Buttonholing the groom

I’m still dreading the couple who walk up the aisle and justify this ditty 

from the Mikado:

The flowers that bloom in the Spring tra-la

Have nothing to do with the case.

I've got to take under my wing tra-la

A most unattractive old thing tra-la

With a caricature of a face,

With a caricature of a face.

Bride and groom share a moment during the wedding ceremony

       The brides all look beautiful, we take that for granted. White dresses, joy, and weeks of being the centre of attention spread beauty onto the most ordinary face. And funnily enough as soon as you stick a flower in his buttonhole, every layabout, couch potato, lager lout, curmudgeon, skinflint and bluebeard suddenly becomes a dapper Prince Charming.

Bridegroom with lily, an unusual buttonhole

      Even the most rumbustious of small boys, or large ones, become aware of their 
importance and the glamour of the occasion when suitably buttonholed.

Page boy and is that a wedding day chrysanthumum?

There is something about a wedding day that adds charm to any face. Happiness,
or is it just modern make up?  Perhaps it is something to do with the flowers? A rose by any other name?
Stick a rose in his buttonhole and every man is Romeo.

Bridegroom and pageboy matching roses, ties and handkerchiefs.

Ushers may be the exception!  There is always one.........proving the rule.

More buttonholed bridegrooms and gorgeous brides on my website

Bride and groom, no caricatures here, even with buttonhole obscured

Tasks for Bridesmaids

What do I need bridesmaids for you may ask yourself ..... and some of the answers may surprise you.

Chief Bridesmaid singing for her supper ?

•Chief bridesmaid is leader of the pack, which means she will round up all the others and any flower girls and pages for, rehearsals and on the day itself. She is not usually a child



•As chief bridesmaid she should help you to choose your dress


•She should attend your dress fittings with you (this may be for several days or even weeks)

•The chief bridesmaid should carry the crucial ‘bride kit’ on the day itself, which might include make-up and (specifically lipstick, powder and blotting sheets), tissues, safety pins, paracetamol (in case the bubbly begins to take its toll) and glue for any nail or eyelash extensions
 and the bride's mobile (switched off of course).

•She should walk down the aisle behind you and hold your bouquet when you reach the altar and be ready to catch it when you throw it

•She's the special someone to share a crafty smoke with after the ceremony

Bride sharing a drink and a cigarette

•She should be up for arranging your  hen night and any other planning you need help with
, and talking you out of going to the outer Hebrides, Croatia or Mykonos on the grounds that air travel isn't good for your complexion.

•She may be required to make a speech or even sing an aria

On your knees girl

•As chief bridesmaid she should help you get dressed, find your shoes, fasten your zip and help arrange your veil or tiara

Bridesmaids, helpmeets on the day

•As chief bridesmaid she'll carry a fan and a stole, in case you are too hot or too cold,  and she will pop the cork on the champagne to get you through the rigors of the ceremony


For more of my pictures of beautiful brides and their bridesmaids click here for my website

Traditional task for bridesmaids

•However for this last task she will be only one of many, it's called keeping the bridegroom happy!