No ring bearer!?

AceKat · May 2012

Believe it or not, we have ABSOLUTELY no boys of ring bearer age to fit this role. I have seen people who have used their dog as ring bearer, but that is out of the question as well. Can I send it down with the flower girl? Should I have two flower girls, and one has the rings? Can I skip this tradition all together????

Any other ideas would be awesome!

DeannaCW · May 2012

You can skip it. Most ring bearers don't actually carry the rings anymore anyways, the MOH and BM typically do that so the kid doesn't accidentally drop or loose them.

gurrlballa10 · May 2012

My MOH had my H ring and his BM had mine. We didn't have any kids in the WP.

littleluckypenny · May 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_wedding-party_no-ring-bearer?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:37Discussion:042c997a-2d03-423b-aa15-36bf4842af11Post:bbdcb685-e7a9-47a7-bea0-22a466508b7d">Re: No ring bearer!?</a>:
[QUOTE]My MOH had my H ring and his BM had mine. We didn't have any kids in the WP.
Posted by gurrlballa10[/QUOTE]

This. And I don't think most people entrust the rings to a five year old. It's usually fake rings on the pillow anyway.

Girlie1030 · May 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_wedding-party_no-ring-bearer?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:37Discussion:042c997a-2d03-423b-aa15-36bf4842af11Post:bbdcb685-e7a9-47a7-bea0-22a466508b7d">Re: No ring bearer!?</a>:
[QUOTE]My MOH had my H ring and his BM had mine. We didn't have any kids in the WP.
Posted by gurrlballa10[/QUOTE]

This is what we did as well.

mbcdefg · May 2012

Most weddings I've attended didn't have a ring bearer, unless the couple had a nephew or son they wanted to honor (and he just carried a pillow with fake rings).

JaxInBlue · May 2012

Our ring bearer was older - ten and we called him a groomsman - so he actually carried our rings (in their boxes) in his tux pocket. He was incredibly serious about his job and he wanted to help his uncle (my DH). It's completely fine to skip having a ring bearer or to have a girl fill the role.

HobokensFury · May 2012

Our RB walked down the aisle with a pillow and fake rings. BM had them. So you will be fine without one.

aragx6 · May 2012

We're not having an RB.

dogsandfrogs · May 2012

We aren't having a ring bearer or a flower girl. It's all personal preference and whether or not there are young children you are close to that you want to honor.

aerinpegadrak · May 2012

You couldn't have paid me to have child attendants, even if I'd known any children of the right age. We actually didn't invite any children at all, other than the two infants in the family. The best man held the rings.