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Husband wants daughters to stand with us as a family.

So me & my husband have been married for 9 years. We got married in court & I have always wanted to have a church wedding with the beautiful dress and all that. Anyway, we now have 2 little girls. He mentioned that he would like to somehow include them in the ceremony, he said that he wants to show them his devotion to them & just thought it would be nice to have them right next to me. I thought it was the sweetest thing I've ever heard of. He said he wants his 3 favorite girls to know that he will always be there for him. Aww.... ok anyway, lol... has anyone ever heard of this before, or seen this before. I know its our wedding and we can do what we want, but just curious if anyone else has done or heard of something similar.
Thanks

Posted On: Apr 8, 2008 at 1:48 PM | Vendors are allowed to participate

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S&S

Married: Last year

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Valerie

Married: 01/31/2009
Reviews: 5

Posted On: Apr 08, 2008 at 4:03 PM \| Flag As Inappropriate
yes my mom had my sister and me as her flower girls and I am having my daughter as my Jr bridesmaids, i see nothing wrong in doing that.

kaycerenee

Married: 04/26/2008
Reviews: 8

Posted On: Apr 08, 2008 at 5:46 PM \| Flag As Inappropriate
Some of this won't apply since they are your children together (and not future step-children), but there are some good ideas and a lot of discussion here.

sockfuzz

Married: 05/10/2008

Posted On: Apr 08, 2008 at 8:23 PM \| Flag As Inappropriate
My fiance and I do not have any children together, but we both have children from our previous marriages. We're including our children in the ceremony in some ways that wouldn't really be applicable to your situation, but we are having them stand with us, which you could also do! I think it's great, and very sweet. Be creative and don't feel limited to conventional ways of doing things if you don't want to. Have fun!

Annie & Louis

Married: 06/13/2008
Reviews: 6

Posted On: Apr 08, 2008 at 10:20 PM \| Flag As Inappropriate
S&S this is an absolutely beautiful gesture of your husband, my fiance and I dont have mutual kids, but we do have children, older ones and his daughter and my two girls are my bridesmaids, my oldest is my maid of honor, she is 21..and its such a blessing that we can make them part of our day and life together. There is no etiquette anymore to follow, just follow your hearts and all will be beautiful regardless. Good luck to you both and know that you have a special man in your life for the suggestion, my fiance too is special for sugessting the same. Not many men out there that are sentimental like that. Good luck to you both and your family.

Catherine S.

Sparks Photography

Posted On: Apr 09, 2008 at 3:12 AM \| Flag As Inappropriate
I shot a wedding where the bride and groom included her daughter. It was very sweet! Here's a link to my blog about their ceremony: http://www.photosparks.com/blog/?p=261

MrsL2B

Married: 06/07/2008
Reviews: 11

Posted On: Apr 09, 2008 at 10:43 AM \| Flag As Inappropriate
My wedding is June 7, 2008. I have a 9 year old daughter. We are including a "family unity" ceremony. After our vows, we'll be saying family vows with my daughter included and she will be given a family unity pendant. I figured that it was much safer to go with a necklace than a ring for an active 9 year old!

RainFlorist

RainFlorist Designs

Posted On: Apr 12, 2008 at 7:00 PM \| Flag As Inappropriate
Hi there. I had kiddos from a previous marriage, and we included them in a candle ceremony. I got candles online that say " a circle of love makes us one".. and it has all of our names and the date. We all had smaller candles and lit it together (all 4 of us) it was really nice, and we have the candle in our home as a reminder.

Reverend Guevara

Weddings by Asha and Ivan

Posted On: Apr 14, 2008 at 1:57 PM \| Flag As Inappropriate
You can include the girls in many different ways. That is our favorite type of ceremony it pulls the family closer together. My husband & I have children from previous relationships & we were going to have the children participate in a variety of things. My daughter was going to sing, my son was going to give me away. His son was going to be the ringbearer, and his daughter the flower girl & we were going to have special words to unite our family as one. I wish you both the best of luck on your wedding day!!! Have a Blessed Day! Rev. A. Guevara

Beya

Married: 07/26/2009

Posted On: May 17, 2008 at 2:45 PM \| Flag As Inappropriate
When my girlfriend got married, her husband wanted to include her daughter (not his biological child) in the ceremony to show his commitment to her and his new family. So, at one point during the ceremony they called her up and he said a few vows to his step daughter and gave her a necklace. It was very sweet. You can all also light one big unity candle symbolizing every person is one family. Hope this helps.

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