Why do we get two garters?

blackraine · December 2010

I have been shopping online for a garter... Now every one that I have come across has two garters... both of different sizes. Why is that? Are we supposed to wear both? One? what's the deal?

Thanks

opalsky007 · December 2010

One is meant for tossing, and the other for a keepsake.

Personally I don't get why I'd want to keep one. So I bought a single garter instead of a set.

mgietler76 · December 2010

Yep, one to toss and one to keep.

I actually had a really funny one custom made from a girl on etsy that's an inside joke with FI, probably the only reason I want to keep it.

AbbeyS2011 · December 2010

I was always of the understanding that your DH keeps the garter, not you. Least everyone I know who has been married has given theirs to hubby as a momento.

One to keep, one to toss, same as bouquets if you are planning on doing that.

marissa_claire · December 2010

I kept one, but only because the garter I liked was a cute set. And it was half-off at Hobby Lobby. It's going in my scrapbook. I wouldn't care if I did / didn't have an extra.

Beachy730 · December 2010

We did 2 and H left the keep one in his tux jacket when he returned it,so it was pointless. And I really didn't want the person who caught the garter to get something that probably was stinky and smelly under a long dress in the middle of summer.

lalap69 · December 2010

One is to keep and one is to throw. If you don't care for a keepsake, buy a single or throw the keeper. My garter comes as a set of two, but I actually like the tosser better than the keeper

blackraine · December 2010

Which one is which??? Do we keep the big one and toss to smaller one? Or is it personal Choice?

sprat85 · December 2010

You normally keep the big one and toss the small one. But if you like the smaller one then keep that one.

cqbride · December 2010

First of all, the original purpose of garters was to hold stockings up. So 2 legs=2 garters. What that ended up translating into for weddings is 1 to throw, 1 to keep. They come in 2 sizes to allow women to wear whichever fits best rather than being a 1-size-fits-all kind of thing, though I hear that larger sizes do have trouble finding properly sized garters.

Why do we get two garters?

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