News — history of flower girls

  A wedding is an event that is full of tradition. Even today's non-traditional weddings usually have some type of old tradition woven in someplace. Every tradition starts somewhere and today, WhereBridesGo.com is taking a closer look at one of the cutest wedding traditions - the flower girl!   Flower Girl Origins Originally, this role had a lot of symbolism tied to it. Centuries ago a marriage's primary goal was for a couple to be able to have children, so fertility was a prime theme at weddings. Back then, flower girls carried sheaves of wheat and bouquets of herbs down the aisle to symbolize blessings of...