10 Different Occasions You May Wish to Wear Corsage or Boutonniere

Corsage and Boutonniere are miniature floral arrangements worn by ladies and gentlemen, respectively, during various types of occasions. While the idea in the ancient times was to ward off evil spirits, diseases, and bad smells, in the modern days, they have become more of style statements.

Corsage, these days, has also become a mark of respect shown by a gentleman to the lady's parents by offering floral bouquets and pinning a flower from it to the lady's dress. A corsage is worn, traditionally, on the left of the bodice of a dress; however, with the fashion of spaghetti and strapless dresses, the corsage now takes its place on the left wrist of women.

A boutonniere, literally, means a buttonhole and it refers to placing a single flower on the suit jacket by men. There are different beliefs about wearing boutonnieres. Some people believe that the tradition of wearing flowers came from Egyptians, who wore certain colored flowers to show support to their teams in sports. Others believe that the tradition came from the battlefields of civil wars of England where each side used a particular colored flower to distinguish friends from foes.

Like corsage, a boutonniere is also worn on the left. It finds its place on the left lapel of the men’s suit jacket. The florist needs to be told specifically to include the stems of the flowers used as a help in pinning the boutonniere easily to the jacket.

In modern days, there are plenty of occasions where ladies and gentlemen can show their style statement by sporting a matching corsage and boutonniere.

Weddings: Weddings are the most popular events for displaying your floral style. There are certain guidelines when it comes to wearing a wedding boutonniere. Boutonniere worn by the groom should be different than the boutonnieres worn by groomsmen and the fathers of the groom and bride. A good idea is to match the groom's boutonniere with the bride's bouquet.

Proms: While attending a school prom, offering a prom corsage to the date signifies generosity and consideration. The idea is to symbolize and honor the person wearing it. The color of the corsage is chosen carefully to match the color of the dress.

While weddings and proms are the most popular choices of occasions to use flowers that highlight your style statement, there are many other occasions where you can use corsage and boutonniere to show the respect, compassion and other feelings. Here goes the list of occasions when you can choose to wear corsage and boutonniere.

Religious and State ceremonies: An accessory like boutonniere certainly adds grace to the occasion. It is a nice add-on to the formal attire.

Communions: Like other religious ceremonies, communions are also occasions where you can sport a matching flower with your formal dress. Lighter shades are ideal for such occasion.

Festive celebrations: Be careful with the colors while wearing boutonnieres and corsage during festive gatherings. Brighter colors add to the festivities.

Social occasions: Social gatherings are perfect occasions to display your inner self with colorful blossoms.

Make sure that things are not overdone and the choice of flowers is apt for the occasion.

Graduations: A ceremony like graduation is perfect to show respect to your teachers and celebrate a promising future. Gift your teacher a boutonniere or a corsage that matches with their dress. What would be better than flowers to show your respect for the someone who lay the foundation stone for your future?

Dinners: Boutonniere and corsage not only add colors to the dinner party but the fragrance of fresh flowers also brings freshness and life to the gathering.

Funerals: Bidding a final goodbye to a relative or friend is an emotional moment. Make sure that you chose a sober color blossom, preferably white.

Buying corsage and boutonniere: It is advisable to get corsage and boutonniere delivered 1 to 2 days prior to the event and refrigerate them for up to 24 hours before the event.

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