Twist on Tradition: Tacky or Fun?

That's exactly what we're doing! Love it.

We are also doing the bouquet toss for all the ladies, not just single. Probably no garter toss though, neither FH or myself is that into it.

@k squared ... "I'm tacky af" almost spat my drink everywhere

I don't mind the gift card idea. Or a bottle of wine. I don't know what a growler is, but am sure it would be fine too.

I was vaguely thinking about giving wine. We were gifted 24 bottles of wine from one of our suppliers, and I love wine but it seems a bit much.

@Wendi the dance together is a thing in South Africa, but we won't do that.

Never heard about putting garter on lady who caught bouquet until WW. I think that might be regional too.

First, I want to clarify that I don't think WW is against those things. I think most of us are choosing not to do it, but it certainly isn't against etiquette to do it. There's no rule. Since you like it, I think you should 100% go for it. No need to only do it at the knee.

No need for a gift card, but if you do want to give a gift, I suggest @Jennifer's suggestion for wine instead.

Jennifer s, growlers are basically big jugs of beer. Instead of buying a six pack, you go to a brewery and have them fill a growler of beer and take it home. My fiance says that growlers are dogs that spit beer. Completely incorrect.

Ah, I just googled it. I don't think we have them here. But since you said you're in a brewery area, I think it could be quite nice. We're in a wine area, hence the wine

I saw someone post earlier about these practices being sexist. I don't quite think that's the right term, because that implies stereotyping or discrimination. Unless you're saying it's not inclusive of gender neutral individuals. I think it's a case of "know your crowd".

You may want to double check with your venue that they're cool with you giving alcohol to the winners. I don't personally like the bouquet or garter toss, but I like that you're trying to find a way to make it not creepy and not shaming the single people.

I didn't say WW was against them, just that a lot of people have negative opinions of it. I honestly just think it's fun. Mostly for me to watch. I just want to make it equally as fun for participants.