What is a flower girl?
A flower girl is a young girl who carries flowers in a procession. Most people associate flower girls specifically with weddings, although technically they can appear in a variety of processions and events, and they are sometimes seen at parades to honor regional beauty queens or other community celebrities. Flower girls and young women have been used in processions for centuries as symbols of purity, virginity, and youth. In many cultures, processions are organized by age, honoring the old in the rear of the procession while celebrating the young at the beginning. Typically, a flower girl is under 10, because she is meant to symbolize childhood and youth, and she directly precedes the person being honored by the procession; in the case of a wedding, this means that the flower girl walks ahead of the bride. Flower girls typically wear simple white dresses to accentuate their youth, although they may wear colored sashes or other decorations to coordinate with the rest of the procession.
Traditionally, the Flower Girl walks in front of the bride. She spreads flower petals on the floor before the bride, or carries a bouquet of flowers. Sometimes they will pass out roses or bridal flowers to the guests as they walk up the aisle. She is usually a young child because traditionally flower girls had to be virgins. The recommended age between 4 and 8 years of age. Her male equivalent is the Ring Bearer or Page Boy. Often the ringbearer and the flower girl are made to look like a couple, as with the best man and maid of honor. Flower girls, Ring Bearers and Page Boys are often nieces and nephews or young brothers and sisters but may also be children of friends. Typically, it is the responsibility of the parents to pay or provide for the dress. It is truly an honor to be chosen as the flower girl, and to make this very special day one to remember, let us help you create a treasured heirloom that will recall beautiful memories from a magical wedding day.
