Help with converting image to B&W apart from a single area/item??

Hello
I am new to Adobe and have downloaded the trial version of Master Collection. No idea what it's all about but have a month to work it out!!
What I would like to know how to do (hopefully I can explain it!) is to convert a picture to black and white apart from a single object i.e. a wedding photo of a couple in black and white but his flower on the lapel is in it's original colour.
Can this be done in any of the Master Collection programs and if so, can anyone explain in laymans terms how I do it please and if I first need to make sure my picture has been taken correctly i.e. if it needs to be in raw format?
Thank you in advance to anyone who can help me and who has the patience to explain it to me very basically!!

Photoshop: View> Actual Pixels
use Lasso Tool (press L key) to draw a selection around part you want to maintain color
Select> Modify> Feather (1 pixel)
then Command+J (Mac), or Layer> New> Layer via Copy
(this copies your selection to a new layer)
in Layers Pallet, select your original Layer
then Command+J (Mac), or Layer> New> Layer via Copy
to make a backup copy of your original layer
now your copy layer should be highlighted in Layers Pallet
Image> Adjustments> Black & White (should Desaturate the Layer and leave your colored selection on top)....
The Layers and History look like this:
Of course there are many ways to do this...google for tutorials...you may want to post in the Photoshop forum since this is not a colormanagement issue...

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