Lawn & reception games

Games for the cocktail hour and reception — cornhole on the lawn, giant Jenga, croquet, or board-game tables inside.

Also called: lawn games, yard games, cornhole, giant jenga, croquet, bocce, giant connect four, ring toss, ladder toss, board games, game tables, garden games.

When couples book this

Usually booked about 4 months out. It moves with your date.

Your wishlist, before you talk to anyone

Questions you can answer early — they become the yardstick you compare candidates against.

Which games are you hoping to have?
Wishlist mirror of the games you settle on once you book.
Where do you picture the games?
Rented set or bringing your own?

What to ask each candidate

Facts that differ from one vendor to the next — worth writing down while you shop.

Does the company deliver, set up, and strike?
Wear-and-damage terms
The company's stated terms for weather exposure, loss, and damage — recorded factually from the rental agreement.

What settles once booked

The working details you and your vendor pin down together.

How many game stations?
DERIVED from the guest list — override once you've settled the exact set.
Which games do you want?
Where do the games live?
Rented or bringing your own?
Setup and strike times
Game signage and rules cards
What time do they arrive?
The time you agreed together, not an estimate worked back from the ceremony.
What time do they finish?
Who do you call on the day?
The name and cell number of whoever is on site — not the office line.
Where do they come in, and where do they park?
The load-in door or dock, where the vehicles go, and who opens up.
Do they need a meal?
Counts toward your caterer's vendor-meal number.
What balance is due on the day?
Your own figure, from your contract — what is still owed when they arrive.
What gratuity are you planning?
Your own figure. It rides beside the balance on the day-of money sheet.

How it lands on your day

Games setup
Games open
Games strike & pickup

How it’s usually priced

Usually priced as one flat amount.

Lines that sometimes ride along: Delivery & setup, Games attendant.

What your vendor reads from your plan

Book on or off Beetrothed — either way the plan assembles a brief your vendor can work from: the event, the games, logistics, contacts.

Plan your lawn & reception games — and everything around it

These questions live as one cell of a connected plan: your budget, guest list, checklist and timeline all read from the same answers. See the whole board work, or join the waitlist and we’ll write when it’s your turn.

We will write when there is something worth telling you.