Engagement party
Two families meeting for the first time? A round breaks the ice faster than small talk over canapés.
Hen, bridal shower & reception · pantsy.app
Hen party games
that aren't a cringe.
From the bridal shower to the reception, Pantsy gets everyone playing off one phone each — bride's gran included. One secret word, one faker, and absolutely nothing to print, carry or clean up.
Guests3–10 per room
SetupA code — no app, no props
Each roundAbout five minutes
WhoBridesmaids to grandparents
PriceFree
From "yes" to last dance
One game for every part of the wedding.
Same five-letter code, completely different room each time. Pull it out whenever the group's together and the phones are out.
Hen & bachelorette
The flat, the bus, the restaurant wait. Build a pack of the bride's inside jokes and watch her squirm.
Bridal shower
Mixed ages, daytime, tea on the table. Keep the pack wholesome and everyone from gran up can play.
The reception
Between the speeches and the first dance, when the band's setting up — a round fills the gap perfectly.
One round, start to finish
One secret word. Five-minute rounds. One faker.
Press play — here's one round, start to finish, with a real Wedding word. About five minutes each; then a new word drops and you go again, all night if the party's into it.
▸ a live round with a Wedding word, looping · tap to pause
An honest look
Pantsy vs the classic wedding games.
The traditional ones are part of the fun — here's where each shines, and where a phone game pulls its weight.
| Pantsythis one | Mr & Mrs Quiz | The Shoe Game | Prosecco Pong | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What guests do | Bluff a secret word, spot the faker | Match the couple's answers | Couple raises a shoe to answer | Land a ball, drink up |
| Props / prep | None — just phones | Pre-interview the couple | Two shoes, a question list | Cups, prosecco, a table |
| Who's actually playing | Everyone, every round | Everyone guesses | The couple; the rest watch | Two at a time |
| Good for all ages | Yes | Yes | Yes | 18+ |
| Plays again & again | New word each round | One and done | One and done | Till it runs out |
| Cost | Free | Free | Free | Cost of the prosecco |
Keep the classics — the shoe game is a guaranteed photo moment and Mr & Mrs earns its laughs. Pantsy is the one that pulls in everyone, from the head table to the cousins in the corner.
Why it fits a wedding
One less thing for the to-do list.
Nothing to carry in.
No prize bags, no printed quizzes, no clipboard. The maid of honour has enough to hold — this is just a code shared round the table.
Make it about the couple.
Build a custom pack of their first date, the proposal, the in-laws — so the words themselves become the inside joke of the night.
Nobody sits in the corner.
The shy plus-one and the rowdy uni mates all get the same word and the same vote. Five minutes in, they're accusing each other.
Straight answers
Wedding game questions.
What's a fun hen party game that doesn't need an app?
Pantsy. Everyone joins from their own phone with a short code — no app, no account — and the game is simple: you all share one secret word except a hidden faker, then give clues and vote out who's bluffing. You pick the word pack, so it can be as PG or as spicy as the hen demands.
Are there wedding reception games that work for all ages?
Yes. Because a round is just read a word, give a clue and tap a vote, the bride's gran and the bridesmaids are on an even footing. It runs in five-minute rounds between the speeches and the dancing.
Do we need props, printouts or a prize table?
No. Pantsy needs nothing but phones and a join code — there's nothing to print, buy, label or carry to the venue, which matters when there's already a dress, a cake and a seating plan to think about.
Can we keep the bachelorette games clean (or not)?
Your call. You choose the word pack or build your own from the couple's inside jokes, so you set the tone — wholesome for a mixed-age bridal shower, cheekier for a late-night hen do.
How many guests can play, and what about a big wedding?
Pantsy is built for 3 to 10 players in the same room on their own phones. For a big reception you can rotate guests between rounds or run a few rooms at once across tables.
Can we play at the engagement party or rehearsal dinner too?
Absolutely — it works at any point in the wedding run-up where people have their phones and a few minutes: the engagement do, the hen or stag, the bridal shower, the rehearsal dinner or the reception itself.
Does it work for a virtual hen do over video?
Honestly, no — Pantsy is built for guests in the same room, where reading each other's faces is half the fun. For a fully remote hen over video it isn't the right fit.
Before the first dance
One guest is about
to bluff the room.
Free, no app, no props. Start a game in the time it takes to find your seat.