Bouquet/ garter toss

I’m not doing either- neither FH nor I care to be in the spotlight for too long, and by the time we get to the reception we’ll both just want to mill about and chat with our guests.

We're doing the bouquet toss, but not the garter toss. I don't need my FH to be up my skirt in front of my entire family. Especially with his teeth as is common for the tradition.

We want the bouquet toss because I've always personally loved it. And we have a ton of children coming and i just love the look on a little girls face as she catches it!

ETA: We're not replacing the garter toss with anything.

We’re not doing it, mostly because the majority of our friends are either married or in relationships. It would be SUPER awkward to only have 2 or 3 girls and guys out there. I’ve also never been much of a fan of it in general, and didn’t like participating when I was single.

That being said, it’s definitely a personal preference. When there’s a ton of single people at a wedding, it can be a fun thing to do. It really depends on the crowd.

We wont be doing either. It's not appealing at all for us.

Im doing it we are of the younger generation and we are all for it i have tons of single family members and he has single friends so its all about what you want.

I also didn't do the bouquet toss bc I hate my brother's GF, one of the few unmarried ladies there, and didn't want her to catch it

We're not.

it was one of the first things FH brought up to me when talking about the reception. when we were talking about what we wanted, he just kind of got quiet, looked over at me and said, "I don't want to do a garter toss." i asked him further and he explained himself, saying it 1. made him more uncomfortable with everyone watching him, 2. it seemed gross and unnecessary, not that I would be gross, but that he would essentially be "going down on me in front of everyone," his words, and 3. old fashioned and outdated. this all made sense to me, and to his surprise i 100% agreed. we're not doing the bouquet toss either. most of our friends/family, if they're not children, they're in serious, devoted relationships. the few who aren't would be more than singled out, pun intended, and it's just horrible being put on the spot like that... its worse if you're one of few rather than one of many. i had this thought every time someone would try to get me to get up to catch the bouquet.

so we're cutting it. we're not doing anything in "replacement," mingling and eating and dancing is enough.

however, if you want it, its your wedding and you can do it. its obviously still around for a reason, some people enjoy it and their guests like it. its just unnecessary and awkward with our guests and we don't like it.

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That's a really good idea!

Yeah I don't see a lot of my FH's friends wanting to grab my garter, lol kind of uncomfortable.

I'm doing both

I'm doing it. I'm one for tradition. I always wanted to catch the bouquet, never did. My FH has a bunch of garters that he caught from our friends weddings. Now it's finally our turn to throw stuff at our guests. Yay!