Bouquet Toss Songs

The origins of the bouquet toss can be traced back to the middle ages in 14th century France. Europe was suffering in the midst of a devastating pandemic call the Black Death which is estimated to have killed 30-60% of the continent’s population. During this time of widespread panic, many myths evolved as people searched for ways to prevent, cure and deal with death on such a large scale. One such myth was that it was considered lucky to have a piece of a newly married brides gown. The believe not only led to the destruction of many wedding gowns, but also to bruised and battered brides caught up in the frenzy of guests clamoring for a piece of the prize. Looking to avoid the chaos, clever brides and grooms began throwing personal items such as the bouquet and the garter as a way to appease and distract their overzealous guests.

In modern times, the tradition has come under some scrutiny for several reasons. One consideration is that it unfairly subjects single women to unwanted attention. Savvy couples can overcome this objection by inviting all ladies, single or not, out to the floor for the bouquet toss. Another consideration is that it can dangerous, especially for younger girls and small children. In the rush to catch the bouquet, people sometimes get hurt. Just watch America’s Funniest Videos to see what occasionally goes wrong. Some couples will substitute the Anniversary Dance for the bouquet toss and give the bouquet to the couple that’s been married the longest. Other alternatives to the traditional bouquet toss include tossing rose petals, confetti sequins or ribbons, presenting portions of the bouquets to the bridesmaids or presenting it to a mother, mother-in-law or grandmother.

Despite it’s dubious origins and modern day concerns the bouquet toss is still one of the most popular wedding activities. Our list of over 100 top bouquets toss songs for weddings is filled with songs from every major genre of music. You can even hear a free preview of each song by clicking on its iTunes link.

Song	Artist	Genre	iTunes
All I Wanna Do	Sheryl Crow	Rock
American Woman	Lenny Kravitz	Rock
Another One Bites The Dust	Queen	Rock
Any Man Of Mine	Shania Twain	Country
Bad Girls	Donna Summer	Disco
Bootylicious	Destiny’s Child	R&B
Bouquet Toss Song	St. Louis Jazz All Stars	Pop
Boys	Britney Spears	Dance
California Gurls	Katy Perry	Pop
Call Me Maybe	Carly Rae Jepsen	Dance
Candyman	Christina Aguilera	Dance
Can’t Hold Us Down	Christina Aguilera	Dance
Cat Scratch Fever	Ted Nugent	Rock
Chapel Of Love	The Dixie Cups	Doo Wop
Clumsy	Fergie	Dance
Crazy In Love	Beyonce	R&B
Dancing Queen	Abba	Disco
Diamonds Are A Girls Best Friend	Marilyn Monroe	Oldies
Dirrty	Christina Aguilera	Pop
Diva	Beyonce	R&B
Don’t Cha	Pussycat Dolls	Dance
Express Yourself	Madonna	Dance
Eye Of The tiger	Survivor	Rock
Fever	Peggy Lee	Oldies
Firework	Katy Perry	Dance
Foxy Lady	Jimi Hendrix	Rock
Girlfight	Brooke Valentine Feat. Big Boi & Lil’ Jon	Hip Hop
Girl Fight Tonight	Julie Brown	Pop
Girls	Beastie Boys	Hip Hop
Girls, Girls, Girls	Motley Crue	Rock
Girls Just Want to Have Fun	Cyndi Lauper	Rock
Glamorous	Fergie featuring Ludacris	Hip Hop
Gold Digger	Kanye West	Hip Hop
Goodies	Ciara	R&B
Guys Do It All The Time	Mindy McCready	Country
Haven’t Met You Yet	Michael Buble	Jazz
He Loves You Not	Dream	Pop
Hey Ladies	Beastie Boys	Rap
Hit Me With Your Best Shot	Pat Benatar	Rock
Hollaback Girl	Gwen Stefani	Dance
Hot In Herre	Nelly	Hip Hop
Hot Girls In Love	Loverboy	Rock
I Will Survive	Gloria Gaynor	Disco
I’m Every Woman	Chaka Khan	Disco
Independent Women	Destiny’s Child	R&B
It’s Raining Men	Weather Girls	Disco
It Takes Two	Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock	Hip Hop
It Takes Two Baby	Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston	R&B
Jump (For My Love)	Pointer Sisters	Dance
Just A Girl	No Doubt	Rock
Ladies Night	Kool & The Gang	Disco
Lady Marmalade	Christina Aguilera & Friends	Dance
Like A Virgin	Madonna	Dance
Little White Church	Little Big Town	Country
Love Is A Battlefield	Pat Benetar	Rock
Love You Madly	Cake	Pop
Man! I Feel Like A Woman!	Shania Twain	Country
Maneater	Hall & Oates	Dance
Maneater	Nelly Furtado	Dance
Material Girl	Madonna	Dance
Milkshake	Kelis	Dance
Most Girls	Pink	Pop
Move B****	Ludacris	Hip Hop
My Life Would Suck Without You	Kelly Clarkson	Pop
No Scrubs	TLC	R&B
Oh, Pretty Woman	Roy Orbison	Oldies
One Way Or Another	Blondie	Rock
Only Girl In The World	Rihanna	Dance
Pour Some Sugar On Me	Def Leppard	Pop
P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)	Michael Jackson	Dance
Pretty Girl Rock	Keri Hilson	R&B
Run The World (Girls)	Beyonce	R&B
Sex And The City Theme	London Music Works	Soundtrack
Sharp Dressed Man	ZZ Top	Rock
She’s A Bad Mama Jama	Carl Carlton	R&B
She’s A Lady	Tom Jones	Pop
She Wolf	Shakira	Pop
Short Skirt, Long Jacket	Cake	Rock
Single	Natasha Bedingfield	Pop
Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)	Beyonce	Dance
Single White Female	Chely Wright	Country
So Many Men, So Little Time	Miquel Brown	Dance
Somebody To Love	Queen	Rock
Super Freak	Rick James	R&B
Supermodel	RuPaul	Dance
Talk Dirty To Me	Poison	Rock
The Final Countdown	Europe	Rock
These Boots Are Made For Walkin’	Nancy Sinatra	Oldies
The Sign	Ace Of Base	Pop
This One’s For The Girls	Martina McBride	Country
Touch Me, Tease Me	Case	Hip Hop
Waiting For Tonight	Jennifer Lopez	Dance
Wannabe	Spice Girls	Dance
Want Ads (Wanted, Young Man Single And Free)	Honey Cone	R&B
We Found Love	Rihanna	Pop
What A Girl Wants	Christina Aguilera	Dance
Whatta Man	Salt N Pepa	Hip Hop
Where Have You Been	Rihanna	Pop
Where My Girls At	702	Dance
Where Them Girls At	David Guetta ft. Nicki Minaj, Flo Rida	Dance
Wishin’ and Hopin’	Ani DiFranco	Rock
Yakety Sax (Benny Hill Theme)	Andre Rieu	Oldies
You Can’t Hurry Love	The Supremes	R&B
You Sexy Thing	Hot Chocolate	R&B

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