No Boutonnieres

I’ve seen that at a smaller wedding so I think it’s fine. Especially if the pocket handkerchief stands out it looks about the same.

In our wedding to also save money, just the groom is wearing a boutonnière, the groomsmen aren’t! So I think it’s fine!

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Thanks for the input! Yes, they are wearing a solid tie, but the handkerchief will have a soft floral pattern to compliment, so I think it will be just enough!

I think it's fine. I've seen it done a couple of times and it still looks good.

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Okay, awesome! I was worried that the best man and groomsmen would feel some type of way if they didn't get one, but I think the pocket handkerchief will be just fine!

Actually, I think it would look very elegant.

We didnt do boutonnieres at all. Seemed like a totally unnecessary expense to me

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Gotcha. We worked with the florist and ended up doing a single bloom instead of a bouguets for the moms and gmas. Cut the ring bearer and groomsmen boutonnieres as well and that brought the price down to within budget.

I just didn't want to spend thousands on flowers when they'll just die and go in the trash in the end!

We skipped boutonnieres (and corsages) for our wedding just because they're not our style! The groom & groomsmen wore black tuxes with a blush pink pocket square, and the attire for the rest of the guests was semi-formal - so there was no confusing the bridal party! 😉

Perfectly fine! No one will notice/care.

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Oooo very classy! Thanks for the picture, it really helped! I think we'll stick with him wearing one but everyone else have a pocket square!

View Quoted Comment We did the same thing with bouquets for bridesmaids and even my bouquet 😂 i agree with you, flowers were not important to me and it allowed us to spend more on other things

I am in the same boat. Very last minute wedding and we are on a budget. Any ideas for low cost options for flower bouquets for bridesmaids? I would like them to have something nice, but flowers are not that important to me so I don't want to allot to much of my small budget to them. Help! Thanks ladies!

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I know the Kroger in my hometown always has a large variety of flowers and greenery at very affordable prices! You could always go that route and DIY them. You could also do just a single rose, or whatever flower you prefer! We're doing the single bloom for the moms and gmas to save money.

Honestly, I believe this is personal preference and I think that's completely fine. My husband and I didn't do boutonnieres at all. He and his groomsmen had pocket squares and everything was fine

We’re not having boutonnières at all! My FH is a LEO and wearing dress blues, as are two of the other groomsmen. They’re not allowed to add anything to their uniform. I thought it would look weird if the other three groomsmen had boutonnières but the groom didn’t, so we opted to just go without.

Do what works for you.. I think it would look great.

Boutonnieres aren't necessary at all (neither are bouquets).

As long as you treat people in equal standing the same you can skip boutonnieres if you want. I just wouldn't, for example, give only the FOB a boutonniere and not FOG. It's okay if just the groom wears one and no one else.

I would say 100% totally fine! I don't think you or anyone will look back and be upset a few of the guys didnt have one.