Our Favorite Ways to Incorporate Children into Your Wedding Celebration
Whether it’s your nieces or nephews, best friends children or your own children, it might be a no-brainer that you'd want them to be a part of your wedding day. This can be tricky depending on their age, but there are several ways to still include them in your wedding day to make it special and memorable for both you and them!
Include Them in Your Wedding Party
You can choose to have the kids as flower girls, ring bearers, or junior bridesmaids or groomsmen. This classic and kid-friendly role is a great way to make them feel special and involved in the wedding, and is always a crowd-pleaser. If they’re babies and not yet walking, consider having them carried down or wheeled down in a wagon. Make it extra fun by having them throw petals or carry a sign. If the children are older or even teenagers, consider making them a junior bridesmaid or groomsman. They can still join in on the fun and be a part of the photographs, without the obligation of all the pre-wedding events.
Include Them in the Ceremony
Another special way to include children is involving them in various parts of the ceremony. Whether it’s standing by the guestbook to have guests sign a special note, handing out programs, holding the doors open for guests, or reading a poem or scriptural passage- they can be a part of your special day and this will make them feel extra-special too!
Ask Them to Walk You Down the Aisle
If your kids are older or you have adult children, this is an extremely meaningful way to include them on your wedding day. Whether it’s one child or all of your children, having them walk you down the aisle can be very memorable and sentimental for both you and them.
Ask Them to be Ceremony Ushers
This is a cute and memorable way to involve the kids as well, if they’re old enough. They don’t necessarily have to be teenagers to be ceremony ushers, and it is a delight for the guests too! If they are on the younger side you can have them hold signs directing guests to the ceremony location.
Include Them in Your First Dance
Whether it’s your child or step-child, have them join in mid-way through your first dance. It’s a beautiful moment for you and them, that you will cherish forever!
Invite Them to Your Cake Tasting or Dress Fitting
If you want to include the kids but perhaps your having an adult-only wedding, invite them to come to your cake tasting or dress fitting! It’s still a sweet way to let them feel apart of your big day, and it’s fun for them too. If the kids are old enough and you are arranging programs, place cards, welcome baskets, flowers or any DIY decor before your wedding day, let them be part of the fun and it will be a memorable bonding experience too!
We hope this handful of ideas are helpful to you when it comes to planning your wedding day! If you are looking for wedding photography please reach out to us we are more than happy to share more details and host you at our studio located in Greenwich, CT. We’d love to be considered to capture this special day for you!
