Matching bride and flower girl

If it's a princess/ballgown or A-line dress, I really love the look. But when a 4 year old wears a mermaid dress, it looks very... wrong and out of place.

Sorry, but I'd find a little girl in a form-fitting mermaid dress creepy AF. Entirely inappropriate.

There are plenty of lovely, age-appropriate flower girl dresses out there. They don't need to match the bride.

I agree with PP's I am not a fan of a little girl in anything form fitting.

I am not a fan of this. Its Creepy IMO. A little girl - especially at the age you mentioned. Should be dressed in an age appropriate dress and not as a mini version of the bride. It's super innappropriate. Wedding dresses are not for young girls. Even the suggestion of a wedding dress on a young girl feels wrong and sends a weird vibe and message.

I think there are plenty of age appropriate options where you can incorporate similar detail without the weird creepy vibe of having the FG dressed up like a mini version of you. You can find a dress with similar beading, or lace (if your dress has some) or things without it being a perfect match. But it definitely needs to be age appropriate.

ETA: I think its appropriate no matter the dress shape. Even if its an A-line or Ballgown. Your FG should NOT be wearing an exact replica of your dress.

I agree with the PPs. Mermaid dresses are for adults and I can't imagine a 3 and 4 year old wanting to be so restricted all night. But I also feel like it has weird connotations to the kid getting married because it's literally a child-size version of a wedding dress.

View Quoted Comment Yeah that's one of the reasons. I wouldn't get a mermaid style which is what I'm looking at getting.

View Quoted Comment I'm not a fan of a little girl wearing a fitted dress. I don't like how a mermaid dress looks on a little girl.

My flower girl dress and mine are simular (see pics below). She is very excited to be matching, as am I. However, I agree that the little girls in the ballgowns are creepy. I guess mine works because I have a more casual dress and the flower girl is simular, but made in a more child appropriate style.

View Quoted Comment I wouldn't put them in a mermaid dress or anything tight. If anything it would be the middle picture. But like I said I don't think I'm going to do that because I want to wear a mermaid or trumpet dress. I want to put them in dress like these two

with a red ribbon

Or maybe something like this

View Quoted Comment That flower girl dress is so pretty and age appropriate!

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I like it! I've seen such cute examples of brides and flower girls matching but not 100% matching. It's a similar dress but the flower girl version is more age appropriate. Go for it!

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This is okay to me because its just got similar detailing but you aren't dressing her up like a mini version of yourself! This to me is a little different because that is clearly a dress for a child.

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That's so cute. I love how the bride and little girl match but not completely.

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I definitely think similar detailing is okay!! It's fine to want to have some similarities. But I find the exact replicas creepy.

Those dresses are very nice and age appropriate!

I think it's cute if the flower girls are the daughters of the bride! If not, it may be a little too matchy for me.

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This!

I can see matching the color but your wedding dress is yours. The flower girl IMO shouldn't be trying to play mini me

Im getting my FHs daughter (flower girl) a similar dress to mine, blush as well.