# Hen do scavenger hunt: 50 photo challenges and how to play

> A hen do photo scavenger hunt is a list of challenges teams complete by taking photos, from a selfie with the bride-to-be to a stranger's best marriage advice. Split into teams, set a time limit of 60 to 90 minutes, score each photo, and collect everyone's pictures in one shared album so the bride-to-be keeps them all.

Updated 7 October 2026 · 6 min read · By the DropSnaps team · https://dropsnaps.com/guides/hen-do-photo-scavenger-hunt

A photo scavenger hunt is the easiest hen do activity to organise and one of the most fun to play. Split the group into teams, hand out a list of challenges, and send everyone off to collect photos and videos before meeting back for drinks and the results. You end up with the best photos of the weekend, and a bride-to-be who's laughed until she cried. Here are 50 challenges, the rules, a scoring system, props, a free printable and the easy way to collect everyone's photos.

## How to play

1. **Split into teams** of three to five, and give each a name and a captain.
2. **Hand out the list.** Print our free sheet below, or send the challenges to each team's phone.
3. **Set a time limit**: 60 to 90 minutes is plenty, with a meeting point and a time to be back. Late teams lose points.
4. **Collect the photos in one place** as you go, so nothing gets lost in ten different phones.
5. **Score them together** over drinks or dinner, with the bride-to-be as judge.
6. **Show the best ones** on a screen, and crown the winning team.

The bride-to-be can join a team, roam between teams as the star of every photo, or stay as the judge with the maid of honour.

## 50 hen do photo challenges

### With the bride-to-be

1. A selfie with the bride-to-be and the whole team
2. Recreate an old photo of the bride-to-be (bring a printout)
3. The bride-to-be signing an autograph for a fan
4. The team lifting the bride-to-be off the ground, carefully
5. The bride-to-be's best impression of her partner (video)
6. The bride-to-be wearing something blue that isn't hers
7. The bride-to-be being serenaded
8. The bride-to-be teaching the team her signature dance move (video)
9. The bride-to-be holding a bouquet made from anything but flowers
10. A "first dance" between the bride-to-be and a team member

### Out and about

11. The team in front of a local landmark
12. A sign with the bride-to-be's name or initial on it
13. Something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue, in one photo
14. A wedding dress in a shop window
15. The whole team in mid-air, jumping at the same moment
16. A heart made from anything you can find
17. A dog, with its owner's permission
18. The team recreating a famous album cover
19. The team's reflection in a shop window
20. A view the bride-to-be would love

### With strangers (always ask nicely)

21. A stranger's best marriage advice (video)
22. A married couple telling you how long they've been together
23. Someone with the same first name as the bride-to-be or her partner
24. A stranger giving the bride-to-be a high five
25. A stranger joining the team for a group photo
26. A busker playing a song for the bride-to-be (tip them!)
27. The bar staff raising a glass to the bride-to-be
28. A stranger teaching the team a dance move (video)
29. Someone wearing the same colour as the team
30. A stranger's best wedding dance move (video)

### Silly and creative

31. The whole team in a human pyramid
32. Your best boy band album cover
33. A slow-motion catwalk (video)
34. The team as a famous painting
35. Everyone squeezed behind one tree
36. The bride-to-be looking like a giant (forced perspective)
37. The team's best impression of the groom-to-be (or bride-to-be)
38. A scene from the bride-to-be's favourite film
39. A proposal re-enactment
40. The worst selfie the team can manage

### Sweet and sentimental

41. A message for the bride-to-be, spelled out one word per person
42. The bride-to-be laughing, not posing
43. A toast to the bride-to-be, with everyone's glass in shot
44. The friend who's known her longest telling a story about her (video)
45. Something that reminds you of the couple
46. The team holding hands in a circle around the bride-to-be
47. The bride-to-be with each team member, one by one
48. A "we love you" sign made from whatever's to hand
49. The team's best photo of the bride-to-be today
50. Your favourite photo of the whole weekend

Pick the ones that suit your group and your plans: a city weekend, a spa day, a cottage or a night out. Twenty to thirty challenges is plenty for an hour.

## How to score it

| Challenge | Points |
|---|---|
| A quick photo anyone could get | 1 |
| Something that takes planning or teamwork | 2 |
| Anything with a stranger, or a video | 3 |
| The bride-to-be's favourite photo of the day | 5 bonus |
| Back late at the meeting point | Minus 1 per minute |

Agree the rules before you start: every team member must be in at least half of the photos, one photo per challenge counts, and the judge's decision is final.

> **Keep it kind.** Always ask before photographing strangers, take no for an answer, and leave out anything risky. Nothing near traffic, nothing involving climbing, and nothing anyone would rather not see on the screen later.

## Free printable hen do scavenger hunt

Our free sheet has two copies of the hunt on one A4 page, each with 12 of the challenges above, tick boxes and a line for your team name. Print as many as you need and cut them in half.

![A printable hen do photo scavenger hunt with 12 challenges and tick boxes](https://dropsnaps.com/guides/templates/hen-do-photo-scavenger-hunt.webp "Free to print: two scavenger hunt cards on one A4 page")

[Download the hen do scavenger hunt (PDF)](https://dropsnaps.com/templates/hen-do-photo-scavenger-hunt.pdf)

For a wedding version, and signs with space for a QR code, see our [free printable templates](https://dropsnaps.com/guides/free-wedding-qr-sign-templates).

## Collecting everyone's photos

The hard part of any scavenger hunt isn't taking the photos: it's getting them all in one place afterwards. Photos sent in a group chat are shrunk, videos get lost, and somebody always forgets.

With DropSnaps, you create a page for the hen do and share one QR code or link. Everyone adds their photos and videos from their phone's browser, with no app or account, and the bride-to-be keeps the full-quality originals.

- **Add each team as a moment tag**, such as "Team Prosecco" and "Team Fizz". Teams pick their tag as they upload, and each team's photos land in their own album, ready for scoring. You can have up to 30 tags, so if you're only using a few challenges, add those as tags instead.
- **Show the results on a TV** at the house or the restaurant with the slideshow, and new photos appear within moments.
- **Add a PIN** so the photos stay with the group.
- **Download everything** afterwards, for a hen do photo book or the wedding slideshow.

Free covers up to 50 photos. For a bigger group, or if teams are filming videos, Standard is a one-off £45. See [photo sharing for parties](https://dropsnaps.com/parties).

![The Moments tab of a sample event, with an album for each moment tag](https://dropsnaps.com/guides/shots/moments.webp "Each moment tag becomes an album, so every team's photos are in one place")

## Props that make better photos

- A veil and sash for the bride-to-be
- Matching sashes, T-shirts or sunglasses for each team
- A photo frame prop to hold up
- Signs on sticks: "Bride squad", "Last fling before the ring", "Team Bride"
- Giant letter balloons spelling her name
- Feather boas and oversized sunglasses
- A mini chalkboard for messages
- An instant camera, for a few prints to stick in a book on the night

## More hen do photo ideas

- **A "through the years" slideshow**: ask friends and family for old photos of the bride-to-be before the weekend, and show them at dinner. See our [wedding slideshow guide](https://dropsnaps.com/guides/wedding-slideshow) for the how-to.
- **A photo booth corner** at the house, with a backdrop and props. Our [photo booth ideas](https://dropsnaps.com/guides/wedding-photo-booth-ideas) work just as well for a hen do.
- **A guest book for the bride-to-be**: notes from everyone, kept with the photos.
- **A photo book afterwards**, made from the best shots of the weekend, as a gift for the bride-to-be.

Planning the wedding games too? Our [wedding games and photo challenges](https://dropsnaps.com/guides/wedding-games-and-photo-challenges) has a wedding scavenger hunt, and [photos and memories beyond weddings](https://dropsnaps.com/guides/event-photo-sharing-beyond-weddings) covers birthdays, parties and more.

Try DropSnaps free at https://dropsnaps.com/, or open the live demo (a sample wedding) at https://dropsnaps.com/e/demo.

## Questions and answers

### What is a hen do scavenger hunt?

A game where teams race to complete a list of challenges, usually by taking photos or videos, such as recreating an old photo of the bride-to-be or getting a stranger's marriage advice. The team with the most points wins.

### How long should a hen do scavenger hunt take?

Sixty to ninety minutes is plenty, with 20 to 30 challenges, a meeting point and a time to be back.

### How do you score a photo scavenger hunt?

Give one point for easy photos, two for ones that take teamwork and three for anything with a stranger or a video, plus a bonus for the bride-to-be's favourite. Take points off teams who are late back.

### What props do you need for hen party photos?

A veil and sash for the bride-to-be, matching sashes or sunglasses for the teams, a photo frame prop, signs on sticks, letter balloons and a mini chalkboard for messages.

### How do we collect everyone's photos from the hen do?

Share one QR code or link where everyone adds photos and videos in full quality, rather than a group chat that shrinks them. With DropSnaps, each team can be a moment tag, so their photos land in their own album. See [party photo sharing](https://dropsnaps.com/parties).