Other ideas besides anniversary dance

nikkismos

We dont want to do the garter and single people bouquet toss thing they disturb me! 

 but there is only one couple that has been together for a really long time and we dont want to make anyone feel bad for not being married since we have a lot of divorsed family. 

so does anyone have any other ideas for the bouquet toss that would nice..we want to do something since we get the toss bouquet for free!

megk8oz

My florist also included a free toss bouquet, but I was in the same situation: not a fan of the bouquet toss, but also in my fam there's divorces and widowed people, so an anniversary dance seemed like "not that great" of an idea either.

We had our florist take the "toss" flowers and decorate our cake with them instead. It looked absolutely beautiful, and the flowers didn't go to waste,, but it's something we never would have paid extra money for. Would you be interested in something like that?

If not, maybe see if there's something else you can use those flowers for, like if they could be broken down into boutineres or parent flowers or something so you could save some money. Just a thought.

aerinpegadrak

You could give it to someone like your mother or grandmother as a gift, or if there's someone you'd love to be there who can't make it, you could send the bouquet to them.  Or you could always donate it to a hospital or nursing home.

Sue-n-Kevin

During your ceremony or reception, if you have a table of pictures of family members who have passed away, you can put the toss bouquet in a vase in front of them .... no one will need an explanation, it's your gesture to let everyone know these people are not forgotten.

You could put it on your cake table or incorporate it into the cake as previously mentioned.

Or, if you have one couple at the wedding who has been married a long time, you can give it to them. It's not calling attention to those who are divorced or widowed, it's commemorating the couple who have made it through thick or thin.

You don't have to have a special dance to commemorate anything.

trix1223

You could just skip them and take the toss bouquet with you on your honeymoon.  Your guests won't miss the interruption in the party at all.  Otherwise, I'd use it as PP said to decorate your cake or sweetheart table.