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Who should get a corsage or boutonniere?

I'm trying to figure out my flowers and I'm not sure who I'm supposed to order corsages and boutonnieres for. Do your aunts and uncles get them or just parents, grandparents, and anyone participating in the wedding (cake cutters, host couples etc)?

Re: Who should get a corsage or boutonniere?

  • We're doing parents, grandparents, ushers, and groomsmen. I think you could do aunts and uncles if you really want. If you have a close relationship with them it might be nice. If someone other than your parents, grandparents, or yourself are hosting, they should probably get a corsage and boutoniere too, but I've never seen them given to cake cutters or people that weren't involved in the ceremony, not the reception. 
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  • We're doing parents, grandma, groom, groomsmen, ushers and our reader.  I have 20 aunts and uncles so it's not in the budget.
     
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  • We're doing parents & grandparents.

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  • We did aunts and uncles only because my aunt was singing in the ceremony and my other aunt and uncle's son was the ringbearer. So with three out of six total already getting bouts/corsages, we just got them for all of them.
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  • We're doing flowers for WP, parents, grandparents, and my great-grandma.
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  • We are doing WP, parents and silblings that aren't involved in the WP to have them distingused at the ceremony.

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  • In addition to the other suggestions, we recognized the godparents of the bride and groom with bouquets/boutonnieres.
  • We did parents and grandparents and also people that were involved in the ceremony so our readers and our gift bearers, which also happened to be our godparents. 
  • Parents and g-parents received a bout or corsage (woman with corsages, men with bout's).  However we did have DH's SIL wear a corsage and escort FIL down the aisle because she was the only sibling that wasn't in the WP.
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  • We have flowers for:

    B&G, WP (including Ushers & PAs), Parents, Grandparents (primarily b/c Grandpa is marrying us so we figured all Grandparents should then have something), Readers.
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  • We are giving flowers to the bride, groom, bridesmaids, groomsmen, ushers, flower girl, parents, and grandparents.  If you have readers, then give them flowers as well.  I would only give your aunts and uncles flowers if you (A) have a close relationship to them or (B) they are significantly helping with the wedding.
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  • We gave corsages and bouts to:

    parents (4)
    grandparents (5)
    ushers (2)
    reader (1)
    program attendants (2)

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  • We did parents, grandparents, groomsmen, my brother and brother in law who were not in the WP. We did not have readers or anyone else participating in the ceremony or we  would have included them as well.
  • We are doing the parents, grandparents, groomsmen, ring bear.  My girls, will have bouquets.  Since our Pastor won't allow anyone to do readings, we don't have to worry about giving flowers to the readers.
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  • We will be doing parents, step-parents, grandparents, WP, Hosts (my aunt and uncle to help people at the church, his godparents (aunt and uncle) at the reception letting tables go), readers, candlelighters (his twin cousins), maybe something for punch pourers and guestbook. All depending on the budget of course.
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