Flower Girls - Then & Now

A DigitalNZ Story by Zokoroa

Photographic memories of being a flower girl carrying a posy or basket of flowers!

Weddings, Flower girls, Children, Marriage, Bridal party

Flower Girls Then...

Image: A flower girl

A flower girl

Auckland Libraries

Image: Unidentified bride and groom with best man, bridesmaid and flower girls, probably Christchurch district

Unidentified bride and groom with best man, bridesmaid and flower girls, probably Christchurch district

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Surry, Wedding

Surry, Wedding

Puke Ariki

Image: Flower girl

Flower girl

Auckland Libraries

Image: Wedding party portrait on long grass in front of brick wall, unidentified bride with long veil and groom, bridesmaid with large hat, best men and flower girls with large bonnets, probably Christchurch region

Wedding party portrait on long grass in front of brick wall, unidentified bride with long veil and groom, bridesmaid with large hat, best men and f...

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Joblin, Weddings

Joblin, Weddings

Puke Ariki

And Now...

Image: Negative: Kotlowski-Blackler Wedding

Negative: Kotlowski-Blackler Wedding

Canterbury Museum

Image: Corrigan, Wedding

Corrigan, Wedding

Puke Ariki

Image: Negative: Burr Wedding

Negative: Burr Wedding

Canterbury Museum

Image: Negative: Watson-Busbridge Wedding

Negative: Watson-Busbridge Wedding

Canterbury Museum

Image: Speak, Wedding

Speak, Wedding

Puke Ariki

Image: Negative: Todd-Dyer Wedding

Negative: Todd-Dyer Wedding

Canterbury Museum

Getting ready for the big occasion

Image: Negative: Rutherford-Tubman Wedding

Negative: Rutherford-Tubman Wedding

Canterbury Museum

Image: Negative: Gwyn-Bailey Wedding

Negative: Gwyn-Bailey Wedding

Canterbury Museum

Image: Flower Girl 1

Flower Girl 1

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Flower girls peek through the door at the bride as she prepares for her marriage

Flower girls peek through the door at the bride as she prepares for her marriage

mychillybin

Image: Negative: Prior-Fleasher Wedding

Negative: Prior-Fleasher Wedding

Canterbury Museum

Image: Negative: Kotlowski-Blackler Wedding

Negative: Kotlowski-Blackler Wedding

Canterbury Museum

Carrying the wedding veil into Church

Image: Wedding at the Point England Presbyterian Church, 1960

Wedding at the Point England Presbyterian Church, 1960

Auckland Libraries

Image: Wedding at the Point England Presbyterian Church, 1960

Wedding at the Point England Presbyterian Church, 1960

Auckland Libraries

Image: Barbara Sutherland as a bridesmaid: Photograph

Barbara Sutherland as a bridesmaid: Photograph

Wairarapa Archive

Image: Reeve, Wedding

Reeve, Wedding

Puke Ariki

Image: Reeve, Wedding

Reeve, Wedding

Puke Ariki

Image: Wedding party

Wedding party

Waimate Museum and Archives

Inside and outside the Church

Image: Hancock, Wedding

Hancock, Wedding

Puke Ariki

Image: Negative: Smith-Clode Wedding

Negative: Smith-Clode Wedding

Canterbury Museum

Image: Hancock, Wedding

Hancock, Wedding

Puke Ariki

Image: Thomson, Wedding

Thomson, Wedding

Puke Ariki

Image: Wedding photo. Rosalie Leslie - flower girl.

Wedding photo. Rosalie Leslie - flower girl.

Waitaki District Council

Image: Negative: Pearce-Dobson Wedding

Negative: Pearce-Dobson Wedding

Canterbury Museum

Posing for wedding photos

Image: Sara Aitchison (nee Macaulay) bridal party

Sara Aitchison (nee Macaulay) bridal party

Palmerston North City Library

Image: Unknown wedding, flower girls

Unknown wedding, flower girls

Palmerston North City Library

Image: Robinson, Wedding

Robinson, Wedding

Puke Ariki

Image: v "Sport and General" Photo. The bridesmaids at the marriage of the Chilean tennis player Senorita Anita Lizana, who was married to Mt. Ronald Ellis at the Brompton Oratory, London, on July 14. Miss Peggy Scriveh, herself a wellknown tennis player, is in the centre, and the others are Miss Sophie Abed (left) and Miss Joan Physick. Norma Ellis is the flower girl. (Evening Post, 05 August 1938)

v "Sport and General" Photo. The bridesmaids at the marriage of the Chilean tennis player Senorita Anita Lizana, who was married to Mt. Ronald Elli...

National Library of New Zealand

Image: Negative: Helming-Farrell

Negative: Helming-Farrell

Canterbury Museum

Image: Negative: Brown-Freeman Wedding

Negative: Brown-Freeman Wedding

Canterbury Museum

Image: Negative: Eden-King Wedding

Negative: Eden-King Wedding

Canterbury Museum

At the wedding reception

Image: Negative: Burr Wedding

Negative: Burr Wedding

Canterbury Museum

Image: Negative: Fairhall-Barton Wedding

Negative: Fairhall-Barton Wedding

Canterbury Museum

Image: Wedding Reception, Point England, 1960

Wedding Reception, Point England, 1960

Auckland Libraries

Wearing dresses of various designs & colour

Image: Negative: Wilby-Graveston Bridal Party

Negative: Wilby-Graveston Bridal Party

Canterbury Museum

Image: Foreman, Wedding

Foreman, Wedding

Puke Ariki

Image: Redin, Wedding

Redin, Wedding

Puke Ariki

Image: Negative: Plows-Ellis Wedding

Negative: Plows-Ellis Wedding

Canterbury Museum

Image: Negative: Burrell-Smith-Jordan Wedding

Negative: Burrell-Smith-Jordan Wedding

Canterbury Museum

Image: Negative: Tomlinson-White wedding

Negative: Tomlinson-White wedding

Canterbury Museum

Image: Boyle, Wedding

Boyle, Wedding

Puke Ariki

Image: Rowe, Wedding

Rowe, Wedding

Puke Ariki

Image: Negative: Campbell-Fallen wedding

Negative: Campbell-Fallen wedding

Canterbury Museum

Image: Josephs, Wedding

Josephs, Wedding

Puke Ariki

Image: Negative: Williams-McGregor wedding

Negative: Williams-McGregor wedding

Canterbury Museum

Image: Negative: McLean-Evans wedding

Negative: McLean-Evans wedding

Canterbury Museum

Carrying posies

Image: Riley, Girl

Riley, Girl

Puke Ariki

Image: Willoughby, Girl

Willoughby, Girl

Puke Ariki

Image: Parsons, Wedding

Parsons, Wedding

Puke Ariki

Image: Baylis, Girl

Baylis, Girl

Puke Ariki

Image: Hall, Wedding

Hall, Wedding

Puke Ariki

Image: Wedding party

Wedding party

Waimate Museum and Archives

Image: Barleyman, Wedding

Barleyman, Wedding

Puke Ariki

Image: Morehu, Wedding

Morehu, Wedding

Puke Ariki

Image: McPherson, Wedding

McPherson, Wedding

Puke Ariki

Image: Thompson, Wedding

Thompson, Wedding

Puke Ariki

Image: Brooker, Wedding

Brooker, Wedding

Puke Ariki

Image: Hoskins, Wedding

Hoskins, Wedding

Puke Ariki

Carrying flower baskets

Image: [Portrait of a flower girl]

[Portrait of a flower girl]

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: Maria Yiannett, flowergirl

Maria Yiannett, flowergirl

Puke Ariki

Image: Christmas - Dennis wedding

Christmas - Dennis wedding

Puke Ariki

Image: Bradley, Wedding

Bradley, Wedding

Puke Ariki

Image: Bennock, Wedding

Bennock, Wedding

Puke Ariki

Image: Broome, Wedding

Broome, Wedding

Puke Ariki

Image: Hale, Wedding

Hale, Wedding

Puke Ariki

Image: Smith, Wedding

Smith, Wedding

Puke Ariki

Image: Jennifer and Nicole Best

Jennifer and Nicole Best

Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand