When youngsters are involved, it can be hard to choose wedding party roles that are age, gender, and ceremony-appropriate for your family members. You may want to dress your niece up as a pretty flower girl, but she might not be old enough to actually drop petals on the aisle. And do you really want to entrust a toddler with your wedding bands? It may be time to entertain some new ring bearer ideas. Read on and discover new roles you can use to get every family member involved.
Photo by Bethany Noelle Photography
Non-traditional ideas can make a traditional wedding role new.
A great trend in ring bearer ideas is having the young ones carry signs instead of flowers or a pillow. You can personalize the signs, and even add a little bit of humor with phrases like “Here comes your girl,” or “Too late now,” if it’s appropriate. This also saves you time: no one will have to teach the pretty flower girl to throw confetti or petals, and your clean-up time is greatly reduced.Engage the parents of your young helpers.
If you choose to assign wedding party roles to the young, make sure that Mom or Dad are on hand in case they need guidance. It might be best if a parent is stationed near the end of the aisle so he or she can coax the kid up the path. Maybe one at each end, even! No matter how great your youngest sister does at rehearsal, she’s not immune to the pressure of the main event, so be sure to have a plan in place to combat stage fright. If Mom or Dad is on hand to walk (or carry!) your sister in her pretty flower girl dress, that’s OK too.![]() | ![]() |
You looked beautiful, Laura! Thank you for sharing your story. The wagon is a great idea for kids!
The photo by Bethany Noelle Photography is actually of me and my niece on my wedding day! She was our flower girl but was too little to walk down the aisle by herself, we actually had her and my nephew (who is the same age) being pulled down the aisle in a wagon by my personal attendant. The wagon was decorated with tool and flowers, with a sign on the back that said “here comes the bride”. It was a great way to get the little ones as involved as possible, and it was really cute!
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