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At Medieval Europe wedding venues in the 14th century, a tradition was started. During that period, it was considered good luck if you could get a fragment of the brides’ clothing. Guests would rip the bride’s wedding gown to tatters while the poor bride was still in it though. Therefore, brides began to look for an alternative to running around half naked. To keep their guests from shredding theirwedding dresses, brides began throwing other things. So as a distraction so the guests would let the poor bride’s wedding dressalone, she first started throwing the wedding garter. But unfortunate brides were soon rushed at by overeager guestsfor this highly esteemed prize, even at the altar, as soon as the vows were said. So brides then decided to move onto throwing the bridal bouquet which has become a symbol of good luck and fertility to the catcher. Since the flowers were perishable anyway,as opposed to her dress, it was a much safer choice to toss. And since she could toss it away from herself as soon as the vows were said and into the crowd, she avoided injury to her person, which was also very perishable. However, the problem with the bouquet tossing, even today, is someone can get hurt or trampled in the ensuing excitement. Now after the wedding venue in Melbourne and at the reception, some brides are making changes in this tradition. One alternative is to have all the teen age girls come up to the bride; she then gives them each a flower from a premade bouquet. Another alternative whichhas been done is to throw a mixture of confetti, white sequins and rose petals in the air. No one catches anything and everyone is showered with the mixture. Also a bride can have made up a “break away” bouquet by her florist. She can call up each of her attendantsthen and give each one a piece of the bouquet separately. This is a lovely gesture of thanks to all her bridesmaids and attendants. Another idea to the bouquet toss is to have your florist replace the toss bouquet withalternative flowers. The bride can ask the florist to make up two corsages or two small table centerpieces to give to the mother of the bride and the mother of the groom at the appropriate time during the reception instead of having a bouquet toss. If the bride and groom happen to be an older couple, anotheridea will work nicely. The bride and groom ask all the married couples to stand. Going by a 5 to 10 year spans, theyhave the couples sit down when the amount of years they’re married is mentioned. The couple who’s left standing is then given the bridal bouquet and garter…and applause! Whatever you decide to do, it’s best done after the cake cutting ceremony. Then the caterer can start serving the cake as the guests are busy with the bouquet and garter activities so everyone is entertained while waiting for the cake. Regardless, there isn’t any rule etched in stone about what to do with the wedding bouquet. It’s your special day and what you go with is your choice.
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