How to: Put on Boutonnieres

Men have built mile-high skyscrapers and walked on the moon, but when handed a small boutonniere, their faces distort with confusion. How am I supposed to put this thing on? Many times the wedding coordinator or the florist can help pin on boutonnieres, but I have known quite a few photographers lend a helping hand before they snap pictures of the handsome lads sporting their little flowers. Boutonniere pinning is very easy!

Magnetic boutonniere holders

Magnetic boutonniere holders

Begin by holding the flower with one hand and the pin in your other hand. Insert the pin from under the lapel up and through the lapel. Then insert the pin through the taped stem of the boutonniere at the back. Then push the pin back through the lapel. The pin does a little weave from under the lapel, over and through the flower, then back down through the lapel.

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