The groom’s buttonhole has long evolved from the classic carnation that matches the rest of the flowers. Just like the bride might want red shoes, a black sash or a hint of blue jewellery to insert her own individuality into her seemingly traditional gown, the groom can now express himself in various ways that don’t mean going for a wild suit choice.
The buttonhole is the ultimate ‘devil in the detail’ feature in the groom’s suit and there are some great modern options available now, from the uniquely quirky, to the stunningly elegant. Grooms can choose anything from comic book paper flowers to actual button bouquets for their buttonholes.
If you’re sticking to the traditional floral buttonhole, they have been upgraded in recent years too. Even as flowers that match the rest of the wedding, they have become a work of art. This gives even more scope for the groomsmen to have similar buttonholes, while still having a distinctly different variable for the groom himself.
If you’re willing to choose something totally obscure to reflect personality, go for it. With traditional wedding suits, there’s only so many things you can express your individuality with and buttonholes are one of them. If you want something different without clashing with the whole wedding, make sure you know what the colour scheme is for the wedding and consider what matches or contrasts well.
Image Credits: Coloured buttons: Etsy | Comic flower: A Paper Rose Studio | Bike buttonhole: Fritts Rosenow | Blue buttonhole: Lily Belle Keepsakes | Playing card symbols: fiftieswedding.com | Pride & Prejudice paper flower: A Paper Rose Studio | Buttons on leaf: Helen Makes Things
White and lavender buttonhole: Best of Buds | Scottish buttonhole: Linden Flowers | Rose: weddingsplendor.com | Bluebells buttonhole: Shades of Bloom | Red rose: Shades of Bloom
- Jenny Darmody