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Wedding Party Meet n greet? Icebreaker ideas?

Brittany, on March 16, 2017 at 7:03 PM Posted in Planning 0 9

Hi almost all of our wedding party are out of town so we are planning a wedding party meet n greet at a restaurant in Ottawa as it is kind of the central point to keep the travel distance fair between everyone. I am wondering what to do for an ice breaker (almost NOTHING in our wedding is even the least bit traditional in any way. we are even sleeping in the same room the night before. certainly not going to give up what we want for OUR day in order to please someone else. its not their wedding its ours! anyways i apologize for the digression). I am wondering what would be the best way to break the ice for the wedding party as we are going to give them their gifts, the groomsmen their matching ties as well and my parents and his aunt n uncle their gifts at this dinner and toast the bridesmaids/groomsmen. My fiance's mom wont be attending the wedding (hates me and is a thoroughly unpleasant woman) and his dad has passed. whats a good icebreaker for a restaurant meet n greet? any ideas

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Latest activity by OGJessieJV, on March 16, 2017 at 7:48 PM
  • EM
    Master April 2017
    EM ·
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    I don't think adults need icebreakers tbh, give them a few cocktails and some food and they will get along just fine.

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  • SPF
    Expert May 2018
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    Icebreakers are a little childish. Everyone will get to know each other just fine on their own if they choose to. Nothing is worse than being forced to talk to people you don't know, when you don't want to, and especially if you or the other person has anxiety.

    ETA: clarity

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  • Space Princess
    VIP April 2017
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    We took ours camping this pass fall.

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  • hannnnahhhh
    VIP May 2018
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    Long Island iced teas are great ice breakers! They always work for me.

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  • Lval82
    Super December 2017
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    You could always kick it off by telling a story or two of how you meet your MOH or one of the bridesmaids and let people jump in with their own stories of meeting and merriment with the awesome couple. I'm much more likely to remember names and info is there's a story attached to a person

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  • Swin.
    Master June 2016
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    Posts like this confuse me. Have you never lived before? Life is about meeting people, going to dinner parties and just chatting. No games necessary. I mean, it's really not difficult.

    ETA: Also, don't do anything where you go around the table and say how you met each other. That seriously does not seem fun and also just seems awkward.

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  • SJ
    VIP October 2017
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    Booze...

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  • Bemyguest
    Master April 2017
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    Ice breakers are for the first day of school or for conferences. Not small get togethers.

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  • OGJessieJV
    Master July 1867
    OGJessieJV ·
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    Don't do this. I was in a wedding on the BM side with people I couldn't stand, we Jim avoided each other until the day of the wedding. Your wedding party doesn't need to know each other or be friends.

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