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Having a flower girl at your wedding can be just the addition you need in order to complete your idea of ​​what your perfect wedding should be. She usually walks behind the bridesmaids and she can either follow the maid of honor, or enter before her. Her job is to carry a basket of flowers or petals and scatter them about as walks down the aisle.

The usual age of a flower girl is anywhere from 4 years old up to 8 years old. By no means should that stop you from having a little girl who is younger if you think she is up to the task. A girl that is older than 8 years old can be a junior bridesmaid instead of the flower girl.

Typically the flower girl is a member of either the bride or the groom's family, but this is not a hard and fast rule that has to be followed. Anyone who has special meaning or a special connection with the couple can be considered to be a flower girl. You may want to choose a younger sibling, a cousin, a niece or even your own child to serve as your flower girl. You can ask friends to lend you their little girl if you are determined to have a flower girl in your wedding party, as long as you know and love her.

Considerations When Choosing a Flower Girl

Although you can choose any little girl who has meaning in your life to serve as your flower girl, you do have to take into consideration if she will be able to complete the job. She may be scared or become easily confused and this could have jeopardized the smooth progress of your wedding. If you do decide to use a child who is younger than 4, be sure she will be able to handle the responsibilities and will not become shy when she encounters a roomful of relative strangers looking at her with what she may consider goofy looking faces.

If you are finding it difficult to narrow your choice of a flower girl to just one person, ask them all. It is not unheard of for there to be two or three flower girls in attendance. This can up the cute factor and have your guests oohing and aahing as they watch the little princesses make their way down the aisle.

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Source by Yolanda Nash