Ideas for what to do instead of bouquet and garter toss.

Ive heard of honoring the couple who has been married the longest. Something we might consider because we have the same issue plus FH would not be comfortable taking off my garter in front of everyone.

We might just honor a special couple. Somebody who is important to us/been a big part of our lives etc.

We had 42 people at our wedding and just skipped it (we would have skipped it even if we had a larger wedding). We did all the other traditional things like the first dance, father/daughter dance/cake cutting, etc. We honestly didn't have time for games during our reception and no one was bored.

I think it's okay to just skip it and not necessarily even put something into replace it. I do like the idea of the longest married couple dance but as long as it's done right and not take forever like Miss to Mrs said it did at hers. I've been at one and it was spread out over just one song.

I like the idea of the longest couple dance and you give it to them.... We are only doing a bouquet toss and skipping the garter toss.

We are skipping both bouquet toss and garter removal/toss. I've been to a few weddings that skipped it & everybody had a great time dancing, taking photos in booth & celebrating together (without so many breaks in the action)!

I dont think you need to replace it with anything - we didn't have one for similar reasons and no one asked where it was or what was happening in place of it.

I don't think you need to replace them with something if you're already doing those other things. You don't wanna have to many "scheduled" things because people just wanna dance and relax

I think you should just skip it since you already have the newlywed game and anniversary dance, plus I assume the traditional dances and speeches. It's already going to be a bit heavy on the "performance stuff," so I'd just leave it be.

I've noticed some brides fall into a trap of thinking they need to program everything or people will get bored. Honestly? The opposite is true! If there's a lot of speeches, games, etc, and not enough unstructured time for people to dance or visit with one another, they will glaze over and get cranky. Yes, your guests are there to celebrate with you, but it's also a chance for them to catch up with far-flung friends and family. Don't hold the reins too tight or it will feel less like a celebration and more like a corporate "mandatory fun" excursion.