In Thai weddings, the mother of the bride & groom lay flowers on the shouldes of the couple to bring happiness & luck to their marriage. Flower garlands are also exchanged in addition to rings to represent the beauty of marriage & life. After the wedding ceremony, it is customary in many countries for the bride to throw her bouquet into a crowd of well-wishers usually her single female friends. It is said that the oerson who catches the bouquet will be the next one to mary