Anyone have a 2 1/2 year old ring bearer and flower girl?

I did. She walked just fine, but she didn't do her job. And it was hilarious that she didn't. That was the best part of the beginning of the ceremony.

I think at 2 1/2 they will be OK, especially since their Dad will be at the end of the aisle. There instructions should be really simple - throw flower petals, walk to daddy etc.

They will love it and be adorable!

I am not married yet but the RB and FG will be 2 and 3. They will be walking down the aisle but the mom of the RB doesn't think he will make it down without a meltdown. Is it bad that I am secretly hoping for a meltdown because I think RB and FG tantrums make the cutest pictures? But they should be able to walk.

Awwwww that sounds adorable, and memorable. Good to know, thank you. I was concerned about the actual flower part so I got her the Daddy here comes mommy sign instead.

We have 1 1/2. He just started walking. Its our nephew. FSIL is a GM. So she will walk in with him or carry him.

2 1/2 should be able to walk. Our 1 year old son is our ring bearer, but since he can't walk yet, FH's 9 year old brother will be pulling him in a wagon.

I have opted out of having a RB & FG. My nephew will be 2 1/2 by the time the wedding comes around though. We considered it but for numerous reasons decided not to go with it. I think if you have a "go with the flow" way of looking at it then go for it! If not then don't add the extra worry. To answer your question specifically I would go with the adorable wagon that would allow for a hopefully more smooth transition down the isle

I had a 2 1/2 year old ring bearer. Worst decision I made in wedding planning. Not just because of his age, but because of who he is--he is no where near well-behaved enough. I was originally going to have him walk with his mom (a BM) even though she was adamant that he could go by himself and even went behind my back to tell the coordinator he was now walking by himself. But the day of, he didn't even make it to the ceremony. He took a few pictures and lost his shit. His mom finally admitted like 5 minutes before the ceremony that he wasn't going to walk, and his cousins played with him outside for the duration of the ceremony. Not going to lie, but I feel a little justified in thinking this kid is a demon child.

So sorry for the rant, but I think the moral of my story is that it depends more on the individual child than on a specific age. Some 2 1/2 year olds will be just fine. Some 8 year olds won't. If you know the kids' temperaments and think they'll be okay with it, then go for it.

@Lori wow - so sorry that happened that sounds awful. I can't believe she went behind your back to the coordinator, who does that? That's a great point about some 8 year olds too LOL. @FutureMrs I'm seriously considering it, they're a little up there in price for 1 day though. I'm hoping we can just tell them both "walk to Daddy" and we'll be good. Thanks for the input Ladies.

My flower girls will be 3 & 1 at our wedding. The 3 year old walked in FSIL's wedding last summer and she did so well. She was the show stopper! She had just turned 2 at that point, but her mom and the bride both just explained to her that she needed to walk slowly down the aisle towards her mom, and it went really well. She's not the crying. clinging type though when her mom walks away for 2 seconds. Some kids might have issues with doing this (I don't mean yours specifically!).

My son will be 2 for the wedding and he's our ring bearer. He will be walking with someone just to ensure the rings get there safely, but I'm not too worried about him getting from point A to point B.

ETA: spelling, yikes

Our flower girl is 3. She probably won't do her job. I'm sure she'll walk down the aisle just fine.

@FutureMrsCrane That sounds adorable. Our girls are pretty cute, Sophia is a show stopper on an everyday basis so I would expect it. If nothing else the two of us make some beautiful babies together.

Jessica, don't give the RB the real rings!

A 3-year rehearsed just fine the day before. The day of the wedding, he saw all those people watching him and decided he was NOT walking up that aisle. But, he had been told he had to give the rings to the groom. So, he THREW the pillow in the direction of the groom (of course, his pitching arm was not that good) and the pillow landed in the sand!

My neice is 3 and will be my flower girl. She can sometimes be shy, so I'm telling her to run to her parents (in the bridal party), or telling her my FH has candy and see what she does

Mine was a week shy of 2 y/o and I had him walk with my 10 year old sister (Jr. BM) then I had two flower girls that were 5. They all did great from what I heard.

I've seen young ones at weddings before. Sometimes they make it, sometimes they don't. My niece will be 2.5 at our wedding. Her mother originally said no to her being our FG. Both my brother and SIL are in the wedding and it was important to me that my niece also be in the wedding. SIL vetoed her walking with my 7 year old cousin RB. SIL and my mother discussed it last time they saw each other and she finally agreed my niece could be FG and walk with her and my brother. I think this is the best option as my brother, SIL and niece live far away and my niece doesn't know most of my family so she probably would've run up to one of her parents during the ceremony anyway.

We feared that our 2 1/2 year would run the other way so we had our 8 year pull him in a wagon. We also didn't give him the rings instead a cute little box to hold that had our initials and our pastor had the rings in his pocket.

My nephew is 2 1/2 right now and is such a ham. He loves being in the spotlight so I'm not too worried about him. FH's niece will be 2 at the wedding and she is our FG. RB will have mom and dad in the wedding. FG will have dad up there. We are hoping have the parents up there will help!

My son was my sisters rb and her hubby's niece was FG. Both were 4 1/2 and we came up with the idea that the BM would in followed by the kids and me as MOH would bring up the rear. I was able to get them down the aisle where FH and sister SIL met them and brought to their seats. It worked out really well and we practiced at RD two days before.