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I bet throwing the bouquet and garter has never crossed your mind about how it should be properly done and have lots of fun?

Here are some helpful hints to help you achieve lots of fun while doing it and the biggest “Don’t”!

Remember, the tossing of the bouquet and garter is a tradition dating back to the 1300’s and is a symbol of the next single person to marry therefor……NO CHILDREN SHOULD BE ALLOWED! This is not fair or fun to those potential singles vying for that garter or bouquet and takes all the fun out of it. Your DJ should be able to handle this very simply with an announcement that all single men/women over the age of 18 please report to the dance floor, or something similar to this.

Throwing of the Garter: To make it very fun for you, the single men and all your guest, call the single men to the floor BEFORE taking the garter from the brides leg. It’s so much fun having them watch and anticipate possibly getting that garter. Draw it out and have fun. Want to make it even more fun? Have your new father in law standing close and watching, this will really get your guest going just watching everything going on.

Bouquet Toss: Really, there is need for help here as the single ladies need no help having fun trying to catch the bouquet…however…and you knew it was coming, the bride should scout the area before the toss to check for low ceilings, hanging chandeliers and any other obstacles that the bouquet may land instead of the ladies.

The traditional toss is to throw the bouquet with your back to the single ladies. If you have a large enough group try something different. Have someone blindfold the bride with the bouquet in hand then call all single ladies over 18 to the floor and form a circle around her. The bride can only guess as to who is all there. Have the crowd shout out directions as to which single lady she should go to. The bride will finally make her selection by holding out the bouquet to the lady in front of her. What fun!