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Pin, wrist, or hand-held corsage?

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Which are you getting (if any) for your moms, grandmothers, or female ushers? Did you ask which they would prefer, or did you make the decision? My florist recommended hand-held (like a mini bouquet), but I'd never heard of this before so I'm curious if anyone else has used them.
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  • Mags04Mags04 member
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    edited December 2011
    I had gotten wrist corsages.  My florist recommended that because she said sometimes people do not want to pin anything on their dress.  I haven't heard of a hand held corsage either.  Sounds like it could be a nuisance having to carry a little bouquet around.
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  • Sparkette19Sparkette19 member
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    edited December 2011
    I hate pin and wrist corsages. I think they're matronly. I am giving my mom and FMIL tussy-mussies (small hand-bouquet). I think they're classier. My mom told me that she would kill me if I put her in a pin corsage. It's a matter of taste though. I would rather pay a few extra bucks to have something nicer.
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  • bri&monbri&mon
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    edited December 2011
    My mom had a tussiemussie (handheld) and MIL had a wrist corsage. MIL ended up taking her wrist corsage off by the end of the night because it was annoying.  I can't remember what we got grandmothers...maybe pin on corsages?
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  • marcikabarecmarcikabarec
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    edited December 2011
    i had them choose what they wanted. My mom wanted a small bouquet of calla lilies, my FMIL wanted a garden rose pinned onto her dress, and my fiance's stepmom wanted a wrist corsage.
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  • lasharplasharp
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    edited December 2011
    We asked their preferences.  So, we ended up with a mixture or corsage types.  It looked fine, and honestly, it doesn't matter if they all match.
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  • ennaerb80ennaerb80
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    edited December 2011
    We also checked on their preferences.  The mom's didn't want something on their wrist getting in the way all night and didn't want to carry anything.  I pinned corsage seemed more practical less obtrusive.
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  • WalteRoseWalteRose
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    edited December 2011
    We gave both Mom's and Grandma's wrist corsages... we didn't ask them (we probably should have), but I figured that they wouldn't want something pinned to their dress. I made sure that the corsage wasn't too heavy though so it wouldn't be too annoying.
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  • NoronNoron member
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    edited December 2011
    We asked our moms and they both agreed corsages are too matronly and hand-helds (or tussie mussies) are too bridal...so they opted for neither.  But we're weird.
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  • mjune3881mjune3881
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    edited December 2011
    I asked everyone getting one - readers, mothers, grandmothers.  Most of my side wanted wrist and most of his side wanted pin-on.  I didn't know that a hand held was even an option!  :) 
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  • tonyandsteftonyandstef
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    edited December 2011
    I like the idea of a single flower too.  That seems simple, yet still a nice touch. 
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  • lmb5109lmb5109 member
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    edited December 2011
    Wrist corsage, my florist did a pearl stretchy band.Here's a linkhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/kristenhenschen/3493627287/in/set-72157617600868594/
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  • raeynraeyn member
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    edited December 2011
    Thanks for all the input. I love that the Knot makes it so easy to figure out what other brides are doing! I asked our moms and they both said they wanted pins, so I guess that's what I'm doing.
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