Wedding Ideas That Include Children_00002

							This is not such an absurd idea as your initial reaction would suggest. Many people
are getting married for the second or maybe even third time and have children from
previous marriages. It often happens as well that a couple has a child or children
together before getting married. Therefore there is truly a demand for wedding ideas
that include children.

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. No matter how many times you practice the
routine there is bound to be some surprises. As a matter of fact including children will
almost guarantee this!

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. Children can help handing out the ceremony details as guests arrive at the church.
Having supervision available may be a good idea if the children are smaller though.

6. Teenage sons can be ushers in church.

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.

These are just a few wedding ideas that include children and I'm sure there must be
many more. 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.