Children at Weddings: How to Manage Parents and Children Before, During and After the Wedding

Abstract

When celebrating with newly-weds on their wedding day, many would imagine the best way to enjoy the day at its best would be to invite and include all members of the family, including the youngest. However, unlike adult guests who will usually happily enjoy the food and drink offered alongside any entertainment, children can be trickier to keep safe and happy all day long as their boredom threshold may well be lower than their adult counterparts and their needs more complex. There has long been a difficult debate over whether children bring unwanted stress to wedding plans or actually enhance the fun and celebration wished for. This chapter discusses all sides of an emotive argument of whether children should be invited to weddings and wedding receptions and how we might ensure their presence is enjoyable for all including the young person themselves.

Citation

Haverly, M. (2023), "Children at Weddings: How to Manage Parents and Children Before, During and After the Wedding", Seraphin, H. (Ed.) Events Management for the Infant and Youth Market, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 171-179. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80455-690-020231019