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Cold feet? Man swats bouquet away from eager girlfriend

Dan Bickerdike moves to knock the bridal bouquet out of his girlfriend Angie Schultz's reach.

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It’s safe to assume this guy just isn’t ready to propose — or at least doesn’t want a bouquet to dictate that he should.

Daniel Bickerdike and his girlfriend Angie Schultz were attending Schultz’s cousin’s wedding in Cape Town, South Africa, in April when the bride tossed her bouquet in their direction.

Schultz reached out to grab the flowers. Bickerdike, however, quickly swatted them away before she had a chance to catch them.

The awkward moment between the London couple was caught on video and is now going viral.

“Angie was making a point of practicing her bouquet catching skills so she’d be sure to catch it this time,” Daniel, 27, told the Mirror.

"However I managed to spot the bouquet in the corner of my eye and my natural man-like reactions stepped in allowing me make a cat-like interception.”

"Although she was clearly a little shocked at first, we both found it hilarious watching the moment that was caught on camera.”

The couple have been together for four years. Because Schultz is five years older than her boyfriend, them getting married has become a bit of a running joke among their friends.

“We met four years ago when we were both cast in a production of the musical ‘I love you because’ at the Green Room Theatre in Dorking. Angie, being five years older than me, kept her crush a secret for months. But alas, it was clearly meant to be,” Bickerdike told the Daily Mail.

“Since then it’s been a running joke that because of the age difference, her friends and now even her younger cousin kept beating her to the aisle.”

No word on whether Bickerdike has plans to pop the question in the near future.

At least the couple can laugh about the bouquet incident — and it didn’t do any real damage, like cause a plane crash. (Be careful where you toss, brides.)

In this photo, a recently divorced mom did all she could to avoid catching the bouquet.

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This bride should have practiced her throw — in a low-ceilinged space — before the big day.

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Here’s a compilation of other bouquet-toss fails.

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Here’s what a bouquet toss looks like from the bouquet’s perspective.

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And just because you catch the bouquet, doesn’t guarantee you a walk down the aisle. This Utah woman has caught 46 of them — and still doesn’t have a ring on her finger.