FH doesn't want to do garter removal/toss... What can we do instead?

What do you mean by they wouldn't participate?

I just think the whole garter thing is awkward. Sorry, my Grandmother doesn't need to see anyone going up my dress, husband or not. We are going to get a little black book and toss that instead. Inside, instead of having girl's numbers it will say "See the best man."

Judith....I love your idea!

I think we are just going to skip it. Ill probably ask the single guys going right before and see if they want it.

He doesn't think the single guys would try to catch it. I still wanted to do something in the place of that.

My dj is going to call all married couples to the floor for a dance and who ever has been married the longest will get the garter and throw away bouquet. He will start dismissing the couples by whoever has been married the shortest amount of time i.e. "if you have been married for 3 hours, please sit down" it's a cute/respectful way to honor the longest married couple.

Judith that is an adorable idea.

I'm a hater of the bouquet/garter toss, I think they can be really awkward for guests sometimes. So we're skipping it. Honestly, all of our friends are in their 30s and 40s now, and there are only a handful of single people in the crowd. It would be kind of weird.

I've seen what Josie is talking about and that worked great. It involves more people and it is actually fun. I always hated being dragged to the dance floor to catch a bouquet.

We just skipped the garter toss and nobody missed it :-)

I LOVEEEEEEEEEEEE THE LITTLE BLACK BOOK IDEA!!! I refuse to do the garter as well!! Great question and GREAT answers!! Thanks Ladies

We are skipping the garter all together not replacing it with anything.

Josie D - I love that idea :-) that's GREAT! I will copy

I hate the garter thing - and plus I am African, it's just taboo for my FH to go under my dress in public like that lool.. my parents will be furious! And I don't like to be embarrassed!

If the problem with the garter toss is in the way that it is removed, we have advice on how to do the toss in a tasteful way on our web site www.GarterGlitz.com/garter-toss. That way everyone can enjoy it and not be embarrassed.

I love the little black book idea and the one from the garter glitz website

I've seen weddings that only did the bouquet toss. I'm glad that with me having a small wedding that I don't need to do it. I really don't wanna put on that kinda show for my wedding.

FH wants to do the limbo in its place lol. So we've opted for that instead

If FH is worried about his guy friends you might want to give your single girls a heads up and try it have it so that the girl who is in the long term commited relationship gets the bouquet. Because I caught the bouqet at a wedding and it was like I had the plague the rest of the evening if I approched a group that contained single males they'd scatter like cockroaches. Sounds like some of FH's friends may be similar to these boys

We're not doing it. He wants to break the ice with limbo. I think its a cute idea. Different. I haven't played limbo since elementary

I like Josie’s idea!!! My FH is refusing this part of the wedding as well. We have a lot of married couples attending so that will be great to do. I want to toss my own bouquet so I’ll just give the garter belt to the married couple who wins to toss. Thanks this was so hel