Comments on: Boutonnières: or making a marriage legally binding.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 17:37:33 +0000

We’re not having any flowers at our wedding. I’m making brooch bouquets, and the “corsages” for the moms and grandmother are ribbon with an antique brooch.

I’m only stuck on what to do for my dad.

By: Kiwa

Kiwa — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 12:04:46 +0000

Love this.
Just realised I haven’t asked my beloved if he wanted boutonnieres/button-hole flowers in the first place. He says he doesn’t mind, so I suggested handkerchief/pocket squares so I don’t have to f**k around with little bitty flowers for the copious amounts of males in our wedding. Crafty poisonous WIC snake bit me, but once again you have the antidote.

By: Trisha

Trisha — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 17:59:24 +0000

My now husband said he didn’t want one. I said ok. Then he said he wasn’t wearing a tux. I said “Of course not.” Then he said he didn’t want to wear a suit jacket. I said ok. He then proceeded to declare that he wasn’t wearing a tie either. He hates ties. I told him that it was his wedding too and if he hated wearing ties he shouldn’t have to. Then he told me he was wearing jeans and a t-shirt. You see, no bout is a slippery, slippery slope. In case you’re wondering, yes, we did get him clothed in a manner befitting the day, that he was happy with. With nary a flower on him.

By: Karina

Karina — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 03:16:56 +0000

Yes, no boutonnieres! My fiance already said he definitely doesn’t want to wear flowers and I don’t believe any of the groomsmen want to either! I say, why bother trying to make them? They don’t want to and I have plenty other places in my budget I could increase if I forgo the flowers!

By: Olivia

Olivia — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:59:50 +0000

Well since you're posting vintage APW, I'm going one step further and seeking it out :)

How apropos, since I just had the "but so-and-so NEEDS flowers" conversation with my mother yesterday. Luckily, she has been the best Mother of the Bride (and mother in general!) that I could ever dream of, and is on board with our take on flowers.

By: jehara

jehara — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 12:32:06 +0000

i have chosen to forgo boutonnieres and corsages and flowers in general.

By: Amelia

Amelia — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:27:26 +0000

Well, of course it won’t be a REAL WEDDING without at least $5K in flowers! Smirk and grin.

Jason (the betrothed) isn’t a big fan of boutonnieres, either. I say more flowers for me!

By: Amy

Amy — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 16:40:56 +0000

You know I am late with this, but truly that was one of the fist requests my boy made… well that and Rocky Top to play as I walked down the aisle. I so okay to the first and no to the Rocky Top!

By: Meg

Meg — Sat, 03 May 2008 10:15:14 +0000

Very cool Shannon… we might just do that. See, I love the savvy, actually traditional things to do that don’t even cost extra money.

By: Shannon

Shannon — Sat, 03 May 2008 09:26:58 +0000

I work at a nursery/florist and was talking to the designer – they explained that the tradition is that the groom wears a part of the bride’s bouquet – therefore, just pluck one of the flowers/greens from your bouquet and pin it to him for a simple and TRUE-to-tradition boutonniere!