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Futuremrs.v
Savvy January 2021

Boutonnières

Futuremrs.v, on July 7, 2020 at 8:00 PM Posted in Wedding Attire 1 9
When my mom and dad got married (35 yrs ago) all family members got boutonnières. I am keeping things very simple and elegant. So I was intending on only giving boutonnières to the wedding party. (Best man, man of honor, parents, FH) Should I give it to any others?

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Latest activity by Meghan, on July 8, 2020 at 11:47 AM
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    Master October 2022
    Jana ·
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    Most weddings I've been to, the only men outside of wedding party who wear boutonnieres are the fathers, brothers, grandfathers of the couple. Do what works for you.
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    Master July 2019
    Hannah ·
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    I usually see groom/groomsmen, dads and grandpas, and brothers (if they aren't already groomsmen) with boutonnieres. That's what we did as well, but we also gave husband's uncle 1 because he was our officiant. My husband's was a bit more intricate, his uncle's was simpler, and the rest all had the same.
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  • Kelly
    Devoted March 2021
    Kelly ·
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    No, I'm only doing groomsmen, best man, parents and grandparents..
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    Master January 2019
    Cassidy ·
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    The only people outside of wedding party that got flowers at our wedding were parents. Boutonnière for dads and corsage for moms.
    You can make it as simple or extravagant as you want. I wanted simple and wasn’t worried about hurting anyone’s feelings about not getting a flower.
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    Legend June 2019
    Melle ·
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    I gave it to my brother and the fathers too
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    Master 0000
    Judith ·
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    A lot of women will not wear corsages. You cannot pin them on many delicate fabrics, unless there is a jacket, without pins leaving pull or run marks that last forever. And where older women almost all used to entirely cover their chests, if not wear a jacket, now they often have a barer front. Or wear a syrapless or spaghetti straps or a halter, and do not want flowers on 1 breast . Ask preferences. Most discard wrist ones. Many mothers and grandmothers enjoy a small, separate bouquet in front of their place at dinner. Just see what people want. Working catering, I often saw 8-10 $25-60 each corsages thrown away, or dropped on a table, by the beginning of dinner. If your ladies want them, mothers, stepmothers, grandmothers, godmothers, and any men you designate. Only 1 great aunt and a godmother, one his one mine, would wear a corsage. Others had low cut stylish dresses in sulk or satiny fabrics, who said, please don't. We got 2 50+stem bunches of Iris and asian lilies, and went with bouquets in vases mothers, grands, godmothers, and other great aunts could take home.
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    Super October 2021
    Ashley ·
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    We’re skipping boutonnières and corsages completely. I’ve only ever seen boutonnières given to the groomsmen, fathers, and grandfathers and corsages (the wrist kind, preferably) to the mothers and grandmothers. I definitely wouldn’t give them to everyone.
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  • Lena
    Devoted May 2021
    Lena ·
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    We're also giving them to the dads and brothers. (and if we had grandfathers they would get them too.)

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  • Meghan
    Master October 2019
    Meghan ·
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    Both of our dads wore boutonnieres . If our grandfathers were still alive, they would also have worn boutonnieres .

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