I just recently got married. I would like to preserve my artificial bridal bouquet. It has white roses and iris' in it. Any suggestions? Thank you.
How do I preserve my artificial bridal bouquet?
since its artificial, it will be an easy task! The craft stores sell silk flower cleaner. The flowers will get very dusty over time, so that helps. You can also buy a glass case or something to keep them in so they dont get dusty, thats pretty much it! They're silk so no drying needed!! keep them away from direct sun to avoid color fading
Reply:You could use a spray clear lacquer but remember it will turn yellow through the years. Other than that you could put it in a pillowcase unless you want to set it out for show.
Reply:If it's artificial it shouldn't need preserving. What kind of faux flowers did you choose?
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Any suggestions for tossing the bouquet?
I want something different. Not the traditional way of tossing the bouquet.
The more creative. The better! Thanks.
Any suggestions for tossing the bouquet?
Aim it at someones head...
Reply:I know of one bride who did a unique toss! Somehow, the florist tied the bouquet so it would easily come undone when the bride pulled on the ribbon while throwing it back. The roses in her bouquet flew apart, and every girl ended up with a flower! Another alternative is simply presenting each single girl/woman with a flower from your bouquet in front of everyone.
If all the women at the wedding are married or already engaged, you might consider tying a small pacifier to the bouquet and announcing to everyone that the rules are different and the one who catches the bouquet will be the next one to have a baby! I think that that's a really cute idea.
Good luck, hopefully this helps :)
Reply:My DJ suggested me this one:
All MARRIED couples get on the dance floor then the DJ in the middle of songs (like "Musical Chairs") will say "Couple married one day sit down" the bride and groom then take their chairs. Then the DJ ups the length to 2 years and so on so forth, until there is only one couple left, then Bride presents them the bouquet!
I've never seen this done but it's sounds unique!
Reply:I would have several mini bouquets and hold them as if there was only one bouquet. Then turn around and say ready 1 2 3 then toss each individual bouquet one after the other so there is a never ending stream of flowers being sent out. It looks like a waterfall effect and is great for the photographer to capture.
Reply:Hi. I was the MOH at a wedding where the girl made her bouquet out of small hand-tied bouquets.. so there was like 10 small bouquets of 5-7 flowers.. just before the toss was announce she unraveled the ribbon , the announced the toss, the music played and she tossed it ... and everyone when scrambling.
I'm getting married this July and I'm thinking about not doing the traditional bouquet toss but to ask all the couples married to come on the dance floor... then have the DJ eliminate different groups 1-3yrs, 3-5.. etc. until the couple who is married the longest is remaining and give them the bouquet.
I'm also doing something kinda different -- I'm going to do the traditional dance w/my dad... However, I'm the only daughter born to the sons (ie my dad's brothers) so I'm going to ask for his brothers to all come up (there's only 3 left) and the dj will play a song and each will dance w/me ... the dj will tell them when to cut in. During my thank you speech I will give special thanks for my special uncles who have always been there for me... they are like my 2nd dads... my dad is totally happy with this. I'm going to give each of them a special token like a keychain or something.
Reply:Have one of your (married)friends hide the bouquet somewhere in a controlled area. Let 'em scrambled for it. Better yet, auction or raffle it off. Tell them it's to pay the bar tab!
Reply:The mini bouquets seem to be more and more popular as time goes on. There really aren't any alternative ways that come to mind, but I do like the idea of just giving each person a flower or bouquet. However, depending on the size of your guest list, this could be more trouble than its worth. I have some ideas now. . . . You could do some sort of scavenger hunt, with a few clues leading to where the bouquet is hidden, some mission impossible theme music as the backdrop. Or a quiz show with questions about you and your groom, maybe with some jeopardy music playing in the background. You could have various little activites going on throughout the reception up until the time you wan to do the "bouquet toss" and whoever has racked up the most points wins.
There are tons of alternative possibilities, but, no matter what you chose, it will be fun. Even if you decide to stick with tradition. People continue doing it over and over for a reason. Good luck and congrats. :-)
Reply:I am having a break away bouquet.
I refuse to line up only the single women, like cattle to the slaughter house, so anyone (female) who wants can participate.
Another suggestion would be to ask your florist, they've done many weddings and might have some ideas.
rain roots
The more creative. The better! Thanks.
Any suggestions for tossing the bouquet?
Aim it at someones head...
Reply:I know of one bride who did a unique toss! Somehow, the florist tied the bouquet so it would easily come undone when the bride pulled on the ribbon while throwing it back. The roses in her bouquet flew apart, and every girl ended up with a flower! Another alternative is simply presenting each single girl/woman with a flower from your bouquet in front of everyone.
If all the women at the wedding are married or already engaged, you might consider tying a small pacifier to the bouquet and announcing to everyone that the rules are different and the one who catches the bouquet will be the next one to have a baby! I think that that's a really cute idea.
Good luck, hopefully this helps :)
Reply:My DJ suggested me this one:
All MARRIED couples get on the dance floor then the DJ in the middle of songs (like "Musical Chairs") will say "Couple married one day sit down" the bride and groom then take their chairs. Then the DJ ups the length to 2 years and so on so forth, until there is only one couple left, then Bride presents them the bouquet!
I've never seen this done but it's sounds unique!
Reply:I would have several mini bouquets and hold them as if there was only one bouquet. Then turn around and say ready 1 2 3 then toss each individual bouquet one after the other so there is a never ending stream of flowers being sent out. It looks like a waterfall effect and is great for the photographer to capture.
Reply:Hi. I was the MOH at a wedding where the girl made her bouquet out of small hand-tied bouquets.. so there was like 10 small bouquets of 5-7 flowers.. just before the toss was announce she unraveled the ribbon , the announced the toss, the music played and she tossed it ... and everyone when scrambling.
I'm getting married this July and I'm thinking about not doing the traditional bouquet toss but to ask all the couples married to come on the dance floor... then have the DJ eliminate different groups 1-3yrs, 3-5.. etc. until the couple who is married the longest is remaining and give them the bouquet.
I'm also doing something kinda different -- I'm going to do the traditional dance w/my dad... However, I'm the only daughter born to the sons (ie my dad's brothers) so I'm going to ask for his brothers to all come up (there's only 3 left) and the dj will play a song and each will dance w/me ... the dj will tell them when to cut in. During my thank you speech I will give special thanks for my special uncles who have always been there for me... they are like my 2nd dads... my dad is totally happy with this. I'm going to give each of them a special token like a keychain or something.
Reply:Have one of your (married)friends hide the bouquet somewhere in a controlled area. Let 'em scrambled for it. Better yet, auction or raffle it off. Tell them it's to pay the bar tab!
Reply:The mini bouquets seem to be more and more popular as time goes on. There really aren't any alternative ways that come to mind, but I do like the idea of just giving each person a flower or bouquet. However, depending on the size of your guest list, this could be more trouble than its worth. I have some ideas now. . . . You could do some sort of scavenger hunt, with a few clues leading to where the bouquet is hidden, some mission impossible theme music as the backdrop. Or a quiz show with questions about you and your groom, maybe with some jeopardy music playing in the background. You could have various little activites going on throughout the reception up until the time you wan to do the "bouquet toss" and whoever has racked up the most points wins.
There are tons of alternative possibilities, but, no matter what you chose, it will be fun. Even if you decide to stick with tradition. People continue doing it over and over for a reason. Good luck and congrats. :-)
Reply:I am having a break away bouquet.
I refuse to line up only the single women, like cattle to the slaughter house, so anyone (female) who wants can participate.
Another suggestion would be to ask your florist, they've done many weddings and might have some ideas.
rain roots
Where can i buy flower bouquet, early morning at 5am, in bangalore airport or on the way to basveswarnagar?
are there any shops in bangalore airport who sells flowers? how about hotels (for food) are they open at that time?
Where can i buy flower bouquet, early morning at 5am, in bangalore airport or on the way to basveswarnagar?
There is no flower shop in the airport. Snacks bar and small eateries are there.
Anjali Flowers
Ananth
+(91)-(80)-23307874,41270414
+(91)-9448477874
info@anjaliflowers.com
www.anjaliflowers.com
No.905/A, Btwn Sagar Food,Reliance Web, Vijaynagar, 5th Main Road, Bangalore - 560040
Xpressions
Mammen Mappillai Kk/Mathai
+(91)-(80)-41238978, 41238979
+(91)-9886723592, 9845015653
+(91)-(80)-41238976
mammen@indobloom.net
roses@indobloom.net
www.indobloom.net
3Rd Flr,Empire Infantry, Infantry Road, Bangalore - 560001
First Flight Couriers
+(91)-(80)-25231100,41606060,25224967,...
+(91)-(80)-25234111
aviationhrd@firstflight.net
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No.89,2nd Flr,Am Plaza, Airport Road, Vimanapura Po, Bangalore - 560017
Florence Flora
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+(91)-9844099677
+(91)-(80)-25288098
#.66, Diagonally Opp Food World, Indiranagar, Cmh Road,2nd Stage, Bangalore - 560038
Reply:www.kstdc.com
Where can i buy flower bouquet, early morning at 5am, in bangalore airport or on the way to basveswarnagar?
There is no flower shop in the airport. Snacks bar and small eateries are there.
Anjali Flowers
Ananth
+(91)-(80)-23307874,41270414
+(91)-9448477874
info@anjaliflowers.com
www.anjaliflowers.com
No.905/A, Btwn Sagar Food,Reliance Web, Vijaynagar, 5th Main Road, Bangalore - 560040
Xpressions
Mammen Mappillai Kk/Mathai
+(91)-(80)-41238978, 41238979
+(91)-9886723592, 9845015653
+(91)-(80)-41238976
mammen@indobloom.net
roses@indobloom.net
www.indobloom.net
3Rd Flr,Empire Infantry, Infantry Road, Bangalore - 560001
First Flight Couriers
+(91)-(80)-25231100,41606060,25224967,...
+(91)-(80)-25234111
aviationhrd@firstflight.net
www.firstflight.net
No.89,2nd Flr,Am Plaza, Airport Road, Vimanapura Po, Bangalore - 560017
Florence Flora
Mrs Suman Hirawat
+(91)-9844099677
+(91)-(80)-25288098
#.66, Diagonally Opp Food World, Indiranagar, Cmh Road,2nd Stage, Bangalore - 560038
Reply:www.kstdc.com
I have a wedding bouquet, and it is already arranged and dried. I want to frame it. How do I make stick as is?
What you could try to do is get those cork backed frames which they sell at basically all those craft stores. They're basically box frames (that are made so that you can pin personal memoirs and hence have a large space btw the backboard and the glass). You can just use small pins to pin in your flowers. My cousin recently got married and I saw that on her bouquet she had pins that were also bound in the same ribbon as she had used around her bouquet so you couldn't see the pins. Try something like that to make the pins less noticeable
Another option could be just using glue and gluing the back of your bouquet to the frame (try to glue the strongest stems at the back of your bouquet so that it will stay up and also so it won't be too visible).
hope that helps =)
I have a wedding bouquet, and it is already arranged and dried. I want to frame it. How do I make stick as is?
Using florist wire, wire it to a piece of card board. First cover the cardboard(this should be the size of the frame) with a nice paper or fabric. Poke two small holes, slip wire through and tie bouquet, just like doing a bread bag twisty.
Another option could be just using glue and gluing the back of your bouquet to the frame (try to glue the strongest stems at the back of your bouquet so that it will stay up and also so it won't be too visible).
hope that helps =)
I have a wedding bouquet, and it is already arranged and dried. I want to frame it. How do I make stick as is?
Using florist wire, wire it to a piece of card board. First cover the cardboard(this should be the size of the frame) with a nice paper or fabric. Poke two small holes, slip wire through and tie bouquet, just like doing a bread bag twisty.
How long did you save your wedding bouquet?
I'm thinking mine is so gross it should be thrown away... Has anyone ever regretted tossing their's out?
Incidentally... Do you think it's rude for a bridesmaid to leave her bouquet at the reception?
How long did you save your wedding bouquet?
I was married last June and I still have my bouquet. I thought mine was a little gross too, since I had Lilly's in it and they don't exactly dry out "pretty". But I couldn't see throwing it out. It's funny you asked about your bridesmaids bouquets because none of my bridesmaids (5) took their bouquets home with them. I have all the bouquets. I kept them all. Ah... Memories :) I got a shadow box and put two bouquets inside it with a wedding photo. It hangs on the wall in my living room. You can get a shadow box from any craft store. It's like a really deep picture frame. :)
Reply:After 2 years of marriage, I still have mine. Plan to use it in some form of floral arrangement in my new home.
Reply:maybe she just forgot the bouquet. do NOT throw out your bouquet...instead crumble them all up into potpurrie, add a drop or 2 of scented oil. find or buy a beautiful jarw/lid to hold the potpurrie. still your bouquet..just recycled. my aunt made lil potpurrie sachets w/net %26amp; lace %26amp; flowers. she used them in her dresser but also sent 1 , 2 each bridesmaids %26amp; matron of honor. pretty nice way 2 continue remem. your special day. just cont. 2 add oil drops when they need 2 b re-newed. she had ribbon on them also.
Reply:I still have mine and it looks good to cause i had silk flowers for mine.its packed in a box some where. good luck
Reply:I still have my bouquet 10 years and counting ( I dried and varnished it so it still looks beautiful)
In the rush and hub bub of the wedding day and reception a bridesmaid mispplacing her bouquet at the reception is not uncommon... Each bouquet should be marked on the underside to show which bridesmaid it belongs to so that it can easily be returned to her should it be misplaced...
Reply:I still have mine after 7 years of being married. I love the ribbons on it and don't have the heart to throw it out.
Reply:i still have mine in a vase, like stuck in a corner somewhere. it's really gross. i just can't bring myself to throw the thing away. it's a little rude, especially considering how pricey bouquets can get. oh I've been married for 3 years.
Reply:i just kept a few flowers from it. and yes, it is rude for bridesmaid to leave it. maybe she forgot though
Reply:I got my bouquet freeze-dried and mounted in a glass case- I'm a sentimental gardener- I didn't want those carefully selected flowers to just die.
I don't think it's rude to leave the bridesmaid's bouquet at the reception, just surprising. Flowers aren't as meaningful to some people, I guess. All of mine kept theirs and dried them... granted, I picked flowers on purpose so they would dry well....
Reply:The bouquet is merely a symbol. It's the rest of your life that counts, NOT the bouquet. Many more important things will happen in your married life that make your bouquet seem irrelevant. At least I certainly hope so.
Reply:I still have mine. I dried it out and have it packed away in a box. It is 13 years old.
Reply:no its not rude, that depends on the bride, And the other question, I had my bouquet for 10 years, then i got a divorce then i threw it away, As mine was not real flowers they were silk, I carried a homade bouquet A japenese Fan all draped in silk flowers, white roses
Reply:IT CAN BE KEPT FOREVER WRAPPED IN A SATIN CLOTH BAG AND KEPT IN THE TOPMOST SHELF OF YOU CUPBOARD,
IF THE BRIDESMAID LEAVES HER BOUQUET AT THE RECEPTION, SHE IS EMOTIONLESS AND THE TYPE WHO CAN ALSO LEAVE HER HUSBAND WHEN SHE MARRIES..
Reply:After the divorce, it was tossed in with the trash.
Reply:My bouquet was silk, very colorful and real looking. I still have mine stored away in a box five years later. I asked my bridesmaids if they minded giving me their flowers after the wedding. I have those stored away as well.
Obviously the flowers were not very important to your bridesmaid if she left them behind. Careless but not rude.
Reply:When it is dead, toss it. It will be in your wedding photos forever... Bridesmaid is not rude, she was probably intoxicated and forgot it......
Reply:My bouquet was silks so yeah I saved mine and the groomsmen flowers and I think the maid of honors also, I'm glad I did. I eventually had a garage sale and sold them and it happened a frantic bride to be came in as I was about to close and bought it and it had been what she'd been looking for but could not afford.
I think she may have just forgot it, if it has really hurt you why not call her and ask her about it. If she was enough of a friend to be in your wedding then she should be able to respect you and tell you why she left it behind.
Reply:I still have mine...it's been a year %26amp; a half...my flowers were silk though.
Incidentally... Do you think it's rude for a bridesmaid to leave her bouquet at the reception?
How long did you save your wedding bouquet?
I was married last June and I still have my bouquet. I thought mine was a little gross too, since I had Lilly's in it and they don't exactly dry out "pretty". But I couldn't see throwing it out. It's funny you asked about your bridesmaids bouquets because none of my bridesmaids (5) took their bouquets home with them. I have all the bouquets. I kept them all. Ah... Memories :) I got a shadow box and put two bouquets inside it with a wedding photo. It hangs on the wall in my living room. You can get a shadow box from any craft store. It's like a really deep picture frame. :)
Reply:After 2 years of marriage, I still have mine. Plan to use it in some form of floral arrangement in my new home.
Reply:maybe she just forgot the bouquet. do NOT throw out your bouquet...instead crumble them all up into potpurrie, add a drop or 2 of scented oil. find or buy a beautiful jarw/lid to hold the potpurrie. still your bouquet..just recycled. my aunt made lil potpurrie sachets w/net %26amp; lace %26amp; flowers. she used them in her dresser but also sent 1 , 2 each bridesmaids %26amp; matron of honor. pretty nice way 2 continue remem. your special day. just cont. 2 add oil drops when they need 2 b re-newed. she had ribbon on them also.
Reply:I still have mine and it looks good to cause i had silk flowers for mine.its packed in a box some where. good luck
Reply:I still have my bouquet 10 years and counting ( I dried and varnished it so it still looks beautiful)
In the rush and hub bub of the wedding day and reception a bridesmaid mispplacing her bouquet at the reception is not uncommon... Each bouquet should be marked on the underside to show which bridesmaid it belongs to so that it can easily be returned to her should it be misplaced...
Reply:I still have mine after 7 years of being married. I love the ribbons on it and don't have the heart to throw it out.
Reply:i still have mine in a vase, like stuck in a corner somewhere. it's really gross. i just can't bring myself to throw the thing away. it's a little rude, especially considering how pricey bouquets can get. oh I've been married for 3 years.
Reply:i just kept a few flowers from it. and yes, it is rude for bridesmaid to leave it. maybe she forgot though
Reply:I got my bouquet freeze-dried and mounted in a glass case- I'm a sentimental gardener- I didn't want those carefully selected flowers to just die.
I don't think it's rude to leave the bridesmaid's bouquet at the reception, just surprising. Flowers aren't as meaningful to some people, I guess. All of mine kept theirs and dried them... granted, I picked flowers on purpose so they would dry well....
Reply:The bouquet is merely a symbol. It's the rest of your life that counts, NOT the bouquet. Many more important things will happen in your married life that make your bouquet seem irrelevant. At least I certainly hope so.
Reply:I still have mine. I dried it out and have it packed away in a box. It is 13 years old.
Reply:no its not rude, that depends on the bride, And the other question, I had my bouquet for 10 years, then i got a divorce then i threw it away, As mine was not real flowers they were silk, I carried a homade bouquet A japenese Fan all draped in silk flowers, white roses
Reply:IT CAN BE KEPT FOREVER WRAPPED IN A SATIN CLOTH BAG AND KEPT IN THE TOPMOST SHELF OF YOU CUPBOARD,
IF THE BRIDESMAID LEAVES HER BOUQUET AT THE RECEPTION, SHE IS EMOTIONLESS AND THE TYPE WHO CAN ALSO LEAVE HER HUSBAND WHEN SHE MARRIES..
Reply:After the divorce, it was tossed in with the trash.
Reply:My bouquet was silk, very colorful and real looking. I still have mine stored away in a box five years later. I asked my bridesmaids if they minded giving me their flowers after the wedding. I have those stored away as well.
Obviously the flowers were not very important to your bridesmaid if she left them behind. Careless but not rude.
Reply:When it is dead, toss it. It will be in your wedding photos forever... Bridesmaid is not rude, she was probably intoxicated and forgot it......
Reply:My bouquet was silks so yeah I saved mine and the groomsmen flowers and I think the maid of honors also, I'm glad I did. I eventually had a garage sale and sold them and it happened a frantic bride to be came in as I was about to close and bought it and it had been what she'd been looking for but could not afford.
I think she may have just forgot it, if it has really hurt you why not call her and ask her about it. If she was enough of a friend to be in your wedding then she should be able to respect you and tell you why she left it behind.
Reply:I still have mine...it's been a year %26amp; a half...my flowers were silk though.
Where can I order online a bouquet of Red Roses and White Daisies?
I know my girlfriend would really love this for Valentine's Day, but I've been having trouble finding this offered, or a sight where I can order a custom bouquet. After much searching I've only located one site that offers the red roses and white daisies combo, and it seemed light on the daisies (12 Red Roses, 4 White Daisies) and kinda high in price ($45 with no vase plus $11 shipping.) Thanks.
Where can I order online a bouquet of Red Roses and White Daisies?
Here is the bouquet you're looking for http://www.flowers-gift.com/info.asp?id=...
Reply:proflowers.com
Reply:Conrads is an online site.
I actually used a phone and called them in the city I wanted them delivered, they were great and did exactly what I wanted and that which I wanted to send.
Reply:http://ww32.1800flowers.com/welcome.do
Reply:Actually calling a local florist would be the easiest way. if they are out of town you can call 1-800-FLOWERS
They also have a web site 800flowers.com.
Why do hotels always use white towels
Where can I order online a bouquet of Red Roses and White Daisies?
Here is the bouquet you're looking for http://www.flowers-gift.com/info.asp?id=...
Reply:proflowers.com
Reply:Conrads is an online site.
I actually used a phone and called them in the city I wanted them delivered, they were great and did exactly what I wanted and that which I wanted to send.
Reply:http://ww32.1800flowers.com/welcome.do
Reply:Actually calling a local florist would be the easiest way. if they are out of town you can call 1-800-FLOWERS
They also have a web site 800flowers.com.
Why do hotels always use white towels
From the guests perspective, what do you think about the bouquet/garter toss?
I have always, for whatever reason, enjoyed some of the tacky traditions, and the tossing of the bouquet followed by the retreiving and tossing of the garter is one of them! As a guest, do you cringe when it comes time for all of this hooplah, or do you find it exciting?
Since we're on the topic of what the guests think, are there any other traditions that you have an immense ammount of love or hatred for?? Please elaborate!
Thanks a bunch!
From the guests perspective, what do you think about the bouquet/garter toss?
I think the bouquet %26amp; garter toss are fun.
I despise the chicken dance and the electric slide and now the macarena. Since I am marrying on Halloween, I'm having the DJ do the "Time Warp" from Rocky Horror!
Reply:I enjoy watching them, but have never much liked participating in the bouquet toss.
Reply:As a bride I didn't want either, so I skipped both. When I was single I absolutely despised the bouquet toss and would certainly be found making a bee-line to the ladies room when that time came around. Now that I'm married I find it MUCH more enjoyable! :-) I've always despised the garter toss..I think it's in poor taste. As I've said before..some creepy old guy always seems to catch the garter, then one of your single gf's is forced to allow him to place it on her thigh?! No way. Worse is when a little girl catches the bouquet and they continue with the whole garter thing. Yikes. I have a lot of love for watching the first dance and father-daughter dance. I think it's very sweet and really what a wedding is all about.
Reply:Can't stand the bouquet toss. Usually that's when I find the need for a drink, bathroom or phone call. Hate the money dance, chicken dance and hokey pokey. Like the introductions and toasts.
Reply:i personally think it brings some fun into the reception. i also like the first announcement of the bride and groom as mr. and mrs. _______! i can remember that moment during my wedding. my heart skipped a beat. that was 22 years ago. but it seems like just yesterday! :)
Reply:I think the bouquet toss is lovely, but I think it's time for the garter toss to go - a niece of mine recently got married, and for the single guys she threw chocolate kisses wrapped in an embroidered hankie.
It just seems to me the garter is so sexist...
Reply:As someone who was single until her late 30's, I always hated that tradition. I hated being trod out onto the dance floor like some loser trying anything to get a husband. That isn't me and I don't like the implication.
Reply:hate: bouquet toss
garter toss
favors
speeches that go on and on and thank everyone the person ever knew
speeches designed to embarass the happy couple by dredging up stupid stories
first dances that are copying dance moves seen in movies - tacky!
love: wedding ceremony
watching the first dance done as a traditional beautiful slow dance
the father/daughter dance
light fare, not heavy heavy meals
the sheer romance of the day
Reply:especially the garter toss. and i plan on keeping my bouquet so am not going to throw it to a bunch of women who may or may not end up manhandling it.
Reply:I love it! It gives me a great laugh when you see these things! I think it is very entertaining and your guests would wonder where it was if it was not done.
Reply:I don't like that tradition at all, it's just not classy. My husband and I did not do it at our wedding, nor did we do the bouquet toss. We kept things elegant.
Things I love at weddings are the bridal party coming down the aisle, and then the bride coming down with everyone standing to face her...the kiss that seals the deal at the altar, and then simply the fun of the reception. All that hard work deserves a party :)
Reply:The bouquet toss is my least favorite thing about a wedding reception. It's rather embarrassing to be singled out (no pun intended, of course) as a single girl, especially if you haven't been allowed to bring a date. It's ninty times worse if the girls get into some silly wrestling match.
Reply:To be honest, I'm glad I'm not single, when the bouquet gets tossed. I always hated that! I also despise those money dances and wishing wells - any kind of cash-grab by the bride and groom.
Reply:I love both traditions.
I don't not believe they are tacky or distasteful, as others have said.
Do I think some people make them that way, YES! But, anything can be made classless if you try hard enough.
I love the garter toss and the bouquet toss, if done quick and sweet.
I really enjoy the tradition and I think it's cute to see who catches the bouquet and the garter.
Of course, if a 15-year old girl gets the bouquet and a 45 year old man gets the garter, you aren't going to the guy put the garter on the young girl.
Well, I wouldn't. But, that's what I'm talking about. Some people would (thus making it classless)
But, I think this is a fine tradition, as long as you know HOW to keep in appropriate.
Reply:love:
the bride and groom's first dance
the cutting of the cake
tapping glasses for a kiss
hate:
bride and groom smashing the cake in each others faces
tossing garter/bouquet
Reply:I hate the bouquet toss and the garter thing. I also DESPISE the dollar dance.
I do love it when the bride and groom give their mothers a rose or other flower on their way back down the aisle after they say "I do". One wedding I went to, the couple put bracelets on each other's mother that was pearls and had a charm with "Mom" engraved on it. I though that was especially sweet.
Reply:my oldest son is getting married in June, his fiance told me the other night that she is not doing the bouquet toss or the garter toss.....I was so relieved, I always thought it was so tacky...after you have seen it done a few hundred times, its not even a tradition anymore....
Reply:I don't like the bouquet/garter toss much. It always made me feel all awkward to be pushed, prodded, and teased to go catch the bouquet. And the garter toss always seemed a little tacky to me, especially when the groom tries to take it off with his teeth. While I'm at it I'll add the money dance, the chicken dance, and the hokey pokey to my do not like list.
Reply:I think it's a heinous, hillbilly tradition, but I guess it depends on the event. If your wedding is going to be casual and relaxed, then I guess it's fine. But at an upscale, elegant wedding, I feel that the bouquet/garter toss has no place being there. I think it really embarrasses a lot of the guests to have to take part in that.
Reply:HI ,
i love bouquet toss its really something very nice its like a good luck thing for the girl who gets it.
for garter toss i am not sure i don't like it anyway, for my wedding i am going to skip this.
favors r something very impotent for me like this people remember the fun they had at ur wedding
speeches designed to embarrass the happy couple r good like this they came to now what u think about them
watching the first dance is very good and romantic done as a traditional beautiful slow dance
the father/daughter dance
and some fun stuff is also good
Since we're on the topic of what the guests think, are there any other traditions that you have an immense ammount of love or hatred for?? Please elaborate!
Thanks a bunch!
From the guests perspective, what do you think about the bouquet/garter toss?
I think the bouquet %26amp; garter toss are fun.
I despise the chicken dance and the electric slide and now the macarena. Since I am marrying on Halloween, I'm having the DJ do the "Time Warp" from Rocky Horror!
Reply:I enjoy watching them, but have never much liked participating in the bouquet toss.
Reply:As a bride I didn't want either, so I skipped both. When I was single I absolutely despised the bouquet toss and would certainly be found making a bee-line to the ladies room when that time came around. Now that I'm married I find it MUCH more enjoyable! :-) I've always despised the garter toss..I think it's in poor taste. As I've said before..some creepy old guy always seems to catch the garter, then one of your single gf's is forced to allow him to place it on her thigh?! No way. Worse is when a little girl catches the bouquet and they continue with the whole garter thing. Yikes. I have a lot of love for watching the first dance and father-daughter dance. I think it's very sweet and really what a wedding is all about.
Reply:Can't stand the bouquet toss. Usually that's when I find the need for a drink, bathroom or phone call. Hate the money dance, chicken dance and hokey pokey. Like the introductions and toasts.
Reply:i personally think it brings some fun into the reception. i also like the first announcement of the bride and groom as mr. and mrs. _______! i can remember that moment during my wedding. my heart skipped a beat. that was 22 years ago. but it seems like just yesterday! :)
Reply:I think the bouquet toss is lovely, but I think it's time for the garter toss to go - a niece of mine recently got married, and for the single guys she threw chocolate kisses wrapped in an embroidered hankie.
It just seems to me the garter is so sexist...
Reply:As someone who was single until her late 30's, I always hated that tradition. I hated being trod out onto the dance floor like some loser trying anything to get a husband. That isn't me and I don't like the implication.
Reply:hate: bouquet toss
garter toss
favors
speeches that go on and on and thank everyone the person ever knew
speeches designed to embarass the happy couple by dredging up stupid stories
first dances that are copying dance moves seen in movies - tacky!
love: wedding ceremony
watching the first dance done as a traditional beautiful slow dance
the father/daughter dance
light fare, not heavy heavy meals
the sheer romance of the day
Reply:especially the garter toss. and i plan on keeping my bouquet so am not going to throw it to a bunch of women who may or may not end up manhandling it.
Reply:I love it! It gives me a great laugh when you see these things! I think it is very entertaining and your guests would wonder where it was if it was not done.
Reply:I don't like that tradition at all, it's just not classy. My husband and I did not do it at our wedding, nor did we do the bouquet toss. We kept things elegant.
Things I love at weddings are the bridal party coming down the aisle, and then the bride coming down with everyone standing to face her...the kiss that seals the deal at the altar, and then simply the fun of the reception. All that hard work deserves a party :)
Reply:The bouquet toss is my least favorite thing about a wedding reception. It's rather embarrassing to be singled out (no pun intended, of course) as a single girl, especially if you haven't been allowed to bring a date. It's ninty times worse if the girls get into some silly wrestling match.
Reply:To be honest, I'm glad I'm not single, when the bouquet gets tossed. I always hated that! I also despise those money dances and wishing wells - any kind of cash-grab by the bride and groom.
Reply:I love both traditions.
I don't not believe they are tacky or distasteful, as others have said.
Do I think some people make them that way, YES! But, anything can be made classless if you try hard enough.
I love the garter toss and the bouquet toss, if done quick and sweet.
I really enjoy the tradition and I think it's cute to see who catches the bouquet and the garter.
Of course, if a 15-year old girl gets the bouquet and a 45 year old man gets the garter, you aren't going to the guy put the garter on the young girl.
Well, I wouldn't. But, that's what I'm talking about. Some people would (thus making it classless)
But, I think this is a fine tradition, as long as you know HOW to keep in appropriate.
Reply:love:
the bride and groom's first dance
the cutting of the cake
tapping glasses for a kiss
hate:
bride and groom smashing the cake in each others faces
tossing garter/bouquet
Reply:I hate the bouquet toss and the garter thing. I also DESPISE the dollar dance.
I do love it when the bride and groom give their mothers a rose or other flower on their way back down the aisle after they say "I do". One wedding I went to, the couple put bracelets on each other's mother that was pearls and had a charm with "Mom" engraved on it. I though that was especially sweet.
Reply:my oldest son is getting married in June, his fiance told me the other night that she is not doing the bouquet toss or the garter toss.....I was so relieved, I always thought it was so tacky...after you have seen it done a few hundred times, its not even a tradition anymore....
Reply:I don't like the bouquet/garter toss much. It always made me feel all awkward to be pushed, prodded, and teased to go catch the bouquet. And the garter toss always seemed a little tacky to me, especially when the groom tries to take it off with his teeth. While I'm at it I'll add the money dance, the chicken dance, and the hokey pokey to my do not like list.
Reply:I think it's a heinous, hillbilly tradition, but I guess it depends on the event. If your wedding is going to be casual and relaxed, then I guess it's fine. But at an upscale, elegant wedding, I feel that the bouquet/garter toss has no place being there. I think it really embarrasses a lot of the guests to have to take part in that.
Reply:HI ,
i love bouquet toss its really something very nice its like a good luck thing for the girl who gets it.
for garter toss i am not sure i don't like it anyway, for my wedding i am going to skip this.
favors r something very impotent for me like this people remember the fun they had at ur wedding
speeches designed to embarrass the happy couple r good like this they came to now what u think about them
watching the first dance is very good and romantic done as a traditional beautiful slow dance
the father/daughter dance
and some fun stuff is also good
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