Corsage and Boutonniere Calculator

Focal flowers, filler sprigs, leaves, wire and stem wrap for a buttonhole or a corsage, by style and quantity.

What are you making?

Diameter of one focal flower mm

About 25 to 40 mm on a boutonniere and 30 to 50 mm on a corsage. A head under 35 mm gets one extra filler sprig.

How many pieces

Add ten percent for a wedding party. Flowers bruise and pieces get dropped.

Wire for one wired stem mm

A 100 mm length of 24 or 26 gauge wire supports one head and forms the stem.

Stem wrap for one wired stem rolls

A quarter of a standard roll per wired stem. A planning allowance rather than a measurement.

Focal flowers in one bunch

Wholesale flowers come in bunches of 5, 10 or 25.

Price per focal flower

Your own figure.

Price per filler sprig

Your own figure. Divide a bunch price by the stems in it.

Price per leaf

Wire, tape, pin and ribbon per piece

The mechanics for one piece, including the pin.

Wristband per piece

Only used by the wrist corsage option. An elastic, ribbon or beaded band.

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