What is the significance of tossing the bridal bouquet?

Where and how did it come to be what it is now.


And am I correct that whomever catches it is supposed to get married next?

What is the significance of tossing the bridal bouquet?
as the bride left the festivities, she tossed her bouquet to a friend---so the friend would have luck and protection. The custom evolved to imply that whoever caught the bouquet would be lucky and wed next. Flowers were also believed to be pungent and ward off evil spirits.








The garter- since the guests in olden times would literally rip off pieces of the brides gown as good luck tokens, eventually, the bride simply threw her garter to the crowd. Another custom from early England: Friends would follow the newlyweds to their wedding chamber, where the groom's friends would take off their stockings, then hurl them at the groom. The thrower who first hit the groom in the nose would be next to wed.
Reply:You are correct about who catches it, and it's the same with the hubby tossing the garter to the single guys. I'm not sure where the customs originated though.
Reply:not sure about all that but it is true that supposedly the one to catch it is the next to wed. . .i think it's a superstitious thing more than anything. just like the man to catch the bride's garder is next to wed also. . .
Reply:yes whoever catches it will be the next to get married. And whichever man catches the brides garter is the next man to get married
Reply:It's supposed to mean the next one to get married but I've caught 6....doesn't seem to work.
Reply:true- i catched it and i think i'm getting married soon.
Reply:To see first hand which of the Bride's friends are the most desperate to get hitched. Generally, they are the ones fighting tooth and nail to grab the bouquet....can be quite entertaining to watch