Why does the bride throw her bouquet?
Tradition states she who catches the brides bouquet will be the next to marry, a rite guaranteed to encourage a little jostling for position among those still young, free and single. For the boys, the bride was meant always to remove her garter and toss it towards the single men. This tradition fell out of favour when males, fortified by local ale, began to attempt to remove the garter before the bride was ready!
