Boutonnieres and corsages - a must have or just an unnecessary cost?

I am having them! My mom made them and the flowers we got were a decent price. They honestly were not too bad for price. I love the look because it makes your bridal party, parents and grandparents stand out 😊. I think it makes them feel included in my opinion.

For me, the corsages felt more optional than the boutonnieres, but it really is a personal taste sort of thing. We ended up doing both to make sure everyone was included.

They're not necessary. We are doing them because my sister-in-law is making them, but if we had been going through a florist, we wouldn't have done them.

I was in a wedding where no flowers were used. Bouquets, boutonnieres, corsages, were all skipped and no one missed them.

We liked the idea of boutonnieres and corsages so we opted for them but it is entirely up to you. I don't think they are necessary at all and if they are just going to jack up the cost of your wedding then you may want to forgo them.

We are keeping boutineers for the guys in the wedding party but nobody outside the wedding party is getting boutineers or corsages.

The groomsmen are doing pocket squares cause my FH doesn't really like bountonneires. I decided to give one to my dad.. cause he's walking me down the aisle and I want him to feel like he matches.

If I'm giving one to my dad then I felt bad not doing one for his dad.

My mum HATES corsages. She says it bothers her wrist and she's not going to prom. Since she's not having one, I decided no one is going to get one. Sort of mean I know.. but it would just get messy cause then I'd do one for my FMIL.. then would get in trouble for not giving one to my future-step-mother-in-law (lol).. which my FMIL and her don't get along. And then my dad would be upset that my step-mum didn't get one.. but then my mum would be upset if she DID get one. UGH just a nightmare.

We skipped both!! Boutonnieres just aren't really my thing so we went with pocket squares instead for the groomsmen, but you could also just skip them completely!

I really don't love corsages, but wanted to make sure I wasn't hurting either mom's feelings by skipping them so I asked if they would prefer a small bouquet or single stem instead. They were both totally fine without anything!

It's really up to you in the end. I think they look nice in pictures but we have a small wedding party 2 grooms men. So we will be getting a total of 4 boutonnieres and 2 corsages. I think it's nice to have them stand out especially if the 2 sides don't each other or aren't close. To be honest I wouldn't get boutonnieres of new partners for your parents, I would only do it for biological parents. But that is just my opinion.