The opportunity to celebrate a wedding anniversary with friends and relatives gives the spouses a revival of the love feelings with which they swore an oath of eternal life together. The couple remembers the best moments of the year and becomes even closer. To prevent a celebration with invited guests from turning into a celebration for two, it is worth thinking over an entertainment program for those gathered, and coming up with competitions for the wedding anniversary that are interesting to watch and participate in.
Entertainment for a wedding anniversary - festive competitions
A wedding anniversary is an important and significant event in the lives of spouses.
It would seem that just recently the happy newlyweds, to the sounds of Mendelssohn’s march, were just preparing to walk hand in hand along a long and difficult path. Now each year of family life has acquired special significance, and the spouses have a reason to celebrate their next wedding anniversary. Wedding anniversaries are especially often celebrated - 5, 10, 15 (and more) years of marriage. As a rule, you want to celebrate such a significant day at the festive table with family and friends. And what is a wedding feast without fun entertainment? Of course, competitions at a golden wedding will be somewhat different from games for, say, a five-year wedding anniversary. However, the celebration of each date can be made a fun and unforgettable event.
Requirements for a wedding celebration scenario
A scenario for 45 years of marriage should include the following important points:
- Introduction, greeting of the audience. You should greet the guests, announce the special occasion, congratulate the heroes of the day, invite everyone to the hall, to the tables.
- Solemn congratulations, main toast. The spouses should be congratulated on behalf of their children, grandchildren, friends, and should raise their glasses to love, a strong marriage, and their health. All children should be the first to congratulate their parents, then it will be the turn of the grandchildren and guests.
- Song in honor of anniversaries. If possible, you can invite a performer from among your friends and ask the presenter to sing. The first song should be beautiful, reminiscent of a wedding, eternal love.
- Dance of the spouses. You need to agree on this point in advance, ask their permission and consent.
- Presentation of gifts, congratulations, toasts.
- Musical breaks consisting of songs from the time the spouses were young.
- Game inserts, competitions, quizzes on a wedding theme.
- Snacks, moments of relaxation.
Sample scenario for a sapphire wedding
The script for celebrating a sapphire wedding must be written in advance in order to have time to prepare all the competitions, buy souvenirs, and think through important points. It is believed that the presenters should be former witnesses, but after 45 years it is already difficult for them to carry out such tasks. It’s better to negotiate with one of your relatives or friends, or invite a toastmaster.
The date of 45 years is a good reason to take a lot of beautiful group photos of the whole family. Let a photographer from among the guests photograph the most interesting moments of the anniversary and take more interesting family photos. Years later, children and grandchildren will remember this event with pleasure while looking through albums.
Every moment, be it a song, a dance, or the spouses’ response, must be discussed with the celebrants. Consent must be obtained from them for such important actions. If desired and the spouses are in good health, they are allowed to add any moments to the script. If a husband or wife can sing, read poetry, or dance, they should be given the opportunity to demonstrate their talents during the holiday.
The most important moments of a wedding anniversary are congratulations, presentation of gifts, and tea with cake. On the birthday cake you should make a beautiful inscription “45 years of marriage”, adding other words if desired. The removal of the cake must be prepared solemnly and demonstrated to all those present.
It will be more fun if congratulations alternate with toasts, humorous speeches from guests, competitions and table games. During competitions, guests or spouses should play a cheerful song or melody. The scenario should not include too active games, because many of those present at the wedding anniversary are already advanced in age and have limited movements.
You shouldn’t write a very long script for your anniversary, include a lot of competitions and poems. The first toast, congratulations, and song must be present, but a lot of lyrics will tire the guests and celebrants. It is better to devote more time to communication and quiet gatherings at the table. It’s better to let one of the guests play the accordion, accordion, and perform ditties. The initiative should be welcomed and rewarded with prizes.
Sapphire wedding script
No matter how the wedding anniversary is celebrated - modestly, with family, or in a prestigious restaurant with fifty guests, the scenario for a sapphire wedding of 45 years of marriage should include the following moments:
- Celebrating a sapphire wedding has a wonderful tradition: spouses decorate their wedding rings with sapphires, or exchange new rings - with precious sapphires inserted.
The sapphire wedding scenario must include this exciting ritual.
- After the ritual of exchanging rings, it would be wonderful if the children and grandchildren awarded their celebrants a commemorative sapphire wedding medal and made the main toast, after which all the guests would solemnly congratulate the celebrants.
- A song about a sapphire wedding in honor of anniversaries.
- Dance of the “sapphire bride and groom”. The respectable “newlyweds” must be ready to dance together.
- Presentation of gifts from guests, toasts to love and family.
- Musical breaks, including compositions from the youth of the heroes of the day, and modern songs by Alexander Morozov, can be the hit of the evening.
- Feast, rest.
- Sapphire wedding competitions, quizzes, etc.
Competitions for the fifth wedding anniversary
The fifth anniversary is called “wooden”. By this time, the spouses had already gotten used to each other, studied each other’s character and habits, and in most cases gave birth to their first child. So, the guests have gathered at the festive table, wooden gifts have been presented - it’s time to have fun!
Competition "Wooden Recognition"
Only husband and wife participate in this competition. Each spouse receives from the leader a wooden board and a box of matches. Now you should write the word “love” on the board using alternately lit matches, which are then extinguished on the board. The winner is the one whose work receives the most applause.
Competition "Landing"
To participate in this competition, everyone is divided into 2 teams, which are located in two lines, one behind the other. The presenter gives each team the following set: an artificial tree, a pot, a watering can, a bag of expanded clay, a bucket of water. These items are placed at a distance of approximately 5 meters from each team. Now, at the leader’s signal, one participant from each team ties the hands behind the other, who then must run to a pile of objects and perform one specific action. After completion (without using hands), the participant returns to his team, where the next player unties his hands and passes the rope to the third. In turn, the hands of the second participant are tied by the third and so on until the end of the relay.
What should participants do? Work order:
- Opening a package of expanded clay
- Pouring expanded clay into a pot
- Planting a tree in a pot
- Pouring water from a bucket into a watering can
- Watering the "seedling"
The winner of this wedding anniversary competition is the team that plants the tree first.
Wooden souvenirs, decorations, and cutting boards can be used as prizes for competitions.
Collect a Valentine's card
- Props: five paper hearts cut into several pieces, five sheets of white paper, five glue sticks, five beautiful small bags.
- Participants: five groups of guests of the same number.
The couple prepares five beautiful paper hearts in advance and carefully cuts them into several pieces. The pieces of each heart are put into a separate bag and distributed to groups of guests. The goal of the competition is to assemble a mosaic and glue a heart on a sheet of white paper. The team that does everything first wins.
Pink wedding competitions
The first decade of married life is a serious date and it is customary to celebrate it in a big way. As you know, the symbol of this day is pink and scarlet roses, a bouquet of which is traditionally received by a wife from her loving husband. Today, pink and scarlet colors “reign” everywhere - in the draperies and decoration of the wedding hall, the luxurious table, the festive dresses of the guests and the heroes of the occasion themselves. What kind of entertainment can you think of for a pink wedding anniversary? Here are some fun competitions.
Competition "Pound of salt"
To begin, we recruit two teams of participants and give each a pack of salt. Then the presenter gives a signal, at which the participants begin to pass a pack of salt to each other without using their hands. In this case, you can use your elbows or knees - whatever works for you. The team that completes the task faster than the other becomes the winner and receives a prize.
Competition "Pink Songs"
The entertainment program for a pink wedding can include special thematic competitions. For example, those who love to sing will enjoy the singing competition. The presenter selects two teams, women's and men's. The essence of the competition is to remember and sing as many songs as possible that mention roses. The team with the richer song repertoire is declared the winner.
Artistic congratulations
- Props: not required.
- Participants: everyone.
Guests take turns making beautiful toasts to the couple. But at the same time, the heroes of the occasion offer them a variant of the mood with which the words should be pronounced - cheerful, sad, dumbfounded, etc. The toaster must complete the task as artistically as possible. As one of the options, instead of the mood, the name of a famous character can be named, on whose behalf the congratulations should be heard, for example, Leonid Brezhnev, Yuri Nikulin, etc. The winner is determined by general applause.
Competitions for crystal wedding anniversary
Spouses with fifteen years of marital experience can rightfully celebrate their crystal anniversary. Of course, after all, we have a significant number of years lived together behind us. However, do not forget that crystal is very fragile and requires careful handling. Likewise, careless movement can cause a marriage to “break up” even after 15 years of marriage. If you decide to celebrate your crystal anniversary, be sure to include several fun competitions in your holiday scenario.
Competition "Sailors"
It is known that real crystal resembles water - just as clean and iridescent. Therefore, a “sea” theme is best suited for a crystal wedding. To participate in this competition, the presenter selects four men from among those willing and distributes a rope to everyone. When the music starts playing, the presenter gives the command, and the participants begin to do push-ups from the floor (15 times are needed), after which each participant ties a sea knot from his rope. The winner of such a wedding anniversary competition is the “sailor” who tied the best sea knot (the presenter compares the results with the original). The winner is awarded a prize - a striped vest.
An excellent entertainment for a crystal wedding would be an invitation to a glass blower's party. You can organize a festive show of making glass figurines right in front of your guests. In addition, the husband-celebrant will be able to try his hand at “blowing” a glass ball under the guidance of a professional, which he will then solemnly present to his wife. Such unusual entertainment will complement the festive atmosphere and will pleasantly surprise those present.
Alcoholic
- Props: six glass glasses, six cocktail straws, water, vodka.
- Participants: six people.
Those who wish to take part leave the table and stand in a line in front of the rest of the guests. Six glasses are brought out, five of which are filled with water, and the sixth with vodka. Participants should drink slowly through a straw without changing their facial expression, especially the one who received the vodka. The guests' task is to guess who has it in the glass. Such fun alcohol-related wedding anniversary competitions are best held closer to the middle of the event, when the guests have relaxed a little.
Porcelain wedding competitions
You can celebrate twenty years since your wedding in a narrow family circle by placing a “family” porcelain set on the table. Of course, it’s not for nothing that this date has the name of such an elegant, but delicate and fragile material - after all, even after 20 years, spouses must protect each other’s feelings. If you decide to celebrate your porcelain anniversary by inviting guests, we suggest including a couple of fun competitions in the festive program.
Competition "Paradise Apple"
Several couples become participants in this competition, each of which receives two apples from the presenter. Then everyone playing is blindfolded. At the leader’s signal, the man and woman in a couple begin to feed each other their apples. The couple that finishes “eating” the apples faster than others wins the competition and receives a prize.
Competition "Eat Candy"
To hold this comic competition for your wedding anniversary, you should stock up on a kilogram of hard and round sweets - better than “sea pebbles”. We select two participants in the competition and in front of each we place a wide plate into which we pour candy. At the leader's signal, players must use Japanese chopsticks to catch and eat as many candies as possible, trying to beat each other. The one who succeeds wins the competition.
Competition “Guess without words”
Spouses choose some event from their family life that is significant to them, which they should show with the help of gestures and facial expressions. At this time, guests try to guess what is shown.
Labyrinth
- Props: chairs, shoes, improvised items.
- Participants: four people.
The competition requires a large empty space. It is filled with chairs and other objects to create a maze that the participants must navigate through. But those are given no more than 60 seconds to remember the location of the moves, then they are blindfolded and launched into the maze. The task is to use memory, carefully and carefully find a way out of it. As part of the competition, outside help is allowed - safety net.
Silver wedding competitions
Silver is a noble and precious metal, symbolizing purity and strength. Likewise, a married life that has stood the test of time becomes just as strong after a quarter of a century. As a rule, a silver wedding is celebrated with all pomp and circumstance. We offer several exciting competitions that will add a touch of laughter and fun to your holiday.
Competition "Wardrobe"
Before the competition, you should prepare a large box filled with various funny clothes (huge rubber boots, hat, wig, umbrella). Cheerful music begins to play and at this time the box passes from hand to hand of the participants. Then suddenly the music stops, and the one in whose hands the box was at that moment takes out any item at random and puts it on. When the competition comes to an end, all participants look funny.
Competition "Road of Happiness"
This competition on a wedding anniversary is always popular, as well as on other holidays among close friends and relatives. Two teams of players are selected to participate. Then, at the command of the leader, the participants take off their things, laying them out on the floor as a “road of happiness.” The team whose “road” is longer wins the competition.
Competitions for ruby wedding anniversary
The symbol of a ruby wedding is a bright red gemstone, the dazzling beauty and brilliance of which is acquired only after long-term processing. Has your marriage crossed the forty-year mark? Celebrate this significant event on a royal scale. And our competitions will complement the cheerful festive atmosphere.
Competition "Wedding Anniversaries"
You can arrange a competition among the guests to know all the wedding anniversaries. For example, to the presenter’s question “When is the silver wedding celebrated?” the answer comes “For 25 years.” You can do the opposite - name the number of years, and the participants guess the name of the anniversary. Whoever gave the most correct answers wins.
Dance competition
Everyone can participate and dance to cheerful and catchy music. Prizes are awarded to the most active dancers.
Competitions at the golden wedding
Half a century of family life is a serious anniversary and it should be celebrated in the warm and sincere company of family and friends. After all, by the golden anniversary, the spouses reach a respectable age and most of all value comfort and sincerity. However, even at home you can have a great celebration.
Competition for the best congratulations
Those celebrating the anniversary will be pleased to hear warm words of congratulations from their children, grandchildren and close friends. Therefore, at the end of the evening, the spouses can choose the best from all the wishes and publicly name the winner.
Competition "I remember everything"
The couple experienced many events over 50 years. In this competition, the host asks the celebrants various questions that remind them of their younger years. For example, questions like: “What dress did you wear on the first day of meeting your future husband?” or “What bouquet of flowers did you first give to your loved one?” Older spouses will be pleased to indulge in memories of their youth and relive exciting and memorable moments.
Exchange of rings, throwing of a bouquet and other rituals
The final stages of the celebration will be the traditional golden wedding rituals. At the request of the presenter, the “young” again, like 50 years ago, exchange gold wedding rings. Old rings are passed on to a grandson or granddaughter who will soon get married. The eldest of the children of the bride and groom gives the mother a golden scarf, which is immediately put on the head of the “young one”. Wishes for health, longevity and love are heard again.
And of course, a golden wedding, like the first one that took place 50 years ago, is not complete without throwing a bouquet. If flowers fall into the hands of an unmarried girl, it means that she will soon receive a marriage proposal. If the flowers go to the married woman, she, like the golden newlyweds, will dance at her golden wedding.
Why wooden?
For 5 years of marriage, it is customary to sum up everything that the spouses have gone through over these years. It is believed that within such a period, the husband and wife should already add to their family and buy housing in which they will live until old age. This is reflected in the name: the trees begin to bear fruit in the fifth year.
The husband and wife have already overcome many trials together and their relationship has become like smooth polished wood - without rough edges or splinters, but capable of burning in the fire of passion.
And all the effort spent on polishing relationships for 5 years risks going to waste if the spouses do not show care and love to each other. And when everything is good in a relationship, it means that the anniversary celebration will become a well-deserved reward, and it should be celebrated brightly.
How to celebrate a 5th wedding anniversary
How is the 5th wedding anniversary celebrated? According to tradition, all relatives, friends, acquaintances should be invited to a wooden wedding for 5 years and celebrated loudly and on a large scale. There is a custom on this day to decorate a wedding tree, which can be a house plant in a pot, or a model purchased or made with your own hands. Guests should tie notes with wishes to the wedding tree. This is a very bright tradition that will give an unforgettable holiday atmosphere and will remain a material reminder of the celebration for a long time.
On the 5th anniversary, it is customary to present items and souvenirs made of wood as gifts: jewelry, dishes, decorative items, boxes, watches.
Invitations and place cards
For a musical wedding, it is not difficult to make original invitations for guests. There are several options - write the desired text on a postcard decorated with the notes of your favorite piece, arrange the invitation in the form of a record with the desired words on the label, or burn a video invitation to a CD.
Place cards can be designed using music paper. Another option is to make flat or three-dimensional musical instruments from paper or cardboard and write the names of the guests on them. To make it even more convenient for guests, you can put up a stand in front of the entrance to the banquet area, which will list all the guests sitting at each table.
