https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 06 Apr 2026 22:02:39 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/too-young-to-be-a-flower-girl#post-636548 Wed, 13 Mar 2013 11:33:58 +0000 MrsTiz 636548@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@betsyboop: </p> [attach=2456/13/mjly0n.440x300.Blog_711LeighMiller.jpg] [attach=2456/13/mjly0o.275x183.images--3-.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/too-young-to-be-a-flower-girl#post-636080 Wed, 13 Mar 2013 08:47:44 +0000 Alivoo01 636080@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My flower girl was about that age, and I had her mom accompany her down the aisle. She still made a cute flower girl even though she refused to walk down the aisle. She did dump flower petals on her way down though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/too-young-to-be-a-flower-girl#post-636017 Wed, 13 Mar 2013 08:28:45 +0000 betsyboop 636017@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks for the input everyone! I never thought about the wagon idea, I had never seen that before. What a cute idea! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/too-young-to-be-a-flower-girl#post-636002 Wed, 13 Mar 2013 08:24:38 +0000 LuLu Mom 636002@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would say go for it, but warn her that she may not actually complete the task of walking down the aisle. I had a very young one and we had the ring bearer and other flower girl pull her in a wagon, is that an option? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/too-young-to-be-a-flower-girl#post-635872 Wed, 13 Mar 2013 07:25:30 +0000 BelugaBean 635872@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not sure how old she was, but we saw a young flower girl in a wedding once. An older flower girl pulled her down the aisle in a wagon and it was super cute. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/too-young-to-be-a-flower-girl#post-635869 Wed, 13 Mar 2013 07:21:02 +0000 Anagram 635869@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>One of our flower girls was 18 months at the wedding (1 1/2 years) and although she was perfectly capable of walking down the aisle--and was fine in the rehearsal, on the actual day, she suddenly didn't want to go down (absoutely REFUSED--later we figured out she was pooping in her diaper, lol) and wouldn't even go into the ceremony hall. </p> <p>She was being walked down by an older girl, so one of her parents had to go back out (they had already been seated) and wait for her to finish, change her, and come back in, missing the first half of the ceremony.</p> <p>It wasn't disruptive, because she just didn't come in at all....but she wasn't in any of the pictures or anything. =) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/too-young-to-be-a-flower-girl#post-635836 Wed, 13 Mar 2013 06:53:47 +0000 Rubies 635836@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO was one at 13 months and it was a riot (in a good way). The older flower girl dropped the petals down the aisle and then my LO was supposed to just toddle her way down. Instead, she walked down to the middle, sat down, and proceeded to eat and play with the petals. Everyone laughed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/too-young-to-be-a-flower-girl#post-635834 Wed, 13 Mar 2013 06:49:17 +0000 T.H.O.U. 635834@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@betsyboop: I don't think my daughter could have done it at 15 months. Meaning I don't think she could have walked down the isle by herself. Now, if a parent is allowed to walk with her or carry her, or pull her in a wagon then its a different story. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/too-young-to-be-a-flower-girl#post-635821 Wed, 13 Mar 2013 06:26:00 +0000 heffalump 635821@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Lo was flower girl at 11 1/2 months. I was maid of honor so I carried her down and handed her off to my mom who fed her Snacks throughout the ceremony. My sister (the bride) is very laid back and knew that if lo didn't want to do it and started crying for the walk, she just wouldn't do it, no biggie. Plan b was to have dh take her because he wasn't in the wedding.</p> <p>My LO didn't walk until 17 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/too-young-to-be-a-flower-girl#post-635786 Wed, 13 Mar 2013 05:03:05 +0000 illumina 635786@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We thought 19mths was too young for one of our nieces to be a flower girl at our wedding. I suppose it depends on the toddler though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/too-young-to-be-a-flower-girl#post-635502 Tue, 12 Mar 2013 20:51:26 +0000 Grace 635502@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It would be too young for me. If the bride and groom understand what a toddler flower girl would be like, and is ok with it, then I don't see the problem. Unless you think your daughter will not be happy, in which case, I guess you tell the family member no. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/too-young-to-be-a-flower-girl#post-635296 Tue, 12 Mar 2013 19:18:56 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 635296@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>These days flower girls and ring bearers go down the aisle in strollers, RadioFlyer red wagons, and even with their parents, so any age is fine for brides who want children in their wedding. </p> <p>If I had flower girls participating in a wedding I would want them to be able to walk unassissted and throw petals on the aisle that enhanced the runner decor. The whole running, stopping, or walking to one side thing kids do annoys me. The whole dumping flowers out all at once or not dropping any flowers at all annoys me to. I think a mature child age 4 or 5 would make a good flower girl and actually perform the flower girl duties. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/too-young-to-be-a-flower-girl#post-635249 Tue, 12 Mar 2013 18:52:21 +0000 betsyboop 635249@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Rainbow Sprinkles: I think all flower girls are adorable! Especially the ones who are too shy and refuse to walk down the aisle! I'm wondering if LO will be walking by then...better start practicing now! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/too-young-to-be-a-flower-girl#post-635247 Tue, 12 Mar 2013 18:51:50 +0000 MrsTiz 635247@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For me? Three. I zm awful but I don't find it cute, at all, when a baby is forced down the isle while crying and scared with their mom waving them on from the front. I haaatte it.</p> <p>DH's niece was ours, and she was three. I didn't want her in it but SIL thought that made me awful, so I caved.</p> <p>Maybe if she is in a wagon with the ring bearer?? So if she doesn't want to walk it will still be okay. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/too-young-to-be-a-flower-girl#post-635245 Tue, 12 Mar 2013 18:51:02 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 635245@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO is going to be a flower girl in a wedding and she will be 16 months!<br /> I don't think any age is too young. I think it can be planned to make it work no matter what age the little girl is.</p> <p>Worst case scenario, I can stand at the end of the aisle and she can walk to me or something. People love to look at the adorable baby/toddler/girl coming down the aisle. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/too-young-to-be-a-flower-girl#post-635237 Tue, 12 Mar 2013 18:48:39 +0000 betsyboop 635237@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A family member is getting married this summer and LO will be 15 months. She really wants LO to be her flower girl but I warned her that she might be too young. </p> <p>What is the absolute youngest age one could conceivably be a flower girl? </p>