Hi all,
My fiancé is a single dad. We began dating when his son was 6 years old and his son will be 11 by the wedding. As of now, my future stepson has no wedding duties. My fiancé doesn’t really want his son to have a duty; he just wants his son to be there and relax and enjoy the wedding. My fiancé’s same way of thinking resulted in him not having groomsmen: he feels his best friends should just enjoy the day with their family rather than being put to work and be separated from their family. His way of thinking is that, he’d rather his good friends sit and witness the ceremony than to stand up there and be stared at by the guests. And I completely understand where he’s coming from.
However, should my fiancé’s son have a role of some sort during the ceremony? I have no bridesmaids since fiancé has no groomsmen (so my future stepson won’t be escorting a bridesmaid). I will have both my parents walk me down the aisle (so it’s not like he could escort my mom down the aisle), and there will be no religious reading or candle lighting. So what can my future stepson do? Or should he just relax and enjoy the day and not worry about a task?
I welcome all suggestions! Thanks in advance!
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