Recently, I have seen a number of really cool ways to include a client’s children into their wedding ceremony. While the overarching unity in the ceremony is that of the couple, it still remains important that the children are also included in the shaping of the new family unit. In one wedding I photographed, there were a separate set of vows that the couple chose to promise their devotion and love to the bride’s daughter. In the wedding this past weekend, the lighting of the unity candle involved not two candles lighting the large candle but three - one for one of the bride’s son as well.
And then, what do couples do to include their children’s friends? After all, you want your child to enjoy the experience of the wedding day, and your guests can totally reflect what your life looks like right now - playmates, parents of the daycare groups you belong to, etc. In the first wedding mentioned above, the couple’s processional involved a dozen “bubble boys and flower girls” - friends of their daughter - trotting down the aisle gleefully. However hard to capture, it was still a great representation of what the day was about, its spirit, and the couple.
It’s all about keeping your wedding true to who you are. Make sure it reflects you, your life, and what’s important to you in this union. You know me, I’m always rooting for ceremonies that are totally tailored to a couple (rather than just sticking with the default traditions) - consider your ceremony a representation of who you are and this beautiful new family that’s being created.
by Lara
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