My wife and I were talking about her friends recent marriage and how she had a helping hand in the marriage. By her comment, she meant more along the lines that when she threw her bouquet her friend caught it and shortly thereafter, was married.
It got me thinking why people claim that, whether serious or not, that if you catch the brides bouquet you will get married. I started to wonder if you could call it a self-fulfilling prophesy of sorts. Prior to the catch, the individual may be thinking about marriage but the actual thought still seems somewhat out of the picture. However, once the flowers come hurtling towards them and they catch, I would dare say that subconsciously they are more willing to accept the idea of marriage. Not that I'm saying that the catcher will go and to Vegas and get hitched right away, but, when the idea presents itself, they are more willing to accept. Because of the series of events, the catcher is more likely to become the next to be married because they, in a way, were more ready and willing to accept the idea of marriage.
That is my logic on why I think the tradition of those who catch the bouquet get married sooner than those who do not. I realize that there are plenty of flaws in the logic, but, it's an interesting thought.
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