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Beginner August 2023 West Yorkshire

Nieces/nephews in wedding party

Hopkins, 24 January, 2022 at 08:32 Posted on Etiquette and Advice 0 4
I’ve always thought I’d have a wedding with no children in the wedding party, as I’ve never attended a wedding where the youngest party members weren’t crying/looking terrified/completely going the wrong way down the aisle. However my fiancé has asked for his niece (will be 6) and nephew (will be 10) to be in the wedding. We are due our first baby soon who will be 17 months old when we get married and I would ideally have him or her apart of our wedding party but that’s it. I also have 6 nieces and nephews ages ranging from 2-13 and feel if we had his nieces and nephews it would be rude for us not to have mine. But having 8 kids in the wedding party plus our own child just seems excessive. Am I being unreasonable asking for just our baby to be in the wedding party?

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Latest activity by MrsRtoH, 27 January, 2022 at 18:28
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    VIP April 2022 Wiltshire
    Charlotte ·
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    Not unreasonable, it is a tough one as you don't want to include some and not others, but I agree, the numbers are high so I would just stick to just your child. We have a daughter and 2 nieces who are all the same age (8) and a nephew who is 5, so we have them all in the bridal party as they are the only kids at the wedding so made sense to include them but I think 4 is the right number. If you had all 8 it could look a bit busy and would maybe be distracting in the photos. Also, the cost for that many outfits and shoes etc will build up so is worth having the conversation with him to explain that and you want to keep it simple. Good luck,

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    Beginner October 2022 Essex
    Lauren ·
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    We decided fairly early on not to have children in the wedding party for the same reasons, I have 4 nieces & nephews and my other half has 2, so we just thought to avoid upsetting anyone we wouldn’t have any! I don’t think you’re being unreasonable at all
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    Genius July 2020 Monmouthshire
    RomanticGreenStationery27135 ·
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    I would just stick to your little one. It's bound to cause ill feeling if you start picking some nieces and nephews but not others. And your baby wont' have to have a 'role' as such - just wear a cute outfit for photos!

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  • MrsRtoH
    Savvy October 2022 Merseyside
    MrsRtoH ·
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    I've completely cut out my nieces and nephews, as if we were to invite them to the wedding, there would be 16 of them 😂
    We don't have kids yet so just wanted it to be a massive piss up as well - leave the kids with a sitter 👍🏼

    Anyway, in my humble opinion, I think you will have trouble down the line planning when your family find out that your fiance's family are in the wedding party but not yours.
    I'd stick to none of them as you won't be able to include all of them and just have your Bambino dressed all cute for a wedding party.
    Xx
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