Modern bride ransom in the style of a romantic quest!

The bride's ransom is one of the most spectacular and intense elements of the wedding ceremony. Such a tradition exists only among the Slavs; this is not the case in other countries.

The action begins at the very moment when the groom drives up to the bride's house. Here, on the way to his beloved, all sorts of funny and humorous obstacles await him. The groom can pay off with money, fruits and sweets, drinks, flowers, as well as his charm, artistry and resourcefulness.

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What theme to choose for a bride price in 2013? — The funniest buyout scenarios of 2013

All buyouts are based on competitions and tasks. In order to make the bride price original, it is enough to take a couple of tasks and play them beautifully.

There must be a meaning to everything you do. Don’t try to rush from side to side and include as much as possible in the program

Individual, original, interesting bride price. What is needed for this?

Idea! What will you play around with? (Fairytale bride ransom; bride ransom in a flower shop, a doctor’s appointment in a hospital; bride ransom in the style of “Traffic Inspectorate”, “Italian Mafia”, “James Bond”, “Prisoner of the Caucasus”). Choose what is closer in spirit to you and the groom
Active, responsible assistants with a good sense of humor who will not get lost in the presence of prying eyes
Props. Depending on the topic of the ransom
Location. If you have a cramped, old, ugly entrance, choose a place on the street in a park, in the yard, on a playground.
Time spending. Don’t drag out the process too much: the numerous questions and tasks may make the already excited groom feel confused. The maximum time for redemption is 30 minutes.
Competitions, tasks that will fit the meaning of the idea of ransom. The same competition can be played in different ways.

For example:

Behind

Bride ransom is an ancient custom that dates back to the times when people lived in tribes. That is, modern bride price is a kind of tribute to history: the groom must pass tests and pay in order to take his chosen one as his wife and take her away from the parental home. And despite the fact that some couples now refuse to conduct ransom, many still honor the traditions of their ancestors, consider this custom important and find the very idea of ransom interesting and fun.

Despite the fact that ransom is a fairly standard procedure, each wedding has its own scenario. And competitions, decorated with individual nuances, turn everything that happens into a vibrant action.

Let's say that the ransom does not have to take place in the bride's house or entrance. If weather conditions permit, you can move the action to a beautiful forest clearing or park. Also, the ransom format can be very different. The groom can be tested in one place (the bride's house), or he can go in search of his beloved in different parts of the city, for completing one task he receives the key to the next. At the end of such a journey, the young man may arrive, for example, at the place of his first date, where his bride will be waiting for him.

Competition “recognize the bride by her lip prints”:

1) the usual bride price without a specific topic:
They offer a piece of paper on which there are prints of different lips and hands, and it is proposed to choose the only correct ones, if the groom is mistaken, he must pay: How many hands, how many lips, And where are the sweet ones, Look quickly, dear friend, some of them are yours.

2)an original bride price on a fairy tale theme:

The young princess (greets): Good afternoon, honest people, I hear the groom coming. In our kingdom state there is a beautiful daughter-in-law, waiting for a young man to languish! You quietly penetrated into our kingdom state... You kissed the bride, hugged and had mercy. Now try to guess the cute lips again.

3) original judicial bride price:

Now we will conduct an investigative experiment. We have learned from reliable sources that you, the defendant, know your bride’s lips very well. Whether this is true or not will be determined by the investigation. In front of you are several lip prints. Find the lips of your beloved among them.

Bride ransom - short options

You can offer the groom a photo of small children, among whom is his bride. He must guess which photo his favorite is in.

The witness offers to check how smart the groom is. She offers to read him the inscription on the sign above the bride's room and find the mistake. “There is a brown-eyed girl languishing in this room” and find a mistake in it. The groom must guess that the mistake is that the bride’s eyes, for example, are not brown at all.
You can place various letters on the steps, and as you climb them, the groom says an affectionate word that begins with this letter. To make it more difficult for the groom and more fun for the guests, you can arrange the letters: C, Y, Y, Yu, E, etc.
Hearts are laid out on the steps, on which are written the reason why the groom decided to propose marriage to his beloved (“by chance”, “by calculation”, “tired of a quiet life”, “mom forced”, etc.). On the very last step you need to put a heart with the inscription: for love. The groom must reach her without stepping on the steps with the wrong answers. One of the possible options is for the witness to pick up the groom and carry him in his arms.

Three glasses are brought to the groom on a tray, containing sweet, bitter, and salty water. The witness says: “The face with which you drink, the face with which you will live with your bride.”
Various photos are glued onto playing cards (funny caricatures, photos from Playboy, a man’s photo (or a naked man). The groom is offered, for example, from five photographs turned down, to choose a bride. Each incorrect attempt is paid.

The groom is asked to draw a picture of the bride. After that, instead of a bride, they bring him a grandmother, saying that she is a copy of the painted picture.

The groom is asked to recognize the bride by her finger. Several girls extend their finger. In this case, only hands should be visible. This can be done using a stretched sheet.
The groom is asked to put the most valuable gift for the bride in the basin. The witness says: now we will see if our groom is generous. He must realize that the most valuable thing is himself.

Competition "hammer a nail"

1) an ordinary bride price without a specific topic:
How do you manage the housework? Show your skills, prove your prowess. The groom is given a thick piece of board and a nail with a hammer. The groom must hammer the nail in with one blow.

2) original bride price in samurai style:

“The power of the samurai” Witness: - The sorcerer does not sleep. He blocked your difficult path, calling on the orcs of the Mediterranean Sea for help. You will have to show your samurai strength. (in front of the groom there is a nail and a thick board on which a heart is drawn with a felt-tip pen) - Drive a nail into the heart of the orc lord. You just have to do it with one hit. What? Don't have a hammer? Your fiancee sent it, but you’ll have to buy it back - it’s a magic hammer, forged by Hatori-san. Not everyone can afford it. (the groom, in general, has nowhere to go. Amid the laughter and jokes of the guests, he hammers in a nail. If for some reason the nail was not hammered in with one blow, then a ransom is collected from the groom and his samurai squad).

Competition "find a bride from children's photographs"

1) bride price in samurai style:
“Mysterious illusion” (on the wall at the entrance there are many, many photographs of babies. Among them is a photo of the bride, also in infancy) Witness: - May your name be glorified, oh mighty (name of the groom)-san! You have defeated the damned orcs! Blessed will you be with earth, water and fire! Bridesmaid: - The Sorcerer decided to test your eyes, with which you will look at Moon-Faced. Be careful and keep your eyes open. Here before you is the beginning of a long life. And your betrothed hid among them. If you recognize her, the path further is open, and if not, you will pay in gold. (the groom’s task is to find a photo of his bride. For every mistake there is a ransom). 2) original poetic bride price:

You've never seen your bride in childhood. Plump mouth, naive look, There are a lot of guys like that here! If you want to come into the house, find your sweetheart! (many children's photographs on the wall, poster)

Is a bride price necessary or not? If you are asking this question, then, obviously, you are already tormented by doubts about the advisability of the ransom. And you are not alone in your thoughts. Over the past few years, I have photographed about 200 weddings, most of which involved a bride price. To say that I don’t like this “rite” is to say nothing. 90% of buyouts follow the same template (despite the abundance of different “original” scenarios), but this is not the worst thing.

The biggest problem with bride price is the location of it. Most buyouts take place in multi-storey panel buildings with all the ensuing consequences. Even if you have a new house in which the plaster has not fallen off, all the neighbors have new doors, there are no obscene inscriptions or drawings on the walls, then even in this case the whole picture will be spoiled by the garbage chute pipe passing through all the floors.

If you are already making a ransom, then do not invite a videographer and photographer there. I'm more than sure that you don't need photos and videos in such surroundings.

Unfortunately, or maybe fortunately, I will not post photos and videos from the bride's wedding ransom, because... professional ethics and attitude towards my former clients will not allow me to do this. But I can say for sure - during the entire time I worked as a wedding videographer, I had about 5 normal buyouts, no more. And all of them did not take place in the entranceways of apartment buildings! These were either private mansions or hotels, or the ransom took place in front of the house, for example, in a park.

Now I’ll tell you a little about the true reasons for ransoms. In fact, the ransom is the same “old Russian rite” as the parents meeting the newlyweds with a loaf of bread and sprinkling them with wheat, etc. And if the meeting with the loaf has now more or less painlessly transformed into a rather pleasant sight, although not modern, then, unfortunately, I cannot say the same about the bride price.

Bridesmaids need the bride price most of all. This is the only place in the wedding day program where they can independently participate in the wedding process (in addition to the banquet, and only if the host has time for this in his program). By and large, all wedding ceremonies are an attempt to involve each guest at the wedding in some process. Just like meeting a loaf of bread is a tribute to your parents. But in fact, if you have a great presenter, then all these events can be skillfully replaced with something more original and touching at the same time. It’s not for nothing that they came up with on-site registrations instead of boring registry offices.

The Internet is replete with “original and modern bride price scenarios.” The groom is handcuffed and "tried" or is a violator of the "wedding traffic rules", given "medical examinations", being wrapped in toilet paper, throwing darts, popping balloons, drinking glasses of salt water, etc. If something doesn’t work out for them, then they pay euros and dollars printed on a printer, remember the dates of birth of their mother-in-law and father-in-law, look for the bride’s lips on a piece of whatman paper and do dozens of other various actions that simply plunge me into deep despondency, especially at the stage editing a wedding film. Of course, at any ransom there will be a “grated kalach”, usually from the bride’s relatives of an older generation, who will constantly demand to complicate the groom’s task and think that he looks very original.

Moreover, this happens both at budget weddings and at celebrations with the most expensive hosts and luxurious off-site registrations. And the point here, in my opinion, is the lack of taste. Yes, yes, exactly like that, even if I have offended someone. It is very rare that the ransom is carried out by the host; it is almost always carried out by the bridesmaids.

Now think about it: you buy a beautiful dress and shoes in a good salon, order a professional stylist or makeup artist, you are driven by professional drivers in beautiful cars, your ceremony is designed by the best decorators and florists, you are filmed by an expensive photographer and a team of videographers, your banquet is hosted by a famous host, At the banquet, professional dancers dance, honored artists sing, and a cool magician performs, AND YOUR RANSOM IS PERFORMED BY YOUR GIRLFRIENDS! In my opinion, the latter clearly stands out from both concepts of a high-quality and modern wedding, don’t you think?

What are the alternatives? They are there, as well as a couple of wishes for future newlyweds:

1. Never conduct a ransom at the entrance. Any entrance, even if it seems decent to you. Never.

2. If you just need a ransom “to the extreme,” hold it either in a private mansion or in the park area of a good hotel, and when it is completed, the bride herself will come out to the groom.

3. Again, if a ransom is needed, let the presenter conduct it. Most likely, he will offer you a truly non-standard scenario.

4. Instead of ransom, try to organize a beautiful meeting of the newlyweds. It can also be in a playful form, have obstacles, but will not be as persistent and annoying as ransom.

Perhaps this is all I wanted to say about the bride price. For me personally: the best ransom is its absence!). PS I beg you, do not throw wheat (candies, coins) on the heads of the newlyweds. Not at the ransom, not in front of the restaurant. Nowhere. Sprinkle with flower petals, because this is just a ritual. Or do you really think that if you don’t throw a tray of grain over the newlyweds’ heads, they will definitely get divorced? Personally, I'm sure not)

Bridesmaids

It is worth considering that the groom can be well prepared for the ransom.
Try to come up with questions whose answers are not obvious. Stock up on questions of varying degrees of difficulty and act according to the situation: if simple tasks do not cause difficulties, move on to more complex ones. Make sure that the groom does not sneak into the elevator or into the room with the bride without passing the tests. Try not to give tasks that involve the possibility of getting dirty or wet. A groom in a wet or dirty suit, with a torn boutonniere and a wrinkled bouquet will look at least strange. Also, do not ask too intimate questions related to family relationships. For example, you should not focus on difficult relationships with future relatives or on the “interesting” position of the bride. Dear brides and bridesmaids! There is a great way to replace the bride's cash ransom with the groom's promises. It will be much more interesting and fun, in addition, the bride has a great chance to pamper herself with little whims after the wedding!

Examples of pictures from the archive (reduced):

DIY bride's home decoration ideas

To decorate the bride's house for the ransom with your own hands, you can use bright satin ribbons , colored fabric , fresh flowers , a variety of garlands , candles , pom-poms and much more. Decorating the premises for such a fun event is usually noisy and memorable for all participants.

Decorating rooms with your own hands is a way to show the bride’s individuality

You can use various accessories for decoration. to observe moderation in everything , so as not to overdo it with the brightness of colors in the design. Jewelry should be chosen with taste .

Flowers

Using flowers as a decoration allows you to create a natural and relaxed decor. For example, you can scatter rose petals or make garlands from the buds .

It is good to place tall vases and stands filled with flowers . Roses, chrysanthemums, daisies and peonies are suitable for this purpose.

Table decorated with flowers

Balloons

Probably, decorating with colorful balloons filled with helium is the easiest option to implement. heart-shaped balloons are used to decorate a ransom room , as well as with inscriptions of various wishes.

Balloons look spectacular in compositions. They are combined into symbolic rings , bouquets, garlands or hearts . You can also collect balloons in the initials of the newlyweds.

Wall decoration with redemption balloons

Fairy lights

materials are used to make garlands :

flowers;
balls;
foil;
colored paper;
multi-colored fabric;
ribbons;
twigs with leaves.

The simplest version of a garland is made from colored paper . For decoration, you can cut out hearts, flags, or even ordinary circles of different sizes. Elements can be fixed using an adhesive stick.

Garlands will wonderfully decorate window sills, tables or ceilings . Colors should be chosen to create a romantic atmosphere.

Candles

This attribute is associated with romance and comfort . Candles will look appropriate if they match the design of the room.

You can make unusual candlesticks . Then the candles will look festive.

There are two options for unusual candlesticks for decorating the bride’s room for ransom:

Wine glasses with tall stems should be turned upside down and placed on leaves or petals. A rosebud or other flower is first placed inside. A small candle is placed on top.
The bottom of a wide glass is filled with large beads or petals. A candle is placed inside.

To the groom

The groom, in turn, needs to show his best side.
Once again, remember “your” dates, all her parameters (height, weight, foot size), food and drink preferences, favorite movie and book. Stock up on money to buy your loved one. Treat the ransom as a game, don't be offended by the bridesmaids for their difficult tasks. After all, this is a tribute to traditions, a cheerful start to the holiday. If you don't know the correct answer to a question, come up with an original answer. The most important thing in a ransom is imagination. Counterfeit money, souvenir dollar bills, and photocopies can be used. You can make a “doll”: put paper money on top and bottom, and simple candy wrappers inside.

You can cut up huge pieces of paper with the inscription: “money”, “a lot of money”, “well, a lot of money”. Moreover, you can use trap phrases for ransom.

For example, the Witness says:

We give you a hundred hryvnia, will you take it?

Witness: “We’ll take it.” They hand over counterfeit money, saying:

We offered it to you, you agreed, now take it. And if you don't like our money, it's not our fault

You can repaint the coins gold and offer a ransom in gold, having received the consent of the bridesmaids, pour this change onto the table.
Remember that the more effort you put into achieving it, the more desirable a goal is. Therefore, try, achieve, pay off! After all, the reward for all your efforts will be the most beautiful smile of your bride!

And most importantly, the ransom is needed not to mock the groom, but to relax a little, laugh, set yourself and your guests up for a successful, happy, cheerful and good day!

Modern bride ransom in the style of a romantic quest!

When the Groom and his friends arrive at the Bride's house, he is greeted by the Bridesmaid and the Bridesmaids.

Witness : Welcome to the romantic quest: bride ransom! We invite you, Groom, to go on an interesting adventure to prove that you are truly worthy of the Bride! Your task is to find the Bride by following clues and completing various tasks.

1 competition “Questions about the Bride”

Bridesmaid 1: So let's get started. Solve the riddle and you will find the first clue. “You give it to the one you love!” (Answer: heart)

The groom finds a piece of paper with a picture of a heart (or in the shape of a heart) hidden somewhere in the yard. It contains questions about the Bride. The answer to the last question will lead the Groom to a new clue.

Bridesmaid 2 : Without a doubt, the Groom should know everything about his future wife. And the last answer to the question will tell you how many steps (stairs) you need to go through to find the next clue.

You will find questions about the Bride in our article “Cool questions about the Bride. A little check on the Groom before the wedding!”

If the Groom finds it difficult to answer, Witness: If you want, I’ll tell you the answer, I just don’t have money for a fur coat!

When all the questions have been answered, Bridesmaid 1 : On to the next clue!

2nd competition “Original declaration of love”

Clue #2 has a picture of a guitar and the phrase: “When your heart is filled with love, your soul sings!”

Bridesmaid 2: As you probably already understood, in this competition you need to confess your love to the Bride by performing a beautiful love song on the guitar. And your friends on the backup dancers should show everything that is sung in the song with gestures and movements.

Witness: How musical and artistic, creative and energetic you are! Even flowers bloom from such romantic songs! So look for the next clue - a flower. (You can hide a real bud, to which a hint will be attached)

3rd competition “Bride Smileys”

On clue number 3 the phrase: “There is nothing more fickle than a woman’s mood!”

Not far from the place where the Groom finds the clue, there are pieces of paper with various emoticons on it.

Bridesmaid 1 : In this task you need to guess what mood of the Bride each emoji shows and come up with solutions - in other words, say what you will do if the Bride is in a certain mood.

You will find cool emoticons with their descriptions in our article “Bride Smiley Contest”

Bridesmaid 2: If you want, we'll give you a hint, pay for a trip to a fairy tale.

Witness : The last answer: I want romance suggests that now you need to look for something romantic.

4th competition “Love story of newlyweds”

On the walls there are various photographs of the Bride and Groom taken during various events and occasions.

Bridesmaid 1: Remember and tell as many details as possible about each photo: when and how the photo was taken.

Bridesmaid 2 : If you can’t remember, pay for our trip to Bali!

Witness: Now look for the next clue, perhaps it is hidden somewhere here. (behind one photo there is an arrow (straight, left or right) with the inscription “Back to School”. As the inscription says, you will have to return not just anywhere, but to school!

5th competition “School”

The Bridesmaids pin a piece of paper with the name of a school subject on the chest of each guest.

Witness : Now all the participants are teachers who will take the groom’s exam.

Bridesmaid 1: Tell your young geography teacher about 10 places where your betrothed likes to walk.

Bridesmaid 2: Tell your history teacher in detail how you met the bride.

Witness : Amaze literature teachers with the sophistication of your speech and express your love for your future wife in literary form.

Bridesmaid 1: Now look for the next clue from the teachers.

Behind one piece of paper, the following hint is written: “Go where love lives!” (to the Bride's apartment)

5th competition “Valentines with fun tasks for the groom and guests”

There are 10 hearts hung on the wall, with a task written on each of them.

Witness: Everything is simple here, you and your friends complete tasks in order to find the key to the Bride’s apartment.

Fun tasks

1) Portray the cutest creature in the world, causing tenderness in all guests.

2) Congratulate the Groom on the Wedding in another language, using at least 5-10 words.

3) Make the biggest burst of laughter in the world.

4) Take a “very drunk photo” as a souvenir, choosing a special drunken pose for each guest.

5) Call any phone number and cheerfully announce that today is the wedding of Victoria and Vladimir, and invite the person to raise a glass to the heroes of the occasion.

6) Remember and tell any funny incident that happened in the guest’s life.

7) Portray as a famous blogger and broadcast live on your social network, telling visitors about the ongoing holiday.

Conduct a comic yoga lesson. You need to come up with poses and their names yourself. The funnier the poses, the better.

9) Show a trick with any object or with the participation of another person.

10) Pretend to be an astrologer and predict the future of each guest for the next week

When all tasks are completed, behind the last heart the Groom finds a key (real or drawn).

Witness: You passed the tests with dignity, our verdict is that you are a real man and will become an excellent husband for our dear Bride! (opening the door) Go towards your Dream!