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NLeo
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corsages & boutonnieres - who gets them?

NLeo, on February 6, 2014 at 1:07 PM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 0 6

I know the parents and grandparents typically get the corsages and boutonnieres but is it common to include other family members? My uncle is our officiant so I thought I would give him one (is that weird?). FH and I both have an aunt that we are super close with (mine is like a best friend). I'd like to honor our relationship by including them but would that be odd? Do you think that would be stepping on our moms toes to have them wear corsages too? Also, would that be offensive to our other aunts or is it justifiable since we're so much closer? We're not having a BP so I feel bad not including my bro. Should he get a bout? Should they get gifts instead? ...I'm so lost.

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Latest activity by Stephanie, on February 7, 2014 at 1:53 AM
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    Master November 2013
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    Everyone that you've mentioned is a family member. I don't see why not, honestly. Maybe you can have the florist make the corsages for your mothers a little more elaborate than your aunts, so that they're a little different from the rest. Also, you could have your aunts wear them pinned, versus on the wrist, or vice versa, which will make them different from the mothers' corsages.

    FWIW, I gave our whole immediate family bouts and corsages, even my brother and sister. No biggie. Do it if it's in your heart. Smiley smile

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  • Jenn
    Expert August 2014
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    I personally would say no corsagse (only cause i hate things on my wrists...i dont wear watches or bracelettes) and just do boutonnieres for all. As for your aunts, they might get offended, I feel like mine would if I gave 1 aunt one and not another. Maybe you could give all aunts/uncles one and a different color for the closer ones or more fancier ones to them (like plain red rose for regular aunts and then red rose with babys breath for important aunt)

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    Master October 2013
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    What if you did corsages for the two aunts and maybe a small bouquet for the moms? So both are honored but there is still a bit of difference.

    What do your moms think of this?

    Our moms each had small hand tied bouquets. My dad and the groomsmen had bouts. The bridal party and I had bouquets. No corsages at all.

    Flowers are one of those things where you really can do it however you want.

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  • Rachel DellaPorte
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    We did a wedding in November with 29 bouts and 10 corsages. They gave them to the people closest to them. Generally, both moms and all grandmothers get corsages (basically, any female who is going to be escorted to her seat immediately prior to the wedding processional). Bouts go to all male members of the wedding party, both fathers, and all grandfathers. A cost saving option, if you have a lot of women you want to honor but don't want to go the corsage route, is to give each lady a long stemmed rose to carry as she is escorted down the aisle.

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  • Angela Marie
    Master May 2014
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    My mom and his mom are getting a corsage but it will be pinned to their dress. The Groom, GM's, Ushers & dad's will be wearing boutonnieres.

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  • Stephanie
    Master November 2014
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    We're doing corsages for our moms, my grandmothers, and my fiance's sister-in-law (she's escorting his grandfather down the aisle). We're doing boutonnieres for his brothers (groomsmen), his dad, his grandfather, my grandfather, and my brother (escorting my grandmother). My sister has a bouquet because she's a bridesmaid. I'm not sure if our officiant, my godmother, would prefer a corsage or a boutonniere; probably a bout because it won't get in the way as much during the ceremony.

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