Flower girl alternatives! Help!

RickandSteph13

Hi!  I am getting married in April.  I have two flower girls.  My daughter who is 8 and my niece who is 3.  My daughter will be carrying a sign that says" here comes the bride" but I can't figure out what to do with my niece.  Flower basket with petals isnt an option because my venue doesn't allow the petals to be thrown.  Any ideas would be wonderful! TIA!

Jen4948

I'd lose the sign.  Kids carrying signs at their parents' weddings just doesn't work for me.

But flower girls don't have to throw petals.

CallaLily25

What about a pomander?

Looks something like this: clicky

Mr & Mrs Ott

they could both hold the sign or she could hold another sign saying last chance to run. 

Jen4948

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_ceremony-ideas_flower-girl-alternatives-help?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:10Discussion:0abfd2cb-ff2f-47e2-8245-f7ee99e65846Post:06a3741b-2c74-481e-b0e7-c7b614466e36">Re: Flower girl alternatives! Help!</a>:
[QUOTE]they could both hold the sign or she could hold another sign saying<strong> last chance to run. </strong>
Posted by Mr & Mrs Ott[/QUOTE]

Cliche, and not really funny at that. I think trying to be "clever", "cute," or "funny" with ball-and-chain stuff at weddings cheapens what the event is supposed to be about.

winelover123

My florist suggested a flower girl "wand." You can make one yourself or have a florist make it. It's like a princess wand, but with flowers and ribbon on it.

AddieCake

I like the pomanders.

aRachel21

The pomanders are cute!  The "here comes the bride" sign is also cute... not something that I would choose, but if you like it, go for it.  I don't like the ones that say 'last chance to run".

Jen4948

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_ceremony-ideas_flower-girl-alternatives-help?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:10Discussion:0abfd2cb-ff2f-47e2-8245-f7ee99e65846Post:d117ee4d-8e19-4e3d-8a43-0bda0fbfa9ee">Re: Flower girl alternatives! Help!</a>:
[QUOTE]What about a pomander? Looks something like this: clicky
Posted by CallaLily25[/QUOTE]

This or TXKristan's baskets would be nice.

QueerFemme

We couldn't toss things either, so the girls carried little mini bouquets.  The looked just like the bridal bouquet, only much smaller and the white flowers were daisies instead of hydrangeas. I actually thought about using the sign too, and then I saw how totally overdone it is at weddings these days. 

Here is a picture of one of our girls, and one of the ring bearers. She was less than thrilled to stand next to him for photos.

MrsToBe814

i Love the flower ball/mini bouquet idea. The sign is a cute touch IMO. I'm not into the 'last chance to run' idea though. 

RickandSteph13

We decided on the Pomanders!  They are super cute!  Thanks guys!

Pookieson

My flower girl (my daughter) is carrying a mini bouquet of mine.  We also have matching yellow shoes.  Just us.  It's kind of our little thing. I have flower petals that will line the aisle, but my daughter didn't want a basket, so we didn't do one