Flower Girl and Ring Bearer Attire

Always_a_Bridesmaid

Anyone have an idea on approximately how much this might cost?  I'm thinking of asking my best friend if she is comfortable with having her children in our wedding.  I'm wondering what the estimated costs are (I've been able to find flower girl dress costs but not the ring bearer attire) as I don't want to burden her with significant costs and/or figure out how much this would cost me if I offered to pay.

Thanks in advance!

trix1223

Since your wedding is in September, I'd recommend just telling your FG's mom to get a cute dress at Easter.  There will be pretty little dresses out, and she'll be able to get something adorable at Target, JC Penney, etc. instead of the overpriced "flower girl" dresses you'll find in wedding salons or websites.

As for your RB:  Can he just wear a little shirt/tie and dress pants, or even just a little suit.  Again, they'll be able to get that at Target, Penney's, Sears, etc. and won't have to spend a bundle on it.

GL

AllAboutTheBenjamin

Our flower girl dresses were 99 bucks.

If you rent your ring bearer tux from the same place you rent your other tuxes, it will cost the same as the adult sizes.  But you can BUY a small tux online for around 40 or 50 bucks.

megk8oz

If your friend's children are your only child attendants (And you don't have to worry about coordinating with other kids), you could just say "Ok, these are the colors, this is the formality, find something you like". Since kids outgrow their clothes quickly, I think she should be able to find something that they might get more than one use out of.

A suit could be found for the boy in pretty much any department store. As for the girl, like PP said, at Easter/Communion time there are more cute dresses out there than you could shake a stick at.

mbcdefg

If I'd had a flower girl and ring bearer, I probably would've gone with their parents to a place like Marshall's or a department store. You could probably get both outfits there for maybe $100 total. Even less if you really shop around. eBay actually has a lot of sellers that sell FG and RB attire for cheap.

Ditto Meg, I think it'd be easiest to just tell the mom about the color scheme and formality, and invite her to choose something herself and just let you approve it beforehand. That way, she can spend whatever she wants.

But if you really want to pick it out, just say to the mom, "What are you comfortable spending on their outfits?" Once she tells you, then you can either choose something in that price range, or chip in some money if you want something more expensive.

stina93446

I think our rb's parents bought him a mini tux. It was $60 and he's used it for multiple things now that the wedding is over. 

aerinpegadrak

I also recommend going the "Here are the colors and the formality, pick whatever you want and just run it by me first" route, even if you DO have other children than these two in the wedding.  Adult attendants aren't required to match exactly, why should child attendants be?  There are plenty of reasonably priced children's formal options out there (Burlington Coat Factory usually has scads), but once you tack any sort of wedding word onto it, the cost will increase exponentially.

8daysaweek

I also recommend Easter dresses. I was planning to do that for DD (who is not in the wedding but will of course be there and we want her to look cute) but found a great dress 40% off when I found her Christmas dress - so I paid $24. Of course, she is a baby and those prices are a bit cheaper but I'm sure there will be similar sales and deals around Easter. It's different from a traditional FG dress but something I would have a FG wear at least (I'm attaching a picture below).


Also, surprisingly (at least to me), I have a friend who is a wedding planner and highly recommends Kmart for flower girl dresses - you may want to watch their online selection.

In general however, I think the best course of action with anyone in your WP is to discuss their budget (which of course would be a discussion with their parents in this case), and then look for something appropriate within the price range.