Stocking Flower Girl Accessories: A Buying Guide for Florists

Flower girl accessories are a small line with a good margin, and they get bought late. A wedding booking is usually confirmed months out, but the flower girl details often get decided in the final weeks, once the dress is chosen and the number of children is settled. That timing works in favour of a florist who already holds the stock and against one who has to order it in.

This guide covers what the category actually contains, how the pieces work together, and the practical points that come up when you are stocking for repeat wedding work rather than buying for one job.

What the category covers

Four things account for most of it, and they are usually bought together rather than separately.

Wands are the most requested item, and the one most often asked for by name. Star and heart shapes cover most requests, in glittered and plain finishes. They photograph well, they give a child something to hold that is not going to be dropped or eaten, and they suit venues that do not permit loose petals. The wands and sceptres range covers the standard shapes and finishes.

Baskets and bags are the alternative for a traditional aisle walk. Lace and rose flower girl bags in white and ivory cover most schemes.

Petals go with the basket or bag, and are also bought on their own for aisle dressing, table scatter and confetti shots. Bulk bags suit venue-wide work, while boxed sets suit retail display and smaller weddings. Browse wholesale rose petals in bulk bags and boxes.

Wrist corsages in child sizes complete the look and are the most commonly missed up sell. A flower girl in a corsage bracelet matching the bridesmaids reads as part of the party rather than an afterthought. Child-size corsage bracelets are made up the same way as adult ones.

Stocking rather than ordering in

The commercial case for holding these rather than ordering per booking comes down to timing and colour.

Flower girl details are decided late, and often changed. A bride who has settled on ivory in March may switch to blush in June when the dress arrives. If you hold a small range across the two or three colours you actually see, you absorb that change without a reorder. If you buy per booking, you either eat the cost or have an awkward conversation.

None of it is perishable, so a piece that does not go out this season goes out next. That makes the buying decision closer to stocking ribbon than to stocking flowers. The risk is not spoilage, it is buying colours nobody asks for, which is a different and more manageable problem.

Buy narrow and deep rather than wide and shallow. Ivory, white and one accent colour will cover the majority of requests. A single wand in eight colours looks impressive in the shop and is useless when someone wants four matching ones.

Selling it as a set

The accessories work commercially when they are quoted as a group rather than itemised. A flower girl package covering a wand or bag, petals and a matching wrist corsage is easier for a customer to say yes to than four separate line items, and it lifts the average value of the booking without lengthening the conversation.

It also helps to have one made up. Parents and brides find it hard to picture a wand from a product photograph and easy to picture one being held. A single display piece in your most-requested colour does more than a page of options.

Where you are working with a venue rather than direct with a couple, check the petal policy before quoting. Some venues do not allow loose petals indoors, or charge for clearing them, and knowing that in advance turns a problem into a recommendation for wands instead.

Practical points worth knowing

Sizing. Child wrist corsage bases are a genuinely different size, not a smaller-looking adult one. Ordering adult bracelets for children is the most common mistake, and it is only obvious on the day.

Handling. Glittered finishes shed a little, particularly when new. Worth knowing before a piece goes near a white dress, and worth a shake outdoors before handing anything over.

Storage. Wands store flat and stack, and bags keep their shape better hung than boxed. Petals should be kept dry and out of direct light, since strong colours can fade in a sunny stockroom over a season.

Colour matching. Whites and ivories vary between ranges, so if a bag, wand and corsage need to match, buy them together rather than topping up later from a different batch.

Where to start

If you are building this line for the first time, start with wands in ivory and white and a small quantity of petals to match. Those cover the majority of requests, they store indefinitely, and they tell you quickly what your customers actually ask for.

Browse the wands and sceptres, flower girl bags and rose petals ranges. Corsage Creations supplies florists, event stylists, wedding planners, venue dressers and craft retailers. Registration is required to view prices and place an order.