Not Married To Both Ideas

(I’m attending a friend’s wedding reception and the time comes for the bouquet toss. She turns her back to us and lobs the thing in a nice, high arc. I extend my arm to full length and catch it flawlessly. Her 15-year-old sister is a foot taller and standing behind me, which means she reached down and caught it simultaneously. We freeze and turn to look at each other.)

Me: “I have no idea what to do in this case.”

Father-Of-The-Bride: “[Sister]! No!  No, no, no!”

Bride: *laughing* “You co-caught it! So [Sister] gets the centerpiece and you get the bouquet.”

Me: “Works for me!”

(Two years later, neither of us is married, but I think their father is just fine with that.)