Traditional buttonhole for your wedding!

Do you need to make your own buttonholes for your wedding?

Would you like to make a buttonhole a little bit on the traditional side?

Watch ECTA Creative Solutions exiting youtube tutorials on how to make a traditional buttonhole - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMl_GjIHZqo or go to our website: www.ectaint.com

Buttonholes for weddings

Buttonholes or Boutonnieres

Buttonholes are simple, yet elegant, let's start off with looking at the "How to" on some exciting flower buttonholes at www.ectaint.com or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMl_GjIHZqo

The definition of a boutonnieres is “A flower or small bunch of flowers worn in a buttonhole.” First question that pops up in one’s mind is … is it not out of fashion for a groom to wear a buttonhole?Immediately I would say NO. Not all grooms will choose to wear a flower buttonhole but there are so many other types of ideas for buttonholes. You can either go for a themed buttonhole, maybe something old, something funny… the list is endless. We are going to help you decide on a buttonhole -  by showing you in the next few weeks a few tutorials on how to make your own buttonhole for you wedding.For a little bit of inspiration – look at the design board with ideas on flower buttonholes and buttonhole alternatives.

It is important that the buttonhole a groom chooses must reflect his personal style and it must fit their outfits for the day. Traditionally the buttonhole will have something in common with the bridal bouquet – maybe the same color or maybe the same type of flowers. Sometimes a groom will just wear a certain buttonhole because of the fact that the bride loves the idea and HE JUST LOVES THE BRIDE – anything to make her happy!When you do use flowers for a buttonhole make sure that you use flowers that will last in the heat, but also something that will withstand all the hugs and running around of the day that the groom will do.Because of the fact that most suits don’t have a buttonhole for flowers anymore, it is best to actually wrap the stem of the flower with a ribbon or something to make it look more interesting.
Men should wear buttonholes on their lefts side just above the heart. It would be best if you can pin the buttonhole on the underside of the lapel so that you would not see the pin afterwards. If you do use a special pin with a diamante or pearl – you can consider to pin on the top part of the lapel. It will then be part of the beauty of the buttonhole.Who needs to wear a boutonnier at a wedding?

• The groom

• The groomsmen

• The fathers of the bride and groom

• The ring bearer

• The ushers

• The pastor

• The person driving the brides car

• Anyone that you would like to give one to wear…..

A note from “The art of manliness” to the groom and his groomsmen:

Wear It with Confidence – Do not be afraid to be an individual.  Wear a boutonniere because you want to.

Pay Attention to Proportion – If you’re a small man, wear small flowers.  If you’re a large man, consider something that is more befitting your size.

Never Upstage the Ladies – A boutonniere is a single flower or a small collection of tiny blooms; never wear something unwieldy.

http://artofmanliness.com/2010/07/09/boutonniere-buttonhole/

Photo’s from the following websites:

www.arenaflowers.com

www.flower-expressions.co.uk

arletteflorist.com

www.secretgardenflorist.biz

wanelo.com

www.etsy.com

fiftieswedding.com

cecilymae.com

thenaturalweddingcompany.co.uk

Draping courses

Decor and Draping courses

Many people ask us why do I need to do a draping and decor course... the answer is very simple. 

* Do you want to be the best in the industry? 

* Do you want to stand out from the rest of the people in the industry?

* Would you like to learn from the experts on how to do an excellent job?

* Staying ahead in the industry - be the first one to get notified of new trends in the industry?

That is only a few reasons why you need to do our courses!

What is a concern for me is the fact that so many new course suppliers is popping up. Just this morning I saw a new FET college in Durban that is advertising a One Day course where they will teach you how to drape from tables rights through to ceilings. 

Now anyone that is in the industry knows that it is ridiculous to even think you can learn all of the skills in one day – not a chance. Yet – people falls for that illusion and go and pay for such courses.

My mother always told me that if something looks to good – it probably IS too good. I really want to encourage prospective students to start looking at the content of what these colleges offer. Is it really all that there is in the industry – to know where to put a cable tie – or is it better to go to a more advance course where they will teach you about the ins and outs of the industry – explaining to you why you need to do something – giving you real life examples – teaching you what to do and what not to do!

I always say to my students: why must you pay the price for your mistakes – if you can learn from mine?