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Post by jennifercw on Apr 24, 2016 2:51:21 GMT
My dd is going to prom with a group of girlfriends. Should DH and I get her a wrist corsage or would that be strange?
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Post by tuva42 on Apr 24, 2016 2:52:50 GMT
Among my DD's friends, only dates get each other flowers. But hey, if she thinks its a good idea, why not?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2016 2:54:08 GMT
screw convention. If she wants a wrist corsage, get her one:)
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Post by Dixie Lou on Apr 24, 2016 3:01:18 GMT
In our area parents will get their daughters a corsage if a boy doesn't get her one. Ask her first to find out what whether she wants one from her parents or not, but I'd plan on getting one.
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Post by luvnlifelady on Apr 24, 2016 3:05:15 GMT
My DD went with friends. They got together one day and made their own from silk flowers they bought at Michael's.
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Post by gsquaredmom on Apr 24, 2016 3:05:35 GMT
Get her a wrist corsage that complements her dress. She can always decide not to wear it or to remove it later. Hard to get at the last minute...
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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2016 3:06:48 GMT
I'd buy one. I look at it as a nice accessory to her outfit vs. an indication as to whether she has a date.
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Post by YooHoot on Apr 24, 2016 3:09:43 GMT
Absolutely I would get her one. She will love it!
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Post by mom on Apr 24, 2016 3:17:29 GMT
I say get her one!
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Post by Kerri W on Apr 24, 2016 3:21:23 GMT
Can you ask if she'd like one? I noticed this year that not many girls had corsages and wonder if they're not the trend anymore. They've also gotten expensive! When DDs were going to prom 6-7 years ago they were about $30. The one we bought this year for DSs date was $60 and it wasn't anything over and above the norm.
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Post by 950nancy on Apr 24, 2016 4:14:10 GMT
Around here, they just aren't that popular. I would check with your daughter to see if the girls wear flowers. I went to prom last year to take pictures of the kids, and very few kids had flowers.
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Post by mlynn on Apr 24, 2016 4:36:54 GMT
I would get together with the parents of the other girls and get them all flowers. That or have fresh flower barettes (?) for their hair.
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Post by bothmykidsrbrats on Apr 24, 2016 5:18:01 GMT
Ask her if she wants one. My niece and her DBF went to prom last week. My niece's BFF got dumped by her date 3 days before, so they insisted she go with them. The friend wore a fresh flower hair piece, from her parents, and it was beautiful.
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Post by disneypal on Apr 24, 2016 5:23:54 GMT
My friend's DD went with a group of friends and her parents (my friend and her DH) got her a wrist corsage.
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Post by kristi on Apr 24, 2016 5:35:04 GMT
Here only girls with dates wear them.
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Post by mom2samlibby on Apr 24, 2016 5:55:24 GMT
I went to prom with friends my junior year and my parents got me a corsage.
I'd get her one.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2016 6:26:16 GMT
Is this her first prom?
My daughter went to homecoming with a group of girls. I made her a a silk flower wristlet.
I bought a fancy bracelet with a huge rhinestone that matched her dress, then surrounded it with silk flowers. She kept it, but we tore it apart to make a boutonnière for a date last year.
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Post by anxiousmom on Apr 24, 2016 12:28:43 GMT
Around here, they just aren't that popular. I would check with your daughter to see if the girls wear flowers. I went to prom last year to take pictures of the kids, and very few kids had flowers. My boy went to prom recently and as he was getting dressed it occurred to me that I hadn't heard anything about a corsage. When I asked him he looked at me with that look that only a teen can manage when their parents are so far out of a loop that they are hopelessly beyond help and told me that no one does corsages anymore. He said that bouquets are more the deal. He, Mr. Planner that he is, was going to 'run by Publix' on the way to pick up his girl friend to pick up some roses.  |
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Post by jennifercw on Apr 24, 2016 12:34:27 GMT
Around here, they just aren't that popular. I would check with your daughter to see if the girls wear flowers. I went to prom last year to take pictures of the kids, and very few kids had flowers. My boy went to prom recently and as he was getting dressed it occurred to me that I hadn't heard anything about a corsage. When I asked him he looked at me with that look that only a teen can manage when their parents are so far out of a loop that they are hopelessly beyond help and told me that no one does corsages anymore. He said that bouquets are more the deal. He, Mr. Planner that he is, was going to 'run by Publix' on the way to pick up his girl friend to pick up some roses. What made me think of it was seeing a photo on Facebook from another local prom. All the girls had their arms in a circle showing off their wrist corsages... but it definitely might be a tradition reserved for couples only. I was thinking of surprising her with one but it probably would be best to just ask her. (But yikes to the cost! Is it really common to spend $60?) |
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Post by TankTop on Apr 24, 2016 12:36:00 GMT
They are losing popularity here as well. Check and make sure girls wear them.
Seems a small bouquet is more common here.
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Post by bearmom on Apr 24, 2016 12:39:57 GMT
Dd went to prom last night with a friend and we got dd one. Her "date" also had one from her parents.
Dd lit up when we gave it to her so it was the right decision for us. It wasn't all that costly either, $15 for an orchid.
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Post by ktdoesntscrap on Apr 24, 2016 12:47:06 GMT
it is funny how somethings stick around... it seems so dated to wear a corsage, but I do love fresh flowers...
People used to wear them for all sorts of formal occasions... I only now see it at weddings and proms.
I can imagine my daughter wanting flowers in her hair.
I would ask.
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Post by marimoose on Apr 24, 2016 12:49:24 GMT
Flowers were still popular here 3 years ago and I know if my daughter did not have a date who brought her one that she would have loved receiving one from us. I think it is a sweet idea and a memory that she WILL remember. Corsages were running between $25 - $35 here, depending on flowers.
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Post by anxiousmom on Apr 24, 2016 12:49:36 GMT
My boy went to prom recently and as he was getting dressed it occurred to me that I hadn't heard anything about a corsage. When I asked him he looked at me with that look that only a teen can manage when their parents are so far out of a loop that they are hopelessly beyond help and told me that no one does corsages anymore. He said that bouquets are more the deal. He, Mr. Planner that he is, was going to 'run by Publix' on the way to pick up his girl friend to pick up some roses. What made me think of it was seeing a photo on Facebook from another local prom. All the girls had their arms in a circle showing off their wrist corsages... but it definitely might be a tradition reserved for couples only. I was thinking of surprising her with one but it probably would be best to just ask her. (But yikes to the cost! Is it really common to spend $60?) I would definitely ask. None of the girls in my son's group had any kind of corsage. The girl he took to prom is his girlfriend of over two years and she would have let him know if it was something that needed to be done. He loves that girl and while prom wasn't something he was particularly interested in, every single thing he did do was because it was something that was important to her. He would have done the corsage thing if that was something she wanted. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2016 14:23:11 GMT
I would get together with the parents of the other girls and get them all flowers. That or have fresh flower barettes (?) for their hair. I love the idea of the fresh flowers for her hair. If the girls are getting ready together, you could buy a couple bundles of flowers, arrange them in a vase for your daughter and suggest/allow them all to pick from the vase of flowers to pin in their hair. Be sure to include baby's breath because it is back in style.... as a florist for over 20 years, I never thought I would see that come back around. haha If they decide they want to carry a handheld bouquet you can divide the vase of flowers up among them and tie each bouquet with a ribbon. Pick ribbons in white, cream, silver, and gold so they go with all their gowns. |
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Post by cmpeter on Apr 24, 2016 17:00:25 GMT
My dd went to homecoming with friends. She bought each of them a corsage and we bought her one. For prom, I would ask her if she wanted one. They are still popular here. For homecoming, we bought them at Safeway. They only offered two variations, red or white rose. But, just about any ribbon color. The were $11 maybe? When ds went to prom he bought his girlfriends corsage at a local florist. He could pick just about any flower and they offered different sizes. He paid $27 for one with three red roses.
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Post by utmr on Apr 24, 2016 17:48:19 GMT
Nosegays are the trend here.
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Post by flute4peace on Apr 24, 2016 18:17:19 GMT
Maybe ask around to other parents to see what the norm is in your area. Here, most all of the young ladies wear one.
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