TIPS FOR PREPARING CHILDREN FOR A WEDDING:
Help your kids become
wedding experts by reading them books about weddings.
Some of our favorite were The Most Special
Flower Girl, The Best Ever
Ring Bearer and the coloring book At the Wedding. You
can even show your kids some videos of kids in action at a wedding. There are
lots of videos online, but I bet your kids will get a kick out of seeing
your own wedding. This will help them understand what will be expected of them.
Rehearse at home
once a week in the two months leading up to the wedding and then a few days a
week right before the wedding.
Get the kids dressed up in
their dresses and shoes and walk down a pretend aisle holding hands. If you
know that they will be tossing flower petals or carrying a bouquet, you
can make your own props for them to practice with. This is also a great time to
get used to the clothes and break in the shoes they will be wearing. You
don't want your child's first time in the wedding clothes and shoes to be the
day of the wedding. Too many things can go wrong.
It’s the sitting
quietly and still, during the wedding ceremony that holds the greatest
opportunity for disruption. Let's face it, kids are not used to sitting quietly
for long periods of time and wedding vows are probably not very interesting for
them. Grandparents come in handy here…
if the children are too
young to stand for the duration, have them sit with Grandparents or parents and
keep them occupied with a bag of tricks - a pad and crayon or if you are
worried about your child dirtying their wedding clothes, you can skip the
crayon and have Playdough - keep little hands and minds busy.
