Anniversary Dance

Before I tell you what a great idea an Anniversary Dance is, I should admit that I don’t like the bouquet toss / garter toss. I hate being “rounded up” with the other single girls, because it’s a break from the dancing, laughing, drinking and mingling. Which is why we go to a wedding, isn’t it? As a bridesmaid, I’ve also been asked to help encourage singles to come stand up, which basically means running around interrupting people’s conversations. If your party is going well, no one wants to stop and catch a bouquet/garter.

WedAlert has a clever alternative, the Anniversary Dance:

Enjoy an Anniversary Dance. This fun variation on the usual theme is a suspenseful event that invites married couples of all ages to be part of an “elimination” dance that ends with a nice surprise.

All married couples are invited to the dance floor for the first song. Those married less than 6 months are asked to step down for the next dance. Those married less than a year are asked to bow out, followed by those married 3 years, 5 years, and so on, until the last couple on the dance floor is the one that has been married the longest – which is sometimes 50 or 60 years! The Master of Ceremonies steps onto the floor to congratulate them and to ask for their sage advice on behalf of the new Bride and Groom. In return for their words of wisdom, the Bride and Groom offer the older couple the Bride’s bouquet.

From WedAlert