Bridesmaid wants her son at head table

I wouldn't allow one child at the head table and no one else's dates or children, but I also wouldn't expect anyone to leave their 6 year old unattended at a kid's table. I think sitting with a close family member is a happy medium.

You really should allow everyone to sit with their families. If you can’t fit your bridal party and their dates/children at your head table then just have a sweetheart table with you and your husband, and seat your bridal party with their families. No one wants to be separated from their dates or families at a wedding it’s really not fair to them. Besides it’s not like you and your husband will be sitting down or spending time at your table for very long anyway.

Is your nephew in the wedding as a ring bearer or something else? If so, I don’t see why he can’t sit at the head table. Maybe your sister isn’t comfortable with him sitting alone at a kids table with other kids, or maybe he’s shy. If he’s not in the wedding, I think either sitting him with your mother is a good compromise or just doing a sweetheart table with you and your FH will be a good ideas

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I agree, thats what we are doing. WE have a sweetheart table.

We didn't have a head table because we didn't want to separate anyone from their families/significant others. I would reconsider having a head table. It sounds like it would be better to just have a sweetheart table. It also gives you time just to spend time as just husband and wife which was another reason we choose to have just a sweetheart table.

View Quoted Comment I should have said that I have a sweetheart table and the head table is the one with the groomsmen, bridesmaids & their dates

I would just seat him with your mom. I think that is a good compromise.

View Quoted Comment I have a sweetheart table also. The head table is o ly the groomsmen, bridesmaids and their partners

View Quoted Comment Thank you that sounds like a great idea

View Quoted Comment We are not sitting at the head table. We have a sweetheart table.

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This is entirely different. I would definitely let your nephew sit at the table with her.

If he's 6, isn't he in school by now? Is he not already acclimated to being around other children? How does he eat when his mother is not around (at school, at a friend's house, etc)? Why can't he sit with your mom? If his eating issues stem from being is self conscious in a strange place, wouldn't he be even more self conscious as the only kid at the head table? Without more info, it sounds like your sister is hovering over her son for no rational reason. It sounds more like an excuse. If I were 6, I'd be much more comfortable at the kids table. If this child has special needs, then I would accommodate your sister's request, but your mother sounds like a perfectly viable option.

View Quoted Comment Omg that is so true. I never thought of it that way. Yeah she is definitely not there when he eats at school, I should tell her that

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This is not necessarily true. I have a 5 year old niece that's in kindergarten and obviously eats at the lunch table every day. However, she also gets extreme anxiety around people she doesn't know or even people she knows but doesn't see often. There is no way she would be more comfortable at a table with kids than sitting with me or another family member. Parents generally know what's best for their kids.

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I would let the child sit with his mom then. I think you're creating extra stress for yourself than there really needs to be. No one will care if he sits with her. It would make your sister feel better to have him sitting with her and it would make your nephew feel better.

If you don't feel comfortable sitting him at the head table, sitting him with his grandparents is fine!

View Quoted Comment Oh got it, but then I’m confused what’s the purpose of them all sitting together if she can’t sit with her daughter? I’m sure she’d rather sit with her daughter than the rest of the bridal party...

I think by the age of 6, the child should be fine. My MoH & Best Man's children are 1 & 3. They are going to be sitting with grandma and grandpa. That said, if theres a special case and she is the only one who needs it, it wouldnt be horrible. another of our groomsmen is my FH's brother. He is sitting at the end of the table with wife and nearly 2 month old child. I did this for them without them asking because I do not want his wife to feel left out among other reasons. That said, if it works with your seats to put him at the end, i dont see a problem with it but if not, then tell her to suck it up. you are being nice enough to provide a kids table and even offering to sit him with your mom. you are being plenty accommodating.

View Quoted Comment Because her son would be the only child at that table and I have a kids table. I'm just so confused on what to do. This is stressing me

View Quoted Comment Yes so true