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Monica
Devoted July 2020

Who pays for clothes for the flower girl/ring bearer

Monica, on February 25, 2019 at 10:23 PM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 0 7
We haven’t decided if we are going to have a ring bearer and flower girl yet. If we do it will be our niece and nephew. If we ask their parents (both kids are from the same set of parents) - what is the expectation of who pays for their dress and little suit? Is that the bride and groom, or do the parents typically do that?

I would totally offer to pay for that if we go that route but didn’t know if it would be considered rude to offer? Like I know it is generally the bridesmaids’ responsibility to pay for their own dress, but what about children in a wedding party?

I don’t know the etiquette for that and welcome your guidance, please!

7 Comments

Latest activity by MrsD, on February 26, 2019 at 12:55 PM
  • Cara
    Expert July 2019
    Cara ·
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    Typically the parents pay for the flower girl and ring bearer outfits. But I also don’t think it’s rude for you to offer to pay if you want to do that.
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  • Bentley
    Beginner June 2019
    Bentley ·
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    My flower girls parents bought their dresses (i have 2) but i got them the same wedding day gifts as my bridesmaids (hangers with their name, and robes) i will probably buy my ring bearers attire because he’s only 2 and won’t care about a gift.
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  • Jazmin
    Super April 2019
    Jazmin ·
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    We paid for our bubbles girl's dress.

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  • Laura
    Devoted January 2020
    Laura ·
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    I’m paying for my sister in laws daughters dresses (jr bridesmaid and flower girl) but that’s out of a courtesy.
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  • Danielle
    Devoted October 2019
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    I offered to both of my sisters to pay for the dresses and suit (3 nieces, 1 nephew). One said she can afford it and to spend my money on something else and the other was extremely appreciative and accepted the offer. It doesn’t hurt to offer if you can fit it in your budget, but if you can’t, be up front about costs (flower girls sometimes get their hair done too) when you ask them to have their children be in your wedding.
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  • Jenna
    Super October 2019
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    Technically it's on the parents to pay if they accept, but it would be very nice for you to pay if you can afford it. Nothing rude about that and it should be appreciated.

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  • MrsD
    Legend July 2019
    MrsD ·
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    In my opinion, it's on the bride & groom to buy the outfits unless the parent's insist on it.

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