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I wrote a post a couple of weeks ago about whether children should be invited to a wedding.

Well, they are certainly coming to ours! A quarter of our guests are aged under 16 including my own 3 little ones.

So how can we keep them interested in the lead up and then entertained on the big day?

• Involve them in the planning. Whether they are guests or part of the wedding party, let them have some input in clothes, accessories, food, toys etc.

• Let them dress up and enact a wedding. Tell them what to expect so they know which parts of the day are more formal and which are relaxed.

• Invite them to be bridesmaids or pageboys if appropriate

• On the day itself, have colouring books and pencils/crayons for keeping them busy at the tables when they are not eating.

• Find them a space to play at the venue. Children have lots of physical and emotional energy so ensure their safety whilst giving them the freedom to be kids.

• Hire an entertainer. The DJ at my sister’s wedding had a bubble machine and kept the children captivated.

• Get them to hand out order of service, wedding cake, confetti, bubbles, balloons or anything else!

• Give them a list of your photos line up order so they can help get the guests in front of the camera at the right time.

We plan on having a huge tub of Lego available so hopefully ALL of our guests will have fun with that!

Have you got any tips you’d like to share?