Is it ok to skip the garter toss?

I'm going to skip it. not to say i won't still be wearing it...lol it'll be my something blue

The garter toss creeps us out as well. I don't think I will be wearing a garter, between the dress, slip, etc. there is enough going on down there!

I say its totally fine! Or do a toned down one like you were saying! We talked about skipping ours (and bouquet toss) because we thought there might not be enough single people to even participate. But I checked out numbers again and while we will only have 3 men and 2 women with no plus ones, we also forgot that unmarried couples are considered "single", so that bumped the number to like 15 each

I think it's a matter of preference. We went to a wedding last weekend where they did both..

For our garter toss, we are doing to have a box with funny props in it for FH to throw out as he's under my dress. Given the crowd that's coming to our wedding, we know it's going to be a big hit.

I say to each their own. It's your wedding. If you don't want to do one, then dont

I've read you can do an anklet, put it in a pretty fabric baggie and toss it. I'm not doing a garter toss for the same reasons. Not that my family would be offended I don't like it personally.

We aren't doing it either. FH and I are very reserved people. I don't feel comfortable having him under my dress in front of all those people.

I think of all the weddings I have gone to, it has been 50/50 of doing it or not. I am not a fan, its awkward. But who knows what we will do we have so much to decide on still! FH probably would die of embarrassment doing it!

I will not do it...We aren't having a bridal party and honestly it feels sooooo strange in front of parents, grandparents, etc...and in a church..I don't know...I surprise it exists really..I will wear one...for the hubby to take off in private..wink..wink

When I was at best friend's wedding, we were sitting right by where the groom (my bestie threw the garter to the single guys and it hit my 11 nephew I raise in the head...while he was sitting at the table..He was so mortified and put his head down when we were laughing..saying you are next...It is very awkward in my opinion.

Not doing garter or bouquet. No garter because I don't like how or why the tradition started and I don't like the idea of FH fishing around under my skirt in front of everyone.

No bouquet because we are only inviting one single female. Lol.

I don't think it's a big deal, but keep in mind people may expect a garter toss after the bouquet toss. So you may need to clarify there is no garter toss or do something to substitute garter toss - like a... boutonniere toss? I don't know, maybe not that, but something.

Several years ago, when I watched a 12 year old boy putting a garter on a super-hot 25 year old young woman, both obviously embarrassed as the crowd told him to go higher, I decided not to have the garter toss. Years of being one of the single ladies expected to enthusiastically try to catch the bouqet (GAG!) made me eliminate that particular tradition as well.

You can do whatever traditions you want. As an old instructor of mine used to say " I don't care if you worship the pineapple in your closet. It's a free country. Do what makes you happy."

We are doing both tosses b/c we don't really care and single members of our bridal party wanted to do it. It should be noted that we are just tossing. No putting garters on anyone else or forced dances. My crystal ball tells me that the tosses will end with our tallest groomsman wearing the garter on his head while he dance mostly by himself to the remainder of "Foxy Lady."

MyLo desperately wants to do this. I on the other hand don't. However, he doesn't ask for a whole lot, so I am waving the white flag.

I have come to the decision that we won`t be doing either toss, most of our family and friends are married, I am considering doing an anniversary dance, hopefully people take part in it

I'm totally doing both. I don't think he'll do it all sexy like because that just isn't how we are. Probably awkward, which is how we are. During it, we'll probably play 'Alive with the Glory of Love' and I'm still thinking about what song for my toss.

We dont have that many single ladies or men at our's so we're just going to skip it.

We didn't do either a bouquet toss or a garter toss. But if you want to skip only the garter toss, that's fine, too. If anyone in your "proper" family questions it, just explain (as one bride I know did), "I'm not a fan of flying underwear at weddings." That should take care of the issue. LOL

Skip it. It's weird and creepy and awkward. Gad to see it go!

We are doing it...but that brings up a good point...'singles'. I'll have to evaluate the guest list to see if we should even bother. I did it at practice wedding #1...took it off with my teeth too. It was fun..no one was offended if done right. You just wear it above your knee, etc. ...doesn't have to be near any vital parts