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Button Holes

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  • 11-01-2012 8:18pm
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    Bambi2
    Registered Users Posts: 79 ✭✭


    Hi Folks,

    Been looking for opinions re flowers for weddings seeing as I'm about to embark on a merry dance with my life-long florist....

    So my future husband has five brothers so that makes 1 best man, 2 groomsmen and 2 ushers....so who gets buttonholes? Is it all 5 and the 2 dad's? Does the father of the bride get one? What about corsages for the mother of the bride/groom? Do they happen?
    I would love to hear your opinions...
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    Toto Wolfcastle
    Registered Users Posts: 25,005 ✭✭✭✭Toto Wolfcastle


    We're not having ushers so I don't know about them but I presume they do get them if you want them to. We're getting them for both fathers. I'm not a fan of corsages so we're leaving them out but a lot of people seem to get them.

    I think it all comes down to personal preference really.


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    Cathmandooo
    Registered Users Posts: 17,324 ✭✭✭✭Cathmandooo


    Was only researching this today!

    For starters you can have whatever you want. I was at a wedding recently where the groom forgot the box of buttonholes so the men and parents were all flowerless. The groom nabbed one flower from the church display. The bride never noticed and it made no difference

    Depending on cost I'll be either having the whole bridal party with buttonholes, corsages for the mammies or if the budget can stretch I'd like my brothers and their partners to have them too.

    It's really up to you


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    Zaph
    Registered Users, Subscribers Posts: 47,305 ✭✭✭✭Zaph


    It's a long time since I've been to a wedding where any man outside of the bridal party has worn a buttonhole.


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    MICHMASH76
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    am told all the bridal party - men should wear them. then the "mothers" have the same but double up on the flowers


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    Shivers26
    Closed Accounts Posts: 639 ✭✭✭Shivers26


    I think we have the male bridal party (groom, best man, 2 groomsmen), 2 dads, my stepdad and our 2 sons and then we are getting corsages for the 2 mothers. Its really whatever you want yourself.

    No way would I be able to go to the expense of having them for all the male guests though.


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    lazygal
    Registered Users Posts: 12,644 ✭✭✭✭lazygal


    We didn't bother with them and I'm so glad! Saved us a few bob and the men were delighted not to be fiddling around with them.


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    John Mason
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    i am making them for our lot- 2 fathers and 2 witnesses.

    there is no way i would be making them for everyone


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