{"id":740,"date":"2014-03-25T07:19:43","date_gmt":"2014-03-25T14:19:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bellenza.com\/wedding-ideas\/decorate\/flower-girl-fun-alternative-ideas-to-say-goodbye-to-the-basket.html"},"modified":"2014-03-25T07:29:08","modified_gmt":"2014-03-25T14:29:08","slug":"flower-girl-fun-alternative-ideas-to-say-goodbye-to-the-basket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bellenza.com\/wedding-ideas\/decorate\/flower-girl-fun-alternative-ideas-to-say-goodbye-to-the-basket.html","title":{"rendered":"Flower Girl Fun: Alternative Ideas to Say &#8216;Goodbye&#8217; to the Basket!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bellenza.com\/wedding-ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/flowergirl-wand.jpg\" alt=\"Flowergirl wand for alternative basket idea\" height=\"200\" width=\"290\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Being a flower girl can be quite a thrill for your favorite little lady. But it could also be pretty overwhelming having to walk down that aisle all alone! Make it fun with something for her to carry along that\u2019s a lot more whimsical and playful than the traditional basket of flowers. We\u2019re sharing 10 fabulous ideas that can suit your chosen wedding theme, season, or venue\u2014plus will have your darling flower girl all smiles for her moment in the spotlight!<\/p>\n<h2>Floral Choices with an Elegant Spin<\/h2>\n<p>To keep within the flowery look, you could opt for <strong>wedding wands<\/strong> made of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bellenza.com\/wedding-ideas\/decorate\/creative-ways-to-use-ribbons-at-a-wedding.html\"><strong>flowers and trailing ribbons<\/strong><\/a>. Having the stick to hold makes it easier for little hands. Plus what fun to have something to wave around as she walks!<\/p>\n<p>You could also consider sweet little pomanders or \u2018<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bellenza.com\/wedding-ideas\/decorate\/pretty-pomanders-for-a-romantic-wedding-ceremony.html\">kissing balls<\/a>,\u2019 floral garlands, or even a single giant <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bellenza.com\/wedding-ideas\/diy-projects\/pretty-paper-flowers-you-can-make-for-a-wedding.html\">paper flower<\/a><\/strong> as tall as your flower girl!<\/p>\n<h2>Whimsical Ideas with Non-Florals<\/h2>\n<p>For non-floral options, we love the ideas we found! Why not <strong>clusters of seashells<\/strong> in place of a flower wand? Or a <strong>petite wreath<\/strong> for a rustic wedding, a ladylike <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bellenza.com\/wedding-ideas\/decorate\/parasols-ultra-pretty-ways-to-use-them-in-your-wedding.html\"><strong>parasol<\/strong><\/a> on a sunny day, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bellenza.com\/wedding-ideas\/decorate\/elegant-ways-to-use-balloons-as-wedding-decorations.html\"><strong>giant balloons<\/strong><\/a>, or a <strong>banner<\/strong> with a sweet message?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bellenza.com\/wedding-ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/flower-girls.jpg\" alt=\"Alternative flower girl basket ideas that are fun using ribbons, wands, garlands, balloons, and wreaths\" height=\"994\" width=\"575\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And if you really want to get those flower girl smiles and giggles, you can\u2019t go wrong if you prepare lollipops or balloons for her to hold, or even bubbles for her to play with!<\/p>\n<p><em>Image credits:<\/em><br \/>\n1 &#8211; Orange wand via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fancypantsweddings.com\/fun-flower-girl-ideas-northern-california-weddings\/ann00512\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Fancy Pants Weddings<\/a>; 2 &#8211; Pink and blue wand via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amyosaba.com\/weddings\/2012\/09\/13\/christina-dan-at-callanwolde\/\" target=\"_blank\">Amy Osaba Event Floral Design<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/erinheartscourt.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Erin Hearts Court<\/a> photography); 3 &#8211; Seashell wands via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.etsy.com\/listing\/154367109\/seashell-flower-girl-wand-seashell?ref=br_feed_29&amp;br_feed_tlp=weddings\" target=\"_blank\">NatsAlohaWedding<\/a>; 4 &#8211; Baby wand via <a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/55098795414112469\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pinterest<\/a> and (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.caroline-alexander.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Caroline Alexander Photography<\/a>); 5 &#8211; Balloons from <a href=\"http:\/\/rusticweddingchic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Rustic Wedding Chic<\/a>, via <a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/155655730843399176\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pinterest<\/a>; 6 &#8211; Parasol via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.indieimagephoto.com\/2010\/05\/11\/the-flower-girl\/\" target=\"_blank\">Indie Image Photography<\/a>; 7 &#8211; Bubbles via <a href=\"http:\/\/gallery.weddingbee.com\/photo\/the-flowergirl-dress-equipped-with-super-cute-bubbles#axzz2Z4NLIAdX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Wedding Bee<\/a>; 8 &#8211; Wreath via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.coricook.net\/home\/2011\/3\/14\/planet-bluegrass-wedding-talia-events-cori-cook-floral-desig.html\" target=\"_blank\">Cori Cook Floral Design<\/a>; 9 &#8211; Lollipops via <a href=\"http:\/\/bridalsnob.tumblr.com\/post\/677407613\/handmade-weddings-candy-and-cowboys-etsy-blog\" target=\"_blank\">Tumblr<\/a>; 10 &#8211; Banner via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariee.fr\/psycho_societe\/mariage_civil_et_pacs\/des-idees-pour-un-mariage-original-cote-ceremonie.html\">Mariee.fr<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Being a flower girl can be quite a thrill for your favorite little lady. But it could also be pretty overwhelming having to walk down that aisle all alone! Make it fun with something for her to carry along that\u2019s a lot more whimsical and playful than the traditional basket of flowers. We\u2019re sharing 10 &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[66,23,437,439,438,44],"class_list":["post-740","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","","category-decorate","tag-balloons","tag-ceremony","tag-flower-girls","tag-parasols","tag-pomanders","tag-ribbons"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Flower Girl Fun: Alternative Ideas to Say &#039;Goodbye&#039; to the Basket! - Creative and Fun Wedding Ideas Made Simple<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bellenza.com\/wedding-ideas\/decorate\/flower-girl-fun-alternative-ideas-to-say-goodbye-to-the-basket.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Flower Girl Fun: Alternative Ideas to Say &#039;Goodbye&#039; to the Basket! - Creative and Fun Wedding Ideas Made Simple\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Being a flower girl can be quite a thrill for your favorite little lady. 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