Looking for arcade machine hire for weddings in London?
Boutique Party Hire provides full-size arcade machines and interactive games for wedding receptions, evening celebrations and private wedding events across London.
Arcade machines give guests another form of entertainment alongside the traditional DJ, dance floor, bar and live entertainment, while creating plenty of opportunities for friendly competition between the bride, groom, friends and family.
Hire one or two statement machines or create a complete pop-up wedding arcade featuring racing, retro, sports, music and multiplayer games.
Browse our full Arcade & Amusement Game Hire range.
Bring full-size arcade entertainment directly into your chosen wedding venue.
Popular options can include:
The equipment selection can be tailored around your venue, guest numbers and wider entertainment plans.
Full-size arcade machines can create a substantial visual entertainment feature within a wedding reception.
Instead of smaller tabletop games, guests can experience the type of machines normally associated with arcades and entertainment venues.
For larger weddings, multiple machines can operate simultaneously to create a dedicated gaming area.
You don’t need to hold your wedding at an arcade venue.
Suitable machines can be brought into:
This allows you to choose the wedding venue you actually want while adding arcade entertainment to the reception.
Transform part of your venue into a temporary private arcade.
Machines can be installed for the wedding and removed afterwards.
For larger receptions, divide the arcade into several areas.
Head-to-head racing.
Recognisable arcade games.
Basketball challenges.
Guitar Hero.
High-score challenges.
Pool and table football.
Arcade machines can remain available throughout your wedding reception.
Guests can play:
Before Dinner
During Reception Breaks
After Dinner
When Evening Guests Arrive
Between Dancing
Throughout the Evening Party
The exact operating period can be planned around your wedding schedule.
The evening reception can be an ideal time for arcade entertainment.
As the DJ and dance floor begin, the arcade provides a second entertainment area.
Guests who aren’t dancing can race, compete for high scores or challenge friends and family.
This gives the reception more than one entertainment focus.
Arcade machines can also provide entertainment during the drinks reception.
While photographs and other parts of the wedding schedule are taking place, guests have an interactive activity available.
A smaller setup could feature:
Pac-Man
Basketball
Reaction Game
Table Football
before the wider evening entertainment begins.
Add Mario Kart DX Twin for competitive head-to-head racing.
Start with:
Bride vs Groom
Then continue with:
Best Man vs Groom
Bridesmaids vs Groomsmen
Couples vs Couples
Friends vs Family
Team Bride vs Team Groom
For larger weddings, run a complete racing tournament.
Add World’s Largest Pac-Man and create an ongoing wedding high-score competition.
Guests can attempt to take the top position throughout the reception.
Pac-Man’s recognisable gameplay can also make it suitable for mixed-generation wedding guest lists.
Add Guitar Hero Arcade alongside your wedding music entertainment.
Guitar Hero can complement:
Guests can compete between dancing and other entertainment.
Add Pac-Man Basketball for a quick competitive attraction.
Create a leaderboard featuring:
Bride’s Score
Groom’s Score
Best Man’s Score
Team Bride
Team Groom
Overall Wedding Champion
Guests can keep trying throughout the reception.
Create a reaction challenge featuring:
These games offer short competitive attempts, making them suitable for wedding high-score challenges.
Create a dedicated racing area for guests.
Run a wedding championship:
Guests compete for a place.
Winning racers progress.
The fastest competitors race.
Crown your Wedding Racing Champion.
Create a nostalgic wedding gaming area.
Combine:
Pac-Man
Guitar Hero
Retro Arcade Machines
Pool
Table Football
This can work particularly well for couples who grew up playing arcade and console games.
Add music from your favourite decade to extend the theme.
Multiplayer machines can encourage guests to interact with people outside their immediate table or friendship group.
Create:
One vs One Challenges
Couples Competitions
Family Competitions
Wedding Party Challenges
Team Bride vs Team Groom
This can make the gaming area highly social throughout the reception.
Choose several machines and create a head-to-head competition between the newlyweds.
For example:
Mario Kart.
Basketball.
Reaction challenge.
Pac-Man.
Award one point for each victory and determine the overall winner.
Turn the arcade into a wedding-wide team competition.
Guests choose their side and earn points throughout the reception.
Use:
Racing
Basketball
Reaction Games
Pac-Man
Pool
Table Football
Add the scores together before announcing the winning side.
Bring the wedding party into the competition.
Challenge bridesmaids and groomsmen across several games before opening the tournament to everyone else.
This can provide an entertaining moment during the reception without requiring a formal performance.
Invite couples attending the wedding to compete together.
Possible games include:
Mario Kart
Pool
Table Football
Basketball
Reaction Games
Keep a leaderboard and crown the winning couple later in the evening.
High-score games can create an ongoing competition without requiring guests to participate at a particular time.
Display categories such as:
Pac-Man Champion
Basketball Champion
Reaction Champion
Racing Champion
Guests can attempt to take the lead whenever they visit the gaming area.
Combine several machines into one complete competition.
Mario Kart.
Highest score.
Reaction challenge.
Pac-Man.
Pool or table football.
Crown the overall Wedding Gaming Champion.
For approximately 50 guests, a focused group of machines can create a strong gaming area.
For example:
Mario Kart
Pac-Man
Basketball
Reaction Game
Table Football
The final number should depend on the venue and how central gaming is to your reception.
For approximately 100 guests, increase the number of simultaneous gaming opportunities.
Consider combining:
This provides different styles of entertainment for guests.
For around 200 guests, create a larger arcade installation.
Divide the entertainment into:
Head-to-head machines.
Full-size games.
Fast competitive challenges.
Pool and table football.
This helps spread guests across several attractions.
For large wedding receptions, several machines can operate simultaneously across different areas.
Create multiple gaming zones rather than relying on one or two attractions.
This can be particularly effective in large ballrooms and banqueting venues.
The exact equipment quantity should be planned around the venue layout and wider entertainment programme.
Large Asian wedding receptions can be well suited to multi-game installations.
Arcade entertainment can provide another activity alongside:
Dining
Music
Dancing
Stage Entertainment
Photo Entertainment
For substantial guest numbers, multiple machines can help provide greater entertainment capacity.
Add a dedicated gaming area to an Indian wedding reception.
Depending on guest numbers, combine:
Racing
Basketball
Arcade Games
Reaction Games
Pool
Table Football
The gaming area can operate alongside the wider wedding programme.
Arcade machines can provide an additional interactive entertainment area at suitable Jewish wedding receptions.
The equipment selection can be tailored around guest numbers, venue space and the wider event schedule.
For a premium wedding, full-size arcade machines can become part of a professionally designed entertainment area.
Combine gaming with:
Create a polished wedding gaming lounge rather than simply placing individual machines around the room.
Create a relaxed entertainment area away from the main dance floor.
Combine:
Arcade Machines
Pool
Table Football
Lounge Furniture
Nearby Bar
Guests can socialise and play throughout the evening.
Suitable arcade machines can be installed inside London hotel wedding venues.
Potential spaces include:
For full-size machines, loading and service lift access should be confirmed.
Large ballrooms can provide enough space for a substantial arcade installation.
Gaming can be positioned around your:
Dance Floor
Stage
Dining
Bar
Lounge Areas
Photo Entertainment
or grouped into a dedicated arcade section.
Large banqueting venues can accommodate multiple forms of entertainment.
Create separate areas for:
Gaming
Dining
Dancing
Socialising
Photo Entertainment
For larger weddings, several arcade machines can operate simultaneously.
Dry hire venues allow greater flexibility when designing your wedding layout.
Plan dedicated areas for:
Dining
Dance Floor
Bar
Arcade
Social Games
Photo Entertainment
The gaming installation can be designed around the available floor space.
Certain arcade machines may be suitable for marquee weddings depending on the setup.
Important considerations include:
Requirements should be checked before selecting equipment.
Hosting your wedding in Central London?
Full-size arcade machines can be delivered to suitable venues subject to access.
For larger equipment, provide:
Suitable wedding arcade machine hire can be provided throughout:
Suitable surrounding locations can also be covered subject to availability.
Two statement arcade machines.
Three complementary games.
Competitive machines selected for head-to-head challenges.
Arcade machines combined with social gaming.
Multiple full-size machines grouped into a dedicated entertainment area.
A substantial selection of racing, arcade, sports, music, reaction and social games.
Yes. Suitable full-size arcade machines can be installed inside wedding venues with appropriate access.
Options can include Mario Kart, Pac-Man, Guitar Hero, basketball, racing and other arcade machines.
Yes. Multiple machines can be grouped together to create a temporary wedding arcade.
Yes. Arcade machines can provide interactive entertainment for adult and mixed-age guest lists.
Yes. Suitable games can be incorporated into head-to-head competitions.
Yes. Several machines can form part of a larger team competition.
Larger installations can include multiple machines operating simultaneously, subject to venue space and availability.
Yes. Gaming can complement the DJ, dance floor and wider reception entertainment.
Yes, subject to loading, doorway and service lift access.
Suitable venues can be covered throughout London.
Looking for arcade machine hire for weddings in London?
Boutique Party Hire can provide anything from one or two statement machines to a complete pop-up wedding arcade featuring Mario Kart, Pac-Man, Guitar Hero, basketball, racing games, reaction challenges and additional arcade entertainment.
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