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A toddler hired to upstage the bride for exactly ninety seconds.
means A young girl in a wedding who walks just ahead of the bride, usually scattering petals from a small basket.
from Straightforward compound of 'flower' and 'girl' — the role grew out of the older custom of strewing flowers and herbs in the bride's path, once thought to bring fertility and ward off evil, long before anyone worried about her stealing the camera's attention.
- job description
- walk slowly, toss petals, resist eating them
- actual outcome
- usually sits down halfway down the aisle
- origin
- ancient Rome used wheat, not flowers, for fertility luck
- real purpose
- comic relief before everyone starts crying