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How do I incorporate 10(!) kids into the ceremony??

mariacarteemariacartee
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My boyfriend and I are not engaged...yet. I know its coming within the next few months but have to wait to be surprised with when. 

He has 6 kids from his previous marriage, I have 3 and we have a baby together -that makes 10 kids between the 2 of us! It will be a very small wedding, probably no more than 35 guests, if that many. Probably a beach wedding this Fall. 

How in the world do I incorporate ALL of these kids into the ceremony?! Their current ages are: boys-15, 13, 9, 2, 10 months; girls-19, 15, 11, 10, 7, so at least we have an even split of boys and girls :). I plan to have 3 bridesmaids (friends) and don't see adding 5 junior bridesmaids and the same goes for groomsmen. 

Do I spread them out according to age -2 or 3 flower girls and 2 or 3 junior bridesmaids, 2 or 3 ushers and 2 or 3 junior groomsmen? And what about the baby (who will be close to 18 months in the Fall)? 

With all of these kids I can GUARANTEE that there will be hurt feelings if they feel any 2, 3, 4 of them are getting a better "role" over the others. We've been living together for over a year with the kids interacting for the same amount of time and there are CONSTANT battles over who got the biggest cinnamon roll, who got the most fries, etc! 

ANY ideas are greatly appreciated!!!
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Re: How do I incorporate 10(!) kids into the ceremony??

  • Lisa50Lisa50 member
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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_wedding-party_how-do-i-incorporate-10-kids-into-the-ceremony?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:37Discussion:2ff067c1-fcfc-4678-bc45-c9ca85470573Post:3f9bd970-dd9e-48ce-932a-5168ae20f372">How do I incorporate 10(!) kids into the ceremony??</a>:
    [QUOTE]My boyfriend and I are not engaged...yet. I know its coming within the next few months but have to wait to be surprised with when.  He has 6 kids from his previous marriage, I have 3 and we have a baby together -that makes 10 kids between the 2 of us! It will be a very small wedding, probably no more than 35 guests, if that many. Probably a beach wedding this Fall.  How in the world do I incorporate ALL of these kids into the ceremony?! Their current ages are: boys-15, 13, 9, 2, 10 months; girls-19, 15, 11, 10, 7, so at least we have an even split of boys and girls :). I plan to have 3 bridesmaids (friends) and don't see adding 5 junior bridesmaids and the same goes for groomsmen.  Do I spread them out according to age -2 or 3 flower girls and 2 or 3 junior bridesmaids, 2 or 3 ushers and 2 or 3 junior groomsmen? And what about the baby (who will be close to 18 months in the Fall)?  With all of these kids I can GUARANTEE that there will be hurt feelings if they feel any 2, 3, 4 of them are getting a better "role" over the others. We've been living together for over a year with the kids interacting for the same amount of time and there are CONSTANT battles over who got the biggest cinnamon roll, who got the most fries, etc!  ANY ideas are greatly appreciated!!!
    Posted by mariacartee[/QUOTE]

    Honestly, I would not incorporate any of the children into the ceremony, if it is an all or none scenario.  They can all sit in the front row; that will be a nice way to draw attention to them (I assume that's why you'd want to incorporate them into the ceremony). 
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