| While the tried and true formal wedding reception | | | | and other important family members are sitting. |
| is always a safe bet, some brides and grooms | | | | Use the more familiar properties for the rest of |
| would enjoy planning a marriage celebration that's | | | | your guest tables. "Free Parking" can be your gift |
| a little bit different. If you're one of those couples | | | | table and "Community Chest" your food or |
| looking for unique wedding reception ideas, why | | | | dessert tables. |
| not base your theme on a variety of board | | | | - Buy some Monopoly money and extra board |
| games? | | | | game pieces to use as part of your favors. Fill |
| Yes, you could actually plan your wedding | | | | small boxes with gold coin chocolates and add one |
| reception around your favorite board game, such | | | | of the game pieces. Close the box and place |
| as Monopoly, Scrabble or perhaps Trivial Pursuit... | | | | some "money" on top. Tie with gold ribbon. |
| or you could set it up so that each guest table | | | | - Order a square cake and have it decorated to |
| features elements of a variety of different | | | | look like a Monopoly board. Place the bride and |
| games. The choice is yours. | | | | groom figurines in "Jail" for great laughs. |
| Here are some unique wedding reception ideas | | | | - Give everyone a "Get Out Of Jail Free" card, |
| based on board games that you might consider | | | | which they have to turn in to have a dance with |
| and should be fairly easy to set up: | | | | the bride and/or groom. |
| Scrabble Themed Wedding | | | | Trivial Pursuit Wedding Theme |
| One of the all-time favorite games is Scrabble. | | | | This unique wedding reception idea would work |
| This would make an awesome theme idea for | | | | best for a smaller marriage celebration where you |
| your wedding. | | | | only have 6 guest tables. |
| - Create your own scrabble wedding invitations on | | | | - Each table is set with its own color from the pie |
| the computer to look like the board with your | | | | pieces of the game. Use coordinating colored |
| names and date spelled out in tiles. | | | | seating cards at the door for guests. |
| - Glue tiles onto heavy cardboard or thin balsa | | | | - For entertainment and a great ice-breaker, place |
| wood, spelling out each of your guest names for | | | | the coordinating box of trivia cards on each table. |
| seating arrangements and place at each table. | | | | This will definitely keep your guests occupied |
| - For favors, create small letter tile magnets | | | | throughout the evening. |
| spelling out words like love, faith, hope, play, etc. | | | | - For favors, you could create your own miniature |
| and place in a small decorated box. | | | | trivia books out of heavy cardstock related to |
| - Your wedding cake could consist of three or | | | | the category of the table. |
| four layers in a dark frosting or marzipan icing, | | | | - Try to match the pie color of the table with |
| with letter marzipan "tiles" decorating the edge of | | | | coordinating colored flowers, candles or other |
| the cake. Have the "tiles" spell out your names, | | | | centerpieces. Use color coordinated napkins too. |
| wedding date, and other words like "marriage", | | | | - Instead of clinking glasses to get the bride and |
| "love and laughter," and "wedding bliss." | | | | groom to kiss, a guest must stand up and |
| Monopoly Wedding Idea | | | | correctly answer a trivia question posed by the |
| I don't think there's anyone who hasn't played | | | | bride and groom. |
| Monopoly at some point in their lives. Here are a | | | | Conclusion |
| few ideas for a Monopoly themed wedding: | | | | These are just a few game ideas that could be |
| - You can set up your various guest tables to | | | | used as truly unique wedding reception ideas - |
| reflect the different properties. One table is | | | | certainly something your guests will remember for |
| Boardwalk (I would suggest the head table for | | | | many years after. |
| this one), Park Place could be where the parents | | | | |