Dress selection

We’re offering to purchase their attire for them. They’re my niece and nephew and their mom and sister are both in the wedding as well and I know it’s expensive so we wanted to lighten their load a bit. I found the flower girls dress on jjshouse.

We let the parents know before we asked the children what we were wanting them to buy for their child. There wasn't any sense in asking the children if their parent's can't afford the attire! I wasn't too picky though for them. Either black and white or one of the wedding colours.

We offered to pay for our flower girl's dress, and I'm making the ring bearer's bow tie (I'd have bought it, but I didn't find the right colour). They're siblings, and it's the second marriage this year where they're in the wedding party, so we didn't want it to be too much for their parents. We're not providing the ring bearer's pants and shirt, as those are staple pieces of clothing that he already has (granted they still fit him of course). Basically, we're paying for the pieces that are particular to our wedding.

I told the mom and the grandma what kind of dress we wanted, and which colour, and we all keep an eye open. If we don't find anything this way, we've spotted a store specialised in children's formal wear that I'll visit with the mom and the flower girl.

When my cousin got married, she went shopping with the flower girl and her dad, and the girl's dad paid for the dress.

If you're not picking a specific dress or suit for them, giving guidance and leaving it up to the parents kind of makes it really apparent it's up to them to buy it.

You may want to look in some thrift stores or craft stores for chalkboard signs and/or ring boxes/pillows. Ordering online, you'll probably find some really cute stuff, but it could be more cost effective to find something local first.

It really depends on you, and your vision and how particular you are on it, and your relationship with the littles parents.

For me, my flower girls are my two nieces. I'm actually making their dresses out of my mom's old wedding dress. I should be able to make their dresses for less than 30$ total, so I'm just paying for that. My sister will take care of buying their shoes, etc.

When my sister got married, she found the dress she wanted for her flower girl and then told the child's mom, who went and bought that specific dress.

As far as quote boards, there's lots - it depends on what style you're going for. Same goes for the box - You can probably get them on the same site, once you have the style figured out.