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Ring security, puppy wranglers, and train conductors: Alternative wedding party roles for kids

We recently heard about a bride with five sisters, ranging in age from infant to adult, all needing a role in her wedding party. We’re fans of having just as many bridesmaids, junior bridesmaids, flower girls, ring bears, flower grandmas, adult male flower girls, bell ringers, and aisle walkers as you like (WHEW!), so we’re all for making this way less of a stress than it would be otherwise. Or, if you’re looking for beautiful simplicity, consider having no wedding party, and nobody gets left out. But if you’re going for inclusion, here are some alternative wedding party roles for kids we’d recommend AND how it’s been done traditionally, just for reference.

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Pillow forts and welcome bags: 12 ways to entertain kids at your wedding

Having a kid-friendly wedding but don’t want all your parent guests to have to miss out on adult wedding fun? Here are some hacks to keep the kiddos entertained, happy, not hangry, and able to nap if needed. Actually, that sounds like what adults might like, too, now that we mention it. Mmm… mid-party nap. Anyway, let’s get to the kid-friendly fun!

no kids wedding ceremony alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Open thread: How do you have a no-kids wedding ceremony but kid-friendly reception?

With 5,000+ posts in our archives, it’s rare that we get a reader question that we don’t have an answer to, but here’s one: “Any tips on letting family and guests know that couple prefers no children at the ceremony but all are welcome at the reception?” We posted this question to our Facebook page, and y’all supplied some great tips…

hanging my last name alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Why I’m changing my last name, and why I won’t be apologizing for it

Since changing my mind and deciding to change my name, I have received some eye rolls and unsolicited comments from my like-minded liberal community. So what made me change my mind? For me, it boils down to one word…

belt and watch alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

An intimate kaleidoscopic family-focused wedding from the Philippines

Hasmukh and Kathlynn fused a whole lot of color into their wedding day. Everything is color-drenched and squeal-worthy, from the bride’s bright red bouquet and jewelry, to the pink-hued streamers in the ceremony! The wedding decor was 100% DIYed by the couple and their family members. They handcrafted striped and polka-dotted yellow and orange lanterns, created wedding signs with sturdy paper and puff paint, and tucked floral centerpieces into coffee mug vases.

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Lauren & Vaughn’s Mennonite kid-friendly farm wedding

This wedding will have a lot of fans: kids, chickens, color lovers, singers, and of course…. US! You’ve got hymn singing, Indian food, and what I’m going to excitedly describe as a Nickelodeon slime unity ceremony! It’s all wrapped up in a big ol’ barn in pretty sunset land. Just watch out for the bride’s dad and uncle lighting the fireworks with a blow torch. Dudes got wild.