Flower girl alternatives

Re: Flower girl alternatives

• TiffannieF member

  

  January 2012

  1-they said petal tossing or no real petals. Our church had a restriction on real flowers but allowed fake ones. 2-I wouldn't have her do anything else, just give her a pomander ball (you can make them, super easy and they can keep it. I have a how to in my bio). 3-or she can hold a "Here Comes the Bride" sign.

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• Grits8812 member

  

  January 2012

  I like Tiffannie's suggestions

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• Tami87 member

  

  January 2012

  My church also has this restriction. We are getting a pomander ball for our flower girl. Another option is to give her a mini bouquet or basket with flowers.
  
  Also although we are going with real flowers for me and my bridesmaids, we are probably doing silk flowers for the flower girl. I figure this way there is less of a chance of them getting messed up before she walks down the aisle and she'll get to keep them.

  

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• Bonzo2011 member

  

  January 2012

  In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_customs-traditions_flower-girl-alternatives?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:36Discussion:3402f3c5-c93a-4a5e-915b-9cd31d3982d3Post:ca76ea56-fc04-416f-8c9c-2dc60c5ef767">Re: Flower girl alternatives</a>:
  [QUOTE]My church also has this restriction. We are getting a pomander ball for our flower girl. Another option is to give her a mini bouquet or basket with flowers. <strong>Also although we are going with real flowers for me and my bridesmaids, we are probably doing silk flowers for the flower girl. I figure this way there is less of a chance of them getting messed up before she walks down the aisle and she'll get to keep them.</strong>
  Posted by Tami87[/QUOTE]
  
  This is exactly what my aunt did when I was a flower girl for her wedding. Her church must not have allowed petal tossing either (I was 5, so don't know details) but I carried a white basket with silk flowers that were similar to the bridesmaid bouquets.
  
  For my wedding, the cousins FI asked are on that cusp of being a little too old to be tossing petals (9 and 10) so they'll carry smaller versions of the bridesmaid bouquets.

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• LucyBlue11 member

  

  January 2012

  i absolutely LOVE the "here comes the bride sign". SO stinkin cute

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• mandctaft

  

  January 2012

  Both churches we are looking at said no real flowers, because they can get crushed into the carpet when people walk, but silk flowers are fine.
  
  I like the "Here Comes the Bride" sign idea. Or just a bouquet or basket of flowers to carry.

  

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• bigmacmedic

  

  January 2012

  I wanted to have some thing I could keep and I am making ribbon flowers for my flowergirl to toss. They have been super easy and came out really cute. Plus it was something my stepdaughter (flowergirl) and I could make together. really made her feel part of the wedding

  
  

  http://ribbonflowers.blogspot.com/2011/01/rounded-end-five-petal-flower.html

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• caitlinc09

  

  January 2012

  Something cute I saw on Four Weddings the other day was they had a girl holding a "here comes the bride" sign and she ran down the aisle yelling "the bride is coming!" This working out would definitely depend on her personality, but I thought it was SO cute!

  

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