Bridal bouquet toss sparks brawl between three wedding guests in viral video

A beautiful, time-honored wedding tradition turned ugly at a wedding in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

In a now-viral video shared by What's the Jam?, a guest filmed a dramatic scene that unfolded after the bride threw her bouquet. The footage begins with a crowd of women dancing and clapping as a presenter counts down to the bouquet toss at a wedding reception that took place in the town of Ljubuški on Monday, September 9, according to the source.

The bride, who stood with her back to the women, then threw the bouquet toward the gathered crowd. Three of the guests simultaneously jumped up to catch the flowers from the air – and when the bride turned to see who might be the lucky recipient of her bouquet, the trio began to physically fight over the coveted prize.

A woman in a black dress, apparently holding the bouquet and sitting on the ground, was pulled backwards by a second woman in a silver dress as she tried to rip the bouquet from her hands. A third woman in a blue dress stood behind them and joined in the fight.

While other guests watched, some of them covering their mouths in shock, the three women continued to wrestle over the bouquet as it rolled on the floor. At one point, the host tried to defuse the situation by suggesting that the bride throw the bouquet again – but the women were undeterred and wanted to steal the flowers.

In the end, the woman in the black dress seemed to emerge as the winner, as she pushed her two competitors to the ground with her body and was able to grab the bouquet of flowers.

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According to What's the Jam?, the video sparked some lively comments from people who were shocked by the bouquet brawl.

One person wrote: “Once they're on the ground, it's a matter of principle not to let them go.”

Another joked: “These women would win medals in wrestling at the Olympics.”

Accordingly BridesThe bouquet toss is a centuries-old wedding tradition in which the bride throws the bouquet over her shoulders to a group of single women.

“Whoever catches the bouquet is supposedly the 'next' to walk down the aisle,” the outlet said. “This usually happens towards the end of the evening at the reception and it can get pretty competitive.”