Corsages Instead Of Bouquets

OP, her name is Celia, not Cecilia (thanks for correcting it the second time around). You started this thread with a question -- and your question was all about the expense of providing flowers for your honor attendants.

Celia gave you her professional opinion -- the same one I would have given you (sure, the lady buys the dress, gathers with lots of other ladies, and walks with a prom corsage or a single stem. That optic reads cheap...sorry, if you don't like the truth). Sarcasm and contempt? The only sarcasm I saw was connecting "investments, children, and housing" to the paltry amount of dollars saved between $20 and $50 for BM bouquets.

Give them corsages and save 20 bucks per person. Put it in your IRA or the kids' college fund.

$50 for a bridesmaid bouquet is incredibly cheap. All up you will be paying an extra $240 for bouquets compared to corsages. In the grand scheme of how much you would be paying for your wedding (possibly) that is not really that much more money. More bridesmaid =more money spent on flowers, hair, makeup, gifts. That's just the way it goes.

I think some people on here are being kinda aggressive with their opinions. For instance, I like the lantern and the single rose. not to be on the cheap side, but as a simplicity beauty.

we are doing petite bouquets with ivory blooms like ranunculas (spelling?) and a few roases and textured greenery. they were $85 each for 6. the Boutonnieres are just a little greenery and those were $15 each. We got an extra discount on top of that because of our venue so we didn't pay the entirety.

Floral is important to me however so its worth it . we are making our own cake and deserts and diy al ot of stuff.

I don't think anyone's being aggressive here. I just think anything other than a bouquet for the bridesmaids, looks odd. Single stems also look odd and cheap. Take this Pinterest pic, it's looks like the bride just plucked a few of her flowers from her bouquet to give to her bridesmaids. Meh not a fan.

@Rachel, Thank you for your honest opinion. I'm completely okay with Celia's opinion, especially as a professional. I just didn't understand the need for sarcasm regarding the hors d'oeuvres comment to another bride.

Pinwheels? Puhleez. Is this a wedding or a kid's birthday party?

We're just skipping flowers. Unnecessary expense.

Since it's a fall wedding could you look into doing dried flowers? You can get bunches of wheat, cotton, lavender, eucalyptus, babies breath, etc for super cheap...Plus since they're dried you can buy here and there and they'll store well. You can use the remainder for table decor (plus dried lavender smells phenomenal).

If you want to go fresh, go with larger flowers such as hydrangeas, dahlias, sunflowers, magnolias, etc...Or you can go with a single long stem bloom each (lilies, roses, daisies, etc).

If you want to go super cheap and have some time to dedicate, you can make some surprisingly pretty flowers out of coffee filters. Other than that, check places like the Wish app, groupon goods, etc.

When my mom got married (1987) her bridesmaids carried a 3 flower arrangement that was held sideways I tried to look it up on google for you but didn't have luck. Rachel might have the answer to this.

View Quoted Comment Good idea i might use that. This has been on my mind what do i do bouquets for the bridesmaids or what. I found 8 bouquets and 8 boutineers for 100$. But one flower i like that.

I can see that this forum is older but I really think it's terrible how women shame one another on here regarding bridesmaids and bouquets. Just because you don't want to or cannot handle the cost of bouquets does not mean that you have to forego having your closest friends standing with you. I hope that when people read this discussion they don't walk away feeling embarrassed, defeated, and like they need to tell their friends they're not having a bridal party.

Every wedding is different and you shouldn't have to feel like you must keep up with the Jones-es to have a bridal party. I would happily stand by my friend empty handed if she asked me - and I am sure most friends would do the same as well.

We are doing corsages for my sister and MOH and my FH sister aka Best Woman. Once the ceremony is over they'll just leave those bouquets anywhere. They were happy with it and my florists is customizing the corsages according to their dress colors.

What do you guys think of name TAGS for the core family?? I was browsing and came accross etched aluminium plate into names.

The single flower is a gorgeous idea! You can buy a full bouquet from Walmart/Trader Joe's, or of the sort, and then ribbon from wherever, and that's all a major saver. Plus you have more control for how the flower will look like in the end.