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When it comes to style, matching the flower girl's dress to the bride's remains popular. Today, though, the color of the bridesmaids' dresses is typically duplicated or at least incorporated into the flower girl's outfit—if only in a waist sash or trim. According to Drahosh, brides typically pick the color of their bridesmaids' and flower girls' dresses according to season, especially if they'll be taking outdoor pictures. "Dark red was in for the fall," she relays.
Halla Scarmiti, owner of Eva's Bridal of Orland Park, Illinois, agrees, adding that most brides in her area still choose white or ivory, perhaps with a hint of the color that's picked up in the dresses of their attendants.
Yet despite the popularity of dark jewel colors in the fall and winter and pastels in spring and summer, a couple of new and vibrant color trends seem to be emerging.
Brides in parts of Florida recently have started to choose metallic colors and interesting color combinations, notes Hyland. "Metallics are subtle, and I've seen shades of copper, gold, and silver this fall. Other brides have chosen, for example, a beautiful raisin skirt, an eggplant sash, and chocolate on top." As a result, Hyland reports, flower girl dresses have appeared in metallic shades as well as in colors that really pop.
She explains: "Years ago, colors were subtle and not as much fun. Now manufacturers are offering rich, kid-friendly colors with personality, like bubble gum pink with a chocolate sash, or a bright tangerine dress with a cranberry sash."
Hyland, whose mostly satin and silk flower girl dresses average about $119, suggests that if there are to be multiple colors in the flower girl's dress, light tones should be at the top, near the child's face, and darker colors at the bottom.
Hyland says she's seeing floral or tropical-style dresses for spring. "This is partly due to the rise in destination weddings," she asserts. "Recently I had a bride going on a Disney cruise for her wedding, and so she asked for a resort look." As far as fabrics are concerned, Scarmiti says that in Illinois, organza and tulle are particularly popular for younger flower girls. Drahosh says that among her customers, taffeta is the most requested fabric. She also notes that a big trend in flower girl dresses is pin-up skirts, which have been popping up lately in bridal magazines.
For accessories, many experts recommend tights for cold weather leg wear and dressy lightweight socks for warmer weather. The most common suggestion for shoes for young flower girls is flats—either ballet slippers or Mary Janes. They can be in leather or dyed-to-match satin, depending on the season and whether the ceremony and reception will be held indoors or outside.
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