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Great Ideas For Weddings That Include Children

Getting wedding ideas that include children are becoming more and more in demand especially for people getting married again and couples that are only getting married after they had a child or children together.

Many people may be truly horrified at the idea of even having children at a wedding much less including them in the ceremony or reception. It doesn’t have to be this way though and making children a part of the wedding (ceremony or otherwise) can provide an unexpected and fun element that can contribute a lot towards making an otherwise stressful situation bearable. Most wedding ceremonies have some surprises even if it is rehearsed several times. You Can be almost sure of this when you include children in a wedding!

Following are a few ideas on how to include children in your wedding ideas:

1. Include them in the wedding preparations like helping with the selection of colors and other details.

2. Ask for their advice on some of the many decisions that have to be made. This way they won’t feel left out.

3. If the children are older they can be part of the bridal party. How great will it be if you daughter can be a bridesmaid or your son a groomsman?

4. Instead of a unity candle ceremony, we recently saw it done by pouring two different colors sand into a tall glass container. This will be a good (and safe!) place to include the children.

5. Handing out programs to the guests can be a task for children. Having supervision available may be a good idea if the children are smaller though.

6. Instead of using friends as ushers in church, teenage sons will be a great alternative.

7. Teenage daughters can help mom get dressed.

8. Bigger children can man the guest book station and make sure that every person signs it.

9. Young children are always fun to have as flower girls and ring bearers.

We recently attended a second wedding of a couple in their fifties. All the children and grandchildren from their previous marriages were included in the ceremony and reception. This gave such a warm, united feeling and made it a very special wedding.

A very nice touch was teenage granddaughters handing out a single fresh flower to every lady as they entered the church which made them all feel special and in the right frame of mind for a wedding.

This is just a few of many wedding ideas that include children. It is after all your wedding and you can do what you want. Who says it has to be by the book? It is refreshing to see things done a bit differently at times. This prevents a ceremony from getting boring.

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