The Flower Girl

Hopefully, when you get married, you will have access to the perfect little flower girl in your family or in your circle of close friends. The ideal girl should be between the ages of three and seven. But you know what? If you want to use a girl who is a little younger or older, go ahead. It is your wedding and you can do whatever you want to do!

If you use a girl who is under the age of three, she may have to be accompanied down the aisle by her mom or a big sister. Or you may be pleasantly surprised and she will be fine and do a fabulous job.

The young girl can carry a bouquet like your bridesmaids are carrying, only smaller. Or she can carry a beautifully decorated basket filled with flower petals or confetti, dropping handfuls along the way. Her main job is to look absolutely adorable until you, the bride, make your appearance.

She should wear a dress similar in color and style to your bridesmaids. Or she can wear whatever is okay with you and her parents. Like I said above, it is your wedding and you can have things any way you want.

The girl you choose may normally be bright and bubbly and do very well during your wedding rehearsal. Then on the day of the wedding, she may get stage fright and refuse to walk down the aisle. Or maybe throw a temper tantrum or cry.

Have a back-up plan! When working with young children, realize that anything can happen. If it does, don't let it ruin your wedding day. Even though it seems it at the time, this is no big deal in the scheme of life. Trust me, compared to the next twenty years, your wedding is a sweet walk in the park!

Sometimes getting the little girl's mom or dad or another child to walk down the aisle with her will do the trick.

If not, let her go to her parents. Take it in stride and move on with your wedding. It is not personal. Children can be unpredictable.

My flower girl was almost four and her performance went off without a hitch. She was fabulous and today she is studying to be a physician in medical school. She was an adorable flower girl and the daughter of our best man. She wore a short pink dress and a pink hat that matched my maid of honor's hat.

Bethany, thank you for helping to make my wedding so special!

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