Garter tossing is an exceedingly interesting and fun event at a wedding reception. The bride and groom take part in this traditional event with much ado and laughter. There could be diversifications in the way in which the garter is obtained, relying upon different family conventions.
There are several interesting hypotheses about the way in which the garter toss custom came into existence. Apparently in 14th century France, it was considered lucky to get a fragment of the bride?s clothing. They would grab at her dress and literally tear pieces off. Not totally approving this, brides started throwing personal articles, for example the garter, stocking, bouquet, etc, to the guests to mollify them.
Later, it became the best man?s job to obtain the garter and give out pieces of it to the guests. Again not liking to be manhandled, brides allowed one garter to dangle loosely, making it easy to reach and take out.
Another speculation suggests that the garter tradition was related to consummating the wedding. In medieval times, guests would go with the newlyweds to the bridal chamber to witness the consummation. The garter was taken as proof. Reputedly, this was sometimes pretty disorderly and people often got hurt, so to get round this situation, the groom would throw the bride?s garter to the men to amuse them as he whisked his new bride away. Over the course of time, the practice changed, but the garter was (and is) still a fortunate prize.
In the current times, the groom will often make a big show of getting the garter before tossing it to the single men, thus a raunchy song is commonly selected for the garter removal and toss. Regularly, the man who obtains the garter will dance with the woman who catches the bouquet, kicking off the following round of dancing. Both the bouquet and garter tossing are among the most anticipated events in the wedding party, and people just can?t help but become excited over these activities.
Susan Todd writes about wedding dance songs that couples can play on their wedding day?s first dance and during the father-daughter and mother-son dances during a wedding. Her website contains a lot of wedding songs and dance reviews alongside information on the various activities that happen in a wedding celebration, including the wedding garter toss.
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