What is a pageboy in a wedding?

What is a pageboy in a wedding?

A page boy is a young male attendant at a wedding or a cotillion (a social dance). This type of wedding attendant is less common than it used to be, but it is still a way of including young relatives or the children of friends in a wedding.

What is the maximum age for a pageboy?

Page boys are typically between the ages of 3 and 10 years old. However, there is no lower age limit – even toddlers and babies can be pageboys (they just might need some help getting down the aisle).

What does a page boy wear?

Get carried away as much as you like with making your page boy look as dapper as possible! A page boy usually matches the groom and the ushers in a tux, waistcoat, tie or if you can’t resist… a mini bow tie! Roco Clothing have some great options.

Do page boys hold anything?

The page boy will walk down the aisle but they don’t need to hold anything and typically walk down holding hands with the flower girl. The page boy tends to be between the ages of 3 and 10, and will often be of close relation to either the bride or the groom.

Does the page boy wear a buttonhole?

The little flowers worn in the lapel of the men’s suits at a wedding are known as buttonholes. Sometimes referred to as boutonnières, they are usually worn by the men in the bridal party: the groom, best man, ushers, father-of-the-bride, father-of-the-groom, and sometimes the page boy.

What can a page boy carry down the aisle?

The page boy can be given a basket of petals to scatter in front of the bride as she makes her way down the aisle. In the event that any attendees suffer from hay fever, fake petals or soap bubbles can serve as an alternative to real petals.

What color should pageboy wear?

Pain white shorts or trousers with a white t-shirt and a dark jacket can be a good look for a page boy. In very hot weather just dress them in smart white shorts and a white short sleeved polo shirt, with a belt or sash to match your wedding colour.

Who picks the page boy?

How to choose a Page Boy or Ring Bearer. The Page Boy is normally a young male relative, Godson or very close friend’s son. If you have more than one potential candidate within the family, try to either include them all or none at all so as not to offend!