the boutonniere, a must?

I am not having them. I am doing a fun/formal, where we invited our guests to wear camo. The guys are in Camo, so we are not doing them. Not even sure we will do mothers corsages either.

If your FH doesnt mind then I would say just do without them. It isnt going to look weird.

My FH didnt really want them and he didnt have a lapel on his tux so I thought that it would look weird if there was a flower just floating on his chest somewhere lol.

I felt the same about the corsages. Maybe just give them a single long stemmed rose or something that they can have. Older women are suckers for something that they can press in the family bible or some other huge book. lol

Not a must! Not even close to a must IMO. I actually prefer when the guys dont have it, I personally think the guys look better without them--but that might just be my thinking due to where i am from. But still it isnt something I would worry about and feel bad if i looked at pictures down the line because they dint wear them.

Good idea Andrea, I like giving them a flower to hold. That would look nice for the seating of the parents/grandparents in then processional. I am goint to have to do that I think.

I did not want them, my grandmothers both insisted so I picked my battles and made starfish ones for the guys lol.

I am debating the coursages with doing nosegays with just a few roses. FOr all the people who would get coursages. As for bouts I am doing them but using the KISS idea of the pins that are at joanns and hold just one or two flowers into a tiny vaselike structure. That means I don't have to wire or wrap them.

I am thinking I love the single long stem flower for our mothers and grandmothers. I have my mom, my step mom, my FMIL, my FH's grandma, my nana and my step-grandma. I do not want to make 6 corsages... I'd rather there be a single flower on their seats, and then they can place them at their seat at the reception after the ceremony (since they're taking place at the same lcoation).

Our groomsmen aren't even wearing suit coats at all, just white buttons downs w/skinny black ties~ I think a random, floating, bout WOULD be weirder than none at all...

I think I'm gonna pass on them. One less thing for me to worry about... thanks for the advice!

I debated on Boutonnieres for the guys too, we are having a beach wedding as well. The guys have linen suits w/the jacket, so I made them bout's just in case (didn't take long or much effort). If your guys are just wearing button downs I agree just skip the boutonnieres.

Now-I-am Mrs. Clark - I love the starfish! I had the same idea for FH, so his would be different from the GM's.