Ryan is really stoked up about his Auntie’s wedding ceremony. He gets to walk down the aisle with the ring pillow and his little chest is puffed out in pride!
Alisha is her Mother’s “petal girl” and loves putting on her behalf flower girl dress in the home and twirling around as she looks forward to the marriage day next month.
It’s truly remarkably simply how much joy children bring to a marriage ceremony and celebration. Remarkably, children really can’t do anything “wrong” at a marriage and yet it’s perplexing in my experience what sort of bride and groom may be concerned about “children being perfect” during a marriage ceremony.
A marriage day is about the imperfections of lifetime moments. Yes, children are certainly are a wild card on a marriage day. Depending on the age of a kid, just getting kids down the aisle in one piece is just a major event!
I’ve gone to a marriage where the flower girl sat down in the center of the aisle during the marriage processional and started using her flowers. A few months ago, I watched a band bearer start down the aisle and run the other way. I keep in mind when two flower girls walked half-way down the aisle together simply to freeze-up in mid-aisle!
Were these wedding moments a wreck?
Actually, they were joyful, fun and hugely memorable! The people in each wedding situation “rolled with it,” laughed and had a good. time. Yes, the flower girl was finally helped to her feet and the run-a-way ring boy was caught and cut back to the ceremony. And the two flower girls was coaxed to go on.
As you take into account how to include children into a marriage ceremony, here certainly are a few words of wisdom from someone who has worked with hundreds of wedding ceremonies:
Don’t Put The Rings On The Ring Pillow ~ In moments when adults aren’t looking, rings may go missing or even a mischievous baby could tie and re-tie a bow so it’s impossible to obtain the rings off a pillow without scissors. Supply the rings to the Best Man or Best Man and Maid of Honor and allow baby walk down the aisle with the ceremony ring pillow or ring box.
Consider A Children’s Parade ~ In place of a solo flower girl or ring bearer, what about gathering children under 10 years of ago and making a “children’s parade?” I wove this concept into a marriage ceremony several years back and it had been a smashing success. Since that time, we’ve had many parades at wedding ceremonies!
Last Minute “I Don’t Want To Go” ~ If a child is fussing at the past minute, hit the re-set button. As an example, yesterday, I officiated Chris and Tandy’s wedding ceremony at a beautiful chapel. Tandy’s son was fussing at the past moment just as he was to walk down the aisle along with his Mommy. Rather than pushing the child to “perform,” we quickly flipped things around and Tandy was escorted down the aisle by the Groom’s Father. And all was beautiful.
If a kid doesn’t wish to drop an aisle, don’t push it. Go to Plan B and move on. In this wedding work that I really do, I find that the majority of kids want a “big job” in a marriage ceremony and are thrilled for the big day.
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