Brides Garter

Translated from the French garter means "popliteal depression, that is elastic that holds the stocking. It is now in our understanding of the garter is an element of the bride's wedding dress, but before the garters were used. To support stockings. This ornament in the form of beautifully decorated with lace, ribbons, flowers gum. Wearing a garter made on the right leg, just above the knee.

Agree, somehow unfairly obtained ... The bride throws the bouquet to unmarried girls, thus providing hope for lucky, word bouquet, a speedy marriage. And what about men? Despite the well-established opinion that men are afraid of marriage, yet many of them are not averse to start a family and kids. So, for them, not so long ago, invented the tradition of throwing the bride's garter to the crowd of unmarried men.

Such a tradition does not come up with the Slavs, she came to us from the West. Earlier, after visiting the wedding and bringing home at least a small piece of clothing the bride or groom, meant happiness and prosperity in the house. So at the wedding all the guests tried to "grab" a piece of attire newlyweds. Sounds crazy, does not it? So, in order to save the young from such barbarism, figured out that the bride's garter brings a special welfare. But pretty drunk men are constantly trying to steal the bride's garter from her leg. Then changed the tradition - the garter can withdraw only the husband and throw into a crowd of men, but was caught and is thus a lucky man, who soon will find family happiness. The bride, in turn, so as not to offend women, threw the wedding bouquet.

Incidentally, in North America, even the bride dresses, two garters. One above the knee, and the second - by 5-7 centimeters above the first. First the groom takes off and throws in public unmarried friends, and the second remains on the bride and she called the "honey" garter. As you may have guessed, this very second husband takes off the bandage from his wife alone in the first wedding night.

Ironically, according to tradition garter to throw before the bride throws her bouquet. But now it does not matter and, as a rule, this action takes place almost at the end of the celebration, after the guests are treated to a cake.

When a suitable time to throw the garter, take a bride in his arms and set him or put on a chair. Around gather friends. Carefully lift her skirt and groped her hands garter. Then loosen the gum and remove it, gently lifting and holding the leg of the bride. Some prefer to do it with his teeth. But it happens that the bride's dress is too magnificent to easily grope underneath the garter, and even more so to remove her teeth. In such a case (or if the bride feels uncomfortable, raising her skirt in front of guests), you can ask her to remove the garter itself and give it to you, this is quite normal and correct. Then turns back to the waiting men, and, just as the bride throws the bouquet, garter toss. Note that the garter on weight very easily, so it is desirable to apply force to the roll, otherwise it can fall right next to you.

They say that a man who catches the garter will soon marry and be very happy in marriage. And also agreed that the next dance man who caught the garter, dancing with a woman who caught the bridal bouquet. And during the slow dance garter on the girl. Launch groomsmen may not necessarily garter, and for example, a flower from the bride's bouquet.

Council of girls in choosing a garter: garter should be in color harmony with stockings and shoes. Typically, suspender white, rarely red. We have a large selection of garters. You can decorate its beads, lace, sequins, beads. If you dress is not pure white, but there are other colors, you can choose garter also not pure white, but with color inserts to match the dress.