Little sister too old to be flower girl but too young to be bridesmaid....Any Ideas?

Jr bridesmaid seems to fit. Or she can do a reading maybe?

I agree Jr Bridesmaid

Jr bridesmaid. I'll be having two in my party because FH just had to incorporate all 4 of his sisters into our wedding

Jr. Bridesmaid. My 16 year old cousin will be a jr. I decided that the bridesmaids will wear plum and the flower girls and the JR will wear lavender.

Jr. Bridesmaid would be perfect for her!

My 11 year old future SD is going to be JR BM, aong with his other daughter, and mine.

Definitely Jr BM!

Jr. Bridesmaid would make her feel like she is involved, and then you can eliminate the flower girl role that you don't want anyway.

I hate how everyone just kinda assumes Jr. BM would be a fit. It depends on her personality. I was a jr BM in my aunts wedding and I HATED it. It was awful!! Standing next to a bunch of adults made me feel so small and childish, having to walk in with a grown man, etc.

Also, she said her BP was full.

A jr BM will be good if her personality works with it and she's comfortable. If not, maybe a reader, greeter, guestbook attendant, female usher, etc.

I agree with jr bridesmaid. I am having my 8 (almost 9 by the time of the wedding) year old cousin be a jr BM for the same reason. I have two flower girls already, 5 and 3. My cousin is very tall for her age, so I didn't want her in the same dress as the little girls. My bridesmaids are wearing a very deep purple, and jr BM and flower girls are all in lavender. Jr BM will have her own dress. She is a little young to be a bridesmaid, but I really wanted her in the wedding so I did it anyways.

Lucy has some great suggestions. If you're having certain people escorted down the aisle, you could have her escorted as well. You could also introduce her at the reception. Only if she likes having a lot of attention. Otherwise, she might hate these things.

I was going to say Jr BM, but Lucy makes some great points.

BUT (not necessarily snarking at anyone-- more curious than anything else), why is guestbook attendant a thing? To me, it seems like a job that's accomplished equally well by a sign. It also seems like a chore. I think a kid would be the only person appropriate for the job (and view it as an honor and not a chore), but why it is it necessary?

If you're having one, please enlighten me. I never considered it.

I've never heard or seen of a guestbook attendant...

Although Jr. Bridesmaid sounds perfectly fine to me, Lucy is right. Only if her personality works for it. But I LOVED Nilou's idea of the different shade of dress of the BM!!

Another task idea might be Personal Attendant? She could be with you and help coordinate anything you needed (letters to your FH, communicating between your bridal party and groomsman, etc). If I were her, that'd be really fun getting to be a part of the "inner circle".

Just a thought. Good luck and have fun!

I am in the same boat as you, my half sister will be 11 at the time of my wedding and she is too old to be a flower girl. I ended up asking her to be a jr. Bridesmaid and she freaked out she was so excited, within 30 minutes of me asking her she already told me how she wants to wear her hair that day. She has always been the little sister who is always trying to do what her big sisters are doing, i.e. She wants to wear make up, have a boyfriend, wear heels etc. I figured being a jr. Bridesmaid was the perfect way for her to feel involved without it being too much for her. If your little sister is shy asking her to do a reading or be a greeter may be too overwhelming for her

Just make her a bridesmaid if you'd consider a "Jr" bridesmaid (what is that anyway?)

Otherwise she could do a reading. Or maybe just have her hang out with you guys and get her hair done the day of so she feels included, even if then she is just a "regular" guest.

Guestbook attendant is not a job...people know how to sign a guestbook.

I personally have no clue what a guestbook attendant does, I've just seen it said on here from multiple people.

I was just giving some different options, jeez. Forget the attendant. Still, reader, greeter, female usher.

A junior bridesmaid is a younger bridesmaid that isn't involved in the "adult" activities of the wedding. They obviously won't be at your bachelorette party, or help pay for anything. But my 12 and 14 year old nieces really want to be IN my wedding, not as a guestbook attendant, they are both horrified at the thought of reading anything in front of the guests (and most 11-year olds would be...could you imagine that at 11?!), they don't want to watch over the guestbook or hand out programs or seat people. They want to be IN the wedding, and they desperately wanted to carry bouquets. So, JBM, problem solved. It's not for everyone, and I know some people who have older flower girls, but they were flower girls in my younger sisters wedding last year and were annoyed by the outfits (long tutus and sleeveless tops), and felt that it was too childlike. Remember, around 11, you start to get that preteen attitude. If you think back to when we were all that age, I am sure you remember how much you wanted to be grown up. I'm giving them that chance, without all the responsibility. Their dresses are tea length, my 2 BM dresses are floor length. They are estatic, and since they are walking together down the aisle, no wedding party issues (it's uneven, but I could give a F*ck).

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If her personality fits like the other people have said, just let her be a regular bridesmaid. I would've hated more emphasis on the fact that I'm so much younger than everyone if I was her. It'd be nice for her to be treated like one of the "big girls," although she might need a different dress than the other girls. My MOH will be 14 when I get married (my sister), and I'm not calling her my junior maid of honor or anything. Just my opinion though!

I was 9, almost 10 in my moms 2nd wedding. I was a Jr.Bridesmaid and thought I was the coolest cause I got to be with the older girls. Lol