Ideas and advice

Wedding ideas and guides for a day your guests will play

Practical guides, useful even without us, to help your guests mingle, laugh and go home with great memories.

Guests raise their glasses in an arch over the newlyweds sharing a kiss outdoors

A great wedding is more than a beautiful ceremony and a good dinner. It is a room where both families end up talking, where childhood friends meet the work crowd, and where grandma turns up in every other photo.

Here you will find our guides to make that happen, moment by moment: keeping guests entertained during the drinks reception, which games to play at the table, how to mix guests who don't know each other, how to gather all their photos the next morning, and what to keep in mind about photo consent, especially where children are concerned.

Every guide is written to be useful even if you never use Clinkpop: concrete lists, comparison tables, mistakes to avoid. To get started, browse our 100 wedding photo challenge ideas or our 30 wedding games for guests. Are you a wedding DJ, planner or venue? There is a page just for you.

Essential guides

GuideWedding QR code photo album: collect every guest's photosA wedding QR code photo album, done right: an honest comparison of WhatsApp, Google Photos, WedShoots and others, plus a 5-step guide to collect every photo.Read →GuideBirthday party games for adults: ideas for 30th to 60thBirthday party games for adults: icebreakers, photo challenges and ideas for a 30th, 40th, 50th or 60th where every guest joins in, with nothing to install.Read →GuideChristening party ideas: games for adult guestsChristening party ideas and games for adult guests: godparent quizzes, keepsakes, gentle photo challenges and simple rules for photos of children on the day.Read →GuideHen party games and photo challenges everyone enjoysHen party games and hen do photo challenges that make the whole group laugh without embarrassing anyone, plus ideas for small groups, nights in and stag dos.Read →GuideFamily reunion games for all ages, indoors and outFamily reunion games for all ages and large groups: icebreakers, memory games, indoor and outdoor ideas, photo challenges and simple planning tips.Read →GuideWedding entertainment that gets every guest involvedWedding entertainment that gets every guest involved: surprise photo challenges on their phones, nothing to install. How it works, a sample day, price and FAQ.Read →GuideCocktail hour entertainment: 15 drinks reception ideasCocktail hour entertainment ideas for your wedding: 15 ways to keep guests happy at the drinks reception while you're off having couple portraits taken.Read →Guide100 wedding photo challenge ideas for your guests100 wedding photo challenge ideas for your guests, funny or heartfelt, sorted by moment of the day. Plus how to pick them, pace them and hand them out.Read →GuideWedding games for guests: 30 ideas everyone can playWedding games for guests: 30 ideas for the drinks reception, the table and the dance floor, games for kids and phone games, plus the mistakes to avoid.Read →GuideWedding entertainment for DJs, planners and venuesA wedding entertainment add-on with no kit to carry: photo challenges on guests' phones, the big screen in the room, and a pack of 10 events for pros.Read →

All our advice

AdviceCorporate event photo activities: 10 team ideasCorporate event photo activities that get everyone involved: photo scavenger hunt, team photo challenges, live photo wall, plus consent and inclusion tips.Read →AdviceWedding photos and consent: a guide for couplesWedding photo consent made simple: posting guests' photos on social media, photographing children, your photographer's rights, and GDPR in the UK and EU.Read →Advice25 wedding entertainment ideas, moment by moment25 wedding entertainment ideas for guests, by moment (ceremony, drinks, dinner, cake, evening) and by budget, with a table of cost, duration and audience.Read →AdviceWedding icebreakers: 12 ways to get guests to mingleHow to get wedding guests to mingle without forcing anyone: seating tips, wedding icebreakers, photo challenges, small jobs. 12 ideas and mistakes to avoid.Read →AdviceWedding photo booth: cost, alternatives and ideasWedding photo booth cost from real hire prices, what is included, questions to ask, and the best alternatives: disposables, instant cameras, photo challenges.Read →AdviceWedding planning checklist: a month by month timelineA printable wedding planning checklist and timeline, from 12 months out to the day after: venue, suppliers, legal paperwork, guests, entertainment and photos.Read →