Looking for wedding entertainment hire in London and want something different from traditional wedding entertainment?
Boutique Party Hire provides interactive arcade machines, competitive games, racing simulators, sports challenges and social games for wedding receptions across London.
Gaming gives your guests entertainment they can participate in throughout the celebration, whether they want to race friends, compete for high scores, challenge the bride and groom or simply enjoy a game between trips to the dance floor.
From a few statement games to a complete wedding gaming experience, we can build an entertainment package around your venue, guest numbers and wedding schedule.
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Interactive entertainment gives guests something to do, rather than something they simply watch.
Popular options can include:
The games can operate alongside your wider wedding entertainment throughout the reception.
If you’re looking beyond the traditional DJ, band or photo booth, arcade gaming can add another dimension to your reception.
Create:
Bride vs Groom Challenges
Team Bride vs Team Groom
Wedding High-Score Competitions
Arcade Tournaments
Couples Challenges
Friends vs Family Games
This turns the entertainment into something guests actively participate in.
Weddings bring together different groups of people.
Friends.
Family.
Work colleagues.
Children.
Parents.
Grandparents.
Interactive games can provide a natural way for guests to mix and compete without needing a formal introduction.
A racing game or basketball challenge can quickly turn strangers into competitors.
Not every couple wants a traditional wedding reception.
If you’re looking for alternative wedding entertainment, create a reception built around different experiences.
Combine:
Arcade and interactive games.
DJ or live band.
Pool and table football.
Dedicated dance floor.
Bar and lounge areas.
Guests can choose what they want to do throughout the evening.
Gaming can be available throughout your wedding reception.
It can provide entertainment:
After the Ceremony
During Drinks
Between Formalities
After the Wedding Breakfast
When Evening Guests Arrive
During the Evening Reception
This means the games can contribute throughout several stages of the event.
Once the formal parts of the wedding finish, the reception becomes much more relaxed.
This is where interactive gaming can really become part of the evening.
Guests can move between:
Arcade Games
DJ
Dance Floor
Bar
Photo Entertainment
Live Music
Lounge Areas
throughout the night.
Not everyone wants to spend the entire reception on the dance floor.
A gaming area gives those guests another entertainment option.
They can:
Play Pool
Race Friends
Compete at Basketball
Play Pac-Man
Try Reaction Games
Challenge Someone at Table Football
while remaining part of the wider celebration.
Wedding photographs can sometimes create periods where some guests are waiting.
Interactive games can provide entertainment during this part of the day.
Guests can compete while the couple and wedding party are taking photographs before moving into the next stage of the celebration.
If there is a gap between the ceremony and reception, games can help fill that period.
A smaller entertainment selection could include:
Pac-Man
Reaction Game
Basketball
Table Football
Guests can play casually while enjoying drinks and socialising.
Create a relaxed interactive entertainment area during your drinks reception.
Games can provide another activity alongside:
Canapés
Drinks
Music
Photographs
Socialising
The same equipment can then remain available for the evening reception.
Evening guests may arrive after dinner and the main wedding formalities.
Having interactive entertainment already operating gives them something to get involved with immediately.
Arcade games can work alongside your DJ and bar from the moment evening guests arrive.
Create a dedicated arcade area within your wedding venue.
Combine:
Racing Games
Pac-Man
Basketball
Guitar Hero
Reaction Games
Pool
Table Football
For larger weddings, create several gaming zones around the venue.
Turn part of your wedding venue into a temporary arcade.
Full-size machines can be installed for your celebration and removed afterwards.
This allows you to have arcade entertainment without needing to book an existing arcade venue.
Suitable venues can include:
Add Mario Kart DX Twin and create head-to-head wedding racing.
Start with:
Bride vs Groom
Then move on to:
Best Man vs Groom
Bridesmaids vs Groomsmen
Couples vs Couples
Team Bride vs Team Groom
For larger receptions, create a full wedding racing championship.
Add World’s Largest Pac-Man and create an ongoing high-score competition.
Guests can attempt to beat the leading score throughout the wedding.
Pac-Man can also provide recognisable entertainment for different generations.
Add Guitar Hero Arcade alongside your wedding music.
It can complement:
Guests can move between playing Guitar Hero and the main dance floor.
Add Pac-Man Basketball for an ongoing high-score competition.
Track:
Bride
Groom
Best Man
Bridesmaids
Team Bride
Team Groom
Overall Champion
Keep the leaderboard running throughout the reception.
Add competitive reaction attractions including:
Guests can take quick attempts and compare scores throughout the event.
Add a Commercial Pool Table to create a relaxed games lounge.
Pool can work particularly well near:
Guests can play casually or enter a knockout competition.
Add Table Football for multiplayer entertainment.
Create:
Bride vs Groom
Two vs Two
Couples vs Couples
Friends vs Family
Bridesmaids vs Groomsmen
matches throughout the reception.
Build part of the entertainment around the newlyweds.
Create a multi-game challenge.
Mario Kart.
Basketball.
Reaction challenge.
Pac-Man.
Pool or table football.
Guests can watch and support their favourite.
Get the entire guest list involved.
Guests collect points for either Team Bride or Team Groom across different games.
Keep a running score throughout the reception.
At the end of the evening, announce which side has won the overall wedding challenge.
Create a larger tournament involving several different attractions.
Guests can compete across:
Racing
Basketball
Reaction
Pac-Man
Pool
Table Football
Award points for each challenge and crown your Wedding Gaming Champion.
For around 50 guests, you can create a focused interactive entertainment area.
For example:
Mario Kart
Pac-Man
Basketball
Reaction Game
Table Football
This provides variety without requiring a huge installation.
For approximately 100 guests, consider increasing the number of games operating simultaneously.
Create:
Head-to-head competition.
Full-size games.
Basketball and reaction games.
Pool and table football.
This gives guests several entertainment options.
For approximately 200 guests, gaming can become a substantial part of the reception.
A larger installation could include:
Multiple attractions allow more guests to participate simultaneously.
Large wedding receptions can benefit from multiple entertainment zones.
Create separate:
Arcade Zone
Racing Zone
Sports Zone
Reaction Zone
Social Gaming Zone
alongside the main wedding entertainment.
This can work particularly well in large hotel ballrooms and banqueting venues.
Weddings often include guests from several generations.
Choose a combination of:
Recognisable Arcade Games
Modern Racing
Sports Games
Reaction Challenges
Social Games
This provides entertainment for a broader range of guests.
Interactive gaming isn’t only designed for younger guests.
Arcade machines, racing, pool and competitive challenges can work particularly well for adult receptions.
They provide an alternative to spending the entire evening drinking or dancing.
For a premium wedding, create a professionally presented gaming lounge alongside your wider event production.
Combine gaming with:
The gaming area can become one of several entertainment experiences throughout the venue.
For larger Asian wedding receptions, gaming can provide another entertainment area alongside the main stage, dining and dance floor.
For substantial guest numbers, multiple games can operate simultaneously.
Create separate racing, arcade and challenge zones depending on available space.
Interactive arcade entertainment can form part of the wider programme for an Indian wedding reception.
For larger celebrations, create several gaming areas rather than relying on one attraction.
This can give guests additional entertainment alongside dining, music and dancing.
Arcade and interactive games can provide another entertainment option for Jewish wedding receptions in London.
The gaming package can be planned around the venue, guest numbers and wider event schedule.
Hosting your wedding at a London hotel?
Suitable interactive games can be installed inside:
Full-size equipment requires suitable loading and service lift access.
Large ballrooms provide an opportunity to create multiple entertainment areas.
Gaming can operate alongside:
Stage
Dance Floor
Dining
Bar
Photo Entertainment
Lounge Areas
For large weddings, create a dedicated arcade section within the ballroom.
Large banqueting venues can be ideal for multi-zone entertainment.
Create separate areas for:
Dining
Music
Dancing
Arcade Gaming
Social Games
Photo Entertainment
Guests can explore different areas throughout the celebration.
Dry hire venues give you greater freedom when designing your entertainment layout.
Instead of working around permanent attractions, build the venue around your preferred experience.
Create dedicated spaces for gaming, dancing, dining, drinks and socialising.
Certain interactive games may be suitable for marquee weddings depending on the setup.
Important considerations include:
These should be confirmed before selecting full-size equipment.
Planning your wedding in Central London?
Suitable arcade and interactive games can be delivered to hotels, ballrooms, private venues and event spaces subject to access.
For larger equipment, provide:
Suitable wedding entertainment can be provided throughout:
Suitable surrounding locations can also be covered subject to availability.
Three standout games.
Competitive games selected for head-to-head challenges.
Arcade and social games grouped into a relaxed area.
Multiple attractions for ongoing competitions.
A larger selection of full-size arcade machines.
A substantial combination of racing, arcade, sports, reaction, music and social gaming.
Options can include Mario Kart, Pac-Man, Guitar Hero, basketball, racing games, reaction games, pool, table football and additional arcade machines.
Yes. They can provide an interactive alternative alongside music, dancing and traditional reception entertainment.
Yes. Multiple games can be grouped together inside a suitable wedding venue.
Yes. Suitable games can be used for head-to-head competitions.
Yes. Multiple games can form part of an overall team competition.
Larger installations can include multiple attractions operating simultaneously, subject to venue space and availability.
Yes. Gaming can complement your main wedding entertainment.
Gaming installations can be scaled around larger guest numbers, venue space and event requirements.
Yes, subject to suitable venue access.
Suitable venues can be covered throughout London.
Looking for wedding entertainment hire in London?
Boutique Party Hire can provide anything from a few interactive attractions to a complete wedding gaming experience featuring Mario Kart, Pac-Man, Guitar Hero, basketball, racing games, reaction challenges, pool, table football and additional arcade entertainment.
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