Wedding Forum

[mm82]

Is it still common to give the mother of the bride and groom a wrist corsage? Thanks

[Katana_Geldar]

Yes it is, we're doing this.

[Lunaticity]

We ordered them for our mums but they didn't show up. I was quite a bit upset as I didn't want them to feel left out

[MrsR2012]

My mother wanted one. I refused to have them.

I believe they are out dated and according to me only, flowers are reserved for bridal party only. I have 4 parents, 4 sets of grand parents etc. If all of them women had corsages there would have been flowers on many people!

[Comet1998]

We didn't have them, but we didn't do anything traditionally really.

[rinche]

I'm getting them for the mums.

I think it's a nice touch.

[MrsR2012]

wow I feel so selfish now.

I dont believe its my mums day, Its my day. Shes already married. I dont do the whole "mother of the bride" special part. Yes shes my mum and we have a good relationship but why single her out as the most special parent, The others were there, doing there part to make me/hubby. Why her ?

Eeek.

[rinche]

wow I feel so selfish now.

I dont believe its my mums day, Its my day. Shes already married. I dont do the whole "mother of the bride" special part. Yes shes my mum and we have a good relationship but why single her out as the most special parent, The others were there, doing there part to make me/hubby. Why her ?

Eeek.

we are also giving the fathers flowers too. its not thier day per se, but they are your parents and it is as big as thier own wedding to see thier daughter (or son) get married.

[Pug Hugger]

We did corsages for both of our mothers, our fathers and all grandparents in attendance. It was simply a way to ackowledge that they were important to us and to the day without going over the top. That said we only had three grandparents in attendance and our florist was very reasonable so it did not add much to the bill.

[lauralou]

We also did flowers for our mothers and fathers.
I got one for my brother too- I wanted to acknowledge my brother as a guest of honour, especially as he was the only sibling not in the bridal party (my sister was my MOH, and my BIL the best man).

I know it wasn't "their day" etc etc, but I wanted everyone to know that they were guests of honour at our wedding.

Mum had a wrist corsage, MIL a pin on corsage, and the men had a matching buttonhole.
(I asked our mums which type of corsage they would prefer, wrist or pin, to go with their dress...).