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How to Buy a Corsage or Boutonniere for the Prom

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Quintessential symbols of prom night, corsages and boutonnieres should be simple, elegant arrangements that match your date's color scheme.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  • Corsage/ Flowers
  • Pins
  • Pins
  1. Step 1

    Discuss with your date the basic colors you both plan to wear to the prom. A prom dress may be one solid color, or it may contain several hues. Determine the predominant color and work from there.

  2. Step 2

    If your date is female, ask whether she prefers a wrist or pin-on corsage. All male boutonnieres should be worn pinned to the lapel.

  3. Step 3

    Determine whether your date has any favorite flowers that should be incorporated into the arrangement.

  4. Step 4

    Call local florists to gauge prices and to get a sense of flower varieties, colors and costs. Order the flower arrangement at least two weeks before the dance.

  5. Step 5

    Pick up the flowers the day before, or the day of, the prom to insure maximum freshness and perkiness.

Tips & Warnings
  • Your corsage can be simple or ornamented with background greens and flowers, such as a small fern sprig. Take your date's personal style into consideration when choosing a corsage.
  • Take care to avoid purchasing an oversized or gaudy corsage simply to make a statement. Keep the flower arrangement simple and elegant.

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on 11/22/2005 Make sure that the color matches the dress. How many different shades of green are there? When possible, use a fabric swatch. You don't want a sea-green corsage with a forest-green dress.

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