Comments on: Children at a Wedding: Tell Me Should They Go? Yes or No? Yes or No?

By: Mary Kidwell

Mary Kidwell — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:29:33 +0000

Thank you all for sharing! Jen, I love love love your suggestion! Couples could also choose to have “kid friendly” reception tables at their reception with coloring books, magic markers etc. This might keep them preoccupied, in the instance Leah spoke,and off the dance floor ; so, the adults can boogie oogie oogie too!

By: Erica mackay

Erica mackay — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:58:57 +0000

I just got married and my son is two so not having children at the wedding was not an opption, my little man was the ring bearer but he never took his nap so he never made it down the isle lol, but It didn’t upset me, if your going to have children at your wedding or even in the wedding make sure to remeber that kids don’t always do just what u want, don’t get upset let them run it’ll make u a little less stressed, and if all possible think about were u are having your reception, mine had a playground that our tent looked out on so no one had to be to overbearing and miss what was happing but could still watch them play..

By: Jen

Jen — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:33:55 +0000

Another option to prevent the crying during the ceremony is to offer childcare during it – my church had this option, tho I didn’t need it because at the time noone I invited had children that young. Thankfully the kids thing wasn’t a problem for me because I got married when almost noone I knew had little kids, lol!

By: Leah

Leah — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 21:41:09 +0000

I did no children. It would have been an additional 41 people on our list of 600. I felt like the dance floor was flooded with adults from the first song on. Sometimes adults are dance shy with kids on the floor. Either way though, it all works out- kids or no kids!!

By: Lemondrop

Lemondrop — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:11:40 +0000

What I experienced at my own wedding reception is that kids get bored really easy. I wish I had a kids corner with toys, coloring books, games, small tv for videos, etc. because the kids when left unsupervised went wild with the disposable cameras I had on each table. My idea for the cameras was so my guests could capture memories that the photographer wouldn’t see, instead I got pics of forks, the floor, and various “funny face” shots from all the little kids. Long/short… have something for the kids to do, because even good parents tend to check-out a little at a wedding reception because they want to enjoy the party — unfortunately that checking-out leaves the little rug rats to run rampant getting into who-knows-what… in my case 25 cameras full of crap!