We have 3 best men!
more by MercedesAshley
Who do you invite to your rehersal dinner?
Does anyone have information on the Hawaiian hand washing ceremony?
more in Ceremony
Brother in Law walking me down the aisle
Grey's Season Finale
more in Boards
personalized lingerie

Not having flower gir or ring bearer

posted 3 years ago in Ceremony
  •  
    1.
    Member Icon
    Member
    87 posts
    Worker bee
    MercedesAshley    September 26, 2009   Canada

    I am not having any flower girl or ring bearer. All our little cousins are to old now for the roll, we don't have any nieces or nephews & none of our friend have kids. I don't want to just find kids to be in our wedding party so we are just not having any.

    Is anyone else not having children in the wedding party?

     
    2.
    Member Icon
    Member
    110 posts
    Blushing bee
    bluedec       Chicago

    We're not and no one under age 21 is invited to the wedding.

     
    3.
    Member
    2,655 posts
    Sugar bee
    Tanya123      

    I didn't.  I think they could be absolutely adorable.  But they can also be unpredictable and cause a scene, or be a show stealer.   Most of the weddings I've been to haven't had children in them.  Don't worry about it, too much.

     

     
    4.
    Member Icon
    Member
    65 posts
    Worker bee
    SeiLuna    11-14-09   Gainesville, Fl

    I don't have a flower girl or ring bearer either.  We have some somewhat potential candidates for both roles but we just decided to nix it altogether.  I didn't want children at the wedding to begin with but we have too many out of town family members and that just didn't prove feasible.

     
    5.
    Member
    92 posts
    Worker bee
    hellopanda    8/22/2009   Chicago

    We're not having a flower girl or ring bearer, either. All of the appropriately aged extended family members are unable to travel from overseas for the wedding, and none of my close friends have children yet. I think it would have been really cute, but we just didn't know any kids. Oh well!

     
    6.
    Member
    1,864 posts
    Buzzing bee
    mary-alice-me    May 24, 2009   Kentucky

    We're not having either. First off, we're not having a wedding party, but like you, there's no one age-appropriate.

    I'm trying to figure out what to do with the rings -- just give them to the officiant? Have another family member on the front row hold them?  Do you have any thoughts on this for your own wedding?

     
    7.
    Member Icon
    Member
    662 posts
    Busy bee
    msduck    August 2009  

    nope i am not having either at my wedding

     
    8.
    Member Icon
    Member
    87 posts
    Worker bee
    MercedesAshley    September 26, 2009   Canada

    I'm glad to here that I'm not the only one.

    Thank's Girls!!

    mary-alice-me (cute name) We are having 3 best men & I am having 2 rings so each of them r going to hold the rings. But you can always have your father or whoever is walking you down the isle to hold them.

     
    9.
    Member
    1,393 posts
    Bumble bee
    Gilneas    October 10, 2010   NJ

    Usually, even when there is a ring bearer, the best man will hold the rings, and present them during the ceremony.  Sometimes, the best man will have the bride's ring, and the maid of honor will have the groom.  Or a dad or special person can have them too.  For our wedding, our "ring bearer" is going to be my fiance's uncle. 

     
    10.
    Member Icon
    Member
    47 posts
    Newbee
    SwedishFish    8-15-09   Chicago, IL

    We're having a ring bearer and a flower girl, but only because my sister's two kids are pretty much the perfect age (7 and 4) and I wanted to include them.  Most of the weddings I've been to don't have flower girls/ring bearers, and I think it can be a bit twee (but we're not having a real "bridal party" either -- too matchy-matchy and political!)

     
    11.
    Member
    450 posts
    Helper bee
    jennycv    September 2011   OC

    Im not having either. No little kids in the both sides of the family.

     
    12.
    Member
    1,739 posts
    Bumble bee
    JuneBride_26June2010    June 26, 2010   Indiana (legally married 13-Apr-2009)

    more than likely we will not be having a flower girl - mainly because we know no little girls - i've thought about having two ring bearers - but we may not even have one at all. so we might not have either.

     
    13.
    Member Icon
    Member
    44 posts
    Newbee
    JayDee    08/30/2009   Thornton, Colorado

    We are not having a ring bearer or flower girl either since there aren't any young kids in the family. I don't think it is overly necessary and you shouldn't have anything to worry about.  For us, the one groomsman will hold them. Maybe you could do that or even have someone special hold the rings like a parent or sibling? I'm finding many special ways to include the parents, my one brother and his one sister since theyre the most important people to us! 

     
    14.
    Bee
    7,706 posts
    Bumble
    Beekeeper
    frenchbulldog    August 22, 2009   Dana Point, CA

    We're also not having children in our wedding.

     
    15.
    Member Icon
    Member
    538 posts
    Busy bee
    aloweha      

    no kids for me either, I originally wanted to because I have some family friends that have kids I adore but their parents don't want to bring them! I'm totally fine with it though, it makes it a lot easier for me to say 'no kids' to other people now.

     
    16.
    Member
    274 posts
    Helper bee
    Amanda_V    Oct. 3rd, 2009   Kentucky

    We're having a flower girl, but not a ring bearer. We don't know any little boys that are old enough OR young enough. lol. Every wedding I've been too, there were kids. They weren't in the wedding, but they were there.

    Children are welcomed to our wedding and reception. It's a family affair. (no alcohol, so no worries) I'm aware that children/babies cry, and are unpredictable, but they're kids.  We were all like that at one time; just some people (no one on here) have never grown out of that stage. *glares at person in room* LOL

    But everyone does their weddings different. If you don't want kids at all, that's fine by me.

    But my MOH and his BM are holding the rings. I don't think I'm going to let the flower girl hold them. LOL.

    Attachments

    1. Not having flower gir or ring bearer :  wedding Img LanternPics_005.jpg (1413.4 KB, 32 downloads) 1 year old
     
    17.
    Member Icon
    Member
    1,479 posts
    Bumble bee
    ilovenycmissie    September 2009   nyc

    I have so many nephews and nieces they all want to be in my party so I'm having 5

     
    18.
    Member Icon
    Member
    65 posts
    Worker bee
    SeiLuna    11-14-09   Gainesville, Fl

    We are actually holding each other's rings... I'm excited about the prospect of holding his ring until it's time to give it to him.  It just seems appropriate for us to hold it until it's time to exchange them. :)

    Attachments

    1. Not having flower gir or ring bearer :  wedding Img IMG_1800.JPG (2289.2 KB, 59 downloads) 1 year old
     

    Reply

    You must log in to post.





    Visit our sister sites eHarmony
    Online Dating
    eHarmony Advice
    Dating Advice
    Project Wedding
    Wedding Songs
    JustMommies
    Pregnancy Calendar
    Copyright 2004-2012, Weddingbee.com
     

    Find your vendors on Weddingbee

    Real reviews from brides in your area!

    Favors by Weddingbee

    • Favors by season

    Shop Now ยป

    Find Registry Find Registry Find Registry

    More
    User Posts Today
    ndreighton 5
    Suikerbossie 5
    Miss Godiva 3
    Future Mrs K 3
    Rivendeler 3
    janetsnakehole 3
    krisanne 2
    hamikay 2
    aussiebee 2
    PaulBabyBallerina 2

    Ceremony


    Sorry, there are no users yet.


    More