{"id":593,"date":"2011-12-18T13:30:52","date_gmt":"2011-12-18T13:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.themanorrestaurant.com\/blog\/?p=593"},"modified":"2023-01-03T14:42:57","modified_gmt":"2023-01-03T19:42:57","slug":"helping-kids-at-the-wedding-rehearsal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pleasantdale.com\/blog\/helping-kids-at-the-wedding-rehearsal\/","title":{"rendered":"Helping Kids at the Wedding Rehearsal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While some <strong>wedding websites <\/strong>advise choosing child attendants who are no younger than six years old, we know that your adored nieces and nephews may be younger than that, and you very much want them to be your flower girls and ringbearers. Here at our <strong>wedding banquet hall<\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.toptentopten.com\/topten\/summer+wedding+ideas\">wedding gardens<\/a>, <\/strong>we\u2019ve seen children as young as two perform quite well as child attendants, and the key is smart preparations for the little ones at the <strong>wedding rehearsal.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our wedding staff, as well as the top <strong>wedding coordinators<\/strong> and <strong>special event experts<\/strong> in the New Jersey region, has helped many brides and grooms during their <strong>wedding rehearsals<\/strong>, offering our expertise in helping flower girls and ringbearers prepare for their big moment at the wedding. The key, we\u2019ve found, is making sure kids are comfortable, know what to expect, and know what they might earn by behaving well.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some top tips for helping kids at your <strong>wedding rehearsal<\/strong>, improving your odds of a tantrum-free day:<\/p>\n<p>ul&gt;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Be sure that child attendants will be comfortable in their wedding day clothing. Itchy lace collars and shirt tags that poke, too-tight bow ties and other wardrobe issues are the #1 cause of kids\u2019 acting badly at weddings. So be sure the kids\u2019 dresses and tuxes have been checked and adjusted to allow for the little ones\u2019 comfort.<\/li>\n<li>Be sure that kids have eaten before the wedding, and that they\u2019ve had plenty of water to drink. Hunger and thirst are also top causes of kids\u2019 misbehavior. So practice the same Musts for the rehearsal.<\/li>\n<li>Tell kids what they\u2019ll see when they walk down the aisle. A practice walk down empty rows is very different than the people-filled rows, flashbulbs, flowers and other distractions. From the youngest kids to the teens, spell out the things they\u2019re likely to see as they walk down the aisle.<\/li>\n<li>For small children, have a treat waiting for them at the end of the aisle. A grandparent might be holding a big, colorful lollipop or a (silent) toy that they can have when they reach the end of the aisle.<\/li>\n<li>Allow kids to sit down during the ceremony. This big trend provides for kids\u2019 comfort, they can sit with parents who can shush them if needed, and kids won\u2019t be tempted to wander around, fidget or panic in the face of so many people looking at them.<\/li>\n<li>Let kids practice their walks down the aisle a few times, and test out who they\u2019re most comfortable walking with. There\u2019s no rule saying the flowergirl has to walk alone. If she\u2019s happiest walking with the maid of honor, that adjustment may be made.<\/li>\n<li>If children are frightened, talk with them privately to ask what they\u2019re concerned about. A child is more likely to open up about her shoes being slippery on the aisle runner than she might be with a dozen strangers looking at her.<\/li>\n<li>Prepare children for what happens after the ceremony, they\u2019ll pose for photos, then be introduced into the room at the reception, dance and sit with the other kids. When children know what to expect, they don\u2019t act out as much.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Keep these tips in mind, and your child attendants will have more fun, be happier and more comfortable and thus be a wonderful part of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/netlz.corank.com\/tech\/story\/best-Wedding-Ideas\">your wedding day<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Best,<\/p>\n<p>Michael Mahle, Director of Communications, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pleasantdale.com\/our-team.html\">pleasantdale Ch\u00e2teau<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While some wedding websites advise choosing child attendants who are no younger than six years old, we know that your adored nieces and nephews may be younger than that, and you very much want them to be your flower girls and ringbearers. Here at our wedding banquet hall and wedding gardens, we\u2019ve seen children as [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36,72,101,143],"tags":[150,148,149],"class_list":["post-593","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-wedding-planning","category-wedding-receptions","category-wedding-rehearsal","category-wedding-rehearsals","tag-kids-at-weddings","tag-wedding-rehearsal-ideas","tag-wedding-rehearsal-planning"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pleasantdale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/593","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pleasantdale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pleasantdale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pleasantdale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pleasantdale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=593"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pleasantdale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/593\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pleasantdale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=593"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pleasantdale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=593"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pleasantdale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=593"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}