Wedding Corsages

The Florist and You

While you may have been under the impression that the floral arrangements for the wedding were the bride’s responsibility, with the help of Mother and Dady’s checkbook, the groom actually has need of a florist too if he wants to honor a few very significant and traditional groom obligations.

Corsages

The last time you thought of corsages probably was when you were preparing for that major life event, your Senior Prom. You may not have been aware of it at the time, but proms are an initiating rite for men to the importance of flowers in a woman’s life! All important facets and phases of a woman’s life, you learned, must be celebrated or recognized with flowers!  Who’da’ thunk it?  No doubt you were a bit confused at the time and—even worse—shocked at the price tag these little bundles of flowers had attached to them.  The florist probably helped you through the mysteries of corsages by making a few suggestions and asking a few pertinent questions, such as “What color is your prom date’s dress?” and “Does she like roses?”  Since that time, if you stop to reflect on it for a minute, you’ve sent your girl flowers a few more times, maybe on her birthday, maybe to say you were sorry for something, maybe to recognize one of her achievements in academics or sports, and maybe just to say “I love you.”

Wedding Corsages

It may be news to you, but as the groom you are responsible for sending appropriate corsages to the following members of the wedding party:

• The Mother of the Bride
• Your own Mother
• The Maid of Honor
• The Bridesmaids

In order to do this properly you need to do some consultation with your bride to find out what she wants in terms of flowers, colors and designs and what colors of dresses, ensembles, etc. the ladies will be wearing at the wedding.  Equipped with this information you then must visit a good florist and place your orders.  It’s  much better to go physically, in person, than to try to accomplish this over the phone, or worse, the internet.  And, just to be safe, you may want to take your bride-to-be with you just to make sure you don’t make any mistakes.  Visiting the florist in person will allow you to see photos and samples of the welter of choices in the corsage category and, once you have made your selections, know exactly what to expect when they are delivered.  The visit also aids in developing a rapport with the florist, something good to have so he or she does their best work for your big day.  Each one of these little floral creations, remember, is hand-made with real life flowers; these are not something a computer spits out as exact replicas of a design or photo.  The idea is you want the florist to really like you so you get stupendously gorgeous and fragrant corsages that will delight all the ladies!