Bachelorette drinking games the bride will actually enjoy

Quick picks

Game	You need	Best for
How Well Do You Know the Bride?	Questions written beforehand	The start of the night
Bride’s rules	Nothing	All weekend
Never Have I Ever, bride edition	Nothing	Stories she has never told
Most Likely To	Nothing	Friend groups that mix
The partner quiz	A phone call or video	Big laughs
Truth or Drink	Nothing	Getting real
Night-out bingo	Printed cards	Going out after
Toast to the bride	Nothing	Dinner
Wrecked (app)	One phone	Keeping it going between games

1. How Well Do You Know the Bride?

The classic, and it earns its place. Before the party, ask the bride twenty questions and write down her answers: where they met, her first impression of her partner, her go-to drink, her worst date before them, the song she would pick for the first dance. At the party, read each question; every guest writes an answer. Wrong answers sip. Whoever gets the most right hands out sips at the end.

2. Bride’s rules

Rules that run all night:

• Anyone who says “wedding” sips.
• Nobody may say the partner’s name; you have to say “the lucky one”.
• When the bride sips, everyone sips.
• The bride can make one new rule an hour.

Keep the list short (three rules), or nobody can remember them by midnight. In Wrecked, King’s Rules work like this, up to four at once, and the app shows the active ones on screen.

3. Never Have I Ever, bride edition

The usual rules, with a round of questions only the bride and her oldest friends know the answers to. Start with:

1. Never have I ever been on a blind date.
2. Never have I ever planned my wedding before I met my partner.
3. Never have I ever stalked an ex’s new partner online.
4. Never have I ever cried at someone else’s wedding.
5. Never have I ever been a bridesmaid before.
6. Never have I ever lied about where I was going.
7. Never have I ever fallen asleep at a party.
8. Never have I ever been told off by the bride.

More from the Wrecked deck on our never have I ever questions page.

4. Most Likely To

Point on three; most votes sips. Bachelorette groups often mix school friends, work friends and family, so it is the fastest way to get everyone laughing at the same thing. Use our most likely to questions, or start with:

1. Who at this table is most likely to accidentally offend someone?
2. Who is most likely to be late to their own wedding?
3. Who's the most likely to agree to anything after 2 drinks?
4. Who's the most likely to start a fight over something petty?
5. Who's most likely to run for office?
6. Who is most likely to text back 3 days later?

5. The partner quiz

Before the night, record the bride’s partner answering ten questions about her (or ask them on video during the party). The bride guesses what they said. For every answer she gets wrong, she sips; every one she gets right, the group sips. It is the game everyone talks about afterwards.

6. Truth or Drink

Each player in turn is asked a question by the group. Answer honestly, or sip and skip. Keep a few questions for the bride only. Our truth or drink questions have plenty.

7. Night-out bingo

Going out after? Print bingo cards with things that will happen: “someone buys the bride a drink”, “a stranger gives marriage advice”, “the DJ plays the first dance song”, “someone loses a shoe”. First line wins; the others sip. Make the cards on our drinking bingo page.

8. Toast to the bride

At dinner, go round the table: everyone tells one story about the bride in under a minute. Anyone who goes over sips. Have tissues.

Keep it her weekend

The bride should remember her bachelorette. Make every game sips, not shots; keep water and food on the table; and never pressure her or anyone else to drink. Plan rides before anyone needs one. More on our responsible drinking page.

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