Little Boys and Girls
December 17th, 2007 @ 5:44 pm by Mrs. Donut
Mr. Donut and I are having 4 little ones take an active part in our ceremony. Hopefully anyway - you never can tell with little kids. Between us, we have 3 nephews who we adore. The oldest, my nephew and godson, will be our ring bearer. The other two will be honorary ushers. One will escort my grandmother down the aisle to her seat. The other, who is Mr. Donut’s nephew, will usher his grandma. They will all be wearing this flax linen short and vest set from Luli/Frankie Boys…
Elegant Children
October 10th, 2007 @ 3:55 pm by Mrs. Penguin
I’ve been wondering what to give to the “little ones” at our wedding to keep them busy and happy.
For the past six years or so, I’ve been exclusively purchasing all my baby gifts at The Elegant Child.
Its a posh baby gift site frequented by many Hollywood types, and the owner, Teri Weiss, runs her shop out of her home. I’ve visited many times when I lived in L.A. and everything she has is capital “F” Fabulous. She treats all her customers like they’re the most important people in the world, and her unique gifts never cease to amaze me.
How Young Is Too Young?
August 27th, 2007 @ 4:46 pm by Mrs. Daffodil
Before we even asked our friends to be a part of our wedding party, Mr. D and I had already decided who our ringbearer and flower girls were going to be. We had celebrated the birth of triplets to our pastor and his wife about a year prior, and we loved them to death! They were a set of miracle babies; we had prayed and supported their family during some challenging times, so there was no question that we wanted them to be a part of our ceremony.
Recently, however, people began raising to me the question of whether they were too young for the roles. By the time the wedding rolls around, they will each be 2.5 years of age. I began checking out flower girl dresses the other day, and even the woman at the bridal salon mentioned age 4 was probably as young as you should go.
We really really want them to be a part of the ceremony, however. A couple of friends have suggested the following ways to make sure they get all the way down the aisle:
- Have an adult walk them down the aisle.
- Have their mom wait for them at the end of the aisle.
- Have the best man carry M&Ms in his pocket and make sure the kids know they will get a bag if they make it all the way down.
Any other suggestions out there? Are any of you thinking of having ringbearers/flower girls this young, or did you already? How did it work out and are there any watchouts to be aware of?
Candyland
August 24th, 2007 @ 10:29 am by Mrs. Petunia
Mr. Petunia’s honor attendant recently started working for Dylan’s Candy Bar in New York, which is how I first learned about Ralph Lauren’s daughter’s store.
I’d been having a tough time coming up with a gift idea for the Petunias’ ring bearer (my nephew), mostly because he’s not super young and a lot of what is out there for RB’s, I think, is a bit baby-ish. My other option was to just buy him something he’s already obsessed with, which would be Nintendo games or DVD’s, but that would mean getting him more of what he already has.
I wanted to get him something fun and different. Then I checked out the Dylan website and found this:
Now The Fun Stuff!
August 17th, 2007 @ 12:44 pm by Mrs. Snow Pea
Our ring bearer and flower girls are Mr. Snow Pea’s nephew and nieces. We love them, so we wanted to make this wedding a real party that they can also enjoy! So we went to Tar-jey in search of some prizes that 1. Do not make noise. 2. Do not require assembling. 3. Do not contain small parts that need to be cleaned up. 4. Affordable for 3 kids. Well, that didn’t leave us with much! Apparently, the ring bearer and flower girl are of web browsing age because their new thing is something called Webkinz. They are stuffed animals that you can go online and do stuff with them? I am so clueless. I feel so old that I have no idea what this is.
Awake and Agreeable
August 13th, 2007 @ 11:03 am by Mrs. Petunia
My ring bearer is, speaking strictly in terms of etiquette, past his prime. In fact, Ms. Peggy Post would say he’s over-the-hill. Sure, they will say he looks adorable in this picture, but this was taken about 3 years ago at his Kindergarten graduation. Will anyone question the 8 year-old giant he will be by the time the wedding rolls around? After all, the wedding etiquette book says a ring bearer is supposed to be between 3 and 7 years old.
I have endeavored to acquiesce to Ms. Post, but I’m afraid on this, I have to challenge the etiquette maven. An intelligent and poised boy, the best thing about having my gorgeous (and older) ring bearer is that I won’t have to dispense with the recessional walk because of a “child [who] has fallen asleep…or is in any way disagreeable.”
With This Ring (Pillow)
July 29th, 2007 @ 10:27 am by Mrs. Strawberry
I’m kicking myself that I never learned to sew. If I had, I’m certain I could create the ultimate ring pillow without breaking the bank. The pillows at Wedding Tulle would certainly have been my inspiration. Made from materials like felt and suede, these little squares are far from boring.
Dress For Less, Kids
July 12th, 2007 @ 6:34 pm by Mrs. Kiwi
My cousin Karen just sent me a link she had found in one of her parenting magazines. She’s the mother of our flower girl, as well as a fan of Weddingbee. The site is called Gagas, and rents formalwear for children!
For instance, you can rent a dress for three weeks for a small amount. I’ve never seen this site before, so I don’t know if it’s a sale or not, but this dress here, is totally cute for a chocolate brown reception, and only $24.99.
She Had No Idea
July 6th, 2007 @ 11:05 am by Mrs. Kiwi
Mr. Kiwi and I spent the 4th of July with his nephews, splashing around in the pool and eating barbecue. Being a Wednesday holiday, the whole day seemed skewed, almost surreal. I kept thinking it was a Sunday! The weirdness continued after dinner, when we were sitting and talking about the wedding.
My FMIL mentioned how cute Spencer will be as our ring bearer, and Spencer’s mother (my future SIL) said, “You want Spencer to be your ring bearer?!” Um, yes? Remember when we asked you a year ago? My future sister in law seemed to think deeply about this, considering how the older brother will feel knowing his little brother is in the wedding, and he isn’t. I must assure you, this was an issue of contention between Mr. Kiwi and I - I didn’t want to hurt any feelings, but we just don’t have a wedding party big enough to warrant more than one ring bearer, and I have no little boys in my family to take the position. Mr. Kiwi was determined to have Spencer, and that was his decision. Read more…
DIY Ring Pillow
July 5th, 2007 @ 1:55 pm by Mrs. Violet
As with most brides, I didn’t love the ring pillow choices available, nor did I want to pay for something that I didn’t truly love, so of course, I went the DIY route. I bought the raw silk fabric & batting for the pillow from Joann’s, and the ribbons were from Michael’s. The vintage button was bought on Etsy. Hand sewn and stuffed by me. My FSIL did the rest with the ribbons. (She’s just as crafty!) She took the ribbons and created this elegant-looking ring pillow. I totally love it! The rings are her and FBIL’s wedding rings. In total, I spent about $15 for all materials (with lots of extra fabric and batting leftover).
