The garter toss...

It's only my favorite part of the wedding because it means that it's almost OVER...but do you know how the garter toss started? Well back in the old days couples needed to consummate their marriage right after the ceremony...complete with on-lookers...nice, right? More like weird. So, someone got the bright idea that instead of having a crowd in the honeymoon suite, seriously perverted guests could instead stand outside the door...much better, right? No, not really. Anyway, the groom would remove a piece of the bride's underwear (the garter was the easiest, usually) and throw it outside the door to prove to everyone that the "deed" was being done. Feel free to vomit now. Knowing this, it seems a little out of place at modern wedding receptions, now, doesn't it? Or is it just me? One more crazy tradition to mark off the list!