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A buttonhole can be classic, stylish, modern or unusual. Although Roses and Carnations are traditional flowers for buttonholes, there is no restriction on how adventurous you can be for your wedding. The Groom and Bestman should have more unique buttonholes. For the ladies, a corsage is the preferred choice of flower, and with a wide variety of silk flowers available that can appear endless. Ladies buttonholes and corsages can be attached with magnets, which may, as an alternative, be worn on a handbag or wrist

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A buttonhole (or boutinere/boutonniere) is the finishing touch to your suit, co-ordinating the whole wedding party and allowing the groom to have a little fashion flair of his own, with a stylish buttonhole.

Worn above his heart (Yes, that's on the left hand side!) a grooms buttonhole is a symbol of his love and fidelity. The flowers can be a mini version matching the brides bouquet or we can design something entirely your own style. We can shake things up by including interesting and textured greenery, succulents, berries, herbs, cones, shells or even (gasp!) no flowers at all!

Buttonholes for the Best Man and groomsmen are generally made to match the bridesmaids bouquets, but once again the groom is welcome to put his own stamp on this side of the flowers - we want to design something that is unique

and special for your own day right down to the small details. It's always great to bring your own personality into things - go on give us a challenge men -we're up for it!

A boutonniere (buttonhole) is also traditionally worn by the Father of the Bride and Father of the Groom and grandfathers. While these buttonholes are meant to honour these special men in your lives, it is expected they aren't as elaborate as the groom's and groomsmen's boutonniere. A buttonhole is also a very nice gesture for special Uncles, brothers, the MC, ushers and pageboys.

HOW TO WEAR A BUTTONHOLE or CORSAGE:

Attaching and wearing a Buttonhole:

Worn on the left hand side -a men's buttonhole should be worn on the outside of the buttonhole of the left lapel: Not in the button hole. It is usually secured by placing a pearl-headed pin from the back of the lapel. The pin will then be invisible from the front. If you have a gold or decorative pin you may want to show it off and then you could pin the boutonniere (buttonhole) from the front. Your buttonhole is traditionally worn on your left lapel - (Why? - because its above your heart!) whichever side you prefer, ensure that you and your groomsmen all wear their buttonholes on the same side.

The stems of the buttonholes point down:

We always label our buttonholes (The grooms buttonhole is usually different and more special) as well as giving instructions on how to wear them.

CORSAGES

A corsage is a small nosegay or cluster of flowers wired together to form a shoulder spray to be worn on a ladies dress or jacket. It is traditional in wedding parties for the Mother-of-the-Bride and Mother-of-the-Groom to wear a corsage as well as the Grandmothers. A ladies buttonhole (corsage) is also an easy way to honour any special lady in your life, on your wedding day such as a sister, aunty, godmother, the celebrant if female, or any other females you wish to make feel special and a part of your day. You can see that a corsage adds to the occasion and really does look good for the photos - it is the finishing touch to that special outfit. For weddings, school balls and other formal occasions, a corsage can be either chosen that can be pinned on the dress or lapel as shown on this page or you may like to choose a popular wrist corsage which is worn on the wrist. Certainly popular for School Balls, a wrist corsage is also becoming more popular for the Mother-of-the-Bride, as it withstands all the hugs given out on the wedding day. It is best to ask the mothers and grandmothers how they'd prefer to wear their corsage before ordering it. A corsage can include flowers from the bride's bouquet or the favorite flowers of the wearer - my personal favourite is the classic imported Singapore Orchid, as it is a hardy flower and easily survives all day out of water. Traditionally, the corsage should complement the outfit of each individual - you don't want to pin a red corsage to a yellow dress! If you want to feature just one flower at your wedding then you can have all corsage made using that flower. If you want a planned and simple look for your wedding photos and to provide a symbol of unity between the two joined families, why not co-ordinate all your corsages and buttonholes? You could choose a white or ivory rose as this would compliment most outfits and would look stunning if you are carrying white roses yourself.

Carnation buttonholes - £1.20 - Gerbera buttonholes - £1.40 - Single Rose buttonholes - £2.80 - Double Rose buttonholes - £4.80 - Corsages from - £8.00