Everyone knows what the bridesmaids and Maid of Honor do: plan the bachelorette party, the bridal shower, go with you to numerous dress fittings, and keep you from balling at the ceremony. But what about the Junior Bridesmaid (typically ages 9-14)? She's too little to plan your bachelorette party or your shower, but she's a member of your wedding party and you have to include her with the older girls.
Here are a few tasks you can delegate to the Junior Bridesmaid to make her feel like she earned her bridesmaid gift.
Help out the ushers by escorting guests to their seats.
Hand out programs, bubbles, rice, confetti, and other send-off props
Go wedding gown shopping, give input. She might be young, but she has the childlike honesty and insight you need. She'll tell you if the dress is flattering or not.
Assist with bridal shower favor construction. Her little fingers are perfectly sized for tying bows on favor boxes or goodie bags.
Dances with Junior Groomsmen. This awkward dance will be one of the cutest moments of the entire wedding.
Help address invitations with her perfect penmanship.
Perform a song or play a musical instrument during the ceremony.
Walk down the aisle in the procession and stand adorably at the alter with the other attendants.
It's challenging to find suitable bridesmaid gifts for the Junior Bridesmaid. She's almost-but-not-quite a teenager, so you might have trouble finding something age-appropriate but with a grown-up feel. WeddingStand has an expansive collection of bridesmaid gifts for Junior bridesmaids, check them out.
