Match Making: Matching Prom Corsage To The Dress

What an amazing dress! For this I’d suggest black and white with maybe a hint of silver. (Especially if you’re accenting with silver jewelry.) Black flowers are hard to come by, your florist can artificially make them black with a special flower paint, but it may be easier to use white flowers. I’d suggest white flowers as your focal point and black mesh or lace as your accents. If you really want some interesting flowers, find white anemones. They have black centers and would look gorgeous with this prom dress!

Absolutely, the prom corsage should STAND OUT from everything else. With all the funky-frills available for florists these days it’s easy to create something to WOW everyone in attendance!

What we mean by matching is to match the style of the dress to the corsage. If your dress is fun and playful with polka dots, use that concept in your corsage. If your dress is more of an elegant, classy look, then you will want a style that meets those standards. For colors, you should at least match or accent the colors used in the dress. A beautifully contrasted prom corsage is a great way to make a prom dress POP!! But even contrasting colors ‘match’ the dress in a fashion sense.

The bottom line is, at LEAST have your prom corsage compliment the dress, don’t just choose one at random.

Thanks Dale! These are all taken at different highschool proms, so these are the works of several florists.

The florist who did that particular design was Adams Florist in Paragould AR. If you would like a similar one, the best thing to do would be to print this out and take it to your florist, or email her this picture or article. Most florists will have ribbon, beads, wire and gems, you may have to ask around to find a florist who carries Zebra ribbon, although it is fairly common as well. Good luck! We would love to see a picture of your custom corsage!

Gisselle, what a beautiful prom dress! To me, the red color and the shimmery sequins are what make your dress so unique, so try to add these elements into your corsage. You might use a few small red roses (or your favorite red flowers) accented with bright red feathers and lots of gems and shimmery accessories. I would suggest taking your photo directly to your local florist and have her show you what all is available that would match. You might also check out this post for even more prom corsage inspiration. (There is a red and black, feathery one in that post that might work for you if the colors were all-red with more sequins and shimmer.) Hope it works out well! You’ll have to post a picture of your final decision — I’d love to see it!

What a beautifully artistic prom dress. I would suggest using similar colors in your corsage — your main color as magenta, with teal and lime as an accent. I think it would also be pretty to add in a little white, perhaps a tuff of white feathers (the thin ones, like in boas). There seems to be some very thin ‘lines’ of black that you could imitate with black wire twisted through your corsage. I think this would match that dress perfectly! Best of luck and we’d love to see what you come up with!