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Belais
VIP October 2013

Anyone NOT have corsages/boutonnieres for parents & grandparents?

Belais, on September 13, 2013 at 12:08 PM Posted in Wedding Attire 0 18

My cousin and I put together the boutonnieres for FI/GM as well as the bouquets for myself and my BMs. I was going to skip having corsages/boutonnieres for the parents/grandparents due to limited flowers and time to put them together (plus I've not made wrist corsages).

Of course, my mom then asked me about it and expressed interest in having a wrist corsage.

I do have some flowers left, but not a whole lot and odd amounts of them. I have a number of peonies/hydrangeas (didn't use any hydrangeas yet), maybe 4 tiger lilies, and 2 mums. I have my mom, my dad, dad's gf (?), 2 grandpas, and 2 grandmas.

It looks like there'll be a max of 70 people, but probably more like 55-65, and they all know the parents/grandparents.

So, do I stumble through and try to put some together, even if they don't match? Or do I just nix it?

18 Comments

Latest activity by OMW, on September 14, 2013 at 10:48 AM
  • FutureMrsKruse
    Devoted May 2014
    FutureMrsKruse ·
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    I'm planning to keep it simple and stick with bouquets for bride and maids and boutonnieres for groom and groomsmen.

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  • Melissa
    VIP April 2014
    Melissa ·
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    I am the same as FutureMrsKruse above...being simple and just having flowers for the bridal party and that's it.

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  • kt2of3
    VIP October 2013
    kt2of3 ·
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    We're not doing flowers for anyone except the bouquets and GM bouts

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  • Chrissy
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    Chrissy ·
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    I'm not doing flowers for the parents or grandparents. In fact, I'm still deciding on whether or not all of the bridesmaids will have bouquets. I was thinking of only giving bouquets to my maid of honor and matron of honor.

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  • KristnH
    Master November 2013
    KristnH ·
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    Dads get bouts, moms don't want corsages, so grandma doesn't get one either. That's how we're going, haha

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  • PinkTractor
    Devoted September 2013
    PinkTractor ·
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    I didn't have flowers for anyone but my BMs and myself. We talked about giving single flowers to Mom's just never did it.

    I didn't hear any complaints about it.

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  • Tiffany Nash
    Master August 2014
    Tiffany Nash ·
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    Yes, bouts and corsages for Mom, MIL, MIL2, and My Grandma and Bouts for Dad, FFIL, FFIL2.... plus the BP bouqets and bouts.

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  • LadyCrystal
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    LadyCrystal ·
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    I'd make one for just the parents. Not the grandparents or the girlfriend (unless she helped raise you)

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  • ItsGoodToBeKing
    Master February 2014
    ItsGoodToBeKing ·
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    Not doing any of that, just bouquets and maile leis for hawaiian tradition. IMO they look too "prom" like

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  • Alejandra
    Master May 2014
    Alejandra ·
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    Nope, only bouts are for FH and our little nephews (ring bearers).

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  • Laura
    Super October 2013
    Laura ·
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    My maids have bouquets and that's it. No one has bout or corsage, even FH.

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  • MNA
    Master April 2018
    MNA ·
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    I'm thinking we'll probably only do bouquets and bouts for the BP, not parents, partially because I really don't want flowers for my mom (it wouldn't bother me for dad though) and FH's parents aren't living, and neither of us have living grandparents anymore.

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  • Stephanie
    Master November 2014
    Stephanie ·
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    We're doing bouquets and boutonnieres for the wedding party and that's it.

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  • Belais
    VIP October 2013
    Belais ·
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    @LadyCrystal: Dad's gf wasn't in the picture til the last few years, so she didn't help raise me.

    Maybe I'll see what I can put together for my parents and leave it at that...

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  • Amanda
    Master August 2013
    Amanda ·
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    I bought some, but totally forgot to store them correctly in the fridge and they wilted. None of the grandmas asked me about them so I don't think they were missed.

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  • Sarah D.
    VIP March 2013
    Sarah D. ·
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    Our moms got wrist corsages, H's dad and stepdad got bouts, but only his step dad wore his. We have too many sets of grandparents to add them into the mix without it costing a ton.

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  • Briggitte Dix
    Briggitte Dix ·
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    I didn't do them at my wedding and nobody cared.

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  • OMW
    Master August 2013
    OMW ·
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    Parents and grandparents are dead, so I don't have to worry about that.

    That said, I'd do one for your mom and your dad (not the dad's gf). And I think it's cool to use the flower leftovers - it shows a connection between you (and your bouquet) and them.

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