How to have a different bouquet and garter ceremony?

i'm bored of the usual throwing of the bouquet and garter during the wedding ceremony... i need some of your ideas so i can make the part more enjoyable... i need a different approach...

How to have a different bouquet and garter ceremony?
How about presenting the bouquet to someone special at your wedding reception...Your grandma, your best friend for helping make your day special etc.





A friend of mine presented her bouquet to her aunt who was there that just had overcome cancer and was doing well. It was a tearful memorable moment.
Reply:we did a scavnger hunt for our bouquet and garter. it was a blast. everyone thought it was great
Reply:Although many couples are now opting to skip these traditions, the garter removal/toss and the bouquet toss are still part of many receptions. So we've come up with a way to keep the tradition while avoiding the feeling that it's being forced... do the tosses at the same time.


This is simply a variation of the traditional procedure. If you're planning on the garter removal, take care of that first. Once that's done, have the emcee ask all the single ladies and gentlemen to come to the dance floor. The ladies should line up on one side of the floor while the guys get together on the opposite side. The bride and groom will stand in the middle of the floor holding each other's left (or right) hand with the bride facing the guys and the groom facing the girls. The DJ plays upbeat background music as the emcee gets everyone ready for the tosses. On the count of three, the bride and groom throw the garter and bouquet at the same time. Provided that the tosses are executed well and the garter/bouquet is not hanging from the chandelier, the lucky catches pose for a picture with the bride and groom.
Reply:I was at a wedding where the bride and groom asked all the married couples to dance with them. Then they asked everyone who had been married a year or less to sit down, then five years or less to sit down, then 10 years or less, etc. until there was only one couple left. They presented the bouquet and garter to the couple married the longest. It was different and nice, no rowdy fights on the floor.
Reply:It is somewhat common in this area to have an auction for them at the dance. You make a little extra money for the honeymoon too.





Anniversary dance: The DJ calls out all couples who have been married for more than five minutes to the dance floor. Then he starts eliminating people by asking only those who have been married for one year, then five years, then ten years, and so forth until only one couple remains. The B%26amp;G then come out on the dancefloor and present the couple with the bride's bouquet. Maybe give the garter to the youngest couple.





All the single woman had to pass the salt shaker while music played in the background. When the music stopped, whoever was holding the saltshaker got to keep the bouquet. You could do the same with the garter, the men and the pepper shaker!





Staying with the musical salt shaker theme, you can do it at the reception, at every table, first just for the ladies. Whoever is left holding the salt shaker gets to take home the centerpiece. The man who is left with the pepper shaker has to bring drinks from the bar for every woman at the table! Well, you get the gist...

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