garter toss alternative

jags77 Posted: Mar 23, 2003 01:02 AM

garter toss alternative

I will be having an Indian ceremony- and will have some very conservative relatives from India here. I will be doing the bouquet toss and wanted to find an alternative to the garter toss as that will embarrass me greatly. Any suggestions?

Monica Posted: Mar 23, 2003 07:58 AM

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Here's a suggestion that my brother and sister-in-law did at their wedding. Neither of them wanted the toss or garter 'fiasco.' Nor do I.
My sister in law presented her bouquet to her grandmother.
[I will be presenting mine to my mother and then we'll dance a slow song together. She doesn't know this though.]
My brother presented his best man [who was to be married next] with a bottle of champagne. I thougth it was very classy.

swags1016 Posted: Mar 23, 2003 11:04 AM

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You can do the anniversary dance. That is what we are doing it! I think it is much nicer to celebrate the love of others that have endured.

jennbaby Posted: Mar 23, 2003 06:50 PM

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I also a, doing the anniversary dance. I love this & I can't wait.

Diane Posted: Mar 23, 2003 06:53 PM

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I did the anniversary dance too, and it was successful.

The longest married couple got the garter/bouquet, and my uncle had to put it on my aunt,

At least they know each other, and they LOVED it

nylisa Posted: Mar 24, 2003 05:22 PM

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We are playing each of our parent's wedding song, having them dance and then presenting each mother with a bouquet and each father with a garter.

jags77 Posted: Mar 24, 2003 05:43 PM

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These are all great suggestions. I know I will do the bouquet toss bc all my bridesmaids want to catch the bouquet. With the garter, I just don't want to make a show of it with him removing it from my leg. I read somewhere that a groom threw the bride's handkerchief with her initials on it that was weighed down w/ some almonds inside of it or something - what do you think of this? Any other ideas along these lines?

Diane Posted: Mar 25, 2003 06:05 PM

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you can have the him throw the garter, and th ewinner gets a bottle of champagne, or wine, or even a gift certificate.

For kids, you can have a candy toss.
or a bear bride/groom toss for the little ones.
Hope that works.

jags77 Posted: Mar 27, 2003 06:38 PM

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If I do the garter toss, I don't want to make a whole production of him removing it from my leg. Would that be okay?

Diane Posted: Mar 28, 2003 07:35 AM

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Tht is fine...right before you hand it to someone you can go to the ladies rooma nd take it off before hand if you dont want to make a whole production