Duties of the Flower Girl and Pageboys – Plan my Wedding

Duties of the Flower Girl and Pageboys
Flower girls and pageboys are usually nieces and nephews or young brothers and sisters and are generally no younger than about five nor older than nine or 10. Flower girls walk in front of the bride carrying posies of flowers or bunches of thornless roses, which they can pass out to the guests as they go. They can also scatter rose or other flower petals before the bride as she walks down the aisle. Pageboys traditionally carry the bride’s train if she is wearing a dress with a long train.

6 months
□ Bride and respective mothers to discuss clothes and accessories, especially if being made, and ascertain who will pay

4 months
□ Clothes and accessories to be purchased or hired, as appropriate

1 week
□ Attend the wedding rehearsal (church only)
□ Attend any pre-wedding parties, if appropriate

On the day
□ Receive any final instructions from the chief bridesmaid
□ Leave for the ceremony with the bridesmaids 10 minutes before the bride

At the church or civil ceremony
□ Follow behind the bridesmaids up the aisle
□ Stand or sit during the ceremony, as instructed
□ Leave the church or civil ceremony after the bridesmaids
□ Pose for photographs
□ Depart for the reception with the bridesmaids After the wedding
□ Return of any hired clothing and accessories to be arranged by the respective mothers, if appropriate
□ Write to the bride and groom to thank them for their gift (if very young, their parents should write on their behalf)
□ Write to the bride’s parents to thank them for their hospitality (if very young, their parents should write on their behalf)