The Groom stands on the right of the Bride, deriving from the days of swords - should any man challenge him to his right to his Bride, the Groom was free to draw his sword with his right hand whilst protecting or holding his Bride with his left.
The bouquet tossing custom started when the bride used to throw her left shoe over her shoulder to indicate her new status and departure from her old life into the new, the one who caught the shoe would be next to marry! It was replaced by the bouquet to stop the bride from walking barefooted for the rest of the day.
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