Including Children in Your Wedding Ceremony

When sitting down and discussing flowers I often get hesitation when asking if there are children needing flowers in the wedding party. Brides tend to ask themselves if the children are old enough, mature enough, or just plain brave enough to face that great walk down the isle.

Children often are a very important part of the happy couples lives and it's very important for them to include the little ones in their special day. Although they might not do exactly what you want them to do that day, it will be cute and very entertaining. No one will disown you if your ring bearer has his finger in his nose walking up the isle. Most likely they will snap pictures and get a good chuckle, unless they are his parents. :)

Feel free to send over any ideas or tips you would like to share with everyone. Funny stories are always fun to hear as well! Here are some ideas I have collected over time.

1. Practice, practice, practice! Let the kids walk up and down the isle until the feel comfortable.

2. Give them a partner. If there is an opportunity to put two children together, often they are more willing to get down the isle. An older child guiding a younger child tends to work best. It's a lot less scary having a partner.

3. Buy them a book. There are many books out there explaining the duties as a ring bearer or flower girl. Visuals are always great for children.

4. Make sure to have entertainment. Have a good stash of food and activities at the front of the church for the children. Find out their favorite treats and past time and make sure to have them ready when they make that long trip up the isle and in between pictures. Puzzles, coloring books, travel games, water, cereal, snack bars, etc. Be sure to tell and or show them what is in store for them as well!

5. Get them involved. Let the kids have a say in what they wear. Of course you want to give them options or you could have a mess on your hands, but if you are not set on the attire, give them a couple choices and let them decide. They are less likely to fight the wearing the attire if they picked it out.

6. Spend time with the kids. Sometimes the children involved in weddings are not as close to the couple as their parents may be. It may be a best friends son or daughter or a cousins child. Even though you see them from time to time, your may not really know the true child. How are they when they're nervous, scared, anxious, etc. Kids tend to be a lot different when they are not around people they see everyday. Take time to really bond with the kids. Depending on the age offer to take them to Chuckie Cheese or a park. Not only will you get the chance to bond, but you'll also get to say thank you to the parents for letting their child be apart of their special day by watching their child.

6. Relax. Kids get stressed when the adults are stressed, so try to relax, at least in their presence. It's good for everyone.

7. Give them a gift. If you are giving gifts at the rehearsal dinner to your dinner party be sure to include them in this as well. This may be a good time to give them the activities they will use at the ceremony. Just be sure to let the parents know you would like them to be used at the church for entertainment.

All of these of course are just suggestions. None are guaranteed to work, and kids of course will be kids! I can't wait to hear some of the other suggestions from this blogs viewers! Hope the wedding planning is going well!

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