What could be sweeter than adding a flock of kids to your wedding? Either making the trek down the aisle or weaving in and out of festivities, kids add a bright and energetic tone to any wedding. In Europe, kids make up the wedding party almost entirely. Remember Lady Diana’s wedding to Prince Charles in 1981? Her eldest attendant was a junior bridesmaid. The rest were taffeta-clad flower girls and pages dressed in the traditional costume of the English Court. Whatever theme or direction your wedding takes, children’s fashion usually echoes that of the wedding party. Below are some gemmies I whipped up for some very special nups . . . .
Above: Not young enough to be a flower girl; not quite old enough to play bridesmaid, so how do you dress her? Actually junior bridesmaids have been gracing European weddings for centuries where the bridal party is made up primarily of children ranging in age from about four to sixteen. So how does a girl between 8 and 16 dress? By fourteen she can probably go with or a least echo the adult bridesmaids
Below: Sierra was a flower girl at my wedding but served as a great model for the sample dresses I turned out once upon a time. She gave birth to her own baby who just happens to be my grand-nephew . . . .
Above: My client's daughter and friend as flower girl--how cute are they?
Photos 1-4 by Hope Stewart
Photos 5,6,7 by Bride Chic
