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@ria2886: I think it really depends on the gowns you choose for your BM's and also the maturity level/size of your Goddaughter. I chose to have both my FG (age 4) and JR (age 11) wear the same simple gown (different from the BM's), just in reverse colors.
10 is old enough that I think she'd feel like you were babying her in a fg dress. I'd put her in one more like a junior BM dress, that is more appropriate for her age. You don't need to have a flower girl, we didn't for the same reason as you, no young girls in the family or that we were close with.
I think 10 is still quite young: I'd dress her as a flower girl.
my niece was a jr bridesmaid at my wedding and she wore the same dresses as the other bridesmaids. the dress wasn't too sexy that I had to be concerned. She had just turned 10.
My cousin's daughter is going to be a flower girl for my wedding. She will be 9. I've asked her to be a "Head Flower Girl". While I think 10 is still a good age to be a flower girl, I thought the same thing you did, its borderline. So I am having two flower girls, one will be 3 and the other 9. By making her a Head Flower Girl it gives her some responsibility and doesn't make her feel like a "baby". She will also get a more "grown up" dress than the 3 year old.
Since she is the youngest you have in your wedding, I see no problem with her being a flower girl, but a more grown up dress and maybe some "extra" responsibilities than a normal flower girl is the way to go.
Hope that helps!
Depends on her body type/maturity level. I had my 12 yr old cousin be 1 of my 3 FG but she looks 8...she wore the traditional flowergirl dress....
Honestly: I think the FG dresses are the perfect way to go for the FG...A BM dress might look off?
**with that said: my other 2 FG were 6 & 3....and all 3 FG had diff dresses on to suit their age...but all dresses were the traditional FG dresses not BM dresses
Definitely a bridesmaid's dress. IMO she is too old to be in a flower girl dress. My niece will be 9 and will be wearing a junior bridesmaid dress.
Why not ask her what she would like? She is old enough to have an idea of her individual style and what she would feel comfortable wearing.
I say this as My daughters, age 10 and 12 and my niece age 8 will be our flowergirls in October, and I had lovely layered frilly navy blue dresses ready to order them.
My girls asked me before I ordered them if instead of these they could have something a little bit more grown up looking, as they felt the dresses were too young for them, so I chose dresses more similar to the bridesmaid dresses for them.
@flutterbi: Hi there! Thanks for the compliment! I actually found a lady on Etsy to make them for my girls. I will have to see if I still have the vendor info. in my account. The lady was super nice to work with and they were inexpensive too!
EDIT: I'm going to inbox you with the dressmaker's e-mail.
I agree with a PP that it depends on the girl's maturity and development. Some 10 year olds look and act 7, and some look and act 14. You know your goddaughter so go from there.
Thank you so much for your ideas! I think we may end up going with a younger version of the bridesmaids' dresses, maybe add a white sash or baby's breath / white flowers in her bouquet. Any more ideas, keep them coming!
Don't feel weird about having an older flower girl. Our flower girl is 19! We are so close to our ring bearers (our nephews and my little brother) that it just felt silly to pick some random little girl. She's wearing the bridesmaids dress in white with a colored sash...
I think it depends on the dresses? I had
3 bridesmaids in purple dresses, aged 16-20
2 older flowergirls in white dresses with a purple sash, both aged 10
2 younger flowergirls in all white dresses and 2 and 4.
I think at that age it would look fine either way, so totaly up to you!
Non-pro pic, and 1 is missing but you get the idea!
I think that you could give her the title of Senior Flower Girl/Junior Bridesmaid and have her be in charge of the flowers, like have her watch the bouquets (maybe not yours but everyone else) and the boutonnieres so that way she feels super important. As far as dress, I would say tradition white but white a splash of colour somewhere, like a sash or jacket that is the same colour as your BMs, that way it's not too young but also doesn't quite match the BMs so that she is distinct.
Good luck!
My cousin's 12 year old daughter is my flower girl. She's wearing a tea-length white flower girl dress, and she's thrilled. Ten I think is perfectly fine for a flower girl dress.
ETA: She's twelve, but looks 9 or 10. If your niece looks 13 or 14, maybe go with a more mature dress.
My "niece" (my best friend's daughter, who has been almost like a daughter to me, too) was nine at the time of my wedding, and DH's younger daughter was 13. We made both of them junior bridesmaids in the wedding. They wore the same color and fabric as the bridesmaids, but in a different style dress. I also had a flower girl, my actual niece, who was five, and she wore a gorgeous, light-ivory tulle dress.
Our DD will be turning 8 just 2 weeks after the wedding--she'll be our flower girl/ring bearer. I thought about making her a Jr. BM, but she's adament about being FG, lol. I'm thinking something along the lines of this for her dress:
@brighteyedgirl: Eek! I need this dress? Where might I ask did you find it? I have a flower girl who will be 10 as well and this is the right color and style for her.
As the saying goes, "I'll be your best friend, if..." :)
Thank you!
@chastetiltuesdayFB: I'm so sorry I didn't see this earlier! The dress is from Etsy seller FattiePie's shop..
http://www.etsy.com/listing/76635907/flower-girl-dress-tutu-dress
I have 3 flower girls. One is 9 and the other two are 8. I got them a dress from Dillards.
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I want to ask my goddaughter (she is 9, will be 10 at the time of our wedding) to be a flower girl/ junior bridesmaid.
Should she wear a more traditional flower girl dress, or should I have her in something closer to the bridesmaids?
We don't know any younger girls who could be flower girls!