Infant Flower Girls

ldsprincess · August 2009

does anyone have any ideas on how to have an infant flower girl. my niece is is five months old and I was wondering what other people have done to use babies in ceremony. i was thinking of a wagon or something or maybe someone holding her, but I'm really not sure how to do it in a classy way. thanks for any help and ideas.

sucrets4 · August 2009

Really?princess in your sn and classy in the post...hmm...

wadingmoose · August 2009

Erm. No. Nononononono on the infant in the wagon. Or as a flowergirl at all. Let's have some common sense here.

TiDa2009 · August 2009

I would just have one of her parents carry her down. I'd think at that age (I don't know for sure, though) that she wouldn't be able to sit really well by herself in a wagon.

ggmae · August 2009

I think infant FGs/RBs are pointless.

zippityb · August 2009

I was at a friend's wedding, and she had two "babies of honor" that were her bridesmaids' babies. The bridesmaids carried them down the aisle, and it was actually pretty adorable, because they had coordinating outfits. Their respective fathers carried them out of the ceremony when it began. Of course there was mommy separation crying, but they were taken out of the room. I personally wouldn't do anything like this, but it was really important to the bride.

sucrets4 · August 2009

hoverboard?

sarges05girl · August 2009

If you really, really, TRULY have to have the baby in the wedding (i.e. would piss off the parents--"Oh, you're neglecting me/nasty bridezilla" stuff) then just have her mom walk down the aisle with her and take her seat; the end.If that's not the case, then please no babies in the wedding party. She won't be able to support herself in any type of wagon/cart, and won't be able to walk. It'll be one less headache for you.

J&K10910 · August 2009

I read "instant flower girls." Just add water?

sucrets4 · August 2009

J&K - and shake?

mandybear7 · August 2009

Kay, whether you agree or not with princess's idea, one of my "friends" on facebook just posted pictures of her wedding. I stalked the photos and she had her three infant nieces as her flower girl. From what I can gather in the photos, they lined the wagon with a pillow and threw nice fabric over it and a bow around it. They had the ringbearer (who was about 5 or 6, I guess) pull the wagon down the aisle.

sarges05girl · August 2009

J&K--but you have to keep them moist or else they shrink right back down again.

ootmother2 · August 2009

most 5 month olds are unable to sit up so do you intent to prop her her in a wagon with pillows?classy? not so much

mandybear7 · August 2009

I suppose they weren't INFANT infants (I am so bad at guessing ages), but about 6 months? I don't know... at any rate, they could support themselves.

mocha beans · August 2009

lol J. I read it like that too.I'd skip the infant. She's not going to be able to support herself, have no idea what's going on. If she's not going to do anything, like spread flowers, what's the point in having her part of it all?

sucrets4 · August 2009

Is your sister/sister-in-law a BM?This might change how I feel.

ggmae · August 2009

IF this is something that is very important to you - on Whose Wedding Is It Anyway, a bride and groom had baby daughter and she was pushed down the aisle in a stroller. The stroller was decorated with tulle and bows in the wedding colors. A stroller would be better than a wagon and that way, no one will be responsible for carrying/holding her.

ldsprincess · August 2009

this is why i've been having a problem with it. My sister-in-law really wants her to be in the wedding, and it would be nice to include her, but i kind of agree that infant flower girls are kind of pointless. (Not wanting to sound mean.) thanks again for any suggestions.

sucrets4 · August 2009

mocha - i disagree with the 'doing' something part. My niece and nephews were in our wp because I wanted them up there with us because we're very close. My 2 y/o niece walked with her parents and didn't physically do anything. She happened to look adorable, but she wasn't there just to make our pics pretty.

kaylaj711 · August 2009

I have seen this three ways. 1. The baby and an older girl sit in a wagon (the older girl is holding her) and the ring bearer pulls the wagon...(put a sign on the back of the wagon that says "here comes the bride" to add a cute touch) 2. Same idea with the wagon...except have the baby sit in her car seat and decorate it so it just looks like a cute chair. 3. Have the bridesmaid/maid of honor...hold the baby while walking down the isle...make sure the BM is comfortable with this though...

Kati0105 · August 2009

I'm 100% on board with the notion that if they aren't old enough to accept the duty/honor don't give it to them. And yes, I may have bribed my 4 year old cousin with a Bride Barbie, but she is totally on board now. 5 months is way too young IMO.

ldsprincess · August 2009

my sister-in-law is not a bridesmaid, but my brother is a gm.

sucrets4 · August 2009

Okay, I *HATE* the here comes the bride thing. Just saying. And I wouldn't force anyone to carry a kid other than its parents.

Mrs.B6302007 · August 2009

Your SIL isn't the one getting married so it doesn't really matter what she wants. Tell her no.

Night_Sprite · August 2009

Yeah, no. Just no.

sarges05girl · August 2009

Well, then if SIL really wants her in the wedding, she can be responsible for buying a dress to coordinate with the BMs dresses, and carrying the baby down the aisle. I'd go bridezilla on her if it's something you don't want. Make some crazy pre-requisite or something.

sucrets4 · August 2009

Okay, if you don't like it, then stand your ground. You could tell your bro that you don't want him to have to worry about tending to the baby during the ceremony. Plus, she'll never remember it because she's just a baby.

trix1223 · August 2009

IMO, unless a person can understand what their role is, and use words to explain WHY they're doing it, they're too young to be in a WP.There is NO reason at all to have an infant (yes a 6 mo. old is an infant) as part of a wedding ceremony. Their sole function is to be cute.And they can be cute without being carried down the aisle as a pseudoFG. Tell your SIL that her little fluffybuns can wear a sweet dress and you'll have the photographer take a picture of the two of you.And then tell your SIL that you prefer that she sit at the back so that if fluffybuns starts to cry she can take her out of the ceremony without it being obvious.Finally, I am with sucrets that the "Here comes the bride" banners are among the dopiest things that the wedding industry has pushed on AW brides. Like people need a banner to know that the girl in the big white dress and veil is the bride? They remind me of the marching band in the Memorial Day parade.

charlsie26 · August 2009

FG at that age, are just a prop in a picture. Leave her with her husband who can watch her and not make a big distraction during the ceremony.

[Deleted User] · August 2009

now why would she do that, charlsie? being that the father is in the bp and the mother is not?

SparrowSong · August 2009

So pointless.Just have the baby be a guest at the wedding. Just because you don't have her weirdly displayed during the ceremony, doesn't mean she isn't important to you. There is a point to having a flower girl, and an infant is a good three years away from being able to properly make that point. I really don't see why people try to force the position onto a child of the wrong age.

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