My "Day of schedule" ??? Should be interesting!

Re: My "Day of schedule" ??? Should be interesting!

• mattylovesmilly

  

  August 2012

  I don't have children, but I would consider getting a babysitter for that day, if you can afford it.  It sounds like your family will be busy, and I'm sure your mom wants to focus on being your mom.  If you have a babysitter you trust, they can be completely focused on your daughter during that time and not distracted by the wedding stuff.  He or she can take your daughter aside if she gets overwhelmed by all the activity.  If any of your other guests have kids, perhaps they would split the cost with you.

  
  

  If that's not an option, it sounds like dropping her off at daycare for a few hours would be a good bet as well.  I'm sure she'll be a happier flower girl if she has a chance to run off her energy in the morning

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• id012 member

  

  August 2012

  I have a 1 year old boy, who is a ton of fun but deff. a handful! I'm not sure exactly what is happening with him that day but I think hes going to bonce back and forth between FI and I. I have a hair appointment at 1 and its going to be like 2 1/2 3 hours until I get out of there. I can't take him to the appointment because that would just be insane, so I think I'll have him in the morning until like 11:30ish, and then FI will take him until like 3:30ish, and then Ill be at the hotel, and FI will be going to the venue to do some set up, so Ill get him back at like 3:30 and then i guess he will come with me to the ceremony? I havent gotten that far yet.  I'll probably have my moh do all the pass off of child so we dont see each other lol.

  Its going to complicated and i can see it being a head ach but I dont really have anyone that is going to be around to watch him for us. 

  And, that being said, the person who was supposed to take him after the wedding is not coming to the wedding now, due to a ton for family drama, and is not taking him. Which means, we will not be child free on our wedding night! UGh! I love him dearly, like more then anything in the entire world, but i'm really bummed about that. Same thing with our honeymoon, we won't be going on one because we don't have anyone to watch him.

  Oh well, we are planning a trip to disney in 2013 so we will have a baby friendly honeymoon then lol.

  Good luck! It will all work out, i think its a pretty great idea to drop her off at daycare for a few hours in the morning, I would just make sure you have like 2 people besides you that can pick her up just incase. But that will give you time to relax and get things done with out a 3 year old, and it will give her some normal-cie (sp??) that day.

  
  

  I was tell FI last night, the only reason why you should have kids before your married is because its to hard to plan a wedding with them!! lol

  
  

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• transcriber87

  

  August 2012

  In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-club-boards_august-2012-weddings_my-day-of-schedule-should-be-interesting?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding Club BoardsForum:1fb748ee-7a4e-40eb-b4b4-e553486f4cacDiscussion:1ece7c75-60ca-4a62-89dc-aa3abd3a3555Post:bd4c06a6-a2ee-453f-b664-a339b8b4b96a">Re: My "Day of schedule" ??? Should be interesting!</a>:
  [QUOTE]I have a 1 year old boy, who is a ton of fun but deff. a handful! I'm not sure exactly what is happening with him that day but I think hes going to bonce back and forth between FI and I. I have a hair appointment at 1 and its going to be like 2 1/2 3 hours until I get out of there. I can't take him to the appointment because that would just be insane, so I think I'll have him in the morning until like 11:30ish, and then FI will take him until like 3:30ish, and then Ill be at the hotel, and FI will be going to the venue to do some set up, so Ill get him back at like 3:30 and then i guess he will come with me to the ceremony? I havent gotten that far yet.  I'll probably have my moh do all the pass off of child so we dont see each other lol. Its going to complicated and i can see it being a head ach but I dont really have anyone that is going to be around to watch him for us.  And, that being said, the person who was supposed to take him after the wedding is not coming to the wedding now, due to a ton for family drama, and is not taking him. Which means, we will not be child free on our wedding night! UGh! I love him dearly, like more then anything in the entire world, but i'm really bummed about that. Same thing with our honeymoon, we won't be going on one because we don't have anyone to watch him. Oh well, we are planning a trip to disney in 2013 so we will have a baby friendly honeymoon then lol. Good luck! It will all work out, i think its a pretty great idea to drop her off at daycare for a few hours in the morning, I would just make sure you have like 2 people besides you that can pick her up just incase. But that will give you time to relax and get things done with out a 3 year old, and it will give her some normal-cie (sp??) that day. I was tell FI last night, the only reason why you should have kids before your married is because its to hard to plan a wedding with them!! lol
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  Sounds like we are kind of in the same boat eh? I do know that at the end of the night she is going home with my cousin, my Mom who usually keeps her for their 'monthly' slumber parties said she knew she would be way too exhausted to keep her that night and I totally understand that, Mom has been through hell n back and has done so much for us with this wedding! That day she will be up early doing her thing so it will be a long day for her too.  We aren't going on a honeymoon either..FI just started a new job and has no vacation, if I take vacation, its unpaid and my Moms vacation time will be tapped out, she is taking off Tues-Fri that week.  I just wish I had my 'day of' all figured out but with a child, things change at the drop of a hat.. I really do think I will take her to daycare for a while in the AM because that is when Moms hair is getting done, I won't have mine done until later, like 3 or 4. Im hoping my Grandma can help out that day too, I think she took the day off of work and she used to babysit Cadance for her first 2 1/2 years of life so that might work out good.

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• saraschilling88

  

  August 2012

  My niece will be almost 3 at our wedding, and my nephew will be about 17 months, so I can tell you my family is feeling the stress!!  They are our flower girl and ringbearer so we definitely want them relaxed as well....  That being said, my sister and sister-in-law will be staying with me the night before, and unless Mom (a.k.a. Grandma) brings them up to the hotel, I think their Daddies will be taking care of them that morning!  My brother is our officiant, and brother-in-law doesn't have a "role" to play other than guest, while my Sister and SIL are my MOH and BM.  So I'm HOPING beyond all hope that my brother and brother-in-law (and FI, other brother, and Dad) take care of the kiddos that morning so that Mom can be less stressed out (and so my sister and SIL don't get bugged all morning either).

  

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• id012 member

  

  August 2012

  In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-club-boards_august-2012-weddings_my-day-of-schedule-should-be-interesting?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20Club%20BoardsForum:1fb748ee-7a4e-40eb-b4b4-e553486f4cacDiscussion:1ece7c75-60ca-4a62-89dc-aa3abd3a3555Post:f57d1913-2d6f-4dbd-b34c-e852ef186917">Re: My "Day of schedule" ??? Should be interesting!</a>:
  [QUOTE]In Response to Re: My "Day of schedule" ??? Should be interesting! : Sounds like we are kind of in the same boat eh? I do know that at the end of the night she is going home with my cousin, my Mom who usually keeps her for their 'monthly' slumber parties said she knew she would be way too exhausted to keep her that night and I totally understand that, Mom has been through hell n back and has done so much for us with this wedding! That day she will be up early doing her thing so it will be a long day for her too.  We aren't going on a honeymoon either..FI just started a new job and has no vacation, if I take vacation, its unpaid and my Moms vacation time will be tapped out, she is taking off Tues-Fri that week.  I just wish I had my 'day of' all figured out but with a child, things change at the drop of a hat.. I really do think I will take her to daycare for a while in the AM because that is when Moms hair is getting done, I won't have mine done until later, like 3 or 4. Im hoping my Grandma can help out that day too, I think she took the day off of work and she used to babysit Cadance for her first 2 1/2 years of life so that might work out good.
  Posted by transcriber87[/QUOTE]<div>LO isnt in daycare, i stay home with him, but if he was and i had that option i would send him in. At the very least it will give you time to get your head together and prep for her coming back home. </div><div>Just make sure you have lots of snacks and drinks for her and im sure it will all work out at the end of the day.</div><div>Its hard because its like, "ok i dont have time to eat lunch, fine, no big deal" but you HAVE to stop everything to feed them lunch, have them nap, etc. Which is great every other day, but on the wedding day its a head ach! lol</div><div>
  
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