Wedding I Spy: A Fun Photo Game for Your Guests

Entertainment has become a big part of wedding planning, from live bands and DJs to magicians, caricaturists and photo booths. But one of the simplest ideas is also one of my favourites: a game of I Spy for your guests.

There’s so much happening at a wedding that you’ll never see it all yourselves. I Spy turns your guests into photographers for the day and gives you a whole new set of photos, taken from every table and corner of the room.

How Wedding I Spy Works

Each table gets a card with a list of moments to find and photograph. Guests take the photos on their phones (or on disposable cameras) and tick them off as they go. Then they share their pictures with you after the wedding.

It’s a great icebreaker during the wedding breakfast, especially for tables where guests don’t know each other.

The I Spy List

Use your camera and look around to see if you can find these moments:

• A group photo of everyone at your table
• A photo of each family or couple at your table
• The newlyweds holding hands
• One newlywed watching the other from across the room
• The newlyweds with their families
• The first dance
• Someone making a toast
• Someone playing with their new wedding ring
• The wedding party together
• A great big hug
• The newlyweds kissing
• The cutest couple (besides the newlyweds)
• People dancing
• The best dressed guest
• Someone laughing so hard they’re crying
• Anything that catches your eye

Feel free to add your own: the dog, a family in-joke, or Grandad on the dance floor.

Tips for Running It

• Make it easy to share. A shared online album or a QR code on each card works much better than asking guests to send photos later.
• Choose a hashtag if you’d like guests to post on social media too.
• Put the cards out at the wedding breakfast, when guests are seated and have time to chat.
• Offer a small prize for the best set of photos. It’s surprising how competitive people get.
• Ask a friend to remind people halfway through the evening.

Will It Get in the Way of Your Photographer?

Not at all. I’d always rather see guests enjoying themselves than stuck in their seats. The only time I’ll ask everyone to put phones away is during the ceremony, so your aisle shots show faces, not screens. Many couples choose an “unplugged ceremony” for exactly this reason.

Your guests’ photos and mine work beautifully together: theirs show the day from the inside, while mine tell the whole story.