It's something to do with the bride and groom's clothes being lucky or something, and they used to get torn so they throw things? It's on a thread here somewhere?

I'm not keen on having one, I think it'd drive me up the bloody wall... but I dunno yet. Never tried one!

I already have mine, as in my country we have a game with it, where people (men and women) bid to get the garter and the winner gets to take it off (traditionally with his teeth)

One of my BM's has bought mine from my H2B's football club as a surprise xx

Thanks for answering ! I just don't know what to do, i'm stressing over everything lately, and it driving h2b up the wall lol !

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Worn to hold up a bride's stockings, wedding garters have a long and romantic history. Tossing the garter at the groom's nose in the wedding couple's bedroom after the ceremony was a common activity of the bridal party in the Dark Ages. Whichever bridesmaid successfully landed the garter on his nose, would be deemed the next to marry.

Greed took over the tradition and it was common for guests to stampede toward the bride at the alter to get the garter. Throwing the garter to the mob saved the bride from being trampled. The guest who received the garter would then wear it on his hat until he gave it to a woman for luck.

The garter can also be used for the old, new borrowed blue too!

wrote a post on wedding traditions and their meanings (I will WARN you its a very long post but covers everything) xx

am having one .... its blue with white lace around it being my something blue

Ataraxia right it was tradition that after the ceremony that all the female guest ripped aprt her dress and took apart for them self has luck for them to fine marriage but had dresses became more expensive and more meaning full people started to replace this with flowers to throw and some throw thier garters

its is also used as part of ur something old, new, borrow and blue now and for something for the husband to take off when marriaged (seen as more of a treat for him) lol

I bought my garter from the h2bs football club and it also happens to be blue. Thought it would be a nice surprise for him lol

i am going to wear one. i have got a spurs one! h2b asked me to get one and i said no...then got it as a surprise! he said he may take it off with his teeth, depends how drunk he gets! xx

i'm wearing one, its my something blue and has Heidi and David stitched on it

my garter has got skull and crossbones on it and loads of sparkly bits as my h2b is mad on skulls xx

I asked h2b if he wanted me to wear one and he said yes, so I will be wearing one, but only because he wants me to ... no idea where they came from though xx

Thanks ladies ! I've made my mind up now...................gonna wear one I think

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My Nan told me she's bought me 1 to wear - bless her :-) x

lol ! How funny ! Well I say i'm gonna wear it, we shall see when it comes how much it irritates me as it's lace. H2B thinks it's sexy too, but then again, he thinks all under garments are sexy (except Bridget Jones pants) lol

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Excellent ! 2 quid is a fab deal.......mine was a fiver so not too bad, didn't look at ebay which is odd coz i'm obsessed with that site lol xxx

Im wearing one cant wait to wear it cos its spurs not sure what h2b will think of it though xx

I am wearing one but only coz i like the one i am getting

mine is lace with blue ribbon xx

not planning on wearing one ! although H2b seemed to think i was because I had to show it off - not happening !!

Lol sounds like fun !

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