Wedding Woes

Catching the bouquet

I don't think I've ever told this story.We lived in Texas and some relative of my grandma's had a daughter that was getting married. Somehow, we got invited. It was pretty nice from what I remember. This was the second wedding I'd ever been to and I was like 9 or 10 years old. Anyways, the bride is about to toss her bouquet and I went out there to catch it. I was probably egged on by people because OMG IT IS SO FARKING CUTE WHEN KIDS TRY TO GET THE BOUQUET? RIGHT! I'm standing there and she lobs the fecker back and there are all these pathetic Texas women vying for it because lord help them if they do not get married in the next year, no one will marry a dried out old 26 year old. I caught it. However, from my mom's angle it looked like I wrestled it from the hands of some poor chick. And this girl was crying yo. I guess her BF/date/SO had caught the garter. My mom was so embarrassed and told me to give it to that poor poor girl. I didn't. I kept it. And when we left the hotel the next morning my mom was like "SEE! You can't even keep it because it's half dead and that poor girl would have been able and been so happy!"THAT WAS MY MOTHERFARKING BOUQUET. I caught that sucker fair and square and if you can't wrestle it from a 9 yo, well then, you don't deserve it.

Re: Catching the bouquet

  • zsazsa-stlzsazsa-stl member
    Eighth Anniversary 5000 Comments 100 Love Its First Answer
    edited December 2011
    You and my niece would get along splendidly.  She caught my bouquet and then ripped it to shreds before she even left the party.
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  • edited December 2011
    Once again, this is why no kids were allowed to participate in catching stuff.
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  • edited December 2011
    Now this is the PMeg we know and love.  My mom's 65 y/o friend caught my bouquet.  She fought off several people for it.
  • edited December 2011
    At BILs wedding I caught the boquet, and a friend of the bride grabbed the bottom and pulled it through my hands. You bet I snatched it back. And we were both adults :/
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  • VarunaTTVarunaTT member
    Knottie Warrior 10000 Comments 500 Love Its First Answer
    edited December 2011
    I have seen a picture of a grown woman wrestling it from a small child.  It's not pretty.
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