Flower Girls

Flower girls are so cute but petals in a basket are so "been there, done that" plus a lot of churches dislike the mess of cleaning up all the petals. I always love coming up with new ideas for the little ones. 

Silk flowers on a barrette or as a pomander ball are great for the 1-3 year olds because they are pretty and durable. If your flowers girl is 4 to 6 years old, my favorite is the magic wand - this is a wand that has silk flowers and streamers in a ball on the end and the wand is a wooden dowel wrapped in ribbon to match the wedding party.

Another favorite for this age is the hair garland. We make a halo of flowers and ribbons sized to fit the little girls' head. The garland can be fresh or silk and we add combs to the band to make it easier to secure the flowers into her hairstyle. For the 7 to 10 year olds, we are at the awkward age - too big for little girl items but too small to be a junior bridesmaid. 

My favorite solution to the challenge was a garland/bouquet combination we did for a fall wedding. The wedding party had 2 flower girls. We created two small bouquets with a floral garland between. The girls walked down the aisle holding their bouquets with the garland draped between them. After the pictures, the bouquets were separated from the garland. The girls kept their little bouquets and the garland was used to decorate the head table.

- Pat, A Classic Florist