You're at your good friend's wedding shower--yes, yet another one--and because of it being the third or second one of these gatherings, you have noted that the bride and groom groups haven't really mingled properly. You tell the whole car en route that the goal for this party is to mingle.
When you get there, however, your group is the one late. This is not a good start to represent the bride well. After a few minutes, your group also walks off the patio to play an interesting game of ladder golf, but you decide to stay on the patio in an effort to represent the bride as her entire group has gone to play. This is almost military-like, your process.
You try your hand at going up to groups but standing there isn't doing anything, neither is talking about the food. You wonder whether asking them how they know the bride and groom would be appropriate. Most groups generally or couples speaking to one another simply faze you out or don't know what to make of you. You stand there awkwardly and end up eating vegetables. You generally hate vegetables.
You end up talking to the bride's little sister for the entire time they play ladder golf. She leans on a brick pillar as you somehow find an entire life's story in standardized testing. The group comes back, laughing at you, because from where they were, it looked like you were talking to a pillar.
While the evening may not be what you intended, you are happy that you didn't try the "What does a polar bear do?*" line to break the ice.
Your attempts at trying to make an impression lead to desperation, so you really come off obnoxious as you line up with the rest of the bridal party to take pictures.
No, no one wants to take a jumping shot. Stop suggesting it.
*Polar bears break the ice. Ha! Well, technically they don't. The ice is pretty thick, but this line usually works with kids.
