Six Alternative Bridal Bouquet Toss Ideas
By: Amber Dusick

Is the traditional bridal bouquet toss not for you Many modern gals are ditching

this traditional altogether and looking for new variations and interpretations. Many

women see the bouquet toss as pressure and hate the implication that single

women are chomping at the bit to be married.

Here are six alternatives to the traditional bridal bouquet toss that will make

everyone happy:

Wish Come True Bouquet Toss Invite all the women onto the dance

floor married and single. Ask them all to make a wish right as the bouquet is

tossed and whoever catches it will get their wish.

Fortune Bouquet Toss Invite everyone onto the dance floor and

have a bouquet that consists of several small bunches of flowers are simply held

together in your hand. On each bunch have a handwritten fortune attached to it

that you made up. When you throw the flower bunches in the air they break apart

so several people will get a fortune bouquet. Before throwing a break apart

bouquet make sure they are easily separated and not entwined together so they

really do break apart in the air.

Longest Married Bouquet Toss Invite all married couples onto the

dance floor and have the DJ announce that everyone married less than 5 years to

leave then less than 10 years to leave and so on until the couple married the

longest is left dancing and they are awarded with the bouquet. Keep in mind that

this may not be the right bouquet toss for you especially if you have a recently

deceased grandparent that would have been married the longest if they were still

living. This also focuses on married people and leaves out the

single folks.

Special Honors Bouquet Toss Split up the bouquet into halves and

give one half to your mother and one to your motherinlaw. The bridal bouquet

could also be presented to grandparents split apart for all the women in the bridal

party presented to your maid of honor your sisters a friend who is engaged etc.

Think of someone youd like to honor and give it to them as a good luck

bouquet.

Favors Toss Instead of tossing flowers toss the wedding favors!

Much like candy being tossed in a parade you can toss small or soft favors to the

guests. Children can help in the fun and everybody has a chance to get something.

Candy small stuffed animals silly toys and gift cards are good choices.

Gift Cards & Money Bouquet Toss Rather than have fortunes

attached to a break away bouquet why not attach gift cards (from coffee shops

record stores etc) to your bridal bouquet! Rolled up $1$20 bills is also fun for

everyone. You can invite everyone onto the dance floor men and women alike.

So rather than skip the bridal bouquet toss entirely why not start your own

tradition Unusual tosses can be explained by your DJ an appointed person or

written in your program. Choose a bridal bouquet toss that is meaningful to you

and dont be afraid to simply present it to someone you care about.

Amber Dusick is the editor of The Do It Yourself Weddings Guide at http://www.doityourselfweddings.com/ where you can get instructions for wedding crafts do

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