Being The Wedding MC: Wedding Bouquet Fun
When a bride orders her wedding bouquet, it may be hard to think any “activities” will come from it other than as something for the bride to carry. But the bridal bouquet can be the source of many interesting ceremonies and meaningful gestures.
If the bride elects not to have a unity candle, but wants a gesture like it, she can have her wedding bouquet configured by putting together several small bouquets. At an appropriate juncture during the celebrations, the bridal bouquet is “broken up” and various people might receive a share, such as the mothers and grandmothers of the happy couple.
Now, if the bride wants to hold onto onto her bridal bouquet during the wedding ceremony, but is happy to have a little fun with it at the celebrations, there are several options there as well. How about a dance involving the bridal bouquet? This is a little silly, but good fun. The bridal bouquet is on display somewhere near the dance floor and the guests must guess a flower that’s included in the bouquet before they are allowed onto the dance floor. The first few guests might not have any problem as some flowers are obvious, like roses and tulips, but others might give the participants pause. Of course, this cannot work if the bridal bouquet is all roses or some other single and obvious flower but for a customary assorted floral bouquet, it works well.
When it is time for the bride to toss her bouquet, there are some options. Some brides elect not to hold onto their bouquet and just select one bud out of it before throwing the whole arrangement during the bouquet throwing bunch of flowers made for tossing, and there are others as well.
Are there a a large number of unmarried ladies attending the celebrations? Perhaps a single thrown bouquet is not sufficient. Many brides are opting for something different. There are several options, really.
One common option is to have the florist to make several petite bouquets and then bundle them to look like a single bouquet. They will be tied lightly with a ribbon. When it is time for the bouquet toss, the bride loosens the ribbon, and lobs the “bouquet” which is made up of several petite bouquets. This means a few ladies will catch the bouquet, rather than just one.
Well in advance of the wedding day the wedding emcee must discuss with the forthcoming bride exactly what ceremonies she would like to have in connection with the bridal bouquet. This must be agreed along with all the other duties the bridal couple want the wedding emcee to undertake at the wedding festivities.
Then it’s time to plan and organize for the role of wedding emcee.
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DiscursiveMind does bring up a good point about the DJ – I’ve seen so many weddings this past year who use IPod players and run the music through the venue speakers (very boring and just kills any type of fun that guest might have had if you have a preselected crappy playlist). It’s not worth it to ‘save’ money by sacrificing the DJ – they can really add a lot to the ambiance and entertain/get the group involved. If you need any advise for the timeline for your wedding reception (when to cut the cake/when to do toasts/if you’re having [...]
Bit of both really. It can be just good fun but it can also promote a bit of a binge-drinking culture. Difficult to say really, all depends on the individual. I like a drink and I've been on pub crawls. Wouldn't say I've ever been a binge drinker though.
The great thing about planning YOUR OWN wedding is that you get to do what ever you want. It is your wedding afterall, and hopefully it will be the only one you ever have. So it ought to be exactly what you want it to be.
I personally enjoy a fun reception after a wedding ceremony, but I don't think they are a requirement. I can say that if you don't have some sort of party afterward you will likely not have as many guests at your ceremony because lots of people only really go to the wedding so they [...]
Thanks for the compliment and shout out Emily. I don't think it odd that you want to read stories about young unmarried ladies. It is an exciting time in a woman's life as she explores the world away from her parents nest and learns about what her priorities should be. Chick-lit is fun and light and escapist. It will never go away completely, just evolve along with society into new ways to express our angst and personal experiences and fantasies. You go girlfriend. Read those pink covered compatriots until you drop.
We bought an oil lamp to use as our unity candle, so we can use it over and over again. We also did not blow out our parents candles. We wanted to convey that we are uniting 2 families, not ending ties with our families.