75 wedding podcast questions to ask your guests

The best wedding podcast questions are short, specific, and built to start a story, such as "What was your first impression of the couple?" or "Predict their first married argument." On a wedding podcast, you pick the questions, so below are 75 ready-to-use prompts grouped by theme. Choose the 20 to 30 that fit your crowd, and the best answers become your episode and your clips.

Why do the questions you pick matter so much?

The questions are the script for your whole episode. Guests sit down, read a card, and answer. A vague prompt gets a vague answer. A specific one gets a story you'll replay for years, and a 20-second answer that's perfect for a vertical clip.

A few rules we've learned from a lot of reception recordings:

• Be specific. "What's a story about the groom his mother doesn't know?" beats "Say something about the groom."
• Keep it short. If it doesn't fit on a card in big type, cut it.
• Aim for 20 to 30 seconds. Most great answers, and most great clips, land there.
• Write for pairs. Questions two people can argue about make the best banter.
• Mix the tone. Roughly two thirds fun, one third heartfelt.

If a guest reads the card and laughs before they answer, you picked a good question.

How do you know the couple?

Openers. These warm guests up and give the edit natural introductions.

1. How do you know the couple, and how long have you known them?
2. Who in this couple did you meet first, and where?
3. Describe the first time you met them in three words.
4. What's the most "them" thing you've ever seen them do together?
5. If you had to explain your friendship with them in one story, which story is it?
6. What's something you've done with the couple that you'd do again tomorrow?
7. Who introduced you, and do they deserve credit for it?
8. What would your friendship with the couple be called if it were a TV show?

What was your first impression of the couple?

Great for friends who were around when the relationship started.

9. When did you first hear about this relationship, and what did you think?
10. What was your honest first impression of the person they're marrying?
11. When did you know this was the real thing?
12. What's something about them as a couple that surprised you?
13. Did you predict this wedding? Be honest.
14. What's the first thing you noticed about how they treat each other?
15. Who was more nervous early on, and how could you tell?

What story should the couple never forget?

The heart of the episode. Pick plenty from this section.

16. Tell the story you'd tell at their 25th anniversary party.
17. What's the funniest thing that's happened when you were with the couple?
18. Tell us about a trip with one of them that went sideways.
19. What's a moment when one of them really showed up for you?
20. What's a story about the bride or groom their parents don't know? Keep it PG.
21. What's the most ridiculous argument you've watched them have?
22. Describe a time one of them was completely, gloriously wrong.
23. What's an inside joke you share with them, and how did it start?
24. What's the best meal you've had with them, and why?
25. Tell us about a time they made you laugh so hard it hurt.
26. What's a small thing one of them did that meant a lot to you?
27. What's a moment from today you want them to hear about tomorrow?

What marriage advice do your guests have?

Married guests, grandparents, and the recently engaged love these.

28. What's the best marriage advice you've ever received?
29. What's one thing they should do every single week?
30. What's a rule you wish someone had told you about living together?
31. How should they handle their first big disagreement?
32. What's your secret to a good weekend together?
33. What should they never skip, even when life gets busy?
34. Give them one piece of advice about money, in one sentence.
35. What's the best way to apologize?
36. What should they do on their first anniversary?
37. What's a tradition they should start this year?

What do you predict for the couple?

Predictions age beautifully. These are the clips couples replay on anniversaries.

38. Where will they be living in ten years?
39. Who will be the first to cry during a movie as a married couple?
40. Predict their first married argument. What's it about?
41. Who's going to plan the vacations, and who's going to complain about the plan?
42. How many pets will they have, and what are their names?
43. What will they be like at 80?
44. Which one will be the strict parent, if they have kids?
45. What's the first big purchase they'll debate?
46. What hobby will they take up together that nobody sees coming?
47. Who wins their first board game night as spouses, and will the other accept it?

What are good rapid-fire wedding podcast questions?

Perfect for pairs or groups, and the easiest way to get a great vertical clip.

48. Who's the better cook?
49. Who's more likely to get lost?
50. Who apologizes first?
51. Who takes longer to get ready?
52. Who's funnier, and who thinks they're funnier?
53. Who controls the thermostat?
54. Who would survive longer in a zombie movie?
55. Who's the bigger texter?
56. Who's more likely to adopt a stray animal without asking?
57. Who will be on the dance floor last tonight?
58. Coffee or tea for this couple?
59. Their dream vacation in one word?
60. Their marriage as a movie title?

What should you ask grandparents and older relatives?

Have your mic captain bring these straight to the elders. Their answers become the most treasured minutes of the episode.

61. What do you remember about your own wedding day?
62. What has changed about weddings since you got married, and what hasn't?
63. What do you hope they remember about today?
64. What did you learn in your first year of marriage?
65. Tell them something about their family history they might not know.
66. What made you proud of them when they were growing up?
67. What blessing or wish would you give them for the years ahead?

What should you ask kids at a wedding?

Kids are comedy gold on a podcast. Keep it simple and let a parent sit with them.

68. What does it mean to be married?
69. What's your favorite thing about the bride or groom?
70. What should they eat for dinner every night forever?
71. Where should they go on their honeymoon?
72. How old do you think they are?

What closing questions end an interview well?

Use these to wrap each guest's segment on a warm note.

73. What do you wish for them, in one sentence?
74. What's one word that describes this couple?
75. If they watch this in 20 years, what do you want to tell them?

How do you use these questions at the reception?

Pick your favorites and we'll put them in front of your guests at the podcast setup. A few tips:

1. Choose 20 to 30 questions across at least four themes.
2. Lead with two or three rapid-fire questions. They're the easiest way in.
3. Ask a friend to be mic captain for the first half hour and bring guests over in pairs.
4. Keep the setup away from the speakers so every voice stays clear.

After the wedding, the best answers get produced into your episode and cut into clips, whether that's audiograms or vertical video for social. Our guide to turning toasts and guest interviews into an episode shows how that works, and how to set up a podcast corner covers placement and camera framing. See the full process on our how it works page and current kit prices on our pricing page.

Ready to hand your guests the mic?

Seventy-five questions, a real podcast setup, and a crowd that loves you. That's your wedding, the podcast. Book your kit and start picking your favorites.