Wedding Signs For Flower Girls & Ring Bearers To Carry

Before you go ahead and order flower petals for your flower girl to toss as she skips down the aisle, check with your venue to make sure that's actually allowed.

Our church said it was a no go. That was fine for us because we actually didn't have a flower girl, but it was the first time I heard something like that. The priest said that they don't have anyone who was responsible for cleaning up the petals after the ceremony, so they just don't let you have them.

No worries. There are alternatives. I put together a list of super cute wedding signs for flower girls and ring bearers to carry. Yes, I included the ring bearers because, as you may remember from our ring bearer post, they don't actually carry the rings.

Wedding Signs For Flower Girls & Ring Bearers To Carry

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Last Chance To Run Sign

Weddings don't have to be so serious and rigid. They can be light and fun ... just like this Last Chance To Run sign. It's a really funny sign for a runaway groom. Plus it makes for some funny photos too.

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Daddy Here Comes Mommy Sign

If you and your fiancé already have kids, you definitely will get adorable photos if you get your child(ren) to carry this Daddy, here comes Mommy! sign. Our friends had their daughters carry something similar and I just thought it was the sweetest thing.

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Here Comes The Bride Sign

You want to make sure everyone knows the bride is about to walk down the aisle so they can get their cameras ready for that perfect shot. What better way to do that than with this very simple, very direct "Here comes the bride" sign from Zulily.

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Too Late To Run ... Here She Comes Sign

Here's the other funny sign on the list: Too Late To Run ... Here She Comes! I can see this really working at a lot of weddings, especially ones where the bride was a little more forward about wanting to get married than the groom.

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Happily Ever After Starts Here Sign

I saved my favorite for last, this Happily Ever After Starts Here sign. I saw it and it just stopped my heart. It's so true. Your wedding is when that chapter of your love story starts, so this is just a beautiful and perfect sentiment. Plus, this would be so cute for you to hold in your wedding photos after the ceremony is over.

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For Once She's On Time Sign

If you're someone who is never on time, this very funny For Once She's On Time Here Comes The Bride sign is perfect. It'll make your guests laugh ... right before they cry at seeing how beautiful you are in your dress when you walk down the aisle.

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Has Anyone Seen The Rings Sign

In all truth, the ring bearer (at least, at my church) isn't allowed to carry the rings because there's a big fear that he'll drop them, the rings will get lost, and the ceremony will have to stop while everyone looks for them.

But, that doesn't stop this Has Anyone Seen The Rings sign from being funny.

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I Only Came For The Cake Sign

I like that Flo Rida song, Cake, where the catchiest part of the chorus is "I only came for the cake." Because me too, friend. Sometimes, I'm only at the party for the cake too.

And your ring bearer might be too. Tiny children don't come to party or to stay. They only come for the cake. So this sign is perfect.

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Purchase Wedding Signs For Kids To Carry Online:

These aren't all the wedding signs that your flower girls and ring bearers can carry down the aisle. They're just our favorites. For more, check out the following stores below:

• Amazon
• Beau-Coup
• Etsy
• Target
• Walmart
• Zulily

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Top 10 Ring Bearer Gift Ideas

Thank you gifts don't stop with the grown ups. You should also pick up gifts for your ring bearer and flower girl. We're forgetting about the little girls right now, though, because this post is focusing on boys ring bearer gifts.

(Yes, yes, in the effort of full acceptance, you can have a female ring bearer. You do you. And really, some of these would work for that. But the personalized items have little boys on them.)

If you're looking for a gift for the little man in your wedding party, we're here to help. Our top 10 ring bearer gifts are below.

Top 10 Ring Bearer Gift Ideas

1. All Star Ring Bearer Plush Football
2. Personalized Ring Bearer Baseball
3. The Best Ever Ring Bearer Book
4. Ring Bearer Stretch Limo
5. Ring Bearer Sock Monkey
6. I Am The Ring Bearer T-Shirt
7. Ring Bearer Picture Frame
8. LEGO Table Decoration Set
9. Ring Bearer Water Bottle
10. Ring Bearer Piggy Bank

All Star Ring Bearer Plush Football

I am a big fan of getting kids toys that don't light or beep. Anything that's not electronic is a big yes in my book. Especially if it encourages play. I say that, I guess, because we only have nephews, no kids of our own yet. So I'm always trying to get them gifts that they can play with and that we can play together. Nothing where we're both staring at a screen.

This All Star Ring Bearer Plush Football is perfect for that.

It's something to commemorate the day. It's also something they can play with at the rehearsal dinner (where you usually give the gifts). It'll keep them entertained that day, and then will give them something to play with long after the wedding.

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Personalized Ring Bearer Baseball

Is your ring bearer more into baseball than football? No worries. We still got you.

Pick up this Personalized Ring Bearer Baseball instead.

Yes, it's personalized, but yes, it also should be played with. Toys for kids shouldn't need to be kept perfect. This baseball, covered in dirt and memories from your reception, will be worth more than if it was kept perfectly white for years.

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The Best Ever Ring Bearer Book

How much does your ring bearer know about being a ring bearer?

If you pick him up The Best Ever Ring Bearer Book, it will tell him everything he needs to know about being a ring bearer. And that'll be fun for him to learn (and a little easier on his parents who will have to explain his duties).

This might be a gift you'll want to give him when you ask him to be your ring bearer instead of when he's already committed, but it's up to you.

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Ring Bearer Stretch Limo

Boys like cars. It seems to be a big hit with every young boy. But you can always give die-cast toy cars.

You can't always give a Ring Bearer Stretch Limo, now can you?

This has pull back action too, which is super fun (and can be good if there's a pretend runaway bride inside!). If this will be your ring bearer's first time inside a limo, this is a really fun way to commemorate that.

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Ring Bearer Sock Monkey

Sock monkeys are so cute. And this Ring Bearer Sock Monkey is from when this sock monkey was actually in a wedding.

Apparently.

I mean, that's what the description told me. It's so cute and I can imagine your little ring bearer snuggling with it after the reception ... and for many nights after.

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I Am The Ring Bearer T-Shirt

I like wedding clothing. It's fun to wear during wedding week, and then you can use it as (to use Pete's term) knock around clothes after.

I've seen a lot of plain items, but this I Am The Ring Bearer T-Shirt is so awesome because it's a play on Batman. And, I'm not saying your ring bearer is Batman, but I've never seen him and Batman in the same room.

The shirt comes in sizes youth medium, youth extra-large, small, and medium, so it should fit the majority of your ring bearers.

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Ring Bearer Picture Frame

This gift is a little more for the parents than the ring bearer himself, but you can pick up a Ring Bearer Picture Frame.

I actually made one at CafePress for our ring bearer so I could add his name to it. I really loved it ... and I think our ring bearer loved that we also gave him a toy with it.

After your wedding, be sure to add a photo of your ring bearer with your thank you card. That way, his parents can add it to his frame.

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LEGO Wedding Table Decoration Set

If your ring bearer loves LEGO toys, this LEGO Wedding Table Decoration Set is the way to go.

It comes with a bride and groom too, plus great accessories, which is fun. I mean, just look at that top hat and drink the groom has. And the bride's flower and veil are adorable too.

You can set up a kids table at your wedding, use this to mark it, and let the ring bearer take it home at the end of the night.

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Ring Bearer Water Bottle

Weddings can be long for kids, especially the ceremony. They might get antsy, especially if you have a summer wedding and they get hot and thirsty.

My friend Michelle -- whose son was a ring bearer -- said a cup with a straw is a great way to go. The straw is important so they don't spill and get messy before the reception, so this Ring Bearer Water Bottle is perfect.

It's a water bottle, which you can personalize with your ring bearer's name. It also has a straw, so you don't have to worry about him spilling all over himself.

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Ring Bearer Piggy Bank

I still have my piggy bank from when I was a little kid. It also still has all my money from when I was a little kid in it. It's so special to me.

And a cute Ring Bearer Piggy Bank would be really special for your ring bearer.

You can get it personalized with your ring bearer's name on one side and your wedding date on the other.

Purchase here.

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DIY Personalized Beach Pail Ring Bearer & Flower Girl Gift Idea For A Beach Wedding

The trouble with being in my wedding party was that sometimes, I would bombard you with crazy questions. And I expected you to have these magical answers that will solve everything.

My friend Michelle got used to this ... and she was quick with the absolute perfect answer. I asked her opinion, she gave it to me, it was perfect, and I didn't have to stress about that aspect of the wedding anymore.

Take, for example, when I asked her: What kind of gift you would give a ring bearer?

She immediately answered, "idea" with the Etsy link to the following photo:

Photo source: DeLaDesign on Etsy

Oh my gosh, I was in love.

We had a beach themed wedding, and our reception was on the beach, so since our young ring bearer did come to the reception, this could keep him occupied. After the reception, this would keep him occupied for the week he was here with his family on vacation (because we do live at the beach).

You can personalize it with the child's name, favorite sea animal, and the words ring bearer. You could also add a set of rings somewhere too.

I would definitely head to the dollar store to pick up some sand toys to add to it, just to keep your ring bearer more occupied. But, really, this is perfect.

Michelle knew that our colors were eggplant, lilac, and silver (with pops of white) so she told me to get a white bucket because a little boy might freak out over a purple bucket.

Good to know.

If you are looking for an idea for a young flower girl, this would work too. Instead of a sea creature on it, you could put a flower. Or maybe a starfish.

I would definitely advise that you find a professional to create this for you. The bucket, if you can't tell, has vinyl cut and stuck onto it. It's not paint (which would peel). If you don't have a Cricut machine, I wouldn't try this at home. You can order from DeLaDesign on Etsy.

If you are going with a DIY, my mom suggested that getting a nicer bucket than what the dollar store sells. They have dollar store buckets at the school she worked at and she said they do not last very long. And this is something we'd definitely like to last.

So, if you are planning to DIY it here's a super quick DIY tutorial:

DIY Personalized Beach Pail Ring Bearer & Flower Girl Gift Idea For A Beach Wedding

What You'll Need:

• Sea creature stickers 
• Large letter stickers 
• Sand bucket

What You'll Do:

• Affix the sea creature sticker(s) to the sand bucket.
• Spell out the child's name in stickers and affix those above the sea creature.

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Everything You Need To Know About Ring Bearers

Ring bearers and flower girls are so adorable. It's so cute to see little kids all dressed up on your wedding day. And there are such fantastic photos of the bride and groom and the ring bearer and flower girls that you can't have without them. But there are a few key things you need to keep in mind when you have these little people in your wedding party. We have a whole post about flower girls soon, but for now, this one is going to focus on everything you need to know about ring bearers.

Everything You Need To Know About Ring Bearers

Do you have to have a ring bearer?
Nope. If you don't want one or have no one to ask, you don't have to have one. It's like any part of your wedding. It's your wedding so you can do what you want. The only real things you have to have are someone to marry and someone ordained to perform the ceremony.

Who do you ask?
Don't just blurt out to a young kid that he is going to be your ring bearer. You need to consult with his mom and dad first. They know their kid well enough to figure out if he will make it down the aisle without a meltdown. If the parents say no, then it's a no.

But who, specifically, should be your ring bearer? There's no real rule on this, but this is a way to include more family members into the bridal party. So if you or your fiance have a nephew, go with him. Or maybe your favorite cousin has a young son. Or maybe you have a young cousin. Or a godson. Really, there are a lot of possibilities. Weddings are about bringing families together and getting them involved, so you can use your ring bearer to add more family to your wedding party.

How old should the ring bearer be?
There's a age window of when kids are considered to be ring bearer age. Birth to about 11 fits into the ring bearer bracket. At 12, you fall into a junior groomsman age. This, of course, is just a rough guide. I mean, if you want to ask your grandpa to be your ring bearer, that's totally cool. Go right ahead. But for the most part, you'll probably stick with anyone younger than 12.

But the window between one and two can be really hard. If you pick an infant, you can always ask his parent to carry him down the aisle in a tuxedo onesie. That's cute. But around one, there's a change the boy won't make it down the aisle on his own. And at two, there's a chance he will throw a fit the morning of and not even attempt to go down the aisle. Once you get to three, kids are a little more agreeable so it's a little easier.

What does he wear?
It's a little crazy to ask your ring bearer's parents to rent him a tuxedo to match the groomsmen. Instead, let his parents know what color the groomsmen are wearing. Chances are, they'll feel much better abut picking up a pair of matching pants (that the kid can wear until he outgrows them, then can pass them on as hand me downs) instead of renting a pair for a few hours.

If you have something special with the tuxedos (like, with us, Pete was wearing a bow tie and all his groomsmen were wearing long ties), let the ring bearer's parents know. That way, he won't come dressed in a bow tie and throw off your plans.

What does he do?
This one was a shock to me. I thought the ring bearer carried the rings down the aisle on the ring bearer pillow. Nope. When we met with our priest, he told us that the ring bearer may trip (or just be playing with the pillow), the rings fall off, and now there's a break in the wedding to search for rings. If you tie the rings onto the pillow to avoid them from potentially rolling down the aisle, now the priest (or officiant) has to try to hold a book to conduct the ceremonies, then channel his inner boy scout to undo whatever knot you tied to keep the rings on the pillow.

Instead, tie a pair of fake rings onto the pillow and if they fall, they wedding continues without a hiccup.

Should he come to the rehearsal?
Absolutely. You should ask his parents to explain to him what he will be doing at your wedding, and it will be nice for him to have a run through at the rehearsal. That way, he will be familiar with the aisle he is walking down.

Also, you might want to ask one of his parents to stand at the end of the aisle (if he is younger) so you can tell your ring bearer to walk right to them.

Our ring bearer pillow that Pete's sister sewed herself because she is amazing.

When does he walk?
Before the flower girls and after the maid of honor. So, quick rundown of the aisle walking order: mothers of the bride and groom (with their attendants), bridesmaids, maid of honor, ring bearer, flower girl, bride and her dad.

What should you do to thank him?
You will have to get your ring bearer a thank you present, but a little boy doesn't want cufflinks. I made ours a personalized frame on CafePress, then picked up a toy (we actually got the Battroborg Arena, which was a huge hit with our ring bearer and his brother).

Should he come to the reception?
That's really up to his parents. I know it's your wedding, but that's not your decision to make. If you are having a ring bearer in your bridal party, you should invite him to the reception. If his parents think he is too young (or if they would rather not bring him), let them decide that.

If he does come to the reception, be sure to talk to your venue about offering a kids meal. Many venues will charge you a lesser price for kids and won't charge for alcohol, so be sure to let your venue know.

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