Beautiful Bouquets And Corsages For The Mother Of The Bride

A lot is written about the wedding flowers for the bride, but let’s not forget about flowers for the mothers of the bride and groom also. To show that they are special people in the wedding party, the mothers absolutely deserve a pretty floral accent. These are some lovely ideas for flowers for the mother of the bride, whether you prefer traditional corsages or modern bouquets.

The most traditional option for the mother of the bride’s flowers is a corsage. It is most often designed to be pinned to her dress or her jacket if she is wearing one. Traditionally, the mother’s corsage is made up of at least one of the flowers of the bride’s bouquet. If the bride planned to carry a bouquet of roses and stephanotis, for example, the mother’s corsage would probably feature a rose and two or three stephanotis blossoms. It is traditional to insert a pearl tipped pin through the center of stephanotis, but feel free to substitute crystal pins if your mom plans to wear crystal wedding jewelry.

Some mothers may not want to wear a corsage on the top of their dress. It might be that they have chosen a strapless dress, which pretty much precludes wearing a corsage on the bodice. Or perhaps the pin holes and weight of the decoration would possibly hurt her dress, were it made from a delicate, fine material. Do not fear, there are other wonderful options. If your mother’s dress has a sash at the waist, consider pinning a corsage off to one side of her waistline. For a waist corsage, choose a round, open flower like a gardenia or anemone. Any embellishments on the corsage such as pearls or crystals should not match the embellishments of the bridal bouquet, rather they should match the mother’s dress and wedding jewelry.

Should the mother of the bride or groom wish to not pin a corsage on her dress, a good option is to pin it to an evening clutch. It will be a little less visible than a corsage worn near the shoulder, while still being beautiful. It’s important that you ask your mother her preference before purchasing, as some women are more comfortable with a wrist corsage. Also before ordering a floral decoration for your mother, ask her opinion on type of flower and special accents. You might learn that the gardenia you had planned to order for her will make her sneeze or that she would like a crystal stem on her corsage to coordinate with her Swarovski wedding jewelry. Find out what color her dress will be, in the case that the flowers in your wedding colors do not match, feel free to give her a white blossom instead.

These days, in lieu of a corsage, some mothers choose to carry a small bouquet. It is the more contemporary choice and is more suitable with a modern strapless gown or one shoulder dress. Keep the mother’s bouquet small; a petite nosegay is more the style than a flowing cascade. She can have a special bouquet to bring out the colors in her dress and jewelry, or she can carry flowers similar to those of the bride. If the mother of the bride carries a bouquet, the mother of the groom should do the same. It could look a little strange if one mother has a corsage while the other has a posy.

If you wish to honor other special women in your family, such as grandmothers and aunts, it would be fine to give them small corsages, even if the mothers carry bouquets. Flowers are a lovely way to help the special women in your family stand out, and to show them how much you care. Whether the choice is a bouquet or a corsage, the mothers of the bride and groom should definitely be given some special flowers for the wedding day.