Throwing the bouquet... Is it even necessary?

I haven't seen it done at a wedding in years. We skipped it and didn't add anything in its place. We let the party continue to flow.

With what your average bouquet costs? Nope. And the tradition is kind of outdated anyway.

The last time I saw it done - maybe 4 years ago - no one wanted to participate. Some guests were standing awkwardly on the dance floor; it interrupted the dancing. No one went out to catch it. It hit the floor. A lady sitting at the table near where it went out and picked it up.

I.e. Don't bother.

Thank you for the advice! I wanted to play a game and then like you said Nicole, to just let the party continue!!

We skipped it. It's not popular within our crowd (haven't seen one within the last 15 years) and we really just wanted everyone to keep hanging out, drinking, and dancing. Nobody missed it. I've also never heard anyone in the history of the world EVER say, " do you know what I enjoyed most about Mary's wedding? The bouquet toss"

Thank you ladies!!!!

Non necessary...tradition or not.

I wasn't planning on doing either but we ended up doing the bouquet and garter toss. It was a lot of fun! My florist gave us a toss bouquet and garter for free. I wouldn't add the expense if you don't care about it.

Most of my couples don't anymore.

Nope. I've seen lately that people are doing the anniversary dance thing (we went to a friend's wedding the day after ours and they did this- the first thing they said was "anyone married less than 48 hours" and we thought it was super sweet of them).

I just didn’t throw it. My venue didn’t even mention it because no one really does that anymore (at least around here).

We are skipping it along with the garter toss. Reception will just be eat, drink, dance and be merry (and married)!

I’m not. I’m going to make a dedicated speech to my mom who is my favorite (besides the groom) : )

My sister did the anniversary dance and gave a garter and bonquet to the couple married the longest. It was sweet.

I think it's a sweet tradition, BUT it's really not necessary if you don't want to do it (I'm also debating if I want to do it, honestly). An alternative could be to present a young (flower) girl with a small bouquet - similar to a toss bouquet - at some point during the night.

When I married my late husband, my 5 year-old niece kept walking around holding the end of my dress (I'd look at her and she'd say, "I'm just holding it"), looking at my flowers, and just being in awe. We actually made sure she "caught" the bouquet, and she was over the moon about having her own bouquet of flowers. I think it meant more to her than any grown woman who might have caught it instead.

We did the Anniversary Dance instead. I've only seen a bouquet or garter toss in 1 wedding I've been to as an adult.

Skipped it. No one missed it at all.

We skipped it.

We are debating skipping them but parents are pushing us for tradition. So we are having a slight twist to make it entertaining for everyone. FH will sit me down for the Garter butThe garter will be on his leg instead so we will have a funny record scratch moment and then we switch. And I'll throw the garter that was on his leg. And he'll throw my toss bouquet. Fun way to keep parents off our back and we get to make everyone laugh.

We skipped it. Suggesting to our single friends that they were so desperate to get married that they would compete for the honor of being first seemed rather degrading.

We had two bouquets. One went to the staff of the synagogue where we were married. The other went to the only guest who was local to the area.