Well im in for it now...

[megadud]

maybe you'll catch something at the divorce too 

[Skyguns MKII]

you should never go a s s to mouth

Oh my god... 

[Skyguns MKII]

maybe you'll catch something at the divorce too 

nope, i know them well and this couple is strong 

[Shuffler]

This is proof you were the slowest male at the wedding. 

[Raptor]

Also, it is proper etiquette to offer to give the garter back to the bride. Some don't care but some do want it back.

[VonMessa]

I'm a wedding photographer.  At a large percentage of weddings, when the bride tosses the bouquet the ladies all go for it.  When the groom tosses the garter, most of the guys scatter like roaches do when the light goes on.  

100% correct. 

I'm a DJ and I always tell the guys that they can't catch anything with their hands in their pockets.

I promise them that it's not a hand-grenade and it will not blow-up...   

Well was the girl her caught the bouquet hot?  You're supposed to dance with her once right after the garter toss.

I always make them put the garter on her, also.  Then I get them to dance and let the girl put the garter on the guy, afterwards.

[PFactorDave]

Also, it is proper etiquette to offer to give the garter back to the bride. Some don't care but some do want it back.

The tradition of offering it back to the bride seems to be slipping away.  People seem to have forgotten about it.  In fact, many brides are wearing two garters now days.  One for tossing and one to keep as a souvenir for themselves that the groom removes later in private.  Just like brides almost never toss their actual bouquet any more, they almost always have a smaller bouquet specifically for tossing.

[VonMessa]

Also, it is proper etiquette to offer to give the garter back to the bride. Some don't care but some do want it back.

I haven't come across one that wanted it back, yet.  Not in 15 + years...  Like Dave said, lots of things are changing.

A lot of traditions are local/regional, as well.

Sometimes I just make stuff up, on the fly, if I am dealing with a bride that is open to suggestions.

Weddings can be a lot of fun, while still retaining some tradition, if done properly.

[VonMessa]

The tradition of offering it back to the bride seems to be slipping away.  People seem to have forgotten about it.  In fact, many brides are wearing two garters now days.  One for tossing and one to keep as a souvenir for themselves that the groom removes later in private.  Just like brides almost never toss their actual bouquet any more, they almost always have a smaller bouquet specifically for tossing.

This is something that I have seen a lot of, recently.

Something else I do is tell the bride (if she is the fun-loving type) to give the girls a pump-fake on the first toss, to see who is REALLY anxious to catch it   

[PFactorDave]

I haven't come across one that wanted it back, yet.  Not in 15 + years...

A lot of traditions are local/regional, as well.

Sometimes I just make stuff up, on the fly, if I am dealing with a bride that is open to suggestions.

Weddings can be a lot of fun, while still retaining some tradition, if done properly.

I did a wedding a few years ago where the groom did the funniest thing I have ever seen while removing the garter.  He went almost completely under her dress, only his butt and legs were visible.  He had filled his pockets with random objects that nobody knew about.  He started tossing all of these things out from under her dress as he "found" them under there.  There was a spatula, a TV remote, an oven mitt, a sandwich, and quite a few other things.

The whole reception hall was dying with laughter.

Wish you were in my area Von Messa.  A good DJ really makes a reception fun, and makes the photographers job a lot easier.  Unfortunately, there are a lot of really crappy DJs on the wedding circuit.

[VonMessa]

I did a wedding a few years ago where the groom did the funniest thing I have ever seen while removing the garter.  He went almost completely under her dress, only his butt and legs were visible.  He had filled his pockets with random objects that nobody knew about.  He started tossing all of these things out from under her dress as he "found" them under there.  There was a spatula, a TV remote, an oven mitt, a sandwich, and quite a few other things.

The whole reception hall was dying with laughter.

Wish you were in my area Von Messa.  A good DJ really makes a reception fun, and makes the photographers job a lot easier.  Unfortunately, there are a lot of really crappy DJs on the wedding circuit.

Oh, there really are.  I will never bad-mouth a competitor, but there are some real hacks out there.

I always try to get set-up early and make it a priority to coordinate with the photographer about the itinerary, as discussed with the bride, just so they know what is going on and have a chance to get the good shots.

I have seen DJ's that look at the photographer as "competition" of some kind when, in reality, when everyone that is working the wedding is on the same page, it goes much more smoothly and "hiccups" (best man is in the can puking, etc) are more more easily dealt with, and it is not so hectic for all of the working folks, that day. 

[Skyguns MKII]

The tradition of offering it back to the bride seems to be slipping away.  People seem to have forgotten about it.  In fact, many brides are wearing two garters now days.  One for tossing and one to keep as a souvenir for themselves that the groom removes later in private.  Just like brides almost never toss their actual bouquet any more, they almost always have a smaller bouquet specifically for tossing.

yup, i offered it back to my cuz, he said keep it 

[tmetal]

Why is this such a problem for us guys? you would think that we could figure out the simple truth of "can't catch anything with your hands in your pockets" 

[icepac]

I've got a couple I didn't return but both girls are now divorced so I believe the time is right.

[Skyguns MKII]

I've got a couple I didn't return but both girls are now divorced so I believe the time is right.

AWW what a pitty...