Looking for wedding drinks reception game hire in London?
Boutique Party Hire provides arcade machines, interactive games and competitive entertainment for wedding drinks receptions across London.
The drinks reception is often one of the biggest opportunities to add entertainment to a wedding. While the newlyweds are having photographs taken and guests are enjoying drinks, interactive games give everyone something fun to play, compete on and talk about.
From a few quick-play games to a complete wedding drinks reception gaming area, we can tailor the setup around your venue, guest numbers and available space.
Give guests something interactive to enjoy between the ceremony and wedding breakfast.
Popular options can include:
Choose games that guests can easily join throughout the reception.
Drinks receptions can last several hours.
Guests are often:
Having Drinks
Socialising
Waiting for Photographs
Meeting Other Guests
Exploring the Venue
Adding interactive entertainment can give the reception another focal point.
Guests can play whenever they want without needing a fixed start time.
There can be a substantial period between the wedding ceremony and dinner.
Interactive games can help fill this part of the day.
Instead of guests simply waiting for the next stage of the wedding, they can:
Race Friends
Compete for High Scores
Challenge Family Members
Play Table Football
Attempt Reaction Games
The entertainment can then continue into the evening reception if required.
Wedding photographs can take time.
While the bride, groom and different family groups are being photographed, other guests may have little to do.
A dedicated gaming area gives them entertainment while they wait.
This can be particularly useful for larger weddings where photography sessions may involve many different groups.
Create a temporary arcade during your drinks reception.
Bring full-size arcade machines directly into your wedding venue and allow guests to play throughout the afternoon.
Popular combinations can include:
Mario Kart
Pac-Man
Basketball
Reaction Games
Table Football
For larger weddings, multiple machines can operate simultaneously.
Create a dedicated games area near your drinks reception.
Guests can naturally move between:
Bar
Gaming Area
Outdoor Space
Lounge Area
Photo Areas
This can make interactive entertainment feel like part of the wider reception rather than a separate activity.
Create a relaxed social gaming lounge.
Combine:
Pool
Table Football
Arcade Machines
Lounge Furniture
Nearby Drinks
Guests can play casually while talking and meeting other people.
The drinks reception is often when guests from different sides of the wedding begin properly meeting each other.
Interactive games can act as natural icebreakers.
Create challenges such as:
Bride’s Friends vs Groom’s Friends
Bride’s Family vs Groom’s Family
Bridesmaids vs Groomsmen
Couples vs Couples
Parents vs Children
Guests immediately have something they can participate in together.
Large weddings often bring together several different groups.
There may be:
Family
School Friends
University Friends
Work Colleagues
Friends of the Bride
Friends of the Groom
Games can create an easy way for these groups to interact without requiring organised introductions.
Create an adult-focused entertainment area featuring full-size commercial games.
Instead of traditional wedding lawn games, choose arcade and competitive entertainment such as:
Racing Games
Basketball
Pac-Man
Reaction Challenges
Pool
Table Football
This can create a more contemporary drinks reception.
If your drinks reception is indoors, arcade machines can provide weather-independent entertainment.
Create a dedicated gaming section inside a suitable:
This can be particularly useful for London weddings where outdoor entertainment may depend on the weather.
Position selected games near the drinks area.
Guests can grab a drink before challenging friends at:
Pool
Table Football
Pac-Man
Basketball
Reaction Games
This can create a relaxed social atmosphere.
Start the gaming with the newlyweds.
Create a quick Bride vs Groom challenge.
Racing.
Basketball.
Reaction challenge.
Arcade high score.
Guests can watch before attempting to beat the scores themselves.
Turn the drinks reception into the beginning of an all-day competition.
Guests join either:
Team Bride
or
Team Groom.
Award points across different games.
The competition can continue into the evening reception before the overall winning side is announced.
Create some early wedding rivalry.
Challenge the bridesmaids and groomsmen at:
Racing
Basketball
Reaction Games
Table Football
Guests can watch and then enter their own challenges.
Create quick competitions for couples.
Pairs can compete at:
Mario Kart
Table Football
Basketball
Reaction Games
Keep the best results and announce the winning couple later in the wedding.
Add head-to-head racing to your drinks reception.
Create races including:
Bride vs Groom
Bridesmaids vs Groomsmen
Couples vs Couples
Friends vs Family
Team Bride vs Team Groom
Guests can enter quick races throughout the reception.
Pac-Man can work particularly well as a casual high-score challenge.
Guests can take turns throughout the drinks reception.
Keep the leading score visible and allow other guests to attempt to beat it later in the day.
Create a quick basketball challenge.
Guests can attempt a score while moving around the reception.
Track:
Bride
Groom
Best Man
Bridesmaids
Friends
Family
Overall Leader
The competition can continue later in the wedding.
Reaction games can be particularly suited to drinks receptions because attempts are quick.
Guests can play for a short period before returning to conversations, drinks or other parts of the wedding.
Create a leaderboard and keep the competition running throughout the reception.
Table football provides quick multiplayer entertainment.
Create:
One vs One
Two vs Two
Couples vs Couples
Friends vs Family
Team Bride vs Team Groom
matches throughout the reception.
For longer drinks receptions, pool can provide relaxed social entertainment.
Position a pool table near your bar or lounge area and allow guests to play casually.
You could also start a tournament during the drinks reception and finish it later during the evening.
Create an ongoing leaderboard.
Categories could include:
Racing Champion
Pac-Man Champion
Basketball Champion
Reaction Champion
Guests can begin competing during the drinks reception and continue attempting to improve their scores later in the wedding.
Create a mini tournament during the afternoon.
Guests enter different games.
Scores earn points.
Top competitors progress.
Hold the championship later in the reception.
This can create an entertainment storyline that continues throughout the wedding.
For approximately 50 guests, consider:
Pac-Man
Basketball
Reaction Game
Table Football
Racing Game
This provides several entertainment options while keeping the gaming area relatively compact.
For around 100 guests, consider:
Multiple attractions allow several groups to participate simultaneously.
For approximately 200 guests, create several gaming areas.
Full-size machines.
Head-to-head gaming.
Basketball and reaction games.
Pool and table football.
This can provide entertainment capacity for a larger reception.
Large wedding drinks receptions can benefit from multiple entertainment zones.
Several games can operate simultaneously across the venue, allowing guests to spread between different activities.
The setup can be tailored around available floor space and guest numbers.
For larger Asian wedding celebrations, interactive games can provide additional entertainment during suitable drinks reception periods.
Multiple attractions can be installed for larger guest numbers, subject to venue layout and access.
Interactive games can provide an additional entertainment option during suitable Indian wedding drinks receptions.
Combine arcade, racing, sports and social games around the wider wedding programme.
Create a premium interactive drinks reception.
Combine:
The gaming area can be incorporated into the overall wedding design.
London hotels can provide suitable indoor spaces for drinks reception gaming.
Potential areas can include:
Full-size machines require suitable loading and internal access.
For ballroom weddings, create a gaming area close to the main drinks reception.
Guests can move between:
Drinks
Gaming
Socialising
Photography
Lounge Areas
before moving into the main wedding breakfast or evening reception.
Dry hire venues give you more freedom when planning the drinks reception layout.
Create dedicated areas for:
Bar
Arcade Gaming
Social Games
Lounge Seating
Photography
and incorporate interactive entertainment into the event design.
Planning a wedding drinks reception in Central London?
Suitable arcade and interactive games can be delivered to hotels, ballrooms and private venues subject to access.
When enquiring, provide:
Suitable wedding drinks reception game hire can be provided throughout:
Suitable surrounding locations can also be covered subject to availability.
Three interactive attractions.
Competitive games designed to encourage guests to interact.
Several attractions for head-to-head challenges.
Arcade machines combined with pool and social gaming.
Multiple full-size arcade machines.
A larger combination of arcade, racing, sports, reaction and social games.
Quick-play attractions such as arcade machines, basketball, reaction games and table football can work particularly well.
Yes. This is one of the main reasons couples may choose entertainment for the drinks reception.
Yes. Full-size arcade and competitive games can provide adult-focused interactive entertainment.
Hire arrangements can be planned around the wider wedding schedule, subject to availability and venue requirements.
Yes. Several attractions can be combined into a head-to-head challenge.
Yes. Scores can potentially continue throughout the wider wedding celebration.
Larger installations can include multiple gaming areas, subject to venue space and availability.
Yes, subject to suitable loading, doorway and service lift access.
Yes. Arcade machines can be combined with pool, table football and other interactive games.
Suitable wedding venues can be covered throughout London.
Looking for wedding drinks reception game hire in London?
Boutique Party Hire can provide anything from a few quick-play interactive games to a complete drinks reception gaming area featuring arcade machines, racing games, Pac-Man, basketball, reaction challenges, pool, table football and additional entertainment.
