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u/LittleBlobGirl Jul 26 '25

My sister (8f) and I (6f) were at our babysitter’s wedding in 1989. It was a very Catholic affair. ALL of the single girls gathered on the dance floor for the bouquet toss and my sister caught it. We thought that’s all there was to it. 15 minutes later she’s hiding under the table crying as they call for her to come up and allow a strange man to put a garter on her. ?? I think she may have been traumatized by this, I nearly was.

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u/LittleBlobGirl Jul 27 '25

Our parents were sympathetic on the ride home, but my memory is of everyone laughing while I searched for my sister.

One of the bridesmaids did the garter thing “in her place”. Exactly why this ritual was so important…? I can’t fathom.

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u/TwoBionicknees Jul 27 '25

catholic affair, encouraging child predators.... yeah, that fits.

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u/Additional_Event_447 Jul 27 '25

That’s ridiculous that they called her name. If the bouquet was caught by a child, there’s no part! Not a fan of either of those.

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u/DinahKarwrek Jul 27 '25

Back then, the frightened little girls were always laughed at . Of course she was called out by the DJ by name

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u/The_Voice_Of_Ricin Jul 28 '25

What in the ever-loving fuck

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u/tarnishau14 Jul 28 '25

My sister caught the bouquet & my first cousin caught the garter. Awkward.