Boy "Bridesmaids" and flower "girls"

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11-29-2005, 10:43 AM
jackie66

there is a TV bridal weekend held in the UK. It is run by danielle www.tvoptions.co.uk and is held in bournemouth. A truly wonderful weekend with all the trimmings
11-29-2005, 04:01 PM
KathrynW

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Originally Posted by Maddie

for the longest time boys till the age of 6 would wear dresses this at the younger age (1-4) faciliated the changing of diapers no pants to get in the way skirt up diaper off ernest hemmingway wore dresses till the age of 5 and there are pictures out therte somewhere

That was then. This is NOW. It simply doesn't happen nowadays. Please don't get me wrong, I find the idea of boys dressed as girls in a wedding as interesting as anyone here...but it's a myth, fiction, it simply doesn't happen... It's the stuff fictionmania stories are made of.;)

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Originally Posted by jackie66

there is a TV bridal weekend held in the UK. It is run by danielle www.tvoptions.co.uk and is held in bournemouth. A truly wonderful weekend with all the trimmings

I'm sure it's lovely, but that's not what this thread is about...;)
11-30-2005, 01:46 AM
Helana

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Originally Posted by KathrynW

Pics are *always* taken at weddings. Where are the pics?

Well chances are that the few young boys who have been dressed up for weddings are not CDers and thus are not going to post pictures on the internet boasting that the flower girl on the left was him!

Also most people dont think dressing up a young boy (under 5) is a big problem and would just laugh it off - assuming they even knew in the first place!

I did a google search and the very first entry was this discussion between parents about whether it is ok for young boys to wear dresses. You can see form the replies that there are plenty of parents who do not see this as being an issue as they expect the boy will grow out of this behavior as he grows up.

http://parents.berkeley.edu/advice/worries/boygirl.html
11-30-2005, 02:28 AM
Marlena Dahlstrom

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Originally Posted by Helana

You can see form the replies that there are plenty of parents who do not see this as being an issue as they expect the boy will grow out of this behavior as he grows up.

http://parents.berkeley.edu/advice/worries/boygirl.html

I'd just caution that this is probably a very unrepresentative sample of parents, given that the group is based in what's sometimes called the People's Republic of Berkeley, where "non-traditional lifestyles" are considered politically correct. And before anyone fires up the flamethrowers, I used to live there, so I'm speaking from first-hand experience.
11-30-2005, 02:34 AM
Helana

Marlena

I agree a very liberal group of parents but still evidence that these things do occur. They mention a French film "Ma Vie en Rose" about a young boy who likes wearing dresses. I have never heard of this one but it looks intertesting if anyone can get a hold of a copy.

http://i.imdb.com/Photos/Ss/0119590/th-1-8.jpg
http://i.imdb.com/mptv1.gif
11-30-2005, 09:36 AM
KathrynW

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Originally Posted by Marlena Dahlstrom

I'd just caution that this is probably a very unrepresentative sample of parents, given that the group is based in what's sometimes called the People's Republic of Berkeley, where "non-traditional lifestyles" are considered politically correct.

Yes...and I'd say these are still extremely isolated incidents. As far as all these people posting on this wedding forum in Atlanta or wherever it is...they have very active imaginations. ;)
Again...if this happens *all the time*...post the pics.;)
12-01-2005, 03:06 AM
Marlena Dahlstrom

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Originally Posted by Helana

They mention a French film "Ma Vie en Rose" about a young boy who likes wearing dresses. I have never heard of this one but it looks intertesting if anyone can get a hold of a copy.

Amazon has it. If you get the Logo channel on satellite or cable, it's aired there periodically.
12-01-2005, 10:49 AM
sherri

If the boy likes it or is predisposed toward femininity, that's one thing - maybe. Otherwise, I find the notion of foisting gender confusion on an innocent child - or fantasizing about it - reprehensible.
12-02-2005, 09:03 AM
Jennifer in CO

Many years ago, my wife and I had a Portrait studio and part of the bread-n-butter work was weddings. We probably did close to 150 over 10 years and ran into this situation at least twice that I remember, both were pre-teen boys. The two that I remember were: boy was about 10 and had hair to mid-back on Friday night rehersal and walked up the isle with another boy as what I thought were 2 ring bearers. Saturday in the wedding, "David" was wearing a dress that looked like the brides, his hair was french braided and was actually the flower "girl". Other was about 12 or 13 year old boy whom I would have never suspected as anything but a girl with the exception of he used the mens room at the rehersal and Saturday prior to the wedding ( no I wasn't watching...restrooms were just off the sanctuary..mens right..womans left). Tall for his age at over 5' and hair in a swept-forward bob. In the wedding he was a Jr Bridemaid...a VERY effiminate child in actions and mannerisms as I remember.

Now for Grooms...a different story. I remember one who we did a private photo with the bride and groom before the wedding. They were dressing in the same room (wedding was a formality - they'd been living together for years) and the photo was similar to a brides "partially dressed" photo. Both were wearing matching white teddies with garters and white stockings. In the wedding, he was dressed on the outside "normal" in white tux. But if you looked close, you'd notice he was the same height as her. Showing under his pants leg were the heel of white 2" pumps.

Jenn

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