Bouquet Toss & Garter Toss
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Nearing the end of our reception, our DJ asked everyone who would like to participate to meet us outside on the patio for our bouquet and garter toss. This is one area of the whole reception timeline where I felt pretty confident. I used to play softball, so if I can’t throw something at somebody…well, that’d just be sad.
I know that the bouquet toss can be sensitive for some people, but I always loved doing them in other people’s weddings. In fact, Mr. Blue Moon and I caught both the bouquet and the garter at the last wedding we attended together!

Personal Photo
So because I love all things competition, and because we knew we wouldn’t pressure anybody to participate, we decided to incorporate this tradition into our reception, and I’m so glad we did! We had a fair number of girls participating, including my three bridesmaids and several of our friends. I gave it my best toss…
…and after a brief battle with Bridemaid H, MOH K emerged victorious!

We shared a celebratory hug (because honestly, y’all know I was sort of aiming for her)…

…and I avoided the stare-down from her dad, who warned me far in advance NOT to aim for MOH K. ? We’ve been getting up to trouble together since we were five, so there’s no stopping us now.

It was all in good fun! Next, the boys queued up for the garter toss, and participatio...