Wedding Quiz Questions: 70 Questions About the Couple, Plus How to Run the Game

Start with the story. Most guests know part of it, which makes these the easiest points of the night and a good warm-up for every table.

How they met

• Where did [Name 1] and [Name 2] first meet?
• Who spoke to whom first?
• What was the first thing [Name 1] noticed about [Name 2]?
• Which friend, app, class or workplace brought them together?
• How long did they know each other before they started dating?
• What did they do on their first date?
• In which month and year did they become a couple?

The proposal

• Who proposed?
• In which city or country did the proposal happen?
• Was it a complete surprise, or had they talked about getting married first?
• What time of day was it?
• Who was the first person they told?
• How long were they engaged before the wedding?
• Who knew about the proposal in advance?

Firsts work well because the answers are specific and easy to mark. Just make sure the couple agrees on them, since two people rarely tell the story of a first date the same way.

• Who said "I love you" first?
• What was the first film they watched together?
• Where did they go on their first holiday as a couple?
• What was the first gift [Name 2] gave [Name 1]?
• Where did they have their first kiss?
• What was the first meal [Name 1] cooked for [Name 2]?
• Who met the other's parents first?
• Where was the first place they lived together?

This is where the laughs come from. Keep every question affectionate: the goal is a knowing groan from the room, not an embarrassed bride or groom.

Habits and quirks

• Who takes longer to get ready?
• Who snores?
• Who is always running late?
• Who hogs the duvet?
• Who is the better driver, according to them?
• What does [Name 1] always lose: keys, phone or sunglasses?
• Who is in charge of the TV remote?

Food and favourites

• What is [Name 2]'s go-to takeaway order?
• Which food will [Name 1] refuse to eat?
• What is their favourite restaurant as a couple?
• Tea or coffee first thing in the morning for [Name 2]?
• What is [Name 1]'s favourite film or series?
• Which song do they both know every word to?
• What is [Name 2]'s signature dish?

Travel and family questions reward guests from both sides, which helps the two halves of the room mix.

Travel

• Which country have they visited most often together?
• What is the furthest they have travelled as a couple?
• Beach holiday or city break: which do they prefer?
• Who packs a week early, and who packs an hour before the taxi arrives?
• Where are they going on honeymoon?
• Which trip went hilariously wrong?

Family

• How many siblings do they have between them?
• Whose family is louder at Sunday lunch?
• What is the name of their pet, or the pet they grew up with?
• Which of [Name 1]'s relatives did [Name 2] meet first?
• Which family tradition has [Name 1] adopted since they got together?
• How many nieces and nephews do they have between them?

These work brilliantly with a full room, because everyone has an opinion and nobody needs insider knowledge. Guests answer [Name 1] or [Name 2], and the couple reveals the answer they agreed on beforehand.

Who is more likely to…

• cry at a film?
• get lost even with a map app?
• bring home a stray animal?
• start a dance-off tonight?
• forget an anniversary?
• win an argument?
• chat to strangers on a train?
• book a holiday on impulse?

Finish with the future and with today. Wedding day questions are ideal for guests who don't know the couple well, because the clues are all around them.

Future plans

• Where would they love to live one day?
• Dog, cat or neither?
• Which bucket-list trip are they saving for?
• Who will do most of the cooking as a married couple?
• What is the first thing they plan to do after the honeymoon?
• Where will they celebrate their first anniversary?

The wedding day

• How many months did they spend planning today?
• Which song did they choose for the first dance?
• Which flowers are in the bouquet?
• How many guests are here today?
• Who chose the wedding cake flavour?
• What was the one thing they both insisted on for the day?
• Where did the couple get ready this morning?
• Which venue did they almost book instead?

Multiple choice makes the quiz faster and friendlier. Nobody stares at a blank line, and even a colleague who met the couple an hour ago has a one-in-four chance. Write one right answer and three believable wrong ones, and move the correct letter around. Sample formats you can copy:

1. Where did [Name 1] and [Name 2] meet? A) At university B) At a friend's birthday party C) On a dating app D) At work Answer: B

2. Who said "I love you" first? A) [Name 1] B) [Name 2] C) Both at the same time D) Still debating it Answer: A

3. How long have they been together? A) 3 years B) 5 years C) 7 years D) 9 years Answer: C

4. What is [Name 2]'s go-to takeaway order? A) Pizza B) Curry C) Sushi D) Fish and chips Answer: B

A playful option D, such as "Depends who you ask", keeps the tone light. Print the answer key on a separate card for the host, never on the sheets that go to the tables.

The shoe game is the quiz turned around: the couple answers and the guests watch. The two of them sit back to back on chairs in the middle of the dance floor, each holding one of their own shoes and one of their partner's. The host reads a question, and each of them raises the shoe of the person they think fits. When they disagree, the room lets them know. Ten to twelve questions is plenty.

• Who said "I love you" first?
• Who snores?
• Who is the better cook?
• Who takes longer to get ready?
• Who apologises first after an argument?
• Who is more romantic?
• Who spends more money?
• Who is the bigger baby when they have a cold?
• Who made the first move?
• Who is more likely to get lost?
• Who controls the thermostat?
• Who will be on the dance floor longest tonight?

A tip for the host: finish on a sweet one, such as "Who is luckier to have the other?" Both of them usually raise their partner's shoe, and it makes a lovely photo.

There are three easy formats, and the right one depends on your venue and your crowd.

Printed table cards. Put one card and a pen on each table and make every table a team. It is the most relaxed way to play wedding games at the table: guests chat, argue and fill it in while they eat. Leave a line for a team name, which is half the fun.

A host with a microphone. The best man, a bridesmaid, a confident friend or your DJ reads the questions aloud one at a time, and tables write down their answers. This builds energy and turns the quiz into a proper moment rather than background activity. Give the host the answer key and a short script.

Phones. Guests answer on their phones through a simple online form or quiz tool, opened from a link or a QR code on each table. You can make the code with a free QR code generator and print it on the table card. Phones make scoring easy, but test the venue's signal and wifi first, and keep a few paper cards for guests who would rather not use their phone.

The two best windows are during dinner, between courses, and while the couple is away having photos taken. The second is especially useful: guests have something to do, and the couple walks back into a room buzzing with arguments about who proposed. Avoid the speeches, the first dance and the last part of the night, when people want to dance, not write. Tell your venue coordinator or DJ where the quiz sits in the running order so it doesn't clash with food service.

For length, 8 to 12 questions keeps it fun and fits comfortably between two courses. A quiz spread across the whole meal can stretch to about 20, but 25 is the very most before attention drifts. A good shape: two or three easy warm-ups everyone can guess, a middle run on habits and favourites, and one or two harder questions at the end that separate close friends from everyone else.

Writing the questions is a small job, but it needs the couple's input, so add it to your month-by-month wedding planning timeline a few weeks before the day rather than the night before.

Keep scoring simple: one point per correct answer. For a twist, give a bonus point for the funniest team name or the most creative wrong answer. Collect the cards after the last question, or ask tables to swap cards and mark each other's while the host reads the answers out.

Plan the tie-break before the day. The cleanest option is a closest-number question, such as "How many days have [Name 1] and [Name 2] been together as of today?" or "How many guests replied yes to the invitation?" The nearest guess wins, and nobody can argue with a number.

Prizes don't need to be big: a bottle of bubbly for the winning table, first place in the buffet queue, first pick of the dessert table or the right to request the next song. A small booby prize for the lowest score often gets the biggest laugh of the round.

The best wedding quiz questions for guests are ones everyone can have a go at. Grandparents, new partners and colleagues should be able to guess, laugh and occasionally win. That means no insider jokes only the university group understands, nothing about exes, nothing that embarrasses either family and nothing too personal to be read out in front of a grandmother.

A quick check before you print:

• Could a guest who has met the couple once make a sensible guess?
• Is every question kind to both people?
• Are the questions balanced between the two of them and both families?
• Has the couple confirmed every answer?

That last point matters most. If a friend is writing the quiz as a surprise, send the questions to the couple a couple of weeks ahead, or check them with a sibling who knows the answers. Couples often remember the same story differently, and it is far better to settle who said "I love you" first before the reception than in front of a hundred guests.

A quiz fills a quiet part of the meal, and a photo challenge keeps guests moving for the rest of the night. Give everyone a handful of fun prompts, such as "A selfie with everyone", "Your whole table together", "Someone on the dance floor", "Three generations together" or "Everyone's shoes in one shot", which is a nice nod to the shoe game.

If your digital wedding invitation is made with Occavia, you can choose prompts like these as photo challenges. Guests see them on the invitation's photo upload page and add their shot from their phone, with no app to download. It isn't scored and nobody wins; it simply means more candid pictures of the day. For more ways to gather guest photos, see our guide to the digital disposable camera for weddings.

Later in the evening, those guest photos can play on a big screen through the invitation's live view link, a nice moment right after you announce the winning table. Our wedding reception slideshow ideas cover screens, timing and music.