How is the ransom at the wedding. Examples of tests for a future spouse

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If you are a young groom, you will need to go and redeem your bride before the registry office, but you don’t know what it is and how it is, then here are some tips for you. I cannot say that I will mention everything - I was only at three ransoms: as a guest, as a witness and as a groom.
First of all, remember: redemption is fun!
You should be helped by: a witness (he can even do for you what you yourself cannot do), a crowd of other guests (8 - they can suggest all sorts of words, names, share trifles (8
The general idea is this: usually the entire entrance of the house and a few steps on the street give you tasks. It may not be an entrance, but you have to move, you have to walk some distance, where the bridesmaids will stop you and give you tricky tasks (like competitions for one), demand something. Usually, when something doesn't work out for you, something tangible is demanded from you, such as candy or money.
Let's get down to what you need to bring with you. What you need to have with you, if you don’t know at all what will be at the ransom, can be divided into three groups:
1) knowledge;
2) products, objects;
3) money.

Knowledge.
Be sure to ask the bride directly or from someone else in advance the answers to all simple questions about relatives: (about each):
- full name, including maiden name, if there is;
- Date of Birth;
- how this person will be called to you after the wedding (for example, father-in-law, sister-in-law)
find out ALL about your fiancee
- favorite color, dish, car brand, movie, book, game, website, music (song, group);
- not a favorite, something that annoys her, incl. in men and all of the above;
- memorize the size and shape of her foot by eye in order to distinguish it by the print [and this happens (8]
- smell her perfume - memorize carefully her favorite smell;
- carefully remember the color of her favorite lipstick!
- don't forget to see what color her eyes are (8
Find out who and how she calls her (grandfather, mother, sister, etc.)
Next is the hardest part:
- find a song about your bride (by name), if it is difficult, then at least with a mention. the song can be written down on a piece of paper;
- find a verse about love and learn it better!
- find a declaration of love in 5-6 languages ​​​​(translator to help you)

Items
If your knowledge is not enough, or you will be asked to "give a bribe" or "so that one glass buzzes, another rustles, and the third rings", then you will need more items. First of all, you should remember that you are unlikely to take everything you need with you.
Essentials:
- sweets (the more, the better). if you don’t know how much at all, take a kilogram;
- drinks: plain water, champagne, wine, vodka;
- chocolate (addition to sweets). take a few tiles (5 pieces are enough).
Sometimes (it depends on the girls who make the ransom) you also need some additional items that can hardly be predicted. It can be a stick of sausage, a kilogram of potatoes or scissors. Usually, if it is sausage, then you can replace it with money, and if it is scissors, then you can buy it from the hosts.
In any case, you can always go through the ransom, if you have money, otherwise it makes sense to do an impassable task and only earn insults from the groom.

Money
Here we come to the need to have some amount. Usually, the money left by the groom at the ransom goes to the young almost immediately after the ransom in his pocket (in order to pay at the registry office or need it somewhere while skiing), so you can safely take several thousand rubles and exchange them. It should be noted that sometimes especially greedy individuals keep this money for themselves (those girls who will run the ransom are girlfriends), it is better to discuss this moment with the bride so as not to give them a lot of money for no reason.
You need to take 3-5 thousand rubles of money. They should be exchanged in approximately the following proportion:
- 500 r. coins for 5,2,1 rubles.
- 500 r. 10 papers.
- 500 r. papers for 50 rubles.
- hundreds of others
- one or two thousandth pieces of paper
Try to pay off sparingly, spend thousandths only in last resort Or when the rest of the money ran out.
Money can be exchanged at any bank. If you are denied in one bank, then go to the next one. Sometimes they take a small amount of money (50-100r) for an exchange.
Sometimes there is a very unpleasant ransom, when money is constantly demanded from the groom, for example, "pay 500 rubles for entry" and so on. In such a case, let the witness have 5 or 7 thousand in reserve. I must note that such robbery looks very unpleasant, but we have to put up with it. A wedding, after all. Hope you get your money back later.

Remember that the main thing at the ransom is to behave cheerfully and naturally! If something goes wrong, then ask for help from others - they will definitely help you.

The ransom of my bride went very well - it was prepared funny people and friends helped at any time, which could not but please (8

Bride ransom - old tradition. Now, during the visit to the bride, a lot of onlookers and guests gather around the house. Usually in the morning together with the bride boyfriend and girlfriend. They can take over the organization of the ransom. It should be fun and interesting. Therefore, the redemption process itself is combined with contests and games.

The main thing in the article

Scenarios of a funny bride price

First you need to decorate the entrance to the entrance. To do this, use an arch of balloons, fresh flowers and ribbons. If the bride lives in a private house, then decorating the territory is much easier. Prepare in advance everything you need for the contests and warn the groom to take with him a lot of small bills and one large one, coins and champagne sweets.

Example scenario:

• First test. One of the organizers of the ransom meets the groom and the boyar. It is necessary to outline the feet of several girls in advance so that characteristic traces remain. The groom must determine where the trace of his beloved is. With every mistake he puts money in the piggy bank
• Second test. After the first test, the groom is allowed into the vestibule of the entrance. Here, photographs of the bride in childhood and her bridesmaids are preliminarily hung. The groom must choose his future wife. If he makes a mistake, he puts money in the piggy bank. The piggy bank is prepared in advance. It can be an ordinary box pasted over with ribbons and sparkles.
• Third test. The presenter asks directly at the elevator to lay out the name of the bride in banknotes. All the money is then put into a piggy bank
• Fourth test. Having risen to the floor above, they put a basin of water in front of the man and ask him to put the most valuable gift to the bride. The groom must guess who it is. At the same time, the guests hint in every possible way and make hints that the most valuable prize is the groom. When the man answers correctly, he must take off his socks and stand in a basin of water. It is necessary to prepare a towel in advance
• Fifth test. It is arranged directly on the last flight of stairs. The presenter asks the groom to write with chalk on the stairs the reasons why he is getting married. Warn the man in advance so that he considers the answers. In some flights of 12-15 steps, the man must prepare. At the end, the host asks for a ransom in the form of sweets and champagne. The groom is allowed into the bride's apartment

Modern ransom of the bride in verse

Of course, poetry has always been something unusual, so you can organize a bride price using poems.

An example script in verse:

Happy everyone, good day,
Yes, the bridegroom called the guests,
Do you want to show yourself
And take the bride?
It won't be easy
However, it will be decided
And for starters, rhyme
Just don't be nervous, don't spit
I want to say one word
You will take him to the registry office with you,
And will it be...?

(Groom's answer: ring)

The man must dance. And you need to portray three different dances. Different melodies are played for three minutes. For example, swan dance, gypsy and waltz. For every wrong dance, the groom pays money.

You went through everything with a bang
We give the title of young man,
Now there will be a task
In the mind to know prosperity,
I will give riddles
And you answer correctly!

The bride needs her so much
Snow white...?

(Answer: veil)

She will be with you again and again,
This big, passionate...?

(Answer: love)

And even without her, life will be a little easier,
But it's very important dear...?

(Answer: mother-in-law)

And the sun will shine brighter for you
When will you have...?

(Answer: children)

The groom pays for the ransom of the bride

And now there is one more condition,
You have to write the verse yourself
And a witness can help,
Here are my words to you: wife, needed, alone, tender,
Of them, rather compose
And take the bride!

Usually men are confused, so the presenter can quietly hand him a sheet of poetry:

Will you be my wife now
You will be alone with me
Most of all I need you
You are so beautiful and gentle!

The groom reads aloud

It's time to finish the verses
The assignments were not easy.
But you were able to complete them all,
And it will be like a lesson
Now take the bride
Open the door to a new life
Love her and respect her
Then there will be paradise around you!

Goes out to the man future wife he gives her bridal bouquet, a mini-feast takes place, and everyone goes to the registry office.

Original contests for the ransom of the bride

Without contests, the ransom turns into a boring rip-off for the groom. Accordingly, you need to try to make the action fun for the guests and the groom with the boyar.

Several contests for the ransom of the bride:

• Darts. It is necessary to attach a regular circle for playing Darts at the entrance to the entrance or on the fence. Labels are written on each circle. The furthest from the center is a fur coat, then earrings, an apartment, a car, underwear, etc. An apple is everything. The groom throws darts, what falls out will be given to the bride.
• The scent of the bride For the competition, 5 napkins soaked in perfume are prepared in advance. Among them is the fragrance of the bride, which she regularly uses. The groom must choose the right napkin. If he makes a mistake, he puts money in the piggy bank.
• Photo report. In advance, the presenter prepares several photographs with some memorable moments in the couple's life. The groom should briefly tell the story of the photo. That is, where it is captured, some interesting moments. Guests get to know the groom better and how future spouses usually spend time together.
• Guessing. For this competition, the groom is blindfolded. Several figurines cut out of cardboard are hung on a ribbon or clothesline. This is the silhouette of a Baba Yaga, a poker, a bride, a tree. The groom must choose the silhouette of the bride.

Redemption of the bride in the style of let's get married

This program with Larisa Guzeeva has long won the hearts of many women. If you are a fan of this TV show, arrange a "Let's Get Married" style ransom. To do this, a table is placed in the courtyard and three women sit at it. It is desirable that they put on makeup and put on wigs, like the leading TV shows. Almost the entire ransom is an improvisation, but there are also prepared contests.

• At the very beginning, the groom is asked questions. For example, for what purpose does he marry, what does the chosen one like. This is followed by a drawing competition. It includes the groom's friends. The presenter asks to draw some of the episodes of the groom's life. Anyone who draws lies, such as the groom in the library, pays a fine. It is better to discuss in advance what everyone will draw so that similar drawings do not turn out.
• Next, an astrologer is consulted. It is necessary to prepare a funny horoscope of compatibility of the bride and groom. After that, the astrologer hands the groom a sheet of paper, divided into two parts, he must write positive and negative qualities his chosen one
• After the contests, the presenter offers to pull out the most anticipated phrase from the basket, but basically the groom will pull comic phrases like “let's smoke” or “let's eat” from the basket. At the end, the host gives the phrase "Let's get married" and the groom goes to the bride

Redemption of the bride in the style of the quest

It is modern and funny scenario, which involves trips around the city. Accordingly, it is better if the painting at the registry office is scheduled in the afternoon. To arrange a ransom, you will need a map of the city. If you do not want the groom to drive around the city in search of his beloved, draw a map yourself. The bride may be with neighbors.

Brief instructions for organizing a ransom in the Quest style:

• You need to draw on a homemade or purchased map a place where there will be clues about the location of the bride. Put the phone in the indicated place. After the groom finds him, he must call the last number indicated. There he will get the following clue
• Next, he goes to where the person on the phone sent him. Hide a note with the following clue under the bench. You can use puzzles to encrypt the location of the next clue
• Thus, the groom will walk around the districts, near the place where the bride is hidden. In the end he will have to pay last person who will tell where the bride is. This is a very exciting ransom, however, the groom will get tired even before the registry office

Bride ransom in the style of the mafia

For redemption in this style, you need to prepare accessories. These are toy guns, black hats and ties. The bridesmaid and bridesmaids wear accessories over their outfits.

Redemption scenario:

• Witness: “Have you come to intermarry with our clan? Well, girls, look at the daredevil. To get our bride, you must prove to us that you are familiar with the history of the mafia. Witness asks to name five films about the mafia
• Witness: "Well, you know the history of the mafia, and now answer the questions related to the history of our clan." Take out cards with a set of numbers. Each card contains a memorable date for the bride's family. It can be mother-in-law's birthday, parents' wedding day, etc. If the groom is wrong, he puts the money in a piggy bank
• Witness: “Now prove to us that you can protect the bride from a bullet. Prove your skill." Darts are hung on the wall and three darts are given to the man. He should hit the bull's-eye in three attempts. If he fails, he pays the ransom. Then the boyar tries to correct the failure of his friend
• Witness: "Now you have the last barrier and you must open this door." She gives a hairpin and offers to open the door with it. Of course, the groom does not succeed. The witness offers to burst the balloons at the door and find the key. For each empty ball, the groom pays money. Finding the key, he opens the door and gets the bride

Ransom of the bride in the style of a fairy tale

You can choose any fairy tale you like. Suits prepare from improvised clothes and wigs. Apply makeup, you can use masks.

An example scenario of a fabulous ransom:

• Characters needed for this scenario: Devil, Angel, Waterman and Gypsies
• Angel: “Hello guests, did the good fellow come to redeem the bride? Come on, you'll be a guest. Let's eat, drink and keep warm." The groom passes to the entrance. But here comes the devil
• Damn: “Well, what did you come for, what did you covet? The skin and bones of the girl, choose something suitable. Giving the groom a photo of a fat woman
• Angel: “Well, again you get confused under your feet, you fool people's brains. Go away, let the good fellow take the bride"
• Damn: "Well, okay, let him go, good riddance." Goes to pester the guests, amuses them
• Angel: “I took your beautiful Zmey-Gorynych, you will have to save her. Here is the first test. You must put out the fire that the Serpent has started." Candles are burning on the floor, the groom and his retinue must put out the fire
• The groom goes up to the next floor. Gypsies pester him and ask him to gild his pen. The groom gives them money, and they give him a raincoat. After that, they ask from a bunch of photos of girls 2-3 years old to find their favorite
• The groom goes up to the next floor and meets the merman there. He offers to choose one of his daughters instead of the princess. The groom refuses. Then the waterman places cups with liquid on the floor, some of them contain vodka. The groom and his entourage empty the cups
• The groom goes up. Copper-colored ribbons are tied on the railings
• Angel: "You went all the way, well done, it remains to go through the copper pipes and fight the Serpent." The groom cuts the ribbons and the angel gives him the sword. The man enters the apartment, the door of which is covered with a sheet with a painted Serpent. The groom rips off the fabric and takes the bride

Scenario for the ransom of the groom by the bride

it alternative scenario. It is based on a primordially Russian lady who will stop a galloping horse. It is necessary to warn the bride in advance about an unusual ransom. The whole scenario is prepared by the future spouse and his friends. In advance, you need to prepare a disk with the kidnappers' appeal to the bride. They report that they have stolen the groom and demand a ransom.

• A black car arrives, in which the bride gets into and arrives at the place appointed by the robbers. The bandits offer to fulfill several conditions for a ransom. The bride must stop any three cars and ask for money to ransom the groom from the drivers
• The bride is awarded checkbook groom's wishes. After that, the bandits exchange the money received from the drivers for a rebus with the indicated street where the groom is hidden. If the bride cannot solve the puzzle, then she tears off the check from the groom's book. Desires can be very different. For example, drinking beer with fish in the evening and watching football with the groom
• The bride is brought to the house where the groom is hidden. There are guards at the entrance. The bride must tie the men's ties around their necks. If he does not cope with the task, he again tears off the check from the groom's wish book
• Further, a man runs out of the entrance with five notes written different handwriting. The bride must recognize the handwriting of her beloved and come to the indicated apartment
• After this competition, the bride is allowed into the apartment, behind the door of which sits the groom and his friends. The bride must guess which voice belongs to her lover. Men say "I love you". After that, the groom is allowed to see the bride

There are a lot of redemption scenarios, choose the most suitable one.

VIDEO: Funny ransom of the bride

Bride ransom - classic custom with which the modern wedding of almost any nation begins. By tradition, a huge number of guests and ordinary onlookers gather to look at how the groom will come to pick up his beloved at the registry office. This action is carried out, as a rule, accompanied by noisy cheerful trials through which the groom must go. This is probably the most crucial moment for the future spouse, so all participants should carefully prepare by coming up with a funny scenario for this interesting scene.

Preparing for a buyout

The process of preparing for the ransom of the bride takes place directly on the wedding day, a couple of hours before the groom arrives with his noisy company. The script has long been ready and is in the hands of the witness. It is necessary to acquaint other participants with it, which will be needed for the implementation of such a plan. And so that the ransom goes without a hitch, a few tips to help you:

• Take care of the decor of the entrance to the bride's house and the entrance in advance. Hang balloons generously over the door, decorate an impromptu arch with ribbons, hang various posters with humorous inscriptions in the wedding theme.
• For the convenience of performing this or that competition, put tables on the street to meet the groom. Take care of drinks and snacks. If the wedding takes place in winter, do not keep dear guests outside for a long time.
• cook special box in which you will collect money for the bride.
• Appoint a responsible person who will carefully monitor the money. It is important that nothing is lost during the day, that it falls into the hands of the newlyweds safe and sound.
• Select girls from among the bridesmaids who will assist in the process of conducting the ransom.

Requisites for redemption

Writing a script is a responsible business that will not succeed if you do not think about the necessary additional details. After the words are composed, invented interesting contests, you will understand what necessary accessories useful for the implementation of a particular scene. So, what exactly do you need to run a funny bride price scenario:

• In advance, buy a large number of balloons with which you will decorate the entrance.
• To design humorous posters with caricatures of the bride and groom, prepare a lot of multi-colored felt-tip pens, paints, and crayons.
• Beautifully design a piggy bank in which you will collect money, sweets and other items for ransom. Use ribbons, bows, artificial flowers.
• To carry out some contests you will need: a glass half filled with water, a large basin, children's photos of the bride and her bridesmaids, rope, clothespins, 10 lollipops.
• Draw footprints of various sizes with chalk, including the natural footprint of the bride (make it along the contour of her foot).

Characters

The scenario of a ridiculous bride price provides for the presence of actors, so you should decide in advance on the people whom you will involve in your performance. Be sure to include them in the script list. You must describe in detail in your script the order of the dialogues of the participants in the event, the words that accompany certain actions. Write down the speech for each one by name. It might be more interesting if you use prose.

As a rule, the most important participants in any ransom of the bride are: the presenter (the witness who prepared and invented funny contests or toastmaster), her assistants, the groom, the witness and the rest of the assembled guests (they also help the future husband cope with certain tasks, suggest and moral support). At the end, the bride's parents and the beauty herself in a wedding dress appear.

Venue decoration

Much depends on how the bride meets her lover in the future family life of the couple. The first thing you should carefully take care of is the decoration of the venue. merry redemption bride. Everything should shine, smell fragrant, talk about how happy they are here and really looking forward to the chapter future family. Below are some tips to help you prepare and beautifully decorate the bride's yard for the arrival of the groom.

1. Cleanliness is the key to a pleasant and impeccable impression, so it is necessary to carefully clean the yard in advance. Wash the floors of the porch thoroughly, remove unnecessary items, you may first need to make minor repairs, paint some details (creation perfect image won't bother you).
2. Next, proceed to the design and decorations. Tie a beautiful drapery with bows on the railing, attach small bouquets from living or artificial flowers, some of which can be placed on the window sills of the entrance. Use generously colorful ribbons hanging from the ceiling.
3. Decorate the walls with different funny caricature-style pictures or thematic inscriptions about the wedding. Everything should correspond to one theme - the ransom of the bride and a fun wedding.
4. At the entrance to the entrance, put an impromptu arch of balls. If possible, drape the entrance with a beautiful fabric in the form of an arch.
5. If the ransom takes place in the village, then it will be much easier to decorate the yard: you will need less material for decoration (for example, use a large number of balls).
6. Do not forget to colorfully decorate the room in which the bride will wait for her lover.

Script for the ransom of the bride

Action one. The groom with his parents and friends drives up to the bride's house in a smart car. A meeting takes place here: the witness and the bridesmaids have gathered at the entrance to the entrance and do not let dear guests. She starts the conversation first and asks the following question:

How far are you on your way, good fellow?

Yes, I am looking for my beloved. I want to take you down the aisle!

Found the right way! However, the path to the beauty is not easy: trials await you here. Think well if you are ready for them.

Action two. Bridesmaids approach the groom with a piggy bank and the words:

Once you have firmly decided to marry - replenish the piggy bank, fill the future family budget. Let your friend not be shy and put a heel or two too!

Satisfied with the monetary tribute, the girls hand each filled glass of snacks to the guys and disperse, letting the groom get closer to the entrance to the entrance.

Action three. Trials and punishments.

Competitions for the groom and witnesses

• First competition. The host lays out the traces drawn in advance and says the following verse:

Here the girls ran -

Very heavily trampled!

Look at your favorite footprint

To love a thousand years!

If the groom gives the wrong answer - each time he puts a part of the ransom in the piggy bank, the witness helps him.

• Second competition. The groom with the guests moves forward and gets into the vestibule of the entrance. Here he can see hanging on a rope funny pictures brides mixed with her bridesmaids in childhood. He must guess the photo of his future wife. Guests help. Witness says:

Let's see now -

How is your sharp eye!

One two Three -

Where is it: find it!

• Third contest. At the entrance, the groom must lay out the name of his beloved banknotes. The money is then put into a piggy bank for redemption. Friend's words:

So that the future wife loves -

Write her name with money!

• Fourth contest. Having risen to the floor above, the witnesses put a huge basin in front of the groom, with the words:

And now, well done generous,

Put a gift for the bride here.

It must be valuable

The most extraordinary.

Here the guy must guess that it is himself. Jokingly give hints to the newlywed, for example, with what object the bride will have to live together all her life, etc. Guests should serve cheerful and funny ideas, suggest.

• Fifth contest. "Money over the edge." The witness gives a half-filled glass to the groom, so that he pours a lot of change and water overflows. Her words:

Show the abundance of your wealth, gild the glass with coins!

• Sixth contest. There remains the last flight with steps to the doors leading to the bride's apartment. The groom must write in chalk on each step the reason why he is getting married. The host hands him a piece of chalk and says:

And now, good fellow, you must imprint on the stone twelve reasons why you are getting married.

Better prepare the groom by advising him to come up with these reasons at home. And at the end of the competition, demand the last ransom in the form of sweets, champagne, and various coins.

Video: funny bride price

It is easy to understand that a good scenario for the ransom of the bride in one day cannot be imagined. It is necessary to look through a lot of information, ask friends what traditional competitions to fill the first minutes of this ceremony with, so that everything turns out to be interesting and fun. Feel free to use humor when compiling your bride price, use your own imagination and creativity extensively. Watch the video below on the topic of a ridiculous bride price, which will give you a better idea of ​​what it should look like in real life.

One of the most interesting actions at the wedding is the ransom of the bride. Its roots go back to the distant past. In the old days, this custom was taken more seriously than now, because the bride left her home forever and very often left with her husband to another village. That is why no one wanted to just part with the bride. The groom had to understand that he could not take the young wife to his house without making any effort. Often, the ransom was more like a whole performance with the groom and his witness in the lead roles. There were many obstacles on the way to the bridegroom's house. Very often the road was blocked by a log. For the groom, a lot of contests, riddles, tasks were invented. The ransom process has always been accompanied by an abundance of jokes and jokes in the direction of the groom. Having completed all the tasks, the groom could finally go to the bride's house. But even there surprises awaited him. Doors and windows were closed, of course, they were not allowed inside. The yard was bustling with children, from whom they also had to pay off. Here sweets and small coins were used. The groom was met by relatives and bridesmaids. They made riddles, arranged various competitions. After all the trials, the groom was escorted into the house and seated next to the bride. The feast began.

Nowadays, the ransom is more formal and serves more as entertainment for guests. Usually bridesmaids prepare the bride price. They come up with various questions and tasks for the groom. The witness can "bribe" the girlfriends with gifts, sweets, money or champagne. It is very important that this action does not drag on, but flies by in one breath. There are many options for bride price. They can be poetic, poetic, or they can look like a whole performance.

Tips for Brides
Do not invent impossible tasks for the groom, such as, for example, how to drink 3 liters of water in order to get the key, to drink vodka from a shoe so that he cannot get to the registry office, etc. Also, do not demand voluminous and unnecessary things (a huge bouquet for each girlfriend, a five-kilogram head of cheese, etc.). Having compiled the script for the ransom of the bride, do not forget to mark what needs to be prepared for the test of the groom, think over everything again and pass the list to the groom. Many do this - they prepare everything themselves and pass it on at the last moment through someone to the groom. Remember: this is not betrayal, but help. You want that after the ransom, when the groom gets to you, he still looked like a prince.

Advice for grooms
Dear suitors, the ransom may seem fun and interesting to you if you approach it with humor and ingenuity. If the bride provided a list of equipment for ransom, there is no need to discuss it and think: “Why did they need a liter of milk? I can treat everyone with milk later, at a banquet! Wrote - so it is necessary! If there is no list of necessary things, the groom must prepare the necessary arsenal himself.

. Cribs. Affectionate words, housework, dates and numbers can be safely prepared in the form of small prompts. Imagine the surprise and laughter when, before listing affectionate words, you take out a “spur-accordion” about two meters long!

Small change + scotch tape = the name of your beloved. At the ransom, they often require you to write the name of the bride from money. In advance at home, on a wide adhesive tape, glue the name of your beloved with a trifle, fix it on top with another layer. It's fun when a pre-prepared “name” is given to this request, you can also add: “Do you need a surname with a patronymic? I have! And date of birth!

Prepared poster: “There is no money and never will be! Contact tomorrow!

If you know exactly the location of the bride's lip print, you can safely play a joke: try on other prints without touching them with the words: “No! No, they don't fit!" And solemnly so smack the desired print. Big mistake groom's retinue - to help in this test. So the question arises: “How do they know the lips of the bride?”

The word "Verse" on a piece of paper. As soon as they ask you to read a verse, boldly take out a piece of paper and read: “VERSE!”

A prepared film for a serenade. When asked to sing something about love, take out the tape recorder with a cassette and turn it on.

Trick with money. At the request of "greens" they take out a bunch of dill, parsley or a head of cabbage. The requirement for the exact amount is carried out as follows - a piece of paper is taken out and, using a green felt-tip pen, the amount is written at the end with the $ sign.

Groom's outfit at the bride price

Money (fake, real, Soviet, funny with cartoons, more coins);

alcohol;

Sweets and various sweets, even bagels on a string will go into business;

Learn a couple of songs and poems about love, ditties will also come in handy;

Remember everything important dates in the life of the bride and her parents;

Look into the dictionary of synonyms - you will need a lot of affectionate and tender words.

What not to do at a bridesmaids' ransom
Many mistakes and misunderstandings happen during the ransom of the bride. Sometimes they are funny and ridiculous. - The most common mistake made by bridesmaids is to keep written sheets of poetry. It’s very ugly when girlfriends are ransoming, while they themselves buried themselves in the leaves and read monotonously. If you have not learned the verses, then do not try to repeat them or read them. It is better to speak in your own words, the main thing is to remember the ransom scenario. You can use little tricks: near each test site, put colorfully designed leaflets or bundles, where the tasks are listed on behalf of the bride: “Darling, I want you to call me affectionate words while passing this ladder.” Another way, more modern. Brides often regret not being able to see the ransom with their own eyes. Ask the videographer to broadcast the ransom on TV in advance. In this case, the bride herself will be able to lead the process. Girlfriend's call mobile phone, turn on the speakerphone and go! If, nevertheless, the presenter has poems and leaflets, then let them not be simple notebooks, but leaflets in the form of hearts, flowers and multi-colored stars. - No need to get angry if the ransom suddenly went wrong. After all, the groom is not aware of the scenario, he can turn the course of events in the other direction. Don't despair, improvise better on the go! - If the time allotted for the ransom was not enough, try to quickly rebuild the scenario and reduce the ransom. - Do not demand from the groom what he definitely does not have. He did not bring a bottle of cola, do not drive his friends to the nearest store, because time is running!

Time for a bride price
Optimal time for redemption - 20-40 minutes. If it is less, then it may not be remembered at all, and if it is longer, then everyone can get bored.

Advice for brides: calculate the time so that before the ransom you are already fully prepared to leave for the registry office. Advice to grooms: come to the ransom without delay! We know the groom's trick - to arrive 20 minutes before departure to the registry office, so that they let them through to the bride without trials. Cheat, then offend the bridesmaids, and the bride herself - they were preparing! And vice versa - do not come an hour before the redemption. As long as the bride is not dressed, they will not let you in anyway. It is best to inform the bride about this when leaving and arrive on time.

If you decide to arrange a ransom for the bride, do not drag it out much, 10-15 minutes - best option. When thinking over contests, think about whether your chosen one is able to complete this or that task (do not scoff at him too much so that the holiday is not spoiled by his bad mood). We offer a list of contests from which you can choose those that will please both you and the groom.

1. Different letters are written on the steps, the groom must go up the steps to say affectionate words to the bride, starting with this letter.

2. Signs with questions about the bride and her family are laid out on the steps. In order to move up to the next step, the groom must answer the question correctly or pay a fine.

3. The witness is given an apple with matches, he must, pulling out the matches, list positive traits groom.

Variation on the theme of the previous contest. The groom is given an apple studded with matches. One of the matches should be short. The groom must pull out one match at a time until he pulls out a short one, and with each long match, he must somehow affectionately, without hesitation, call his beloved.

4. Several hearts are made (just for a flight of stairs), and the reason for the marriage is written on each: "by calculation", "by flight", etc. The inscription "for love" is placed on the topmost step. The groom must get to the top heart without stepping on the steps on which the wrong answers lie, without using the railing. The witness must guess to carry the groom upstairs in his arms.

5. Arrange daisies of two colors on the stairs. Stepped on red - tell me about the bride sweet Nothing, stepped on the blue one - tell me how you will scold. If you don't want to scold, pay.

6. Freeze the apartment key in an ice cube. You can freeze a few more cubes with "fake" keys.

7. Papers are put into inflated balloons. On one of them - the inscription "key". The groom must burst the chosen ball, if he guesses - they give him the key to the apartment, if he is wrong "- a fine. A variant of this task is possible when the name of the bride and the names of the guests (including men's) are written on pieces of paper.

8. The groom is greeted with a glass of water, and he must throw so many coins into it that the water will overflow. In three glasses, you need to put what rustles, what rings and what splashes.

9. The groom is offered three glasses (with salty, sour and sweet water). With what face to drink - with such a bride to live.

10. The doors to the apartment and in the apartment are all closed. Each door has a task. The groom chooses the door behind which he thinks the bride is and answers the question. Answers correctly - the door opens, did not guess - choose another door or pay a ransom. At the same time, in any of the rooms there may be a person dressed as a bride, it is better if it is a man.

11. The groom must write the name of the bride on a tray or table with money.

12. The groom must identify the bride from children's photographs. Photos can be hung on threads, then the groom must jump up and kiss the photo of the bride.

13. A target for darts hangs on the door, the inscriptions “for love”, “by calculation”, “friends advised”, “stupid ...”, “but how do I know?” etc. The groom must throw darts at them, thereby explaining the reason for the marriage. You can shoot a champagne cork.

14. From the deck, where the cards are previously pasted on funny pictures(photos from "Playboy", cartoons) and a photo of the bride to choose a betrothed. Unsuccessful attempt and decision to take a new card is paid. 15. The groom should read poems dedicated to the bride or sing a love song with friends.

16. Make the groom and his friends dance the little swans to their own accompaniment or dance the gypsy girl.

17. Ask the groom to draw a bride (you can save some grandmother in advance and then give her as the most similar to the drawing).

18. On a sheet of paper, all the women present leave an imprint of their lipstick. The groom must guess the lips of the bride.

19. Recognize the bride by the finger on which she is going to put the ring on. A sheet is pulled up and several girls show one finger.

20. The groom makes his way into the room for a long time, and there a false bride is waiting for him - a man or an old woman in a veil.

21. Offer the groom to put something for the soul in the basin. The groom must guess to stand there himself.

22. When the groom approached the bride's room, he should say magic words to open the door. The groom must guess that these words are "I love you!"

23. You can stick wallpaper on the entrance to the bride's room. And pretend that there are no more rooms. And when the groom breaks through the wallpaper, take a ransom for the damage to the apartment.

24. Several threads or ribbons stick out from under the last door, the bride and several other people are tied to them. The groom must pull the ribbon and pull the bride out. If he pulls out not her, but, say, her neighbor of retirement age, he must either pay off or marry what he pulled out.

25. The groom enters the bride's room - but she is without shoes! You need to guess which box this shoe is in (in the other boxes you can put slippers and a man's boot).

Bride price scenario 2. Classic

The ransom of the bride is prepared by the witness with her girlfriends. They should keep in mind that they are "selling" a girlfriend, but they should not demand a lot of money from the groom. Better to redeem in game form, force the groom with witnesses to pass obstacles, show his mind and ingenuity. This should be done in such a way that it is fun and interesting for everyone.

To ransom the bride, the witness must prepare:

Three footprints, painted on one side with any color (only, of course, not black), and on the other side, write on one - "By calculation", on the second - "For love", on the third - "Out of need". These three footprints show the groom with the painted side up and he must choose.

"Hearts", painted in red, their number should correspond to the number of steps on the stairs. Stool. Taz. Three mugs of water. Sugar is diluted in one, salt in the second, citric acid in the third.
Witness:

Hello dear guests! Why did you complain to us?

Witness:

For the bride.
Witness:
Not a bride, but a queen, and such a craftswoman! We value the bride, we won’t just give it away! We need a ransom such that the price cannot be expressed: Three bottles of lemonade and two bars of chocolate, vodka, beer - all in a river, and a golden ring.
Witness (on the street):

So that the bride at the window does not get bored alone, you must shout to her from here about your love. Witness:

And now, little groom, you can't go anywhere: Tell us frankly why you are getting married. Here are three tracks in front of you, choose any one for yourself. (“For convenience”, “for love”, “for need” - the reason may not be liked, and this is played out.) How bad is the reason, is it possible to oversleep the groom? If you want to go up, pay off richer!
Witness (on the stairs):

How many hearts, so many affectionate words.

Witness:

We do not know the groom at all, and we want to know everything about him. Let the friend-witness slowly list the merits of the groom to us. If a friend does not name ten qualities in advance, there will be a complete turn from the threshold to the gate. Witness (on the stairs):

This ladder of songs: For each ladder - a song.

Witness:

We ask the groom to stand on a stool, now let's see - how is he dressed? Yes, dressed in fashion. And the jacket - not a hoodie, as if sewn in "Silhouette", just lovely, how it sits. A fashionable tailcoat, a watch with fire, even a tie with him. In general, we can be calm. In appearance, the groom is quite worthy.
Witness (on the stairs):

What do these numbers mean?
Witness:

For the beauty of the bride - dance, groom, on our pelvis. And you, witness, do not be shy, dance the swan dance for us.
Witness (at the apartment):

And now, dear groom, show us what kind of life you will have. Here are three mugs of water for you: One mug speaks of the sweet life (with sugar), the second - of the bitter (with salt), and the third - of the sour (with citric acid). Drink water from any mug, and by your face we will know what kind of life awaits you.
Witness (in the bride's apartment):

Well... (groom's name), it's yours, only I have the shoe. If you don’t find a shoe, you won’t take (name of the bride) to the registry office.

The groom redeems the shoe, goes into the room where the bride is sitting, gives flowers and shoes her.

Bride buyout completed!

On the way of the groom there is an obstacle - a ladder. Each rung of the ladder carries a test for the groom. He will be able to move from one step to another only when he answers the question asked. The questions asked can be very varied and unexpected. This is not a complete list of such questions. What else to ask the poor confused groom, your imagination and sense of humor will tell you.

Name the day you met your fiancee?

Where did such a significant event take place?

Do you remember the hour of your first date?

What shoe size does your fiancé wear?

What is her waist size?

Name full name her future mother-in-law.

On what day will you wish your future mother-in-law a happy birthday?

Name your bride's favorite flowers.

What kind of men does your fiancé like the most: handsome, smart, strong or generous?

What does your father-in-law drink more readily - tea or vodka?

What color are your bride's eyes?

Name your favorite color.

Name your favorite season of the year.

What will your bride prefer: a candlelit dinner, going to a disco or witchcraft over a new culinary recipe?

Where does she prefer to rest: on the sea, in the mountains, in the forest?

Name your bride's favorite perfume.

What kind of cuisine does your future wife prefer: Chinese, European or Russian?

What does your beloved prefer in the morning: a newspaper or coffee in bed?

What will come first for a wife: family or work?

How many children does your fiancee want to have?

What dish would your fiancee never eat?

What would she never wear?

What animal does your future wife associate you with?

Do you dream about your bride in a dream?

Does your lover believe in horoscope?

What was your fiancée's favorite subject in school?

What affectionate nickname did your fiancee have as a child?

Name the first word your future wife said.

Do you remember the words you used to declare your love to your fiancee?

What does your wife think: who will be the boss in the house?

What does she like more: ice cream or cakes?

What do you think - if such an opportunity presents itself, will your wife go to rest at the resort without you or not?

What animal does your future wife want to have at home?

What was her childhood dream?

What does your fiancee love to do more than anything in the world?

Does she like to play sports?

What century would she like to be born in?

On which cheek does your lover have a mole?

What will your wife's last name be after marriage?

How many non-girlfriends?

Does she like talking on the phone?

How does she react to compliments from a stranger?

How much time does your future wife spend in front of a mirror?

What is her favorite car brand?

Does she love to dance?

What brand of wine does your fiancee prefer?

If your bride caught goldfish and she promised to fulfill any wish, what wish would she make?

What book did your future wife have?

Who is her favorite movie character?

Does your bride agree with the statement that with a sweet paradise and in a hut?

What does your lady love more: giving gifts or receiving them?

What qualities does your chosen one not tolerate in men?

What does your bride prefer on her day off: sit in front of TV, go to the theater or go to nature?

What is her life motto?

What kind of music does your loved one listen to the most?

Describe your future wife in three words.

Who is her favorite writer?

If the groom does not know the correct answer to the question or answers not quite accurately, then he pays the ransom. The test ends only when the groom is successful, i.e. having answered questions or paid a ransom that will suit the bride's guests, he will overcome the last rung of the ladder.

POWER OF LOVE

For this test of the groom, you will need a pre-prepared wet towel. The host or one of the guests of the bride holds out this towel to the groom and says: “Tie the towel as tightly as you will love your future wife.” Of course, the groom will tighten the towel with all his might. The guests at this time support the groom so that he ties the towel as tightly as possible.

After that, the host, to the approving exclamations of the guests, says: “Now untie the towel as quickly as you will quickly weather your quarrels from the house.” The groom will try to quickly untie his own tied towel, and the situation turns out to be comical.

CAUGHT A FISH

The bride, two or three bridesmaids and a grandmother are locked in a room. When the groom approaches the locked room, he sees several threads (their number depends on the number of people in the room) that peek out from under the closed door of the room. At the other end, these strings are tied to the fingers of people in the room. When the groom pulls the thread, the one to which this thread was tied approaches him. The host of the competition says: "Take her as your wife or pay tribute." The competition continues until the groom guesses his bride or makes a new decision: to marry the bridesmaid.

Bride ransom. Scenario 6. Hostel

At the entrance to the house (on the house) there is a sign: “Women's hostel. Male citizens are strictly prohibited from entering!!! Commandant. Ropes with linen can be stretched nearby, water from basins can splash out of the windows, at the entrance the girls “knock out rugs and mattresses”. When the groom appears, “activity” with shouts and squeals of “The men have arrived!” stops. The groom comes to the door, a watchman runs out to meet him (a woman over 50, in a sweatshirt, a scarf, with a mop and a sign “Aunt Dusya watchman” on her chest).

watchman:

Stop! Where? After ten, entrance to the hostel is prohibited! And who are you, man? And the men are generally ordered to be driven with a filthy broom! All sorts of people walk around here, sigh, and then the girls' skirts do not converge! So turn around or I'll call the police! (Takes out a whistle, whistles) Police!!! Help, they're raping you! Well, why are you standing and not raping? Ah, so that's not what you came for... Why else can you come to the women's dormitory?

The groom replies that he came for the bride, whose name is ... (gives a name)

watchman:

This is which...? From the 118th? Who has one eye and is lame?

The groom replies that to the other, from the apartment ... (calls the apartment number)

watchman:

Oh, to this one! .. Well, you surprised me, boy! I sit here all day and night, and for someone to come to her, I see it for the first time! .. And what do you need from her?

watchman:

The groom replies that he wants to marry her.

watchman:

Ish how wrapped! Marry! Serious, so you're a guy? Good. Since you are serious yourself, and your intentions are serious - so be it, I won’t put obstacles in your way, but the girl is too good - I won’t just give it away. I'll give you riddles. But not for children - simple, but complex, adults. If you answer correctly - well done, incorrectly - you are due. I agree? Otherwise I will not miss, and do not hope. Well answer!

Puzzles:

1. The place where the most strong marriages? (Heaven)

2. What time of year is love most likely to bloom? (Spring)

3. What do true lovers like to look at while dreaming? (Stars)

4. Feeling that you can have for a loved one, other than love? (tenderness, jealousy)

5. A woman who helps lovers find each other? (Matchmaker)

6. What sound background is most favorable for lovers? (Silence)

7. Who pierces the hearts of people with arrows of love? (Cupid, Cupid)

8. Wife's father? (Test-in-law)

9. Wife's contribution to the joint family household? (Dowry)

10. Who is the mistress of the head of the family and who is the head of the family of the mistress of the house, if the head does not have a head at all, and the mistress does not have all the houses? (Mother-in-law)

11. If a child was found in cabbage, then where were his parents at that time? (In the garden)

watchman:

And he answered well, and did not leave me without income. Well, look around, do you see the commandant? Then slip, only quickly, if anything - I didn’t see you. And one more thing: be careful there, in the corridors, they are dark with us, and the girls here are cunning, many went into those corridors, but not all of them showed back.

Witness with friends

Well, hello, fiance, hello! It's been a long time since we've seen the likes of you. Tell me which room, to whom and why? (Groom answers)

Witness:

We know, we know this one, she has been waiting for you for a long time, but not in the room that you named, we hid her in another, take a closer look at the doors, maybe by the handprint you will find where your bride is behind!

Several doors are drawn on the paper, like a corridor. On every door female hand(circled). The groom must recognize the bride's hand and indicate it, for each mistake - a fine.

Witness:

Okay, fiancé, you've found the right door. Only behind her there can be several brides, but all with the same name as yours. Go through this ladder, on each step call your bride by name, but each time so that it sounds differently.

The groom, climbing each new step, calls the name of the bride: for example, Sveta, Svetlana, Svetochka, Svetik, etc.

Witness:

Now tell us, groom, what your bride looks like, only without words.

As answers to questions, the groom gives a bill of the color that should be called.

Witness:

What are the eyes of the bride? Green! Good. What does she have in one eye? Two - so give two pieces of paper. What sponges? Red ones - and also two. And what kind of varnish did she have on her nails today? So give me a bottle of white, okay, one for all the fingers. Well, fiancé, let's see how and what you will feed your wife, do you know what she loves, let's start from the first. What do you think she would choose if on the menu:

Three options are given, the groom chooses one of them.

Now the second.

Three options are given for the second, the groom chooses one.

Now the third.

Three options, the groom chooses one.

Witness:

Oh, girls, everything that the groom called, just today we have! It costs only ... (called the groom) the first - 150 rubles, the second - 100 rubles, the third - 100 rubles. Total: 350 rubles. Get, groom, money, and we will run away to buy, we will feed the bride. Isn't she hungry to go to the registry office? We are also very interested in the housing issue. Tell me, where will our friend live? What is the area of ​​the apartment? Who else is registered? We don't understand words very well. You draw a plan for us. Only not with a pen on a piece of paper, but with money on a tray.

The groom draws a diagram of the place where he and the bride are going to live. Girlfriends can ask to zoom in or out, additionally indicate the location of pantries, a toilet, a matrimonial bed, etc.

Witness:

And tell me, groom, how close are you to your bride? Was he holding her by the hand, or what else? Did you take it yourself or did she let you? Well, if so, then by the written parameters you can easily find yours! As soon as you find it, kiss her right away!

Several female figures are drawn on a large piece of paper with indications of sizes, such as 90-60-90. The groom finds among them the size of his bride and kisses that figure. If he is wrong, then the girlfriends demand money from him for not telling the bride that he kissed another, and in intimate places.

Witness:

Well, well done, groom! He completed all the tasks, approached the cherished door. But behind the door there is not one bride, but several, and each tied a ribbon of her favorite color to her hand ... If you know what color your bride is favorite - pull the right ribbon, and the bride is in your arms, you don’t know - guess, but every mistake will have to be paid.

There are several other girls in the room with the bride. Each has a ribbon tied to their hand. certain color, the other ends of the ribbons are outside the door. For which groom pulls, that bride will come to him.

Bride ransom. Scenario 7. Feats in the name of love

In this scenario of the ransom of the bride, the groom appears as a brave hero, knight, hero. His task is not just to solve any riddles, but to perform real feats in the name of love for his chosen one. The redemption process itself can take place first near the house, and then directly at the entrance.

The groom is given a bicycle (preferably an old one, barely moving) and is offered to perform the first feat - overcoming obstacles that now and then meet on the way. And the obstacles can be very diverse, ranging from various objects on the road and ending with some original route going through the grass, stairs and so on.

The next test is for fidelity to the future wife. The groom is surrounded by seductive beauties (these can be oriental dancers performing belly dance, strippers in revealing outfits and so on). Girls begin to seduce the groom, using their charm. The task of the "young" is not to laugh and keep complete composure. The bridesmaids carefully monitor the course of the test.

Like any hero, the groom must defeat a terrible monster guarding the entrance to the "tower" where his bride is imprisoned. A friend of the bride, or her father with glued horns, nose or ears, can act as a monster. All these attributes must be brought down using an inflatable baton or an inflatable sword.

Bride ransom. Scenario 8. In search of treasure

In this scenario of the ransom of the bride, elements of orienteering are involved. The groom and his friends are given a pre-prepared map (initially - only part of the map), following the instructions of which, the groom can find his treasure - the bride.

The first part of the card can lead the "young" to his future wife's favorite cafe, where he will meet with the bridesmaids and receive from them (of course, for a certain "fee") the next part of the card. Following various clues and indications (for example, on the fourth step of the fifth entrance of house number 22 you will find an indication of where the next part of the map awaits you), the groom with his "retinue" arrives at the next "checkpoint". The area for passing this "test" is better to choose the closest to the bride's house - the nearest district, park or just a few nearby houses and yards.

Only by collecting all the pieces of the card, the groom will be able to get to his beloved. Moreover, it is not at all necessary that the bride be at home. She can be in the apartment of a friend or neighbor.

Bride ransom. Scenario 9. Bride Hunt

Arriving at the bride's house, the groom is informed that his future wife is hiding in an unknown place and he will have to track her down. And for this, of course, you have to wake up your hunting instincts.

First you need to "attack the trail." Specially to confuse the groom, prints were left near the house different shoes(on the ground or on asphalt). The groom will have to find among them the trace of his betrothed. For each wrong answer, you will have to pay off and ask the bridesmaids for a new attempt.

Here the direction is determined, but wild animals are waiting on the way of the groom-hunter (funny photos pasted on the wall, among which there must be some non-standard photos of the bride). So that the animals do not interfere, the groom must hit them with a bow (unusual for modern man weapons, but effective against wild animals). As a result, the hunter must hit all the animals and leave the photographs of the future wife untouched. If the groom gets into the photo of the bride, he will have to pay off.

At good hunter the scent must be excellently developed, so the next task is to choose from various things and objects the one that smells like the bride's favorite perfume.

The bride price in this style turns out to be very interesting and spontaneous, so get ready for a lot of laughter and unexpected situations!

Bride ransom. Scenario 10. Behind seven locks

The ransom of the bride is based on the principle of the famous game "Fort Bayard". The groom is offered a series of tests (riddles from the elder Fur, a card game of "twenty-one" with the bridesmaids, and so on), for which he receives the keys. If the test is not passed, you will have to "buy" the key with candy or money.

When the groom collects seven keys and finds himself in front of the door of the apartment in which the bride is hiding, he will have to certain time pick up the available keys to the seven locks. For every extra 10 seconds spent on this task, you will have to pay again.

You can complicate the task by deliberately hanging one lock, to which none of the keys already found fits. This mysterious key can be hidden under the rug, above the door - in general, in an easily accessible place. While the groom will wonder what the matter is, the amount of the ransom will grow. True, there is always the opportunity to get a hint from the bridesmaids.

Bride ransom. Scenario 11. Japanese-style ransom

For this ransom of the bride to go off with a bang, the witness and girlfriends should try a little, and beat their roles to the end - it will be much more effective.

The groom, along with his retinue, consisting of "samurai" drives up to the bride's house. He is met by a witness and bridesmaids.

Witness:

What is it, sisters? Before the shadow of the sakura fell on our faces. No sooner had the disk of the rising sun reached the top of Mount Fuji, and the guests had already come to us. Well, we are glad to see you, O sun-like sansei and your moon-faced samurai! Only now we do not know why the Way of Travelers brought you to our monastery. Is it really possible, with your sizzling gaze, to turn on us who are not worthy? Or maybe you, O Great, the fire of the eyes of the beautiful (name of the bride)-xiang attracted? Oh, we humbly ask you to give us your answer as soon as possible. Why do you disturb us at dawn? You must have come...?

To the bride.

Witness:

The beautiful (name of the bride)-xiang did not close her eyes all night - she was afraid of the sunrise to miss the fiery disk, warming the world. She waited for a sign from above, granted by the gods. She wanted to make sure once again that her choice fell on the best of all existing ones. And he was given to her - a sign destined by fate. In the sky, as dark as a bottomless abyss, a bright scarlet star lit up. She showed (the name of the bride) Moon-eyed that she would not see the smile of Fate in her family life ... If her chosen one, Sun-faced, does not test her feelings with trials. So listen to our question now, O bravest of all samurai, and think before giving your answer. Are you ready to go through obstacles, so that the chosen one at the end can see the face? (The groom will most likely agree). So let everything that is destined by fate come true. May your journey not be easy. And remember, O most worthy one, that you will not pay for mistakes with blood, but you risk your wealth. But what do all the treasures of the world mean if only one smile of the bride is worth more than the gross domestic product of the entire land of the rising sun! What, will you throw at the feet of Moon-faced all the treasures of the world and your immortal samurai soul? (The groom will most likely agree to this question as well). So let fate be done!!!

Bride ransom. Scenario 12. Where have you been and what have you found?

To redeem the bride, you will need the following props: three glasses, ribbons, you can use multi-colored ones, chalk or cards with letters, one on each, a “chamomile” with memorable dates under the petals, ribbons for “pulling” out of the room, slippers, men's shoes.

The action takes place near the entrance. The groom is met by the bridesmaids and the bridesmaid.

Witness:

Hello beautiful fellow!

Why are you as quiet as a rainy day?

Where have you been and what have you found

And why did you come here?

The groom is responsible for what he came for.

Witness:

Are you talking about the bride?

Well, then don't bother.

Get ready to ransom

To take your bride.

Show me your mercy

Fill the glasses so I'm not ashamed.

In one, to rustle,

In another, to ring,

And in the third, so that the stormy foam hissed.

Quest "Desires"

The girlfriend holds glasses in front of the groom.

Put in this glass, what rustles,

Now put in this glass what rings,

Put something that sizzles in this glass.

If the groom does not fulfill any desire, then the previous one is offered to him again.

The bridegroom and witness pays off with money, sweets or wine. The groom is allowed into the entrance.

On the train on the first or second floor.

Witness:

We don't know the groom at all

And we want to know everything about him.

Let a friend-witness slowly

He will list the merits of the groom.

If a friend does not name ten qualities in advance,

There will be a full turn from the threshold to the gate!

The witness praises the groom. When naming each quality, one ribbon is cut.

If the witness does not know or thinks for a long time, pays a ransom (for each ribbon)

From the second to the third and a little fourth captures:

Witness:

There are many tender words in the world,

And the bride deserves them.

You walk up the stairs

Call the bride affectionately.

The groom is offered a test. He must climb the stairs (if the house is multi-storey - up to the first floor). On each step of the stairs, the groom somehow affectionately calls his betrothed. The task can be complicated by writing a letter on each step and inviting the groom to affectionately name his bride with this letter. If he cannot come up with anything for this letter, the witness and the rest of the groom's friends pay a ransom. After that, the groom moves on to the next step, and so on.

From the fourth to the fifth floor:

Witness:

Here is a field chamomile,

Tear off the petal

Guess the number.

And now the question is different.

You are our dear groom,

Break your head wild

And guess all the numbers.

Mission "Chamomile"

A girlfriend with a camomile in her hands stands in the way of the groom. On each petal of this chamomile, they write in advance memorable dates young:

date of acquaintance

Bride's waist

Wife's shoe size

Bride's birthday

Number of intended children

Bridal ring size

Number of guests invited to the wedding

Before entering the apartment:

Witness:

You have done everything... Now...

Ring a finger or a heel at the door!

If “heel”, then tell the groom to take off his shoe and call the heel of the shoe, this is necessary in order to avoid injuries to the groom.

(In the apartment they pull out by the ribbon).

Pull one ribbon

And stretch out your narrowed one.

If you pull out the wrong one,

Pay us money.

Or marry the one

What are you pulling.

The competition with laughter and jokes continues until the groom pulls his bride out. When he is wrong, the guests loudly ask for a ransom or tell the groom that he must marry the one who came out the door.

Witness:

Your fiancé promises

Be gentle, be quiet.

He won't forget this day

He will give money.

He will give everyone, please,

Do not run away from worries.

He took everything, as they say.

How do you like the groom?

Bride:

Good!

The groom enters the bride. They happily embrace and kiss. And the bride is in one shoe!

Buying shoes. 1st friend:

And the bride is barefoot

How can we go now?

Redeem my dear shoes,

But don't open the boxes.

You pay first

And then look.

Task "Shoe"

When the groom finds the bride, it turns out that she does not have a shoe. He is asked to find her. 3 boxes are placed. The groom must guess the one in which the bride's shoe is located. In one box there are slippers, in the second - a man's shoe, in the third - the bride's shoe.

Witness:

(If you chose slippers)

Secret thoughts, of course,

We know yours, my dear!

But, after all, in slippers, finally,

Not fit for marriage!

You, dear, pay off,

Grab another package.

(If you chose male)

Oh, what a grief -

This is Borya Moiseev

He presented us with a shoe.

Is that the girlfriend you were looking for?

No, you do not suffer from deviation -

You seem to know the way out.

You give us money

And grab another one!

The test passed

You have reached the bride!

And so now

You take the bride to the registry office!

Bride ransom. Scenario 13. Oh, you are guests, gentlemen, where are you from and where to?...

The ransom is carried out by a witness and girlfriends. Possible option with the parents or the aunt of the bride.

For the ransom of the bride, the following props will be required: a tray, three bowls, three glasses, an opaque liquid of your choice, the bride's shoes.

The bridegroom is met by a witness with her friends:

Witness:

Oh, you, guests, gentlemen,

Where are you from and where?

And why would it be for

Are you at the parade today?

Or is it you today

We were accidentally wandered

Or are you in our light

Did you find brides here?

We have one here

Yes, she is painfully sweet, so that she is given away for free.

You must go through fire and water

To enter his bride!

When the perfect moment happened

When did he see (name of the bride) ours?

If the answer is correct, the groom is allowed to walk some distance. And if wrong - payment of the ransom.

Witness:

How old is our (name of the bride)

Give us so much candy.

To sweeten the father-in-law with the mother-in-law,

You have to silver him.

Witness:

You are almost at the goal, but there is a task,

We wish you good luck.

Before you stand three filled bowls,

And the lips of your beloved are almost yours.

Take a look and if you find out, then

You will receive the key to her house,

And if you suddenly make a mistake, then -

You will have to drink it all to the bottom.

The groom chooses a glass, drinks the drink and takes out the key... if he guessed right. Each next attempt is paid in gold.

Witness:

For the bride's smile -

Give us a chocolate bar.

For the bride's muzzle -

Give me the green paper.

Per nice legs -

Each girlfriend on the "three rubles".

For thin eyebrows -

A bunch of carrots.

For (name of the bride) clear eyes -

Give beautiful poetry.

The groom reads poetry.

Witness:

For (bride's name) kind heart -

Sing us a song.

The groom sings a song, you can together with a witness and friends.

Witness:

You sing nice guy -

Are you dancing well?

You dance to us more cheerfully

Baby swan dance!

To get the bride

You must jump like a goose.

Yes, ask your friends

To go along with you!

There is a dance of "Little Swans" performed by the groom and his friends to their own accompaniment.

There are again 3 bowls on the tray and this time they are empty.

Witness:

Make it rustle in one glass, ring in another, and murmur in the third.

Before letting the groom into the bride's room.

Witness:

Yes, it's yours now!

I only have shoes.

Or you give me a ransom,

Or you lead the barefoot to the registry office.

The groom pays for the shoes, receives the bride, and both, happy and cheerful, leave.

Bride ransom. Scenario 14. Gather the bride piece by piece

Can be waived standard form redemption - in verse, but try to make it saturated.

For the ransom of the bride, the following props will be required: a photographed / drawn bride, a tape recorder with a backing track, Chupa-Chups sweets, a sheet, red spray paint, nail scissors, threads.

The bridesmaids meet the groom at the doorstep. The task of the witness is to explain to him that the ransom should be taken seriously, and that since ancient times it has been considered: the richer the ransom, the richer the life of the young after the wedding. This is so that the groom is not stingy.

Condition: the bride is given away if the groom puts together puzzles from the drawn/photographed betrothed in a wedding dress. The day before, they are cut out by girlfriends or made to order. Puzzle pieces - five. They are redeemed by the groom in competitions-obstacles. For an unpassed test, the groom pays with “gold” and redeems the puzzle, otherwise the bride cannot be assembled and, accordingly ...

First test

The bride comes up with a song in advance that she would like to hear in his performance. But, which he knows well and sings more or less tolerably. The bridesmaids inform the groom that the bride would like to hear this particular song and, in order to somehow facilitate the task, she prepared musical accompaniment. He, and he has nowhere to go, buys a tape recorder with a "backing track" - any "boom box" on batteries. As a “bonus”, the words of the song are given out and ... As soon as the groom prepared to open his mouth, it turns out that the ordered composition will have to be sung to a different melody. (Let's say "A Christmas tree was born in the forest" or ... something known to your imagination). As practice shows, it turns out ridiculous, but insanely fun ...

Second test

The test is more addressed to the groom's friends. To get the second trophy, friends must vying to praise the groom. They need, without stinting on words, to list all its advantages. Girlfriends can emphasize that the better the praise, the greater the chance of success. Say, the bride does not need “at least someone”, but the very best ... Friends begin to list his virtues, and the task of the girlfriends is to tease them: faster, more clearly, in turn ... Praise is carefully and patiently listened to the end. Afterwards, friends are told: "Excellent, only to check whether you are telling the truth, you will have to repeat it all over again." Of course, they will repeat, holding 3-5 Chupa-Chups sweets in their mouths.

Third test

The groom is invited to answer questions while he climbs the stairs - each ladder new question. Moreover, the bride has already given answers to them. Here the girlfriends will check the knowledge of the groom of their betrothed. Questions like this:

Name the day you met your fiancee?

Where did such a significant event take place?

What shoe size does your fiancé wear?

What is her waist size?

Give the full name of your future mother-in-law.

On what day will you wish your future mother-in-law a happy birthday?

Name your bride's favorite flowers.

What color are your bride's eyes?

Name your favorite color.

Name your favorite season of the year.

What will your bride prefer: a candlelit dinner, going to a disco or witchcraft over a new culinary recipe?

Where does she prefer to rest: on the sea, in the mountains, in the forest?

Name your bride's favorite perfume.

What kind of cuisine does your future wife prefer: Chinese, European or Russian?

What will come first for a wife: family or work?

How many children does your fiancee want to have?

Does your lover believe in horoscope?

What was your fiancée's favorite subject in school?

What affectionate nickname did your fiancee have as a child?

Do you remember the words you used to declare your love to your fiancee?

For each wrong answer - a cash equivalent until the ladder ends.

Fourth test

Before entering the bride's apartment, a sheet is hung on which a heart is painted with spray paint. The task of the groom is to cut him out and go to his beloved. And given that he does not have scissors, girlfriends can offer to buy them for a nominal fee.

Fifth trial

The bride, two or three bridesmaids and a grandmother are locked in a room. A thread is tied to the finger of each, which will stick out from under the door. When the groom comes to the door, the witness offers to choose any thread and pull it. The one to which the thread is tied comes out of the room. The witness asks: “Will you take her as your wife or will you pay tribute?” The test continues until the beloved is guessed by the groom.

After that, the groom and his betrothed - happy and satisfied - go further to the holiday!

Bride ransom. Scenario 15. Guests from all different volosts came in large numbers

For the ransom of the bride, the following props will be required: a home broom, a bath broom, wedding flowers.

At the threshold of the bride's house, the groom and his "retinue" are met by a witness, relatives and friends of the bride.

Witness:

There are a lot of guests

From all distant volosts.

At the parade, everyone is beautiful,

It's a miracle, it's a miracle!

Come on, guests, do not grumble!

May I ask you a question?

Why are you like this, the whole herd

Surrounded by this house?

What draws you to this place?

Answer me...

Answer of the guests: Bride!

Witness:

Oh, bride, say

Well, then don't bother.

Prepare to give a ransom

To take the bride.

In the house of all the guests do not count,

But the owner of the house is the father-in-law.

So anxious, sick...

If he does not drink, he will die!

You, guests, for appearances,

Yes, according to our custom

Give him some vodka

So that there is no grief in the house.

Witness:

Here are three bouquets with us,

Answer us now -

Which one will you take?

What will you give her as a gift?

The groom points to one of the bouquets, if it is taken incorrectly, the witness demands a ransom until the groom correctly guesses.

Witness:

Apparently, they messed up a little,

If you took a bath broom.

For trying for the second

Give some money...

Witness:

Oh, this one doesn't work either.

Know you have to pay.

Witness:

Well, this bouquet is in place,

The bride will love it...

(The groom is allowed to take the bride and he leaves with her).

Bride ransom. Scenario 16. What kind of holiday is this?!

Script for the ransom of the bride
- And who is so happy here?
- And why is he so handsome?
- Don't you have a holiday today?
Did you get a pay raise?
- Oh, yes, well, it's really fun!
- No, you say, what then?
- Maybe your birthday?
- and then we messed up the crowd!
- Then tell me, will you finally?
- Why did you come here, Yurets?
- What? What? Oh! Yes, right? Wedding!
- Are we going to walk on it?

They learned about your insidious plan !!
- And Sveta (you can use any name) was taken away from you.
- We know your Shura-mura, we are not fools girlfriends!
- Before you get married, you won't let us approach the Light!
- Clubs, bars, restaurants,
- Guys, parties, baths, you will immediately cover us,
- But we came up with a plan!
- You redeem Svetik, and give us babosy !!! (groom gives money)
- So go ahead,
- But know that not all obstacles are behind!
- Here's a family fire!
- Take it and take care of it until the very end of the path, and then give it to the bride!!!
- And if it suddenly goes out, you will go out the door right away !!!
- Another problem, our fire is not priceless!
- sweeten our life, treat us with chocolate! (light a candle, must convey to the bride)
- It didn’t happen that blunders,
- Tell us, our Dasha,
- Let everyone in the world know what they will tell, these numbers
- And for all your mistakes, your friend will give 3 pieces of paper! (if they shove paper, then we say: “Let's not divorce, give us money already!)

Competition with dates
- Do you want to go up?
- Hurry up and buy it!
- For the bride's elegant dress, give us grape wine!

1 - 2 floor
Here is a letter for you, take it.
- to the destination, you carry it (letter from mother-in-law)

Among these kids, find the one that is sweetest of all
- Look closely, kiss diligently
- If you kiss the wrong one
- You will spoil us with a fine
FINE: For the beauty of the bride, dance the witness on the pelvis !!!

2nd floor
- Here the task is not easier
- About your beautiful love
- Tell everyone in the world
- Tell me on the street
What do you feel about Light?
EXPLAINING THE TASK: you need to collect signatures from passers-by, with confirmation that the groom loves the bride. The groom shows a photo of his beloved and says how much he loves her

2 - 3 floor
- And you, friends, what are you worth? Well, praise a friend!
- If suddenly you do not name 10 qualities of the groom
- There will be a full turn from the threshold to the gate
But the condition is
- To speak beautifully
- You need to fill your mouth with chupiks

3rd floor
- Yurik, you tell us,
- Where's the bail at family happiness?
- Whose participation is needed here?
- Everyone knows that from the cradle
- Brings happiness to the house ………….
- Every day, coming tired,
- You want to sleep
But don't rejoice so soon
- Lyalka needs to be swaddled,
- Do not forget to lull
- Yes, chewing on the road!

EXPLAINING THE TASK: the groom swaddles the baby, sings a lullaby and eats a lemon

3 - 4 floor
Do you remember the magic envelope?
- At the beginning of your journey?
- You better tear it
- It contains a message with advice, and with mother-in-law greetings!
TASK from Mother-in-law to hiss, rustle and ring in the glass

4th floor
- Are you an artist by any chance?
- If you are a hero today,
- Draw with your hand
- A portrait of a loved one, dear!

Ransom:
- you give a bottle of VODKA for Sveta's walk
- per skillful hands 2 piles of money
- per beautiful neck bag of VERMICHEL
- jump like bunnies for beautiful fingers
- a ripe white apple behind the face
- give us flowers for rosy cheeks

4th - 5th floor
- Burning through this thread, you must say a word
- The word is not a simple affectionate, golden
- We all want to hear what you will call the bride

EXPLAINING THE TASK: it is necessary to shout at every thread burned by candles how he loves the bride.

5th floor
- Part of the barrier you passed
- Now I've reached the door
- Try to make a miracle
- And open this door

BALLOONS
- Now you have to guess
- Which key should you take?

At the door
- Did you bring the fire of love???
- Light their hearts to Svetochka!

DRIVES A HEART frozen in ice

Melted Sveta's heart
- Opened the door to the heart
- We give scissors!

And now you hurry
- Make the door to your destiny!
A huge heart is pasted on the entrance to the apartment, in which he cuts through the door and enters the apartment.

In the apartment
- You choose the path,
- The bride is already waiting! Let's!
- There is no entrance here or there
- Yurik, develop a plan.
How do you get to the bride?
- Through all the obstacles you will break through

RIP WALLPAPER

Oh no no no! What a deal!
- Well, Yurik, you did something to your mother-in-law in the apartment ...
- Buy a new one, now it's easier for her!
- Give me the money quickly
- And compensate her for the damage!
- Don't forget about us.
- Give us something!

You are absolutely perfect
- Your glorious path is already in the final
- And the heart beats fading,
- After all, somewhere here is your home
- The last step to the bride dear
- Your strength will help you
- Pull one ribbon
- Get yourself a wife
- If you pull the wrong one,
- Pay us a ruble!
Or marry the one
- What are you pulling for yourself !!!

CONCLUSION
- Everything, consider, yours took
- Come here quickly.
- Honestly suffered the bride
- Take it, it's yours!

Bride ransom. Scenario 17. For all occasions.

Witness:
"Hello, dear guests! Why did you come to us?"

The groom with his squad:
"For the bride"

Witness to the groom's friends:
"For the bride?
Not a bride, but a queen
Yes, such a craftswoman!
We value the bride:
We just won't give it up.
We need a ransom
What can not be expressed by price:
Three bottles of lemonade
Yes, two bars of chocolate
Vodka, beer (all the river!)
And a golden ring.

Witness to the groom:
"Hello, falcon! Hello, clear!
With what did you come on a beautiful day?
Is it bad, did you bring good?
Answer my question.
What are you called? Who are you?
Why did you come to us?"
The groom introduces himself and announces the purpose of his coming.

Witness:
"Maybe you're not who you say you are?
Are you seeking a bride with malicious intent?
To prove your right
You must describe the bride to us."
The groom describes the appearance of his bride, using the most refined comparisons.

Witness (in front of the door at the entrance to the entrance):
"Here's the first hurdle:
You need to open this door. She creaks day and night.
And what does it require? ... ".
The answer suggests itself: "guilt". The groom should treat the bridesmaids with wine. Only in this case they will allow him to enter the entrance.

Witness:
"On the threshold of the corridor
Hanging apple of discord.
Gotta get the matches
The bride is affectionately called.

In the entrance on a rope hangs a large ripe apple, studded with matches. One of the matches is short, but stuck into an apple in such a way that it does not differ in height from the rest of the matches. The task of the groom is to pull out a short match. Every time he pulls out a long match, the groom must say affectionate treatment addressed to the bride. If the groom, carried away by fun, pulls out a short match and, by inertia, utters another affectionate word, then he is obliged to call his betrothed by this word until the end of the evening.

Further on the way of the groom there is a new barrier-ladder. The more difficult this barrier is, the higher the bride's apartment is. Each step is fraught with a test. You can go from one step to another, from one span to another, only if you answer a question, complete a task, or pay a ransom. In a multi-storey building, one staircase is divided into several tests.

On the first flight of stairs, corresponding to one floor, the Witness offers the groom a new task:
"What will you do, groom, around the house?
You go up the stairs
Name a great thing."
Climbing one step, the groom must name some family duty which he will perform. Thus, he passes one flight of stairs.
On the second flight of stairs, the groom is waiting for the SECOND BRIDESHIP with the next task:
"You must call a council:
Name __ (number) of wine brands.
With each step, the groom names one brand of wine. If he can't remember the name of the wine, and friends are useless, then the groom pays the ransom. In case of successful completion of this task, the BRIDESHRIEND is interested in:
"How do you know so much?
Maybe you use it?
Go back or sing a song!"
The groom, alone or in chorus with friends, performs some song.
On the next flight, the groom is asked a variety of questions about the bride, to which he must answer without hesitation. If the groom does not know the correct answer or answers inaccurately, then a ransom is demanded from him. There should be as many questions as there are steps in a flight of stairs. The test ends at the last step.
Questions might be:
- Name the day you met your fiancee.
- Do you remember the hour of your first date?
- What is the full name of your future mother-in-law?
- What kind of men does your betrothed like: handsome, smart, strong or generous?
- What does your father-in-law drink more readily: tea or vodka?
- What is your favorite perfume of your favorite?
- What does your bride prefer in the morning: a newspaper or coffee in bed?
What dish will your fiancee never eat?
- What animal does your future wife associate you with?
- Do you dream about your bride?
- What was the first affectionate word that your future wife uttered?
- How much time does your beloved spend in front of the mirror?
What century would she like to be born in?
And so on and so forth. Questions can be the most unexpected and tricky.
On each step of the next flight you need to write a letter. If the bride lives very high and there are still many floors ahead, then the letters are drawn through several steps. In this case, the test can be "stretched" by no one floor. Stepping on the step on which the letter is inscribed, the groom must give his bride some definition. For example: E - economical, U - smart, 3 - caring.

At the beginning of the next flight of stairs, the Groom and his squad are waiting for the FOLLOWING BRIDESHIP:
"So that there is no mistake,
Tell fortunes on chamomile
And tell everyone in the world
What do these numbers mean?
The girl holds out a paper camomile to the groom. On the back of each petal are some numbers. The groom must tear off petal by petal from the chamomile and guess what the written number means.
It can be:
- age of the bride;
- her height;
- her shoe size;
- birthday of the bride;
- mother-in-law's birthday;
- bride's house number;
- bride's apartment number;
- the day of the acquaintance of the bride and groom;
- date of submission of the application to the registry office;
- stud height holiday shoes brides;
- the size of her wedding ring;
- the age of the witness, etc.
For each wrong answer, the groom must pay a ransom. The test continues until all the petals are torn off from the chamomile.
And so, in the end, the groom is on the floor where the bride lives. Here he is met with a new task by the Witness: "And now, the groom,
You're not going anywhere:
Tell us frankly
Why are you getting married.
Here are three tracks in front of you
Pick any one."

There are three footprints on the floor, on the reverse side of which is written: "for love", "for convenience" and "for need". The groom must choose the track "for love". Per incorrect choice the groom pays the ransom and chooses the next trail. The Witness comments on each slip of the groom with the words:
"What a bad reason!
Shouldn't the groom be driven away?
Do you want to go up:
Buy it richer."

Once at the door of the bride's apartment, the groom receives another task from the Witness:
"Stop, groom! Behind this door
There is a bride, you believe me.
The key is here for now.
You get it first."
The groom is presented 3 balloons. Each ball contains a piece of paper, but only one of them has a key drawn on it. Piercing all the balls in turn with a needle, the groom must find the key. For the wrong choice, the groom traditionally pays a ransom. Having found a note with a key, the young man gets the right to enter the apartment. But in the opening of the open door, he stumbles upon another obstacle from an impenetrable wall of balloons. The groom must either pierce all the balloons with a pin or pay a ransom. In the latter case, the barrier will be removed by those who prepared it.

Witness:
"You opened the heavy gates.
Entering the maiden's room,
Well, say it louder:
"______ (bride's name), I love you!"
After that, the bridesmaids allow the groom to approach the room where the bride is supposed to be:
"You passed all the obstacles,
You reached the bride
Now feel free to enter
You put the ransom on the table:
Quarter - for the place
Fifty kopecks for the bride."
The groom can bargain a little and reduce the price. After that, he is brought to a table, at which several women are sitting, wrapped in bedspreads. The groom must recognize his beloved among them. For each wrong answer, the groom pays a ransom. However, among the ladies sitting at the table (and not only ladies) there may not be a bride.

Witness:
"You reached the room
But he did not find a bride.
So go and look
And show us the place!
Find your bride
And we will help from the bottom of our hearts.
The words "cold", "warm"
We will indicate the place one,
Where is she waiting for you
What's going to happen to you."

The groom goes to look for the bride in the rest of the apartment. During the search, the bridesmaids, who know the whereabouts of the bride, help the groom with the phrases "warm", "warmer", "cold", "colder", and finally "hot". If the search for the bride is delayed, then the groom can pay off with money.

Witness:
"The place where your bride is,
We will indicate without hiding
If you are next to a glass
You will pay tribute without being stingy."

The witness hands the groom a tray with a glass of wine on it. Having received a ransom, the girl shows the groom the place where his betrothed is:
"All tests passed
And you found a bride.
And so now
Together with her you will go to the registry office.

Bride ransom. Scenario 18. Romantic-poetic

Witness:
Oh you gentlemen,
Where are you from and where?
And what would it be for
Are you at the parade today?
What are you, guests, bargaining for?
And why are you coming here?
Bow to you, honest people.
What wind took you?
You feed us business
Are you wandering around doing nothing?
Maybe you want to steal?
Is it my girlfriend?
Don't hope and don't wait
I won't let you through to her.
______ - after all, a beautiful girl,
Master of all trades.
Brewing, sewing and embroidering,
And knows about everything in the world.
Young, slim, beautiful,
The white face is amazing to everyone.
But in order to achieve her hands,
You need to work hard.
You, the bridegroom, in front of all the people
Show me what you're good for.

Witness:
What are you, dear friend,
Do you think badly of us?
Trade goes wrong
An unspecified item.
In the tower the bride is,
Impossible to take your eyes off.
In the daytime, the light of God eclipses,
Lights up the earth at night.
bless us
In let go now.

Witness:
Are you a fiance?
Are you a witness?
So you are responsible for everything.
Gotta help a friend
Answer questions.
Please give us an answer:
For what reason
Have you decided to get married?
Accuracy of the eye, sleight of hand
This is where they might come in handy.

A large target hangs on the wall, each field of which indicates the reason for the marriage:

10 - at the call of the heart
9 - for love
8 - by calculation
7 - by maternal command
6 - on the instructions of the party
5 - on the advice of friends
4 - as needed
3 - out of curiosity
2 - out of stupidity
1 - "damn it!"
"milk" - an attempt - not torture.

The groom must demonstrate his accuracy and hit 10 or 9. For each miss, the groom pays a ransom.

Witness:
What are you, the groom, not cheerful,
Did you hang your head on Buina?
And now your second contribution
Put it on a tray.
Well now the question is.
Do not rush, groom, wait:
Remember where you met your bride
What are you wearing, as you noticed?
The next question is,
It is more difficult than the other one:
What is your bride's name
You tell me about it
write her name.

The groom must lay out the full name of the bride in coins. The task is accompanied by jokes like: "Write bigger! Don't spare money."

Witness:
You paid generously
And he didn't talk about love.
So that no one doubts
You confess your love.
Shout loudly, do not melt:
"____________ (name of the bride), I love you!"
Bridesmaids:
We are bridesmaids,
Pour us a mug.
Well, to be softer,
To not judge strictly
Released to live
Treat us to Coca-Cola.
How many days were you together?
Have you looked into the eyes of the bride?
Now you tell us
Tell us the color of those eyes.
Red lips, you know them
Surely you guess -
Those who are brides.
You won't leave the place otherwise.
Make a mistake - so be it,
You will pay us money.

The groom is presented with a poster with numerous lip prints, both female and male.
The young must recognize among them the lips of his betrothed. Under each lip print, you can write any amount - the ransom that the groom will have to pay in case of an incorrect answer.

Witness:
Announcement ahead:
You tear off the personal
Read the bottom letter
And call the bride.

There is a sign on the wall that says "Call me, darling!". Bottom part ads are cut into numerous strips. Only one letter is written on each strip. The groom should tear off the strips one by one and loudly call the bride in such affectionate words that would begin with written letters. If the next letter causes difficulty for the groom, he can turn to his faithful friends for help. If they cannot come up with an affectionate word, then the groom pays the ransom. The test continues until all the strips are torn off.

Bridesmaids - Groom:
Groom, do you need a bride?
Pay us in full
For girlish beauty
For the bride's braid.
That's the point, our dear:
If she had a scythe,
Even more would be ripped off from you,
They wouldn't give it up at all!

How old is our __________
Give us so much candy.

For the bride's smile
Give us a chocolate bar.

For the bride's muzzle
Give me the green paper.

For beautiful legs
Give each friend a three.

For thin eyebrows -
A bunch of carrots.

And for the hair Russians
Give us beads.

For _________________ clear eyes
Give beautiful songs.

Bridesmaids - Groomsmen:

Our ears are on top,
We wait for an hour
Sing, guys, we ditties
We'll let you through then.
Witness:

Eat well, boy.
Are you dancing well?
You dance to us more cheerfully
"Dance of the Little Geese!"
To get the bride
You must jump like a goose.
Yes, ask your friends
To go along with you.

The groom, together with his friends, to his own accompaniment, must perform the "Dance of the Little Swans".

Witness:
Shout out to the whole world
That you love your bride the most.
For the noise in public place
Pay a fine of thousands (or rubles) in _________.

And now for the sake of order
Guess the riddle, bridegroom:
"Once upon a time in the cold winter time you went to your mother-in-law
how old is she?"
And now in an instant:
"When is your mother-in-law's birthday?"

Three glasses in front of you:
With sweet, salty and bitter water.
Which one will you choose
Such and be your destiny.

Here is another glass of water:
Put down the gold.
As water spills over the edge
So happiness will smile at you.

You have passed a lot of trials
But I won't give you the bride.
To hiss, ring, rustle,
Fill us three glasses.

The girls bring out a tray with three empty glasses, which the groom must fill with money and champagne.
Witness:
Here you see this pelvis.
Put in it now
Neither goat nor lamb
Not a bad pig.
For the bride, put
What does she need for her soul?

The groom is required to guess what the Witness is talking about. It will be difficult to guess for yourself, so the girlfriends in one way or another must lead the groom to the idea that the most precious thing for the bride is himself. When the groom understands this, he should climb into the basin. Finally, the groom is allowed to the door of the room, from under which several ribbons stick out. Ribbons are tied to the fingers of women sitting outside the door, including the bride, several friends and, for added laughter, some old woman.

Bridesmaids:
Pull one ribbon
Pull out your wife.
If you pull out the wrong one,
Payments to us in rubles.
Or marry the one
What are you pulling.
The groom pulls on any ribbon of his choice. If he is mistaken and draws not a bride, then he is asked to pay a ransom or marry the one he chose. The test continues until the groom pulls out the bride's ribbon.

Witness:
Yes, it's yours now!
Only shoes - I have.
Or do you give a ransom
Or you lead the barefoot to the registry office!
The groom is given several boxes of shoes. Only one of them contains the bride's shoe, while the rest contain torn slippers, children's galoshes, bath slippers, felt boots and similar shoe rubbish. For each incorrectly guessed box, the groom pays a ransom. The test continues until the groom finds the bride's shoe.

Witness:
The test passed.
You have reached the bride.
And so now
You take the bride to the registry office!

Bride ransom. Scenario 19. Fairytale

1. "Stone".
At the entrance to the entrance there is a stone, from which three roads depart - the beginning of the possessions of Koshchei the Immortal. Choose the path, now we will find out with what thoughts you came, whether you are going to your sweetheart with a pure heart.
The first way is "marriage by necessity". Let's not. Pay and choose another path.
The second way is "marriage of convenience". Let's not. Pay and choose another path.
The third road is "marriage for love." Come on.

2. "Dense forest".
Koschey the Immortal threw the comb and the forest rose like a wall. Do not pass, do not cut down. Get up cancer, whistle loudly, but through the forest and jump over or fly over. If you don't know how to fly, pay.

3. "Fiery River".
Koschey the Deathless threw a towel - a river of fire spilled over. Neither swim, nor fly. In only one place there is a ford: where the fire subsided, there are traces. (4-5 traces are drawn). But every trace will light up if you do not fulfill the desires of the girls. Well-mannered man never refuse a woman. You have to follow the tracks and pay the girls.

4 "Web".
(From threads). Koschey the Deathless sent all evil spirits, poisonous spiders. They entangled everything around with their web. Touch the thread - then you will end. And none of your friends can touch.

Bridesmaids:

We were going to the wedding
To be tried to be beautiful,
Strongly all spent too much
For us sissy girls

Give me more money.
Give us money for earrings
Ha beautiful boots,
Alu ribbon in hair
Otherwise, step back.
We are sweet girls
We love gingerbread, nuts.
To have slim legs
Give us a bag of potatoes.

5. "Dragon".
(Depicted on the poster). And here is the Serpent Gorynych himself in front of you. Cut off his head. Take out your treasury sword, dildo spear. You don't have yours - take ours. Yes, but he's ugly. It must be wrapped in gold. It can also be cast in silver. (The groom puts coins on a cardboard sword). Or maybe you can appease the dragon with something else?

6. "Mermaids".
Koschey the Immortal released seductive mermaids on you. This is what we are. And we do not want you to miss the bride.

Did we gather the bride for the wedding?
Washed in the bath, combed?
Did you dress up in a dress, put on a veil?
Have you tried on shoes?
Not some, but best friend given to you. The best seductress, the best temptress, the beauty of beauties. Here's a stool, don't sit on it. Put the bride price on her.
There are many beautiful brides in this house. You tell the signs and write a portrait.
For the bride's elegant dress, give us grape wine.
For boat shoes - a bottle of vodka.
For each heel - we get coins from the fist.
Give us ripe apples for a white veil.
For the brides, ringing laughter - "sweet couples" for everyone.
(meaning "Twix").
And for a slender figure - a bottle of champagne for us.
For the bride's gentle look, give us chocolate.
For the bride's ears, give us a tub of mushrooms.
If not, serve the vinaigrette. And there is no vinaigrette, pay money for it.
For the scarlet lips of a sweet dove, do not spare ten rubles.
In order not to live without children, pour sweets into your pocket.
Get the stars from the clouds for the white bride's hands. (Cognac).
On this tray, let the groom lay out the name of his bride from rubles.
For a wedding dress, sing a song of the heart.
For the bride's voice, give us a bag of seeds. And if not, then dance the "lady" once.
Here is a squared handkerchief, put a coin on each cage.
Break the plate with the force with which you love Lyudmila. And now cover each fragment with paper money.
Come on, stomp your foot. And now another one. Don't wave your legs, let's dance.

7. "Chest".
Here is the secret door. And there is no key. The key, like the death of Koshchei the Immortal, is in the chest on a tree. You will get the key and Koschey will die. Then the door will open. In the chest - a hare, in a hare - a duck, in a duck - an egg, in an egg - a key.

8. "Plate".
In the corridor, on the door, there is a sign "In this chamber, a gray-eyed girl is languishing." If you find a mistake, you will immediately fall into the tower. (Find a mistake in the inscription. The catch is that the groom noticed a mistake in the word "languish", but did not notice that the bride's eye color is not gray, but blue).

9. "Table".
The table is in front of big room. Put every good thing on all four corners. You take a young wife, provide for her, cover the self-assembly tablecloth. If you put a lot on the table, then wealth will be added in life.

10. "Bride".
The bride is tied with a rope and sleeps in an enchanted dream. The groom unties the knots and disenchants with a kiss. The bride wakes up, but she has no shoes. The groom buys the bride's shoes.

The groom redeems the bride and takes her to the registry office.

Bride ransom. Scenario 20. Judicial

The rite of redemption of the bride takes place in the form of a court, at which the bride and groom "prepare" for life together.

Referee:
The case is being heard on the charge of _____________________________ (full name of the groom) that he really decided to take away ____________________________ (full name of the bride) from his family
To achieve his goal, he:
1. Applied recent achievements modern technology in the form of a tape recorder and public transport, since he does not yet have his own.
2. Acted immorally:
- walked under the windows of his beloved's house,
- sighed and groaned,
- looked with a sad look,
- from time to time broke the silence by singing serenades.
3. Used bribery in the form of buying perfume, flowers, ice cream and candy.
4. Invited to the cinema and theater.
5. Arranged walks in the park, allegedly with a purely recreational purpose.
The court was provided with testimonies of witnesses who claim that ____________________ (full name of the groom), being a student (employee, worker) of the Institute of Mr. N, left classes (work) to see his beloved. During a conversation with her, he took her by the hand, looked into her eyes. And after that, even escorted home.
So, defendant, do you plead guilty?

Groom:
Yes

Referee:
You, the defendant, pleaded guilty in full. A sincere confession always alleviates guilt. We will definitely take this fact into account, but this in no way relieves you of punishment! And the punishment for you is a very difficult path to the bride.
Punishment 1.
Defendant, you must climb the stairs. You have overcome it many times before, but now it will be much more difficult to do it. Look: there are steps in front of you. When you step on each of them, call your betrothed by the names that the time of carefully concealed "secret meetings" called her. Proceed, defendant!" Punishment 2.
And now we will conduct an investigative experiment. We have learned from reliable sources that you, the defendant, know your fiancée's lips very well. Like it or not, it will help to find out the investigation. In front of you are several lip prints. Find among them the lips of your beloved.
All subsequent challenges that can be taken from other buyback scenarios are played in the same way. The leader of the rite must endure trials in the style of a trial. Each time the groom fails to complete the task or gives the wrong answer, the judge says:
Defendant, you did not do your job well enough, and therefore you are being charged a fine, the amount of which was previously agreed. This is ___________ rubles.
Last punishment:
Defendant, you coped with all the previous tasks with honor. Now you will bear the final punishment. There are several people in front of you. Among them you must find your bride. Take a closer look: each wrong answer will cost you and your friends a big fine.
When the bridegroom recognizes the bride among unknown figures in large scarves, the judge pronounces a sentence:
Based on the fact that the defendant pleaded completely guilty and withstood all the punishments with dignity, the indictment commission, without leaving the courtroom for a meeting, immediately reads the protocol to those present.

PROTOCOL
from "___" ___________ ____
Based on the foregoing, the commission decided:
1. Recognize ____________________ (full name of the groom) guilty.
2. Sentence him to life-long cohabitation with a citizen ___________________________ (full name of the bride)
3. To settle a citizen _________________________ (full name of the groom) and a citizen ___________________________________ (full name of the bride) together in one apartment.
4. Collect from the citizen ________________________ (full name of the groom) in favor of the victim 99.9% of earnings for life!

The indictment commission wishes the newlyweds years married life.
The verdict is not subject to appeal.
Legal costs (in the form of glasses of wine) to recover in favor of members of the court and guests IMMEDIATELY!

Traditionally, the wedding begins with the ransom of the bride. It is held before the groom meets the bride on the day of the celebration. This ceremony is one of the unchanging traditions that accompany the wedding. It has deep roots. In ancient times, in order to take away a girl who was the first assistant in the house, one had to give something in return.

The groom tried to cover the inconvenience that would arise due to the girl leaving the house, giving valuables, cattle and other gifts in return. In our time, this rite takes place symbolically, and its task is not to bargain for money, but to give fervor, fun to the event. Let us consider in more detail how to redeem the bride, what the groom and witnesses should do, so that everyone is satisfied and the procedure does not drag on.

Often witnesses are involved in organizing the ransom of the bride. But the main part still falls on the bridesmaid.

Some couples turn to the toastmaster for help, who can develop a script for competitions and other nuances. The ransom rite consists of a series of contests and tasks for the groom and the witness.

All questions relate to the hero of the occasion. If the groom cannot answer any of them, then he must pay a certain amount or present champagne, sweets and more.

In some cases, the redemption process can be divided into several stages:

1. Even on the road they can meet the groom distant relatives and neighbors and demand to pay for the opportunity to travel and give the name of the bride.
2. In the yard of the groom, close friends of the young are waiting.
3. Immediately before entering the bride's room, the tests are arranged by the witness and girlfriends.
4. The task of the groom with a witness is not to deprive anyone and make some kind of payment.

The main task of all participants in the ransom ceremony is not to delay the process. Otherwise, you may be late for registration.

How to behave to girlfriends

The task of the bridesmaids is to turn the traditional bridegroom ransom into a fun, good organized event. It is better not to use poems at this stage of the celebration; make a speech in prose with appropriate funny jokes. To do this, follow certain rules:

1. You should not force the groom and the witness to perform not very pleasant tasks. For example, eat a pood of salt or drink water with lemon. Competitions must be neutral and realistically feasible. Otherwise, you risk spoiling the mood of the groom at the beginning of the wedding.
2. It should be remembered that the event is calculated for only 15-30 minutes at most.
3. Try to calculate the time so that a certain period of time remains between the ransom and the trip to the registry office.
4. Tasks are chosen so that when they are completed by the groom, the guests can see what is happening, and the photographer can take beautiful photos.
5. When using pictures in contests, their angle should be large.
6. When using rhyming jokes and jokes, they must be read expressively and without hesitation.
7. In the event that the number of guests at the wedding is impressive, you should not invite everyone to the ransom. There will be enough witnesses, girlfriends, friends, close relatives.
8. It is necessary to prepare for the ceremony in advance. Place posters and other attributes.
9. Properly distribute responsibilities so that no one gets bored.

What to do and say to mother, sister, brother of the bride

For the parents of the bride, there are many trials on the wedding day. It is in their house that the ransom of the bride takes place and the house is full of guests. Worries begin with the bride's attire. Her mother and friends can help her.

Then the parents meet the guests after the ransom, escort them to the room where the buffet table is organized. Serving it is the task of the mother of the bride, who is helped by the bridesmaids. Treating guests with champagne is the task of witnesses. Traditionally, parents do not take part in the ransom ceremony.

But if the bride has little sisters or brothers, then they can actively bargain for her with the groom. Girlfriends provide for this in the script. The main task of parents after the completion of the ransom before going to the registry office is the blessing of the young. Before the beginning of the ceremony, guests are asked to go outside, where they form a kind of living corridor.

After the bride and groom are blessed, they go out into the street, and the girl's mother showers the newlyweds with wheat seeds, coins and sweets for their rich, well-fed and sweet future life.

What to say to the matchmaker from the side of the groom

In ancient times, matchmaking began with certain words: “You have goods, we have a merchant,” and so on. The young people involved in the ransom should not include them in the script.

But if the task is to conduct a ceremony in the old Russian style, then this role is performed by the matchmaker on the part of the groom. It is she who begins the redemption process.

The bottom line is to present the purpose of their arrival and praise the merits of the groom.

How to behave to the groom and his friends

The ransom scenario is worked out in advance, and the bridesmaids must think over the behavior of the groom in advance. In any case, it must be prepared if the groom needs to say any words during the bidding process.

Basically, various tests are prepared for the groom, and he, in turn, performs them and answers questions in monosyllables. You can deal with this without much difficulty. The beginning of the auction is started by the organizers, the matchmaker from the groom's side can participate.

When asked by girlfriends why the groom came to them, the young man can simply answer in monosyllables “For the bride!”. It is difficult for the groom to prepare for the ransom directly, since he often does not know the scenario in advance. The witness can only partially acquaint him with individual moments. Therefore, the young man has to improvise on the go.

And since basically all questions relate to the bride, it is necessary to ask her in advance some moments from her childhood, shoe size, favorite lipstick color, and so on.

Let's present a list of the main areas that the groom may encounter at the ransom:

1. Prove your love. Here you can prepare a romantic story about the love of the newlyweds to make your girlfriends feel emotional.
2. Present your strengths. Usually this is the answer to the question of what the groom is ready to provide the bride in the future.. Here you have to praise yourself, and try not to laugh. To facilitate the task, this can be done by a witness.
3. How the groom will spend time with the bride during their marriage. In this regard, the groom proves that the bride will not be bored with him. And you can prove it by performing any song or dance.
4. Important dates. Here you have to prepare seriously, as they will ask not only about the day they met, but also about the first day of the first kiss, the first trip to the cinema, and so on. Usually men do not pay attention to such trifles.
5. The bride is the best and unique. In this direction, you need to collect a list of affectionate and tender words about your beloved.

Since the groom arrives not alone, but with a retinue of friends and close relatives, it is necessary to think in advance what to say to them.

Firstly, they can actively participate in the auction, but not allow themselves too much.

Secondly, to help the groom, suggest the right words, ideas for completing the task. Chief Assistant groom at the wedding - a witness. He can actively answer questions and even replace him in the performance of any competitions.

Usually the groom is lost from excitement, so the witness must always be ready to come to the rescue of a friend. And if the girlfriends play too much and demand an exorbitant price for the ransom, then the witness can actively bargain and bring down the price.

The ransom ceremony will be a great success if it is performed in any style or timed to coincide with a specific theme.

How to meet the groom - what to put on the table

As already mentioned, after the ransom is completed, the bride's parents invite guests to a buffet table.

This tradition is connected mainly with the fact that there is still a long process ahead, consisting of marriage and a photo session.

Sandwiches and small canapes are placed on the table so that they fit entirely in the mouth. Since the photographer is working all the time and a set table can get into the photo lens, it is necessary to think over the technique of decorating dishes in advance, remove unnecessary interior items.

A large amount of alcohol on the buffet table is inappropriate. It is enough to organize champagne, which will cheer up a little and liberate the guests.

Here is another version of the scenario for the ransom of the bride:

The rite of redemption of the bride is a traditional wedding procedure, but, nevertheless, not all newlyweds consider it appropriate. This is explained by the fact that not all guests behave adequately during competitions and auctions, sometimes forcing the groom to perform unrealistic things. They believe that the ransom can be replaced, for example, beautiful meeting bride and groom. In your opinion, is it worth paying tribute to traditions or still introducing new creative ideas into the wedding scenario?