Flower Girl Shoes

January 7, 2008

Flower Girl Shoes
There are a lot of options when it comes to flower girl shoes but you need to take a lot into consideration before making a purchase. My two-year-old daughter is scheduled to make an appearance in a wedding in this very role and I had a heck of a time finding the right shoes for the occasion. Flower girls shoes for really small children are hard to find but it can be done.

Having a toddler is stressful for a mom. Having a toddler as a participant in a wedding is stressful beyond words. You just never know what they are going to say, where they are going to run and what they are going to do. In addition, you also have to consider their clothes, specifically the flower girl shoes.

You worked hard to keep her dress for the wedding ceremony spotless. She shuffles and struggles to get out of the remarkably uncomfortable get-up that the bride has chosen but you prevail anyway. Then you get to the flower girl shoes and it all falls apart.

The stockings were difficult enough to deal with. Little girls just hate them and toddlers abhor stocking. I’m amazed that they even make them in toddler sizes. My daughter did struggle with the stockings but she really didn’t have a problem until I introduced the flower girl shoes.

The flower girl shoes were stiff and unyielding. Her little feet were visibly uncomfortable but I put them on her since the bride made the selection. It just didn’t work for my child. She had difficulty walking in them but bare feet in the church were not an option so we continued the process.

Fortunately, this was just a dress rehearsal. Once the bride-to-be saw my poor little toddler in those flower girl shoes she said that we had to choose another pair. Even better, she let my daughter take an active part in choosing her flower girl shoes and my daughter was delighted.

My daughter let the bride-to-be put shoe after shoe on her little feet and she was the perfect little angel. Finally, she stood up in a pair of flower girl shoes and walked around the bridal shop with pride. We knew that we found our pair.

If you are in the market for flower girl shoes in your immediate future make sure that you bring the bride-to-be along for the fitting. She can get you out of a real jam.