Spruce Point Inn Wedding

Miranda and Mike had a beautiful setting for their wedding in Boothbay Harbor at Spruce Point Inn September 25th. The Spruce Point Inn is such a nice location for a wedding. We enjoy working with everyone at the Inn. Wavelength performed acoustic guitar for their ceremony and cocktail hour and then entertained for dinner and dancing. Their first dance song from Journey was included in our current play list so we were excited to learn something else to add to our repetoire from Lynyrd Skynryd and the Isley Bros. for them. Miranda, Mike and family were delightful to work with. We wish them all the best.

Bouquet and Garter Toss

Count on Wavelength to be your master of ceremonies when hiring the band for your wedding celebration. In addition to wedding party introductions and special dances, we will walk you through the little details that you may wish to incorporate into your wedding reception. After the cake is cut and the father/daughter dance is completed, we typically move right into the dance party celebration. If the bride and groom decide to incorporate the bouquet toss or garter toss tradition into their wedding party, this is performed an hour or so into the reception. We see less than half of the weddings we do actually decide to toss the garter and maybe half toss the bouquet but we're always available to accomodate you in these wedding traditions. Here's a fun background story that we found on both.

The first bridal bouquet did not consist of flowers. Instead, wedding bouquets were originally made of strong herbs such as thyme and garlic meant to ward off evil spirits. Tossing of the garter derives from an English ritual called “flinging the stocking.” Guests would playfully invade the bridal chamber and grab the bride’s stockings, and then they took turns sitting at the foot of the bed flinging the stockings over the heads of the couple. Whoever’s stocking landed on the bride’s or the groom’s nose would be the next to wed.