Yesterday afternoon I was busy making up corsages for the mom’s in the neighborhood for our annual Mother & Daughter dinner at our church. While designing my mind began to drift back to all the different things we have done over the years to honor mothers at wedding.
Of course the “norm” is providing moms with a wrist or pin corsage that is a little fancier than everyone elses. But to be honest, I usually don’t recommend this to my clients much anymore. The reason being is that when mom has a corsage pinned onto her gown, many times the corsages droops because of the fabric (Helpful hit to try to prevent this is pin it to their bra strap in a couple places.) or the blooms become damage from all the hugging they are doing prior to the ceremony & pictures. So naturally most opt to have a wrist corsage because they feel it will be more versatile for the actions of the day. This is true to a point, but I also find that the flowers still droop a bit. But the number two complaints I receive is that the actual corsage wrist holder doesn’t look pleasant or are too tight. I have to agree with both statements. There are corsage holders out there that look cheap and no matter how you dress it up, you can still see it. We opt to use a beaded bracelet look for that reason, but again there are problems. The beaded bracelets are beautiful and available in so many designs. The Only downfall is they only really work if you have a small wrist otherwise it’s very tight.
With that all being said, I have started offering up different ideas for my couples to honor their moms. The most obvious was designing moms a nosegay to carry and providing a vase at their table setting at the reception. Another option was moms were giving roses or something similar during the actual ceremony to honor the love and support they have given the couple. But my most popular idea last year was actually giving them a potted rose plant that they were able to plant in their personal gardens at home so they were able to enjoy them from years to come.
No matter how you choose to honor your mothers, it’s the thought that counts and they will for sure love it. Please share your ideas with us!