alternative to the bouqet toss

chkyslv · May 2010

Our reception will have about `120 people, out of those people less then 5 will be single woman. Instead of a traditional bouqet toss, i was going to present my flowers to my mother and say a short speach about what a wonderful person she has been in my life. Does anyone have any other suggestions related to this. I would like to do something special for her

SaraAndrew2010 · May 2010

Your idea sounds sweet.
I have also heard of people doing an anniversary dance. All the married couples are invited to dance and the DJ/band leader starts calling out number of years of marriage. So couples who have been married longer than X years stay on the dance floor. The DJ keeps going until there is only one couple left. That couple has been married the longest and is gifted the bouquet.

Cray.anita · May 2010

I like your idea. We will be doing an anniversary dance as mentioned in the PP. I think I know which guests have been married the longest and they will celebrate their 54th anniversary the week before our wedding.

danieliza1127 · May 2010

Your idea sounds sweet.

We skipped the bouquet and garter toss and didn't add anything to replace them.

kristinanddan · May 2010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_reception-ideas_alternative-bouqet-toss?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:5Discussion:fd1ef87f-d55b-4a48-a08c-b3b59ffaee5bPost:b46c98cf-550c-4f88-b1e6-cebe9f12e2a3">Re: alternative to the bouqet toss</a>:
[QUOTE]Your idea sounds sweet. We skipped the bouquet and garter toss and didn't add anything to replace them.
Posted by danieliza1127[/QUOTE]

Ditto this. I haven't seen either done in a while at the weddings I've been at.

BrideofBigSur · May 2010

My mom is insisting on the bouquet toss and bought me a garter for my birthday, so I don't think I have much choice, haha. To circumvent this I'm doing a breakaway bouquet and not telling her. Most of my single friends want to stay that way. So my one bouquet will secretly be several tiny bouquets which i'll loosen up at the last second before throwing. Each will have a little message of luck or a charm on it. I'll throw it to *all* the women at the wedding. This way mom's happy, and my single friends aren't so singled out.

CA2MT4EveR · May 2010

It sounds nice, but is your mother super emotional? My mom would be and I think it would be a little embarrassing for both of us.

mattesmagic · May 2010

We are skipping the bouquet and garter tosses. We will not be replacing them with alternative activities.

Your idea sounds really cool though!

mbcdefg · May 2010

We did the Anniversary Dance and that went over very well.

Your idea is very sweet. What about your FMIL, though ... would she be upset not to be recognized as well? If she would be put off, it would be nice for you and your FI to also present her with flowers.

chkyslv · May 2010

This is a great idea.. i really like it.

chkyslv · May 2010

unfortunately both my grooms parents are deceased, so we will actually hve a table set up to honor them, as well as 2 empty seats with white roses during the ceremony to reflect their presence.

tdso008 · May 2010

I'm so glad to see many of you with the same feeling I have about the bouquet/ garter toss... actually, it's the garter "removal" that I have a problem with, so this solves my dilemma!

CA2MT4EveR · May 2010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_reception-ideas_alternative-bouqet-toss?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:5Discussion:fd1ef87f-d55b-4a48-a08c-b3b59ffaee5bPost:f9f7bb3c-e716-49ec-9841-c0036f3a0066">Re: alternative to the bouqet toss</a>:
[QUOTE]unfortunately both my grooms parents are deceased, so we will actually hve a table set up to honor them, as well as 2 empty seats with white roses during the ceremony to reflect their presence.
Posted by chkyslv[/QUOTE]

Please don't leave empty seats. There are many posts about this in both ceremony and this board. When you leave an empty seat, it's a harsh reminder, not a lovely one.

shericamarie · May 2010

my fiance is set on the garter toss- but we have very few single people attending also. we are going to toss the bouquet and the garter and whoever catches it will get a gift from us.

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