Is it ok to skip the garter toss?

I plan on skipping it. I may do the toss, but not the take-off, with a football (it's part of our story) but I'm undecided on that part. I figure if brides have a tossing boquet, why can't I have a tossing garter?

My sister also skipped it. Do what makes you comfortable, I highly doubt at the end of your wedding people will be like "awesome time, but I really missed the garter toss."

I personally agree with you. I don't want FH's head up my dress in front of his daughter.

Sure it's ok. But if you do decide to do one. You don't have to make it X-rated. LOL FH doesn't have to use his teeth in any way. He can simply take it off using his hands. You don't even have to lift your dress high either.

Of course you don't have to, but I thought it was fun at our reception! I scootched it down to just below my knee for him to get it easier, and my DH was very sweet in that he held my dress down with one hand while he gently eased it off my leg with his other hand, so I didn't feel too exposed at all. My little 7 year old nephew caught it too, so that was also awesome!

It doesn't need to be that high I wore the toss just below my knee. dh did go under my dress but didn't use his teeth he kept it clean..I think if you toss your bouquet the guys will be expecting the garter toss as well

I have always hated the garter/bouquet toss. So we skipped them both. Nobody missed it.

But agreed there are other ways to do it that don't feel so creepy, if that's all you're worried about.

Thanks for the input! We had discussed doing one, reeeeeeally tame one. And then having a back up garter to toss and keeping the one I wore as a momento. Kid of how you throw a different bouquet than you carried down the aisle.

I'm not doing it. I think it's stupid

We're skipping both, I always found the garter toss creepy for some reason and we don't have many singles coming to the wedding anyways.

I will not be doing it either.

I didn't do it.. Didn't feel comfortable.. We just did the bouquet toss..

My alternative to the garter and bouquet toss is an anniversary dance. It is where all of the married couples (including you and FH) get out on the dance floor and every so many second the DJ say "If you have been married less than 5 years please have a seat" "... less than 10 years..." "... less than 15 years..." "... less than 20 years..." etc. until it is just you and one couple on the dance floor. They get the toss bouquet to keep.

We're not doing either the garter nor the bouquet toss. I'm sure people won't miss it. =)

There weren't many single people at our reception so we skipped both tosses. Nobody noticed/missed it.

I am glad to see so many people skipping it! I will have to see how many single girls are coming to the wedding to decide is the bouquet toss is even worth it.

We're actually doing just what Katie is doing!! The Anniversary Dance is so much more romantic and meaningful in my opinion. I'm pretty much the last of my friends to get married anyway so there wouldn't be anyone to catch a bouquet or a garter!

Normally I am kind of shy and "proper" about things like that but i am actually glad I had it. I had so much and I couldn't stop laughing the entire time. It really helped me to relax. I was so strung out I am too embaressed to even show some of the pictures of me walking down the aisle. I looked like I was gonna puke. But the wedding was just one big laugh fest. I don't think I stopped smiling once. We just had such a good time and were so grateful the stress of the wedding was over.

But with that said, I don't think it's needed. You could always just do the anniversary dance thing. I considered that too but when I mentioned it to my mom she said no right away. Cause she and my dad would have been that couple and I don't think she wanted the spotlight on her.

also the cute little neighbor girl caught my bouqet so there was nothing awkward with that part. It was super cute. I don't remember who caught the garter, it wasn't even made into a big deal.

I'm not tossing my bouquet or having a garter toss. In fact, I probably won't be wearing a garter.

We aren't doing either tradition.. but I think if you still wanted to do a bouquet toss without a garter toss, that you could! I've seen that done at several weddings..

We're skipping it. And I would say out of the last 10 weddings I've been to, they've done it maybe 2 weddings. So, I think, in my area at least, it's being phased out by many couples. (And I'm glad for that!)

We didn't do one. DH wanted to keep the garter anyway, not to mention in all the rush, I forgot to put it on...lol!