Comments on: French Wedding Tradition: Groom Selects the Bridal Bouquet http://www.parisianevents.com/parisianparty/french-wedding-tradition-groom-selects-the-bridal-bouquet/ tales of an american wedding planner in paris Sat, 11 Feb 2012 07:43:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Pascale Hapgood http://www.parisianevents.com/parisianparty/french-wedding-tradition-groom-selects-the-bridal-bouquet/comment-page-1/#comment-11795 Pascale Hapgood Tue, 26 Apr 2011 21:16:47 +0000 http://www.parisianevents.com/parisianparty/?p=557#comment-11795 Never heard about the groom picking up his bride's bouquet and I am French and have been to may French weddings. Totally agree with the ring choice. My American husband picked my ring and I never liked it. Had it redone when we reached 5 years. In France, both man and woman go together to the jewelry store to pick up a ring. Never heard about the groom picking up his bride’s bouquet and I am French and have been to may French weddings.
Totally agree with the ring choice. My American husband picked my ring and I never liked it. Had it redone when we reached 5 years.
In France, both man and woman go together to the jewelry store to pick up a ring.

]]> By: Anne Wright http://www.parisianevents.com/parisianparty/french-wedding-tradition-groom-selects-the-bridal-bouquet/comment-page-1/#comment-2298 Anne Wright Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:36:50 +0000 http://www.parisianevents.com/parisianparty/?p=557#comment-2298 My husband was amazed as well when I told him he had to go and choose and buy the flowers! I think "crazy french people" might have crossed his lips. I sent him with my mum though, and his cravat (which he didn't know matched the body of my dress- maybe you could do a post on "how to get your husband-to-be to pick out the suit that you want him to wear while giving him the feeling he's the one that made the choice"... You do need a very skilled bridal consultant to help you :) ). And it worked out perfectly! Except for one detail: when he showed up for the ceremony, he realised he had forgotten the bouquet in the kitchen! And since he was with his British family, nobody had reminded him as they assumed I would be the one with the bouquet. Followed a rushed car journey back and forth but he made it. Crazy french people... My husband was amazed as well when I told him he had to go and choose and buy the flowers! I think “crazy french people” might have crossed his lips. I sent him with my mum though, and his cravat (which he didn’t know matched the body of my dress- maybe you could do a post on “how to get your husband-to-be to pick out the suit that you want him to wear while giving him the feeling he’s the one that made the choice”… You do need a very skilled bridal consultant to help you :) ).

And it worked out perfectly!

Except for one detail: when he showed up for the ceremony, he realised he had forgotten the bouquet in the kitchen! And since he was with his British family, nobody had reminded him as they assumed I would be the one with the bouquet. Followed a rushed car journey back and forth but he made it. Crazy french people…

]]> By: Cheesie http://www.parisianevents.com/parisianparty/french-wedding-tradition-groom-selects-the-bridal-bouquet/comment-page-1/#comment-464 Cheesie Thu, 07 Feb 2008 16:37:47 +0000 http://www.parisianevents.com/parisianparty/?p=557#comment-464 Bien sûr, I'd let my husband choose my bouquet (and most definitely the ring). I'm marrying him, and not these items. And if I don't adequately trust him to make these (and other, far more important choices), then perhaps (a) I'm not sharing my personality enough to make my preferences clear, (b) he's not paying attention enough to care, or (c) I'm setting myself up for disappointment by expecting a postcard production instead of a ceremony. The idea that a man can't make an adequate aesthetic choice is sad. The idea that every wedding has its BrideZilla is antiquated. Of course, I'm not even sure that I *like* my boyfriend too much, so I'm not exactly your target audience :) Bien sûr, I’d let my husband choose my bouquet (and most definitely the ring). I’m marrying him, and not these items. And if I don’t adequately trust him to make these (and other, far more important choices), then perhaps (a) I’m not sharing my personality enough to make my preferences clear, (b) he’s not paying attention enough to care, or (c) I’m setting myself up for disappointment by expecting a postcard production instead of a ceremony.

The idea that a man can’t make an adequate aesthetic choice is sad. The idea that every wedding has its BrideZilla is antiquated.

Of course, I’m not even sure that I *like* my boyfriend too much, so I’m not exactly your target audience :)

]]> By: Anne Casey http://www.parisianevents.com/parisianparty/french-wedding-tradition-groom-selects-the-bridal-bouquet/comment-page-1/#comment-462 Anne Casey Thu, 07 Feb 2008 05:27:44 +0000 http://www.parisianevents.com/parisianparty/?p=557#comment-462 I think it's just as disastrous a tradition as the American one of presenting the woman with a ring when proposing - the poor girl has to wear the thing for decades, she should have a say in choosing it! It's not like men have any experience in choosing either flowers or jewellery... I think it’s just as disastrous a tradition as the American one of presenting the woman with a ring when proposing - the poor girl has to wear the thing for decades, she should have a say in choosing it! It’s not like men have any experience in choosing either flowers or jewellery…

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