Figure 1.--This American boy serving as a ring bearer in a formal wedding wears a white linnen suit with a fancy blouse. |
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A role can be found for virtually a child of any age fom toddlers on up. They are most commonly used in formal weddings. Brides and family wedding planners need to talk with the parents to determine just what role a child can handle. Children can play a variety of roles in wedding ceremoies with varied outfits to go with those roles. Catholic boys serve as altar boys at weddings. They wear the standard altar boy liturgical garments. I assume at a few churches there are now altar girls. The ages for the various roles are flexible enough that the various family members availble can usually be involved. Younger children also commonly participate as ring boys and flower girls. There are also junior bridesmaids, pages, and junior ushers. The outfits here can be quite varied depending on the formality of the wedding. The boys and girls wear very different outdits, by at some weddings the garmednts are coordinated. Normally younger children are chosen for ring bearers and flower girls, but because the idea is to include family, the ages are flexible. Ring boys are normally about 4-8 years old, although this age range can be expanded somewhat as needed. Ring bearers often wear Eton suits, but at formal weddings we sea quite a range of outfits, including fancy blouses with short pants or knickers. Pages are used in pairs assigned the task of carrying the bride's wedding gown train. They are used in formal weddings where the bride might have a very elaborate gown. Somewhat older children and teenagers can be chosen for junior ushers or even one of the ushers. Imaginative planners can come up with additional roles for those families with more children than can be accomodated with the traditional wedding roles.
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