Hey all! We aren't doing a garter toss, and I had been pretty excited to do an alternative bouquet toss that seemed way more like FH and me. Here's what the "community toss" would look like:
We would invite ALL 135 guests to the floor, FH and I would say a brief statement thanking our guests for joining us, supporting us, and being our community, then all of my bridesmaids turn around and toss 150 loose short-stemmed carnations to everyone. In theory, this all sounded really cool and touching. Now, I'm actually thinking about it and I'm not so sure about it.
Do I really want to purchase all of those extra flowers? ($125 for 150 white carnations from Sam's Club). These are not the flowers we're using for bouquets (artificial), centerpieces (hydrangeas from sam's club), etc. - the carnations would be additional.
What if it isn't as big a hit as I pictured in my head? Will my guests think it's touching and memorable, or just a little confusing?
Will it be messy? I don't know if my caterer will be cool with potentially sweeping up a bunch of flower bits, and the venue said "no flower petal decor".... hmm. (Maybe it won't be messy? The object here is togetherness, NOT pushing/ trampling.)
I don't know, it seemed really unique and memorable and fits our vibe and personalities, and I was pretty excited thinking about it until now. But now it's time to make some purchases and talk to the venue/ caterer, and I'm thinking maybe I should skip it.
The venue is a reception hall at a historic gallery. Indoor, hardwood floor, high ceilings. Adults only, no kids at the wedding.
What do you think...?
