Not every wedding guest wants to spend the entire evening on the dance floor.
Boutique Party Hire provides wedding entertainment for guests who don’t dance in London, with full-size arcade machines, racing games, pool tables, interactive challenges and multiplayer games.
Create a separate entertainment area where guests can play, compete and socialise while remaining part of the wider wedding celebration.
From a few games beside the bar to a complete wedding games lounge or pop-up arcade, we can create an entertainment setup around your venue, guest numbers and available space.
A great wedding reception doesn’t need to revolve entirely around the dance floor.
Give guests different options throughout the evening, including:
Guests can move between gaming, drinking, talking, dancing and other entertainment whenever they want.
Create a dedicated games lounge away from the main dance floor.
Combine:
Pool Tables
Table Football
Arcade Machines
Racing Games
Lounge Furniture
Nearby Bar
This creates a relaxed social area where guests can spend time without feeling like they need to dance.
Turn part of your venue into a temporary wedding arcade.
Guests can race friends, chase high scores and compete against other wedding guests throughout the evening.
A wedding arcade can work particularly well in a:
The arcade can operate alongside your main wedding reception.
For larger venues, create two completely different entertainment experiences.
DJ, live band and dance floor.
Arcade machines, racing, pool and competitive games.
Guests can move freely between the two areas.
This means people who love dancing still have their traditional wedding party while guests who prefer gaming and socialising have something substantial to enjoy.
A games area can work particularly well close to the wedding bar.
Guests naturally move through this area throughout the evening.
Add:
Pool
Table Football
Pac-Man
Basketball
Reaction Games
and create an informal social gaming space.
Some guests may prefer entertainment that doesn’t require dancing or becoming the centre of attention.
Arcade machines allow people to participate casually.
They can play individually, challenge one friend or join a small group without needing to participate in a large organised activity.
A mixed wedding guest list can include several generations.
Create entertainment with different levels of participation.
Options such as Pac-Man, pool, table football and retro arcade games can provide familiar and social entertainment alongside more modern attractions.
Younger guests may enjoy:
Combining different styles of gaming can help create entertainment suitable for a broader guest list.
Rather than choosing entertainment for one age group, create a varied gaming area.
Recognisable arcade entertainment.
Head-to-head competition.
Basketball challenges.
Pool and table football.
Quick high-score challenges.
This gives guests several different ways to participate.
Add Mario Kart racing and create instant head-to-head competition.
Run races including:
Bride vs Groom
Best Man vs Groom
Bridesmaids vs Groomsmen
Couples vs Couples
Friends vs Family
Team Bride vs Team Groom
Guests can enter races whenever they want throughout the reception.
Pac-Man can provide recognisable arcade entertainment for guests across different age groups.
Create an ongoing wedding high-score challenge.
Display the leading score and let guests attempt to take the top position throughout the evening.
A pool table can be ideal for guests who want relaxed entertainment.
Position it near the:
Guests can play casually throughout the reception or enter a wedding pool tournament.
Table football provides quick multiplayer entertainment.
Create matches including:
Bride vs Groom
Couples vs Couples
Friends vs Family
Bridesmaids vs Groomsmen
Team Bride vs Team Groom
It can also work particularly well within a larger wedding games lounge.
Create an ongoing basketball high-score competition.
Guests can attempt to beat:
The Bride
The Groom
The Best Man
The Bridesmaids
Other Guests
Keep a leaderboard running throughout the evening.
Reaction games can provide fast competitive entertainment without requiring guests to commit to a long activity.
Guests can take a quick attempt, compare their score and return later to try again.
This can make reaction games particularly useful for busy wedding receptions.
Start the evening gaming with a Bride vs Groom competition.
Racing.
Basketball.
Reaction challenge.
Arcade high score.
Pool or table football.
Guests can watch before entering their own competitions.
Turn the entire gaming area into one wedding-wide competition.
Every guest can represent either Team Bride or Team Groom.
Award points across different games and announce the winning side later in the reception.
Interactive gaming can also provide another activity for guests who don’t want their evening to revolve around the bar.
They can race, compete, socialise and enter tournaments throughout the reception.
This gives the wedding another focal point beyond drinking and dancing.
Once dinner, speeches and formalities are finished, the gaming area can become a major part of the evening.
Guests can move between:
DJ
Dance Floor
Wedding Arcade
Games Lounge
Bar
Photo Entertainment
throughout the night.
For approximately 50 guests, consider a focused games area featuring:
Mario Kart
Pac-Man
Basketball
Reaction Game
Table Football
This provides several different entertainment choices without requiring a huge amount of floor space.
For around 100 guests, create a larger games lounge.
Consider:
Multiple attractions allow several groups to play simultaneously.
For approximately 200 guests, consider creating several entertainment zones.
Full-size machines.
Head-to-head games.
Basketball and reaction games.
Pool and table football.
This gives guests alternatives to the main dance floor throughout the reception.
For larger weddings, a substantial gaming installation can create an entire second entertainment experience.
Multiple arcade, racing, sports and social games can operate simultaneously across suitable areas of the venue.
This can work particularly well for large London hotel and banqueting receptions.
London hotels can be particularly suitable for creating separate entertainment areas.
Potential spaces can include:
A secondary room can potentially be transformed into a complete games lounge or pop-up arcade.
For large ballroom weddings, dedicate part of the available floor space to interactive entertainment.
Create separate areas for:
Dining
Dancing
Gaming
Bar
Lounge
Photo Entertainment
Guests can choose how they want to enjoy the reception.
Dry hire venues provide greater flexibility when planning different entertainment areas.
Build the layout around:
Dance Floor
Arcade Zone
Games Lounge
Bar
Dining
Social Areas
and create a reception where dancing is only one of several entertainment choices.
Interactive entertainment can include arcade machines, racing games, basketball, reaction games, pool and table football.
Yes, where the venue has a suitable room and appropriate loading access.
Yes. Full-size arcade and competitive games can work particularly well at adult wedding receptions.
Yes. Gaming can provide an alternative entertainment area while your DJ and dance floor continue as normal.
Yes. Arcade machines can be combined with pool, table football and lounge areas.
Larger installations can include multiple games and entertainment zones, subject to venue space and availability.
Yes. High-score competitions, tournaments and head-to-head challenges can be incorporated into the gaming area.
Yes. Guests can earn points across multiple games for either side.
Yes, subject to suitable loading, doorway and service lift access.
Suitable wedding venues can be covered throughout London.
Looking for wedding entertainment for guests who don’t dance in London?
Boutique Party Hire can create anything from a relaxed games lounge to a complete pop-up wedding arcade featuring racing games, Pac-Man, basketball, reaction challenges, pool, table football and additional interactive entertainment.
