Flower Girls and Pageboys at Weddings?

Admittedly, modern weddings are adult affairs made between adults, for adults and by adults. We will be hard-pressed to mention a wedding in Western society where children are being wedded to each other in the customary pomp of the wedding ceremony. Kids' Touch But that does not mean that children are not allowed in weddings. In fact, the addition of the flower girls and page boys in the wedding makes for a charming, enchanting and endearing touch. Still, you may want to reconsider the possibility as kids will be kids even in an adult ceremony such as a wedding. Couples must not expect their flower girls and pageboys to completely act like adults either. Tantrums can be thrown, things can be lost and dresses can be torn, just to name a few possible mishaps with kids in weddings. Roles Expected Fortunately, there are ways to ensure that these little members of the entourage will do their roles just as well as the adults. The best tip is to ensure that the kids and their parents know exactly what they are supposed to do during the wedding ceremony. The roles of the flower girls and pageboys can be summarized as follows: • Flower girls and pageboy must attend the pre-wedding rehearsals. This way, they will know what to do while walking down the aisle. • The flower girls will walk alongside the page boy although it may also be that the girls go ahead of the boys. • Flower girls will throw the petals down the aisle as they walk in preparation for the bride's entry while the pageboy will bring the rings on a soft pillow. • After the ceremony, the flower girls and pageboys depart the church in reverse order - the bride and groom go out first while the rest of the wedding entourage follows. Most flower girls and pageboys are between the ages of 3 to 9 years old. The older the child, the better for him or her to follow the instructions and then to follow through during the wedding ceremony itself. Many couples may even ask the parent to lead or to carry their small child down the aisle, if that boy or girl is a valued member of the family. Tips to Make It Successful Other tips to make the roles of flower girls and pageboys a great success include: • Let the children take a good night's sleep, if the wedding is done during the day. A nap is also helpful to calm down nerves when the wedding is during the later parts of the day. • Tell the parents and other members of the wedding entourage not to give the kids any kind of sweet foods a few hours before the ceremony. Sugar makes for hyperactive kids, which you do not want on the aisle. • Resort to bribery, if you must. The promise of a sweet treat, say, a big lollipop, as soon as the ceremony is over is a good bride. Most important of all, you must keep the rings safe! Your best man is the best man for the job since the wedding rings can easily slide down the pillow. - use symbolic rings instead. Indeed, flower girls and pageboys are possible in your wedding. The trick is in proper planning, which is true for all the aspects of the wedding, anyway.