FlowerGirlOutlet – Little Girl Dresses

Let’s talk about full length flower girl gowns. Although, I can’t speak for weddings all over the world, in American culture flower girls tend to look like little angelic attendants in  tea length dresses, sometimes the miniature bride is the desired look. The miniature bride usually is in one of the flower girl gowns full length to the ground and wearing a garment that matches closely to the bride. In a case like this, there may be only one flower girl attendant and it is a glamorous role for a little girl.

When I work with a little one in a photo session I’m not only looking at the lighting and fabric of the dress. I’m looking at the future of the image in my imagination. One over all goal is to say, lets make sure the little girl all dressed and dazzled still looks like a little girl. The miniature lux bride is not a pageant contestant and although there is a place for make up and jewelry it is a careful ballance. Blush and lipstick can be not only unnatural to the eye on a little face, but it can also invoke feelings that can make an adult woman feel alarmed and defensive.

One example of this would be an article recently published in Time magazine about a 10 year old french Vogue model who has created a little buzz about her all too grown up look.

Here one sees a perfect face,  perfect make up in neutral tones, perfect hair, casual fashion wear on a little girl stretched out on a tiger skin. This is hardly scandalous, but has invoked a lot of feeling from french women, because she looks too grown up.

One can only imagine what a pr disaster if her lipstick was unnaturally bright red or blue glitter eyeshadow highlighted her brow.

Now we take this little tid bit lesson and apply it to the real world. How much is too much when we dress a little girl to be a mini me. When going with the miniature bride look for your flower girls, make sure her dress is age appropriate. Strapless dresses may be fine in your oppinion, but consider should her dress slip and she have an embarrasing accident while standing in front of many eyes it may be over just too whelming for a little girl. Even a spaghetti strap dress may need a little jacket covering.

Make up is perfectly appropriate, but too much color may look more like a television performer and not a little girl. Shoes are another this to take into consideration. If she has never walked in a shoe more than an inch high. Stumbling,tripping, and a nervous  little girl again becomes a performer.

One great way to create the mini bride look, is to create a full long dress with a large petticoat for a full formal look. Sparkle and glamorous looks best on a child when it is on the dress. Beads, sequins, and embroidery can beautiful accessories. Embellishments can be done with an up do and a small tiara in the hair or a flowy veil.  Too much jewelry is not necessary, pearls work perfectly. Make sure your jewelry is LEAD FREE! Find American made accessories if possible, especially anything that goes into your child ears! Shoes need not be high, ballet flats are perfect. And of course, a matching bouquet is the most important accessory