I'm in the Wedding Too: A Complete Guide for Flower Girls and Junior Bridesmaids FROM OUR EDITORS
Perfect for young women who are included in a wedding, this book informs flower girls and junior bridesmaids about what to expect and provides sound advice, including how to keep hair neat and ways of dealing with slippery shoes. There is also enough room to paste in photos, write down feelings and details, and a heart-shaped spot to draw a reader's future spouse.
ANNOTATION
Describes the events of a typical wedding day and explains the responsibilities of the various participants with special emphasis on the role and duties of the flower girl and junior bridesmaid.
FROM THE CRITICS
Kirkus Reviews
A book for a well-defined audience—girls looking forward to their first experience as a wedding attendant. Plaisted includes sound etiquette advice ("You should write to the bride and her parents to thank them for including you in such a special day") accompanied by sample letters; an outline of what to expect before, during, and after the ceremony; and practical suggestions, e.g., hints for dealing with slippery shoes, long dresses, and headpieces, and reminders about posture, fidgeting, and going to the bathroom before the ceremony. Christian, Jewish, and civil ceremonies are mentioned, but Plaisted, perhaps wisely, concentrates on logistics rather than the content of the rites. Softly colored illustrations show a multiethnic assortment of happy people engaged in festivities that look prone to moments of congenial chaos. The straightforward, commonsensical text lapses into silliness only in the final pages, where readers are breathlessly counseled to save a piece of wedding cake to dream on and a heart-shaped space is left blank for a picture of the future spouse.
Designed as a gift book, this has a drawback for institutional use—the space inviting children to record their memories. Regardless, it's balanced enough to be read to four-year-old flower children.
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