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Reception game

Wedding Speech Bingo

A card for every guest, filled with the moments every round of toasts has: the “for those who don’t know me,” the mic that squeals, the mother who tears up on cue. Five in a row wins. Every card is shuffled, so no two tables play the same game.

Make Your Cards

Cards per Page
Tip: in the print window, choose “Save as PDF” to send it to a print shop.

Card 1 of 20. Each one is shuffled differently.

Wedding Speech Bingo

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A Quote About Love
Someone Checks Their Phone
A Story About a Road Trip
A College Story
The Couple Whisper to Each Other
The Mic Squeals
A Prop or a Photo
A Poem or a Rhyme
A Kid Interrupts
Speaker Talks to the Couple Directly
A Grandparent Laughs Loudest
"Webster's Defines Love As"
Cheers
"I'll Keep This Short"
Speaker Loses Their Place
Glass Clinking for Quiet
Notes Come Out of a Pocket
Someone Heckles, Kindly
The Proposal
Wedding Planning Drama
A Guest Gets Called Out by Name
A Group "Aww"
A Story About a Pet
"Soulmate"
"Perfect Match"

Mark a square when it happens. Five in a row wins. Say it after the speech, not during. Made free at toastdoctor.com

How to Play

  1. Print a card for each guest, or one per table if you’d rather they play as a team.
  2. Put them out with the menus, with a pen on every table.
  3. Mark squares as they happen during the toasts. The middle square is free.
  4. Five in a row wins: across, down, or corner to corner. Winners call it after a speech ends, so nobody talks over a toast.

Make It Yours

The best squares are the ones only your people would get: the uncle with the fishing story, the dog that ruined the engagement photos, the word your friends can’t stop saying. Add up to twelve and they’re mixed into the cards with the classics.

Want another game for the same tables? Wedding Speech Over/Under has guests predict how long the best man goes and whether anyone cries. It pairs well with bingo, one on each side of the menu.

Questions

How do you play wedding speech bingo?

Each guest gets a card. During the toasts they mark a square whenever it happens: a speaker says "for those who don't know me", the mic squeals, Mom tears up. The first person with five in a row, across, down, or corner to corner, wins. They announce it after the speech ends, never in the middle of one.

When should we hand out the cards?

Put them on the tables with the menus or tuck one under each place card, with a pen per table. Have the emcee mention it once, right before the first speech, so everyone knows the rules.

Should we tell the speakers about it?

Either works. Some couples warn their speakers so nobody is thrown by the room laughing at the wrong moment. Others keep it a surprise. If a speaker is nervous, tell them: it helps to know why a table just cheered.

What's a good prize?

Something small and quick to hand over: a bottle of something from the bar, the first slice of cake, first pick of the centerpieces, or first in line at the buffet.

Is it rude to play bingo during wedding speeches?

Not when it's the couple's idea. The squares are things every wedding has, nothing that needs a speaker to embarrass themselves, and the game keeps people listening closely. Just ask guests to mark quietly and save the cheering for after.

Giving one of the speeches yourself? Try not to land every square. The free speech check will tell you which ones you’re about to hit, and wedding speech order covers when the toasts usually happen.