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Wedding Reception Forum
Lottery Ticket Bouquet
so a DJ i interviewed recommended (for us non-traditional bride & groom) to get the dancing kicked off, instead of tossing a real bouquet (which ive always hated) both the bride and groom invite all guests up to the dance floor after dinner, and we toss a lottery ticket bouquet (id have to make it). then since everyone is already out on the dance floor, thats when dancing begins. is this a good idea or corny? id rather do nothing than do something silly. we are just going for a non-stuffy, non-formal, non-traditional wedding atmosphere. this way we get everyone out of their seats in our outdoor-tent.
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Re: Lottery Ticket Bouquet
I thought catching the bouquet meant you were the next to get married. Not the next to try to hopefully maybe win a couple bucks, or another ticket.
I'd go with the regular bouquet thing. Your florist will likely give you one for free.
Just because you saw it on Four Weddings, doesn't mean it's a good idea.
[QUOTE]Even though it would cost you some money to buy the tickets for the bouquet it just seems <strong>cheap and tacky to me -like a beer budget wedding.</strong>
Posted by skippylouwho[/QUOTE] Can you explain that to me? I don't get it. I'm not sure whether I should be offended by that or not.
OP, I think it's a cute idea...in theory. It probably wouldn't work well IRL. That would be a LOT of people trying to catch ONE little flying paper thing, people would bump into each other, so on and so forth. If he's a good DJ, I'm sure he can get folks out dancing without needing anything extra.
ETA: If you don't want to, you don't have to have a "toss" at all.
[QUOTE]If your dj needs to resort to this sort of tactic to get people on the dancefloor, then hes doing something wrong.
Posted by Simply Fated[/QUOTE]
<div>I agree with this 100%. I think this idea is just making a silly tradition even sillier. </div>
Really hard. But I wanna do that because I want you
- all of you, you and me, every day. Forever."
Like Simply Fated said, your DJ should be good enough at his job to get people on the dance floor without the lure of possibly winning $$ by tearing apart your lottery/oragami bouquet (which I'm sure you'd work way harder on than anyone would appreciate).
[QUOTE]My florist charges $45 for a tossing bouquet<strong>. I don't see you saving very much money by doing this</strong>. I also think it's a little tacky to throw lottery tickets to be honest. Like Simply Fated said, your DJ should be good enough at his job to get people on the dance floor without the lure of possibly winning $$ by tearing apart your lottery/oragami bouquet (which I'm sure you'd work way harder on than anyone would appreciate).
Posted by SCogs18[/QUOTE]
I dont think she is trying to save money by doing this. She said she is having a non traditional wedding.
[QUOTE] I dont think she is trying to save money by doing this. She said she is having a non traditional wedding.
Posted by davenport52803[/QUOTE]
Oops! You are totally right! Well, I will say that is a very non-traditional spin on tossing your bouquet OP!
What about having a "breakaway" tossing bouquet that separates into several small bouquets or individual flowers? That way several women get to "catch the bouquet." Right before you toss it, you pull the string that is holding all the flowers together so no one expects it. I've heard of such a thing, but never actually seen it at a wedding.
You could also do a "split bouquet" in which you hand out individual stems of your bouquet (you either take it apart or snap them off). You could attach ribbons with little notes on each one saying anything from "thank you for being here" to "you're next!" to "you will meet Mr. Right tonight"
Also, try inviting ALL the women at the reception to the bouquet toss, not just the single ones.
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Lottery Ticket Bouquet : Oops! You are totally right! Well, I will say that is a very non-traditional spin on tossing your bouquet OP! What about having a "breakaway" tossing bouquet that separates into several small bouquets or individual flowers? That way several women get to "catch the bouquet." Right before you toss it, you pull the string that is holding all the flowers together so no one expects it. I've heard of such a thing, but never actually seen it at a wedding. You could also do a "split bouquet" in which you hand out individual stems of your bouquet (you either take it apart or snap them off). <strong>You could attach ribbons with little notes on each one saying anything from "thank you for being here" to "you're next!" to "you will meet Mr. Right tonight"</strong> Also, try inviting ALL the women at the reception to the bouquet toss, not just the single ones.
Posted by SCogs18[/QUOTE]
I hate that idea. Especially the last two "messages."
Everything the light touches is my kingdom.
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Lottery Ticket Bouquet : Oops! You are totally right! Well, I will say that is a very non-traditional spin on tossing your bouquet OP! What about having a "breakaway" tossing bouquet that separates into several small bouquets or individual flowers? That way several women get to "catch the bouquet." Right before you toss it, you pull the string that is holding all the flowers together so no one expects it. I've heard of such a thing, but never actually seen it at a wedding. You could also do a "split bouquet" in which you hand out individual stems of your bouquet (you either take it apart or snap them off).<strong> You could attach ribbons with little notes on each one saying anything from "thank you for being here" to "you're next!" to "you will meet Mr. Right tonight" Also, try inviting ALL the women at the reception to the bouquet toss, not just the single ones.
</strong>Posted by SCogs18[/QUOTE]
Ahh, like a "fortune" bouquet. And if you did it with the scratchers, it's a fortune in more ways than one!!!!
*head meet desk*
Just because you saw it on Four Weddings, doesn't mean it's a good idea.
[QUOTE]Just skip the bouquet toss altogether. Nobody will miss it.
Posted by RetreadBride[/QUOTE]
<div>Agreed. I've always hated this tradition.</div>