For Budget Bridesmaids: Corsages vs. Bouquets

maid of honor corsage
Originally uploaded by Floral Design by Jacqueline Ahne

I plan to do some of my floral arrangements myself but I do want help with my own bouquet and the flowers for our wedding party. In particular, I've been exploring corsages as a lower cost alternative to bridesmaid bouquets as they are generally anywhere from $15-30 a pop.

{Silk flower peacock feather corsage on etsy.com by ekaminsk}

{from Cross Pollination Floral Blog, photo by Jennifer Lindberg}

{"Green with Envy" Corsage on etsy.com by Ardesign}