Throwing the bouquet is a time-honored tradition for most brides (it’s always funny to see one’s girlfriends and female relatives clamoring after the little bundle of flowers!), but there’s another toss that seems to cause a lot of anxiety at wedding receptions. Many people think it’s a tradition to have the groom slip the garter off his new bride’s leg to throw to all of the single men in attendance in much the same way that a bride throws her bouquet.
The problem is that in order to accomplish this, the bride has to bare her leg to all of the guests in attendance! Some women find this mortifying and inappropriate. What do you think? Have you heard of any fun alternatives? Does the garter toss make you want to rant or rave?
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November 7th, 2008 at 1:59 pm
I attended a wedding where the bride actually wore cute little lace capri’s under her dress so as not to offend any of her guests when they did the garter toss… I thought it was very tastfully done… Granted, the groom didn’t use his teeth to get the garter off her leg either..
November 7th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
one of our brides in “real weddings” opted for a teddy bear toss to the children attending the wedding in place of the bouquet/garter toss. i thought that was really sweet.
November 10th, 2008 at 10:28 am
really? garter=ick…
November 11th, 2008 at 10:24 am
I think it can be done tastefully and that it can be fun and playful without being offensive.