Bouquet Toss - Opinions please!

[glitterazzi]

So - I''ve had an idea. I saw an article where the toss bouquet was made up of 4 or 5 small bouquet''s with quotes or fortunes or words of inspirations on the ribbons, so when the bride tosses the bouquet there are 4 or 5 to catch. As the girl who always HATED to be forced onto the floor to catch the dreaded bouquet and broadcast as a single girl I thought it might be nice if I do the multiple small bouquets and not do them as the traditional "next to wed" tradition, but just as good luck. And instead of having only the single women on the floor, all the women come out to catch the bouquet (the crowd doesn''t know it''s more than one, though). Does any of this make sense?

Thoughts? I''m open to constructive criticism!

 

[Haven]

This sounds nicer than the traditional bouquet toss.

The best alternative (if you must do something) I''ve ever heard was to give the bouquet to the couple that''s been married the longest. That''s very nice.

We didn''t toss a bouquet at all at our wedding, I really dislike the tradition and didn''t feel the need to do anything in its place. But we didn''t do the garter thing, or any of those other traditions that disrupt the fun, either.

 

[honey22]

I like the idea of giving the bouquet to the couple married the longest. You could always forgoe the whole toss and simply present the bouquet to your mother, grandmother or anyone you feel especially close to.

 

[Smurfysmiles]

I don''t like the idea of the couple that''s been married the longest because it seems like if it''s someone common in the group that everyone will have to either wait for them to divorce or die for someone else to get the bouquet lol
i do like the idea of good luck bouquets though

 

[Rhea]

I don''t care for the bouquet toss and never went to the floor to try to catch it as a single woman so I just held onto mine and put it in water at home after I got married.

I think you have a good idea and the people that catch it might like it. This is going to sound silly, but for those hardcore bouquet toss lovers (I have a friend like this), they''ll be disappointed at having to share. And stiffs like me who never tried to catch it still aren''t going to try to catch it.

 

[Tuckins1]

I also skipped the bouquet toss and the garter thing... Just isn''t our style, plus there weren''t THAT many single girls there... Mostly our younger cousins and my niece, plus a few friends. I gave my bouquet to my husband''s brother''s girlfriend instead, because I knew she was waiting for a ring!

I do like your take on the traditional toss. I think it would alleviate anxiety and that awkward "dog pile" for the bouquet.

 

[palomablancabride]

We did an anniversary dance (DJ asked all married couples to the floor, then started "eliminating couples" ex. "If you''ve been married less than a day leave the floor... if you''ve been married less than five years leave the floor..." etc. and the couple that was married the longest, hubby''s grandparents, 62 years were the last ones standing and I gave my toss bouquet to his grandma. She felt pretty special and couldn''t believe she got to keep the toss bouquet.

 

[Mediterranean]

Oh, you mean like a "breakaway bouquet" (I think that''s what my florist calls it?) I''m doing that, but instead of tossing it, or presenting it to one couple or person, we decided to give them to our families'' special ladies; our moms, his grandma and sister, and my aunt. It works out for us because we have a small family.