Weddingbee Blog

The bouquet toss.

I have my reservations about the old tradition, since I’ve never really wanted to participate whenever I’ve been to a wedding. I inevitably end up standing awkwardly on the edge of the dance floor, with no intention of biting and scratching others for the prize. I don’t want our guests to be like me. And in addition to the possibility that no one will try to catch my bouquet, or that too many people will try (and result in some sort of injury), I probably won’t even be able to throw it. Not properly or gracefully, anyway. It’ll bounce off of the ceiling, or I’ll fall over backwards or get it caught in my hair - anything’s possible. So, I think we’re going to switch it up a bit, and try something a little different.

Bouquet Pulls

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Instead of throwing the flowers, the bride holds them along with a ribbon for each single lady on the floor. She holds all the ribbons against the bouquet, but only one of the ribbons is actually tied to it. You can decorate the ends of the ribbons with beads or pretty charms. So then all the ladies pull the strings, and the one that held the ribbon attached to the flowers wins! Easy yeah? No need for me to throw anything! And everyone can easily participate! And the best part is, even if you lose, you still get to keep the charm ribbon! I love a cute charm. What do you think?

I asked Mr. Sewing if he wanted to do something similar with the garter. He said he’d rather throw it, which is fine with me. But since I am a little worried about the possible lack of participation, we’ll use Mrs. Eggplant’s idea and attach some money or a gift card to the garter:

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That’s one way to ensure they pay attention! And it wouldn’t be hard to make a money flower to attach to the garter. (Though it would probably have to be clipped on right before hand, as I don’t think I’d want to wear a 10 or 20 around my leg the whole day!)

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If you are doing a bouquet/garter toss, how are you ensuring guest participation?