Buttonholes...

[JessdueJan]

Who wears them? Obviously groom, best man and ushers. My dad. But then after that who has them or is that it?

I'm so clueless

 

[candeur]

All that you've said and both sets of parents want to wear them with me but I've told them they can get their own x

 

[DonnaBallona]

I'm currently having 'buttonhole' wars.

my parents are divorced and have been remarried 20 years each, so obviously my step parents have been a big part of my life for a long time.

I'm buying buttonholes for my groom, my dad, my DFs 2 best men and 3 ushers, my mum and mother in law, my step mum, step dad, FIL and nan.

DOH!

ETA I forgot to add my other nan! that makes 14

 

[Alyssa Drough]

I had groom, best man, 1 usher, my parents, his parents and my nan (no other grandparents attended) so 8 all together.

 

[Lauren25]

We are getting the for -
Groom
Best man
4 ushers
Page boy
Both Dads
Both Mums

 

[aly888]

We are gettin buttonholes for;

Groom
Best man
Usher
My dad
His dad
My step-dad

For the mums I was thinking of getting them brooches (I am having a tooth bouquet afterall ) as a surprise keepsake of the day. But MIL has decided she'll "just do her own thing" and "leave the others to sort themselves" (she's organising the flowers for us). So, I think I'll still get brooches, and MIL can just do whatever she wants and go without

 

[emyandpotato]

We aren't doing buttonholes, I don't like them for some reason If my dad or FIL or BIL (best man) want one they can organise their own. OH isn't interested either. I have a feeling that MIL might kick up a fuss about this though... She insisted BIL was best man even though we aren't having a bridal party...

 

[JessdueJan]

I'm quite lucky in that my MiL seems quite happy to just go with the flow at the moment, I feel for those who have MiLs that interfere.

Getting my mum and MiL a corsage on a bracelet eac, foam flowers so they can keep them x

 

[Mummy May]

Okay, I must be thick! I didn't realise that women wore buttonholes!! I'm buying OH's and best mans and anyone else that wants can buy their own! xx

 

[JessdueJan]

Apparently traditionally women wear them on the opposite side and upside down?! So the florist told me x

 

[Mummy May]

Ohh right lol! I had no idea! That's the only thing I'm buying from the florist so I'm sure she would have told me hahaha xx

 

[solitaire89]

Apparently traditionally women wear them on the opposite side and upside down?! So the florist told me x

A lady would normally have a corsage rather than a buttonhole. It would be a slightly bigger "arrangement" than just a single flower plus green stuff. It is right that it should be worn on the opposite side to a man's buttonhole - it should be worn on the right (because women are always right ). This is to do with the fact that women were "dressed", so it is a mirror image. Same idea that a women's style blouse, coat or trousers do up the opposite way to a man's. HTH