and tricky questions.
The bridesmaids are usually involved in preparing the ransom. They know the newlywed very well and therefore try to ask the groom as many questions as possible. In this way, relatives can make sure how well the future spouse has managed to get to know his betrothed and whether they are placing her in good hands.
Responsibilities of the future husband
- Participants: friends of the groom.
- Props: cards with words, bag.
To conduct this funny competition, you should write the words on cards in advance: toilet, socks, sink, plates, mop, vacuum cleaner, coffee, etc. Before the actual ransom of the bride, the cards are placed in a bag, from which the groom’s friends take turns pulling out pieces of paper on which the words are written , for example, plates. They should come up with this word for a duty that the groom will perform after the wedding, for example, washing all the plates after dinner.
Such a competition is quite universal, because it is suitable for any celebration, no matter what kind of redemption scenario you want for your wedding: classic or ultra-modern.
Examples of riddles, puzzles and crosswords
In addition to direct questions, you can ask the groom tasks, riddles or puzzles. Most of the riddles are related to newlyweds, but some show general erudition.
Examples of competitions with riddles:
- Crossword. To create it, you will need to spend effort on compiling a list of questions and then grouping the answers. In order to correctly compose a crossword puzzle, it is better to take as a basis one word, which will be the password for the next competition, and build everything else around it. The most interesting thing is that the man needs to perform some action in order to receive the question. If the groom and the witness cannot complete the task or find the answer, then they pay a fine.
- A glass of ice with a door key embedded in it. The man needs to figure out how to get the key using the means that are laid out on the table. The glass must not be damaged in this case. And on the surface there is a thread, a stick, a piece of cloth, a hammer, and a bottle of water. The man must be smart and get the key in 5 minutes.
Puzzles:
- What sits in a bowl with its legs (vermicelli) hanging over the sides?
- I am everywhere, I am always there, with me food is delicious, but without me it is bland (salt).
- Who speaks all languages, but knows none (echo).
A children's puzzle with animals and objects looks very unusual and funny, the solution to which lies in the bride's hobby or a funny story from the life of the bride.
In this video - ideas for a creative and fun organization of a bride's ransom:
Bridesmaids strive to organize their part of the celebration in a fun and unusual style, so they have to try to find interesting and ambiguous questions to ask the groom. What competitions do you know where you can ask questions?
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Test of wits
Each competition is a kind of test of ingenuity. A striking example of this is the competition for the groom with a chamomile or just a flower made of paper and tear-off petals. Moreover, on each of them, as a rule, any words are written, for example, “chandelier”, “chair”, “TV”, etc. Tearing off each of the petals, the groom will have to be smart and tell what he plans to do.
For example, for the word “chandelier” - “I undertake to repair the chandelier when it breaks down.” For the “chair” - “I promise to always provide her with a chair if she gets tired” and “I swear to turn down the TV when she wants to rest,” etc. As you can see, this version of such a competition as a bride’s wedding price will allow two lovers more learn about each other and prepare them for their future married life.
Riddles for guests
Guests can also participate in a similar questionnaire. But with a slightly different sauce. Pre-determined guests are invited onto the stage and given cards with numbered answers. The presenter reads out the questions, and the game participants read out the answers.
Example.
Toastmaster: “What did the newly-made husband look like when you walked together in such and such a year?” This question is asked to an old friend or brother with whom he spent his childhood. The year should coincide with the infancy of both. A prepared answer that the participant reads: “Bald and bare-bottomed.”
Toastmaster: “What did you and your bride do so many years ago?” The answer that a childhood friend should read: “We sat on the potty together.”
For this quiz you need to prepare well, talk with friends and heroes of the occasion. Find out some of their harmless secrets. The funnier the situations, the more fervently those invited will laugh. It is worth remembering that all guests are different and there are many of them.
Clothes for the future baby
Every bride should know that in the event of her absence, her future husband will cope with household chores. In particular, he must have time to dress their child for a walk, choosing suitable things for him. For this purpose, you need to take a large baby doll, undress him down to his underpants or diaper, blindfold the groom, move a container (it can be a basin or a box) with things towards him and turn on the stopwatch.
At this time, the groom must dress the baby as quickly as possible. You can complicate the task by placing out-of-season or large wardrobe items in a container with clothes. For example, a women's bra, a motorcycle helmet, etc. This modern bride price will allow you to determine the actions of the groom in extreme situations.
Cherished promises from the groom
A wonderful competition is held in front of the entrance or on the way to the bride’s apartment. It consists of testing the groom for accuracy, as well as the ability to fulfill the promises made to his future wife. To do this, you will need a homemade or ready-made dart board, onto which you need to attach pictures or words of promises. For example, here you can paste an image of a car, a country house, a mink coat, a yacht, a bag of dollars, etc.
Before the start of such a competition, the groom must take a dart in his hand, say the phrase: “In a year of marriage, I promise to buy my wife...” and throw it. The rest of the guests, parents and the bride herself will only have to watch the final destination of the dart. In our opinion, this is an interesting bride price. This way to express yourself will set the tone for the entire wedding celebration and give you a great mood.
Competition "Guess the Song"
Either 5 or 35 people can participate - the number of participants is not limited.
The bravest one comes forward, and all the other players quietly confer and choose a song for him. Then three more volunteers are selected and given exactly one word each from the first three words of the previously selected song.
The bravest player returns and begins asking the selected people any questions that, in his opinion, will help him guess the song. Each of the three people must answer any question asked by the hero using the hidden words. The participant’s task is to guess the song that was given to him.
Very similar funny competitions at weddings are an integral part of them.
Unusual ransom competitions with photos
To make the redemption exciting for all participants, the bridesmaids should come up with unusual competitions. It would be a great idea to call a photographer who can capture an interesting event in photos and videos. See examples of unusual competitions with photographs:
Driving rules for family life. Props: printed road signs, traffic police inspector costume. The presenters stick road signs to the wall, one girl dresses up as an inspector and meets the groom. Assignment for the contestant: when the girlfriend points to a certain sign, say what responsibility of family life it means. For example, the sign “water tap” - wash the dishes, “50” - live together until the golden wedding, “Christmas tree” - decorate the New Year’s tree.
Test of artistic ability. Props: large sheet of whatman paper, pencil, blindfold. The test is carried out at the entrance. The presenter greets the groom with words that she has heard a lot about his artistic abilities and wants to check whether he remembers his companion well. The future spouse is blindfolded, given a pencil, and with his eyes closed, the betrothed draws a portrait of his beloved.
Vintage photographs. Props: several printed photographs of small children, including a photo of the hero of the occasion. The participant's task in this ransom competition is to guess which one the bride is wearing. It is best to choose pictures where the children are small and it is difficult to discern the features. For each mistake, the competitor will pay a fine.
Poetry competition. Props: a sheet on which the last words of the lines are written, rhyming with each other. The groom's task is to come up with the remaining words to make a poem.
Watch the fun, unusual ransom competition on video:
Competitions for original bride price will help bridesmaids create a fun event that participants will forever remember. An interesting ransom will lift the mood of the hero of the occasion with his betrothed, and will give pleasant impressions for the rest of the day. You need to carefully think through all the details so that the tests become a great start to the holiday.
Grooms, get ready for ransom!
In addition to funny and not so funny questions, wedding scenarios often contain funny challenges for the groom. Often he can be confused by a trick with a wet towel. The moistened towel is handed to the groom and he is asked to tie it as tightly as his feelings for his chosen one. When the knot turns out to be tightly tied, it is proposed to untie it as quickly as domestic disputes disappear. It is clear that a tightly tied wet knot on a towel cannot be untied in one second, so most likely you will need the help of friends.
Photo of the bride and groom at the ransom
There are also separate tasks for a witness on the stairs. He may be asked to jump up a flight of stairs on one leg or to carry a witness up there. By the way, in the old days the witness called himself a friend and was quite an impressive figure at the wedding. He was the manager and served as the main support for the groom. So the witness participates in the ransom ceremony along with the groom. Often it is he who pays the ransom instead of the groom, who has no need to stuff the pockets of his wedding suit with all sorts of small things.
In fact, whether to arrange a bride price at your wedding or not is everyone’s business. You can pay tribute to traditions, or you can come up with something of your own. Perhaps in the future your ideas will also become traditional and popular among other newlyweds.
Fun ride on the way to the bride
Another funny competition for the bride’s “hand and heart” is based on a fun event - skating. A regular children's bicycle (two- or three-wheeled) is suitable for this.
Next, the path that the groom will have to travel on a bicycle is measured, for example, if the future wife lives at the end of the house, then it is better to take the road from its beginning to the entrance. Along it you can arrange bowling pins in a zigzag or herringbone pattern (even children’s ones are suitable), basins of water, chairs, etc. These are just approximate original bride price competitions. You can use them or add your own elements.
At the start of the competition, the groom will be offered transport and the time will be recorded during which he can overcome all the established obstacles. At the end of the path, you can tie a ribbon with the inscription “finish”.
The honorary witness, the best man, and the groom’s friends may well take the same route. And then all that remains is to compare whose passing time was better. By analogy, you can come up with other original bride price competitions.