http://www.mydeejay.com/blog/2009/08/bouquet-toss-should-you-do-it-should-i-do-it-dying-traditions/ Wedding Advice, Wedding Music Suggestions, Industry News, and more. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:28:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1.2 http://www.mydeejay.com/blog/2009/08/bouquet-toss-should-you-do-it-should-i-do-it-dying-traditions/comment-page-1/#comment-1511 Bouquet Toss Alternatives | Fantabulously Wedd Wed, 28 Dec 2011 15:34:31 +0000 http://www.mydeejay.com/index.php?option=com_wordpress&p=601#comment-1511 [...] the idea of it, but I only had about 3 single gals that would be in attendance. So, I found a few alternatives from MyDeejay.com. Anniversary Dance – This is probably the most popular bouquet toss [...] [...] the idea of it, but I only had about 3 single gals that would be in attendance. So, I found a few alternatives from MyDeejay.com. Anniversary Dance – This is probably the most popular bouquet toss [...]

]]> http://www.mydeejay.com/blog/2009/08/bouquet-toss-should-you-do-it-should-i-do-it-dying-traditions/comment-page-1/#comment-680 The Bizarre Origins of Wedding Traditions, Are They For Real? | MyDeejay Wedding DJs Blog | MyDeejay Fri, 08 Jul 2011 14:22:17 +0000 http://www.mydeejay.com/index.php?option=com_wordpress&p=601#comment-680 [...] The garter toss is where it really gets weird. Apparently, back in the day (and in some uber traditional weddings a more modest version of this still happens), the new couple would be expected to consummate their vows in the presence of witnesses, and the husband would toss her garter to prove he’d done the deed. Kind of funny that now we do it on a dance floor in front of everyone, eh? This is, actually, one of the oldest surviving wedding customs, though it’s debatable whether or not it has actually survived. [...] [...] The garter toss is where it really gets weird. Apparently, back in the day (and in some uber traditional weddings a more modest version of this still happens), the new couple would be expected to consummate their vows in the presence of witnesses, and the husband would toss her garter to prove he’d done the deed. Kind of funny that now we do it on a dance floor in front of everyone, eh? This is, actually, one of the oldest surviving wedding customs, though it’s debatable whether or not it has actually survived. [...]

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