Etiquette on corsages

missknixon

I have made mine and my nana has insisted that my mum and dad and all of their side have 'proper' ones (mine are made from wooden roses). I was devastated at first but have settled down now! My nana sold flowers for a long time and see that that is right! I was going to make them for everyone but as my parents aren't having the same I have decided to say sod it let everyone have their own (as is our family tradition)! It's saved me a fortune! My MiL will not wear one - she doesn't want to look like she is going to a wedding! Her words not mine - so I see it as nice that she wants everyone involved! But again it is my wedding so I will do it my way and it is yours so you should do it your way! x

Kittendreich

I think all the answers have shown that like most things with weddings there is no 'right' way - each area of the country and each family has their own traditions.

I got into a similar pickle when a couple of days before the wedding my MIL asked when her corsage would be delivered... We'd only arranged flowers for me, hubby, bridesmaids, best man and both dads - in our family anyone else wishing to wear any flowers organises it themselves (so it can match their own style/outfit). I just apologised and explained that it wasn't custom in my family, but that she had a couple of days to sort one out herself. She wasn't too miffed as I explained that my mum wasn't having any flowers so it wasn't as if she had been 'left out'. She thought a few things about our wedding were 'a bit strange' so just accepted it!

maggie111

missknixon - that's one comedy mother-in-law! :rotfl:

shellsuit

We had the Mothers, Grandmothers and the female witness in double headed pink and ivory corsages.

The men in the 'wedding party', (so best man, eldest son, male witness, fathers, grandfathers etc) wore ivory foam roses with a pearl spray.

Husband had a double headed ivory rose with pearl spray.

Everyone else who was invited had a plain foam rose.


I was just going to have the main wedding party wear them, but Dad wanted to go along with tradition and supply them to every guest.

Anything goes though, so whatever you choose will be fine!

westcountrymaid_2

It's funny how people do things differently. When I got married (long time ago) the men all wore white/cream carnations, I believe my mum and mum in law wore a corsage that was chosen to go with the outfit they were wearing, can't remember who paid for them, and everyone else who attended bought there own, usually the men choosing white/cream carnations and the woman choosing something that went with their outfit, generally a carnation with a bit of fern.

To me going to a wedding just doesn't seem right without a buttonhole, that's what makes the outfit 'special'.

skylight

Tell her nicely that its not a problem as you are suppling all the buttonholes for the bridal party and all guests. Then sadly on the day the florist has let you down on the guest ones..............