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I’m going to go ahead and admit it. I’m not a huge fan of the bouquet/garter toss tradition. I think it’s kind of boring, and I always hated having to get up there and try to catch something that only resulted in some drunk dude trying to feel up my leg. No thanks. But of course that didn’t mean I wasn’t going to subject my friends to it! To bad I forgot to put on my garter when I was getting ready.

Bridesmaid to the rescue, and one quick trip into the hotel kitchen (it was closer than the bathroom, and don’t worry we were just inside the doorway, no unsanitary happenings over here) and I was ready to go. People seemed to be particularly pushy about getting these little traditions going even when I said I didn’t mind if we skipped them. Especially my MOH (whose soon-to-be-hubby proposed days after we got back from our honeymoon), everyone knew she wanted to catch that thing!

I was never any good at t-ball when I was six, I don’t know why I thought this would go any better. I threw that sucker WAY over everyone’s heads.

My darling cousin was a trooper and went to pick it up off the floor. I knew the fight for the garter had just gotten serious because quite a few of the groomsmen had previously inquired about whether or not she was single.

We took a few pictures and I wandered away to find my drink when I got pulled back towards the dance floor. One of the groomsmen was telling me to sit down, but stubborn me didn’t want to. He insisted, and I ended up facing away from the floor. I was confused and still looking for my drink. With no clue what was going on behind me, I had no idea my hubs had one HUGE surprise still up his sleeve..

All credit for the images above (unless otherwise noted) go to our incredibly talented photographer Jessica Oriole Salay and amazing second shooter Jenny McQueen for Oriole Photography.

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