Occasionally when I meet with brides, they are weary of keeping with tradition and having a toss bouquet. Many brides are wanting to drop this custom for several reasons. Couples are getting married later in life and brides don't want to add any pressure to some friends who may not be walking down the aisle any time soon. Others dislike the implication that they are chomping at the bit to settle down. Here are some alternatives that may make everyone happy:

Wish Come True Toss Bouquet: Invite all the ladies at your reception to participate - married or singe. Ask them all to make a wish right when the bouquet is tossed and the lucky lady who catches the bouquet will get their wish.

Fortune Bouquet Toss: Invite all ladies onto the dance floor for this toss. Have a bouquet made of of mini bouquet consisting of only a few flowers each. Held in your hand it looks like one bouquet. On each bouquet, tie a string with a fortune on it and have the bouquets adorned with ribbons. At the toss, all bouquets fly in the air and several lucky ladies will get a bouquet of their own and a little bit of their future foretold!

Longest Married Bouquet Toss: Invite all married couples onto the dance floor and have your DJ began playing a song of your choice. Ask your DJ to begin eliminating couples who have been married the least amount of time (one year, then three years, five, ten, and so on.) The last couple dancing receives the bouquet.

Your DJ can announce any unusual bouquet tosses and give the necessary instructions. If you're not fond of the traditional toss, give one of these fun alternatives a try.