Creative, interactive ideas to keep your guests smiling all day long…

Your wedding day isn’t just about you (even though, yes, you’re the stars of the show ✨) — it’s also about creating an incredible experience for your guests. After all, they’ve travelled, dressed up, and shared this special moment with you. So how do you keep them entertained beyond dinner and dancing?

The secret? Add thoughtful, interactive touches that bring people together, get them talking, and give them something to remember.

Here are our favourite fun wedding guest activities that are stylish, meaningful, and suitable for every kind of celebration — from elegant garden parties to rustic barn weddings.

🎨 1. DIY Flower Bar or Bouquet Station

This blooming idea is perfect for spring or summer weddings. Set up a charming flower cart or table filled with fresh stems, ribbons, and kraft paper. Guests can build their own mini bouquets or create flower crowns.

Why it works: It’s hands-on, beautiful, and doubles as a wedding favour. Plus, it looks amazing in photos!

📸 2. Interactive Photo Backdrop or Selfie Station

Don’t just hire a photo booth — create a styled space where guests can take selfies or group shots. Why not create a ‘photo booth’ corner using one of our custom made ribbon backdrops! Pair it with props, a Polaroid camera, or a digital photo booth, and you’ve got yourself a guaranteed crowd-pleaser.

Bonus idea: Add a guestbook where guests can tape in their Polaroids with a message.

✍️ 3. Advice & Memory Cards

Place beautifully designed cards on a table (or each table setting) asking guests to leave a little something:

• “Share your best marriage advice”

• “Leave us a date night idea”

• “Tell us your favourite memory of the couple”

Collect them in a box or display them throughout the day for others to read.

🎶 4. Song Request Cards for the DJ

Music is personal — let your guests contribute to the soundtrack of your day. You can collect their song requests during the meal or on RSVPs and hand them to the DJ for a surprise-filled playlist.

🎨 5. Live Guest Sketch Artist or Caricaturist

Hire a local artist to sketch your guests live. They’ll love watching the process and taking home a one-of-a-kind keepsake.

💌 6. Message-in-a-Bottle Station

Ask guests to write messages to you for future anniversaries — label jars for your 1st, 5th, and 10th anniversaries. This is a romantic alternative to the traditional guestbook and creates something you’ll truly treasure.

🍸 7. Build-Your-Own Cocktail or Mocktail Bar

Let guests mix their own drinks with a variety of mixers, spirits, fruit garnishes, and herbs. Add pretty signage with recipe cards or name the drinks after your pets, places, or memories.

🎯 8. Garden Games & Chill Zones

For relaxed outdoor weddings, bring in lawn games like giant Jenga, Connect 4, ring toss, or even croquet. Combine it with a lounge area full of cushions, picnic rugs, and casual seating.

🧵 9. Wedding Quilt Guestbook Station

Invite guests to decorate or sign a fabric square that will later be sewn into a quilt. It’s a sentimental, handmade alternative to a book, and a beautiful keepsake you can actually use.

☎️ 10. Audio Guestbook

A stylish retro phone records voice messages from guests throughout the night. It’s fun, emotional, and hearing their voices years later will be absolutely priceless.

🎯 Final Thoughts: Make It Memorable

A thoughtful guest experience doesn’t have to be complicated or expensive — it just has to be meaningful and fun. Whether you’re planning a relaxed garden ceremony or a luxe indoor celebration, these guest activities help you create a day that everyone remembers.

And if you're looking to elevate your wedding with a beautiful focal point, a custom backdrop is the perfect place to start. Whether it's for your ceremony, an interactive photo area, or behind the top table, a thoughtfully designed backdrop ties everything together, sets the tone for your style, and becomes one of the most-photographed elements of your day. Let us help you create a focal point that reflects your vision and makes your celebration truly unforgettable.