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I have seen many of pictures where the mothers of the bride and groom have their very own little bouquets. maybe that is an option if you dont like the wrist corsages?
You can definitely do the flower on the dress or even purse. I am bad at this so I don't know the correct term for it.
Flowers Mom's wear on their dresses are called pin on corsages. And Chantellamus mentioned small nosegays (bouquets) for the Mom is an option too.
I think my mom would throw it at me if I gave her a bouquet to carry around! Lol, she was never married so I think she might be weirded out by that. I probably should have done a search for this because the "related posts" that popped up below this post are really helpful.
I wanted to do boutonnieres for the women who wore flowers, but since both the moms paid over $500 for their dresses, they weren't too keen on the idea of pinning anything on. Just one thing to consider. Maybe they could carry mini-bouquets?
I'm not sure what the correct word is either. I'm having my florist design the mother's and grandmothers flowers to either be worn on their dress or their wrist, that way they can decide the day of.
something like this: (I found this pic randomly from google...)
ok I found that pic and it was horrible so I took it off...and you dont like the mini bouquet idea anyways ha ha :)
Ok wow, there were a lot of responses while I composed my post. Disregard the bouquet suggestion!
just on the bouquets for moms - my mom and MIL both had very small bouquets just to walk down the aisle with and for formals. they both said they liked "having something to hold" - otherwise they wouldn't have known what to do with their hands. neither wanted a pin-on corsage or a wrist corsage - i agree, a bit prom-y!
My mom made her own wrist corsage and it's kinda ugly! Very prom-y. And it has these stringly pearls coming off it in a weird way.
Whatever, i'm not dealing with it. She wants to wear it, fine. I'm secretly dying inside a little b/c it's so prom! ha.
Be careful with anything that pins onto the dress b/c they are usually a soft chiffon that may not hold the weight well.
What about the neato stuff on etsy that isn't real? then the flowers don't leak sap or bleed onto your gowns. Feathery ones and lace, etc. So pretty.
Does your mom have short hair? If not you could have your florist attach some live flowers to a comb she could wear. I had a bride do that for me (I was MOH) and it was so nice!
I asked our moms what they preferred and both wanted pin on coursages. If the mom's are wearing a strapless dress, that might cause a problem. The ladies coursages are different from the bouts. The coursages usually have a few flowers where the bouts are just 1 or 2.
Did you ask your mom? I think the basic options are pin on corsage, wrist corsage or nosegay. Personally, my mom loved the nosegay. She really appreicated something tohold on to. Maybe it was a fidgety, nervous thing. But if it's not your mom's thing, maybe she'd be fine with a corsage.
Edit: Would she like flowers for her hair?
My mom had very strong opinions on this. She doesn't want a corsage, nosegay, wristlet, anything.
She wants a flower out of my bouquet.
Basically the florist will make it so that one flower is removable (without messing up the shape). After my dad gives me away and kisses me, she wants me to turn to her, hand her the flower, and kiss her. It's her way of giving my dad the honor of walking me down the aisle, but still having her moment. :)
Thanks for all the suggestions, ladies!! I never thought about the flowers in the hair! I think both my mom and FMIL would look so good with them! Those of you who suggested just asking the moms, you're totally right. I know my mom will have an opinion, but I can just see my FMIL saying "Oh honey, whatever you want me to wear is what I'll wear." That's why I love her, but I do hope she has a stronger opinion :) Time to go do some research!!
@august: That is such a good idea!! Awww I'm tearing up just thinking about it. My mom and dad are walking me down the aisle, but they were never married so he's not exactly "giving me away." Hmm I'll have to think about this idea a little more :) How sweet though.
I gave my mom and MIL brooches that I found on Etsy:
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=25431
The seller made them to custom match their dresses. I like giving them something permanent that they could keep after the wedding. The flowers are made of silk fabric, so they are very lightweight (don't have to worry about pulling the fabric of the dress).
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I really don't like wrist corsages. To me they look too "prom" for my taste. What can I have the mom's wear instead? Something on their dress, possibly? Would it be called a boutonniere? I'm starting to think about flowers and flower orders so any help would be great. Thanks!