I have a toddler son(3 years), plus 1 coming in March. Our wedding is November of next year. My fiance has 2 nephews, aged 3 and 5, and my Dad has 2 young children, aged 2 and 4. I wanted my sister (age 2) to be the flower girl, and my son to be the ring bearer. Only issue is that I feel like there would be some jealousy among the kiddos if they all didn't have a role. Especially because it's only the kids from my family in it. Does anybody have any ideas of how to give them all a role in the wedding? My new little man will only be a few months old at this point, so he would be fine sitting with his grandparents I'm sure. But I have 5 kiddies that I want to incorporate into my special day!
Re: Ways to include children in the ceremony...
And don't worry about "jealousy" among them. That's not a good reason to include someone in your wedding party if they wouldn't otherwise be chosen.
If it were me, I just wouldn't have a flower girl or ring bearer. You don't have to try to fit all these kids into your wedding just because they're related to you or your FI. But if you want them, I'd just have the 3, 4, and 5 year olds as flower girls or ring bearers.
The reception is different. My daughter had a special children's dance for the kids to dance with the bride. Everyone took photos. There were also lots of photo ops with the bride and groom. Just don't try to put them into your ceremony. It is not appropriate. Many churches would forbid it.