Tossing Tradition

Lance and I will be skipping a few of the reception traditions.  Namely, we will not be tossing the bouquet or the garter.  The bouquet toss tradition has never resonated with me.  I understand that if all your friends are from the same area, it could be a fun way to meet other singles.  However, the superstition that you will "be next to get married" falls flat, because it insinuates that this is the ultimate goal in a woman's life, which is just stupid and offensive.  Additionally, I hardly believe that everyone who is unmarried is truly "single."  For instance, Lance and I are not yet married, but I haven't considered myself single since I was 15!

Because we are a fairly traditional couple, I expected Lance to throw a fit when I told him that I wouldn't be throwing any bouquets.  On the contrary, he was relieved not to have to listen to another rendition of "All the Single Ladies!"  He also finds the whole garter removal bit to be completely awkward--most grooms in Illinois remove them with their teeth, and he was not excited about that--so we will be skipping the garter toss as well.

In the interest of tossing something, we've thought about doing a bridal party teddy bear toss for the kids.  This is appealing, also, because it just makes sense to give kids toys around Christmas.  However, we all know that small children will cry over just about anything.  I myself was so devastated after not catching a wedding bouquet as a little girl that I sobbed until my Aunt Robin offered to get me another one (which I still have in one of my childhood memory boxes).  Given all the ways that this could go sideways, we're undecided.  What are your thoughts?