DP and I are getting married in September, and we decided to invite children as well, but not use them as props in the ceremony. I changed my mind later, as most kids are in his family, mostly boys and under 8, except one girl, lets call her Lucy (9). I kind of connected with her so I put my foot down and asked her to be my one and only flower girl. The thing is, she's the only daughter, with 3 brothers, so the parents have to be really careful with the money, meaning except school uniform and a selection of play clothes, there isn't that much to go around.
I didn't get her involved to dress her as a mannequin, but I'm a bit at my wits end where to go for her dress, especially since I'd really like to get her something both of us will consider beautiful and she'll be able to wear it on special occasions etc for a year or two (that's what I'm hoping for, but I do realise a growth spur might be around the corner). Any ideas as to where to go for this?
Second thing, I might have made a bit of a faux-pas mentioning it in front of her without discussing it with her parents first. She went jumping up and down, but her mum, although obviously pleased, had seemed a bit worried at the time. I suppose it is connected to the cost of the dress, so my other question is, what is the most tactical way to tell her I'd like to pay for the dress without hurting her feelings?
Any advice would be much appreciated 