Any ideas on what I should toss at my wedding?

I'm making my own crystal bouquets- a lot of them- 9 bridesmaids plus my own- plus the bout. for the guys as well... but I've been thinking about the toss bouquet- I'm going to make one for the toss bouquet, but I'm nervous about throwing it- I don't think it will break if it drops, but I don't want it to poke someone's eye out. So, any ideas on something else I could toss? I'd then give the person who caught it, a real crystal bouquet I made. We're not really having flowers- just rose petals for the tables, so I don't think I'd want to throw a floral toss bouquet.





If you want to see a crystal bouquet- it's kind of like this:





http://www.austrian-crystal.net/bouquets...

Any ideas on what I should toss at my wedding?
If you were able to do one of the netting bags withe the rose petals inside neatly tied off with the wicker stuff you are using for the bouquets and if you were able to attach a couple of the crystals to the end of the ribbon as weights.
Reply:wow and i do mean WOW that is just fabulous!!!!! i have never seen anything like that before. yes, i would perhaps just throw a bouquet made out of silk flowers in the same white color. and then give the lucky person a handmade bouquet.
Reply:Those look like Svarovsky bicone crystals on the bouquet. If you're using a flexible gauge wire for the stems, I wouldn't think it would poke someone's eye out--I mean, it's not like you're hurling your bouquet at home plate at 90mph, ya know? They'll probably bend when someone catches it anyway. You're tossing it over your shoulder as well. Make it smaller than the rest, like a nosegay size, and I think it will be fine. I think it's georgeous, and what a unique idea!
Reply:Wow, those bouquets are absolutely beautiful!! Why don't you make a bouquet of silk flowers in your wedding colors and put some of the crystal stems in it, with the same ribbon you'll be using on your wedding bouquets.
Reply:You could pick a woman among the guests that you know is engaged and just present it to her. Or you could have the anniversary dance and the woman of the couple who've been married the longest would receive your lovely bouquet.


Otherwise I think I would go to a craft store and purchase a ready made silk bouquet to throw.





Good Luck
Reply:I like the idea of giving the girl who Catches the bouquet a crystal one later, but I don't recommend using that one to throw, you don't want to injure anyone at the wedding, but how about silk flowers?
Reply:lovely bouquets! i've never seen them before! very unique!


i wouldn't throw one of these though, i think you are quite right, it could hurt someone! if you don't want a simple floral bouquet to toss then what about a kissing ball? you could easily make one in the size you want. you use a styrofoam ball for the base and add fresh or dried or silk greens/flowers of your choosing, ribbon/garland or a few crystals - glue them into place. you can also purchase readymade or artificial ones!


it would be easy to toss, easy to catch, and they are quite attractive.


happy wedding!!!!!!!
Reply:well this one is hard but you could through a garder then to just make that one cute and stuff and then give the catcher a crystal bouquet
Reply:How about a cabbage?
Reply:don't toss it, have the ladies put their names in a box and then pull a name and present the bouquet to that woman.
Reply:We're doing two tosses:





1. A "fortune toss" since there are very few single people. All the ladies come up and I am going to hold like 8 roses. Each will have their own ribbon with a tag attached that has some sort of fortune, for instance it may say something like "you will be the next kissed", "you will take a trip", "you will come into money"....etc. At the beginning I will hold them all together like a boquet then when I toss they will scatter.





Another idea I loved and would have done if we had single ladies is to get long ribbons. Tie one around the boquet then gather the rest in your hand. Hold it up over your head and have the single ladies gather around and each picks an end of a ribbon. They all tug and the person who gets the one attached to the boquet wins. That may be a good way for you to do a "toss" without shattering your crystals. Make sure the photographer is up high because it makes a great photo to see you with crystals and pretty ribbons surrounded by your ladies.





2. A kiddie toss. I got some cheap little beanies and some halloween candy and am going to do a toss for the kids before the adult toss. I don't want them feeling left out. Just make sure you have enough beanies for each child to get one so nobody gets jelous.
Reply:I really like the idea that pspoptart had about the ribbons.





I think that would be much more interesting than tossing the bouquet.
Reply:CAKE

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