To throw or not to throw. That is the question. - Wedding Forum

Laura · #1 (**permalink**) 02-10-2003, 11:13 AM

Do you plan to or did you throw your bouquet?

Personally I plan not to. I want to keep it and maybe get it pressed or something.

Kezzer · #2 (**permalink**) 02-10-2003, 12:04 PM

I personally am choosing not to throw, we're only having a small do about the same amount of people there as yourself and they're less than half a dozen single ladies coming. Most of these would rather poke their eyes out with sharp sticks that stand there ready to catch my bouquet so I'm keeping it all to myself

I like the idea of pressing your bouquet but found it to be quite pricey. As I'm having only gerberas and anthiriums only it might look a but cr*p if I did it though!

Heather · #3 (**permalink**) 02-10-2003, 12:11 PM

I didn't throw mine... for several reasons, one it was small wedding and we didn't have an evening do (normally when the bouquet gets "chucked") and secondly I had "fake" flowers, which now have pride of place in a Green Mickey Mouse glass vase in my house! (I had Cala Lilly's & Thistles)

H

Nicola B · #4 (**permalink**) 02-10-2003, 12:12 PM

I considered it but then someone asked me if I would throw £80 into a crowd of people (which is what it cost) and I thought not. As it happened I was glad that I had decided against it as it weighed a tonne, and I could have killed a guest!

Originally one of the guests was going to have it preserved as a wedding present, but they changed their minds. So I decided to try to dry it myself and left it hanging upside down in the airing cupboard whilst on the honeymoon, but when we got back my roses were all furry, so I binned them. Still, it was the thought that counts, and I still have the photos!

Nicola

Lady Rools · #5 (**permalink**) 02-10-2003, 01:03 PM

it's a tradition in our family to put the wedding bouquet on our granny's grave...she is buried in ireland so I haven't decided what to do with mine yet

KarenE · #6 (**permalink**) 02-10-2003, 01:28 PM

We had silk flowers for the wedding. My bouquet is now in our hallway, the BM bouquet (who gave it to my nieces)in now incorporated into a Xmas garland. The main floral display is on a landing, and I have a very small bouquet made from the same flowers to put on my mums grave the next time I am in N Ireland.

claireg · #7 (**permalink**) 02-10-2003, 07:30 PM

I gave mine to my MIL

tigerpuppy · #8 (**permalink**) 02-10-2003, 10:46 PM

I chucked the CBM's flowers which were a slightly smaller version of mine, she had to go back to Australia soon afterwards so couldn't have taken them with her. There was a fabulous balcony at the venue and it was just too good to miss. I pressed some petals from mine and followed family tradition by placing them in my bible at the reading from Ruth that we'd had at our wedding. Then we scattered the rest of my flowers on Derwentwater in the Lake District where we'd scattered my Mum's ashes which was sad but very beautiful, we had a gloriously sunny day and a jet flew low over the water as I was doing it so we had our very own fly past.

BTW the girl who caught them was my brother-in-law's girlfriend. They live in the states so she wrapped them in cling film and carried them all the way there and then pressed the entire thing and has framed it so I guess I have access to it which is kind of nice.

Scotia Rover · #9 (**permalink**) 03-10-2003, 04:46 AM

I didn't throw mine and told everyone thay I was putting my flowers on my mum's grave wheich we went and did the next day. Everyone understood and I think it's less of a tradition these days anyway. I've heard of some brides having a small bouquet made especially to throw.
Laura

jesscakes · #10 (**permalink**) 03-10-2003, 06:55 AM

I didn't throw mine either, as I felt the same about the cost of them!!

I put them on my grandparents grave instead as I got married just up the road from where they are buried.

My bm's dried their bouquets tho, and I have since been a cbm and have dried that bouquet as well.

Jessx

claire · #11 (**permalink**) 05-10-2003, 04:50 PM

i didnt throw mine but wish i did now , as i did intend on having it dried and framed but forgot so when i came back from honeymoon it was all brown and horrible, and furey!!

i was gutted afterwards as i didnt really get any joy out of it other than on the day, at least if it was thrown someone else can appreciate it for you and get the money's worth rather than let it rott!!. i wish i'd either threw it or put it on simons nan's grave but to be honest on the day i didnt give either a 2nd thought so i would plan what you are gonna do before the wedding rather than leave it too late like me .

love
claire
xx

helen_adele · #12 (**permalink**) 06-10-2003, 05:13 AM

I didn't throw mine for a couple of reasons

it cost £90 and was beautiful so i didn't want to part with it,
it was really heavy and if it had hit someone it might have done some damage

and the only none married at the day part (didn't know it should be done in the evening) was a briesmaid and she already had flowers

did offer to pick one of the roses out and throw her that but never got the chance

h.

Teresa · #13 (**permalink**) 06-10-2003, 05:27 AM

I don't think I will be throwing mine as there won't be many single girls there apart from my sister. I think I will keep it and have it dried and framed but might have to get my mum to do this for me so it doesn't rot while I'm on honeymoon. At the moment though am thinking of having silk flowers.

H2b's mum is great at flower arranging and has done courses in it so am thinking of asking her to do it for me. Will also give her something to do and keep her happy. Am also thinking of silk flowers for the tables and seeing if she will do this too.

AngelaW · #14 (**permalink**) 06-10-2003, 08:25 AM

I didn't throw mine for the same reasons as everyone else. I did, however, give it to hubbie's grandmother as she was completely bowled over by it and I thought that it would be nice for her to enjoy it for a week (or however long it lasted) while we were on honeymoon.

I did look into having it pressed or preserved but it was too much money and I could only find very traditional looks for the finished product - nothing remotely contempoary.

Bianca · #15 (**permalink**) 06-10-2003, 11:27 AM

didnt throw mine. i had originally wanted to get it framed but never got around to looking into it and then the day was upon us!

I gave mine to my CBM as I left, she took it home with her and enjoyed it while we were away on honeymoon.