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When kids take part in the wedding...

http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/weddingguide/3500.html

Here's an article from 2007 that I just read, with some humorous (and a couple not so) vignettes about children in weddings.  It seems we've had a few posts lately about the topic, so thought it would be worth sharing.

Enjoy!

Re: When kids take part in the wedding...

  • MikesAngieMikesAngie member
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    edited December 2011

    Uh....Thanks I think...

    The youngest child that is invited to our wedding will be close to six and she is close family so...  Hopefully things will go just fine.  I plan on giving those under 13 something more to do than drive their older cousins crazy - I'm just not sure what at this time.

  • Marrin713Marrin713 member
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    edited December 2011
    We had 2 very special needs great nephews of H's at the reception.  They were just fine and everyone adored them.  But I felt bad because these two were allowed to come when it was an adults-only reception.  However, these two could not be left with a sitter unless sitter was an RN.  They also came from Nebraska with their parents to attend the week end wedding activities.  But I don't think other parents gave the side-eye over it tho.  Or at least no one mentioned it to us.  Actually, most of our friends don't have small children anyway but there were a couple who had asked about bringing their pre-teen and teen children.
  • Lisa50Lisa50 member
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    edited December 2011
    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_second-weddings_kids-part-wedding?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special Topic Wedding BoardsForum:35Discussion:68ebc9ad-49f3-48cb-972f-1881f7c4d0d0Post:ec353f0c-2ebd-4339-bf66-ccf3399bbb11">Re: When kids take part in the wedding...</a>:
    [QUOTE]Uh....Thanks I think... The youngest child that is invited to our wedding will be close to six and she is close family so...  Hopefully things will go just fine.  I plan on giving those under 13 something more to do than drive their older cousins crazy - I'm just not sure what at this time.
    Posted by MikesAngie[/QUOTE]

    Yeah ... I'm lucky I don't have to face the challenge.  I'm sure things will go well with everyone prepared.  Enjoy!
  • edited December 2011
    We arranged for a large hospitality suite for the kids to be able to hang out in. I'll be stocking it with snacks, kids drinks, DVDs, Wii, etc.   Thankfully, it the same floor as the party.  I would not have done this under normal circumstances, but my older daughter (13) has special needs and requires a 1:1 assistant. In fact, we'll have at least 3 different helper shifts. She cannot stay with us at the party for very long, so I wanted her  (and her entourage) to have a place to relax and be comfortable with out having to keave the venue entirely
    I'll be hiring additional sitters as needed for any of the kids whose parent would like.
    I hope this works as well as it sounds!!
  • edited December 2011
    Thanks for posting the article.  Depending on how many OOT family members from fi side come, we will only have a few.  I've been debating on what we can do for these few.  My youngest is 9, I think he will be fine during the reception.  My niece's two will be 2 and 4, but after the crap I've taken from there grandma(my oldest sister), not sure if anything I do will be good enough for her two perfect grandchildren.  I don't doubt I will be coming to you ladies here in a few months asking for help and suggestions.
    Wedding Countdown Ticker
    130image Invited to dance the night away!
    92image Want to show their best moves!
    38image Have two left feet and won't be dancing!
    0image Are too embarrased to say they don't dance!

  • edited December 2011
    GREAT ARTICLE Lisa,

    Even the adults couldn't keep track of the rings for our wedding. When the officient asked for the rings, no one in the wedding party stepped forward with the rings.
     
    I looked left to my sister "do you have the rings?" No she nodded.
    I looked right to my son "do you have the rings?" No he nodded.

    I looked at the officient and I see the photog running down the back of the isle to the wedding planner who produced them. The photog had used the rings for pictures just before I walked down the isle, she had given them to the wedding planner.

    Just a nice funny story of our wedding, we should have had kids, they probably would have known where the rings were!!!!

    Here's the shot that caused the ring confusion: taken just before I walked.

  • roaaoiferoaaoife member
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    edited December 2011
    My wedding will have to have children in it- it's a family tradition.  Fortunately, each of my sisters have a boy and a girl, and my FI has a boy and a girl, so the numbers will even out. Looks like I'll have 3 flower girls with their escorts.  Fortunately, by the time of the wedding, the youngest will be 5, and since I've been working in childcare for 11 years now, I know how to handle them.  Unfortunately, one of my nephews is a spoiled brat, so we'll see how that goes.  

    I hadn't even though of a side room with sitters for the kids, but since I want an afternoon reception, hopefully it won't be an issue.
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