Jr bride and jr groom

My sister had her daughter as a junior bride...I had never heard of it before then. If you want to do it, then I say why not?

Having kids walk down the aisle because they are 'Cute' needs to stop.

I know people want incorporate family but children are not props. As a guest, I don't think it's cute to see a kid down the aisle. I cringe. I spend the whole ceremony waiting for tears (often they start as soon as the kids get pushed toward the aisle - they simply don't want to be dressed up and stared at)

1. Make sure you're child bridal party is old enough to know what's going on and agree to their role(s)

2. Don't call them a 'bride' or 'groom'. Super creepy and inappropriate.

Hmm. Isn't this just a flower girl and ring bearer? Mini bride and groom is weird. I see that as sexualizing children. Kinda creepy.

Yeah, I don't get it either. Kind of like playing with dolls, dressing them up and etc. Except these are little human beings.

There are no rules to weddings, and as someone who also comes from a huge family, we struggled with how to honor everyone that we feel close to, as well. I get that a lot of people think the BP needs to be small, but some of us are blessed to have a lot of people in their lives. For example, I'm having adult FG and RBs, because I didn't have kids for those roles, but did have adult family that I wanted to be part of the wedding, and because frankly, I just want to.

For those who see this as overly sexualizing - why? To me, that's a really weird way to view it. These kids aren't in sexy outfits, we're talking a dress and a suit. I agree with one of the above posters that kids who are clearly not into being dressed up and stared at should be spared, but some kids love being part of the wedding. If you're into the idea, and the kids are excited to do it, I don't see why not. It sounds adorable, and it's 10x better than kids carrying signs about it being too late for the groom to run.

I want a little bride and ring bearer. No flower girls or page boys. Do what you want

I think it's very unnecessary

I'm pretty sure it started to confuse evil spirits or something weird ...

Um, yeah, there are rules to weddings. I can count the number of couples who walked up together on one hand....I can count the number of non-white/ivory/silver dresses on two hands. Like it or not, there are a multitude of rules and most couples embrace them to one degree or another.

When did being invited to a wedding start to be not enough of an honor? If you're not close to people, they shouldn't be there to begin with.

I've heard of junior bridesmaids, but a junior bride and groom is new to me. I need to be honest and say it makes me think of child marriage, which is very real and very common around the world. The concept makes me uncomfortable. But perhaps this is common in your circle and won't be thought of in that context.

@Heather, I'm "blessed" to have a lot of people in my life. I honored them by inviting them to the wedding.

I'm with everybody who finds this creepy AF. Child marriage is a serious human rights issue. Pantomiming it at your wedding is gross and horrifying. Would you have "little miss waterboarding" and "little mister honor killings" in your wedding party?

I've actually never heard of this before, but it sounds like it could be a really cute idea.

My first wedding, my 2 yr old daughter and 2 of my 2 yr old cousins were miniature bride and groom. It's cute and it's fun. It's YOUR day so do as you please.

They are not saying vows. They literally stand there. It's not that serious

I'll keep it simple: in my opinion, it is more than over the top and cheesy.

It sounds like having them be ring-bearers or flower girls to me. To be honest I think most wedding traditions are bit cheesey but I enjoy them. If this feels right to you, do it! I'm sure the kiddos will feel special and you'll have adorable photos

Literally blowing my mind by the people thinking this is creepy or sexualizing children. It also blows my mind how so many have never heard of this. Maybe it is the area I am from but this is very common and no one thinks of it as sexualizing a child. Good grief they are little kids and they walk down and stand there or go to their seats. It just kills me how everything now days turns simple stuff into big deals or sexualizing. Also, there is a difference in a fg/rb and jr bride/groom. OP, do as you see fit sweetie. I am sure it will be special to them and will be something else memorable of your special day.

I don't think it's sexualizing children but I find it just plain strange.

If you want a child to wear a cute white dress, fine. Because little girl dresses are so adorable! But the veil is overkill. I would honestly just make them the FG and RB if you want them to participate. Or skip children in the wedding altogether. It's not needed.

I would also find it odd to go to a wedding where there was both a FG and a mini-bride.

This is creepy. I don't think children should be around to be "cute." They're little humans; that while adorable should not be used for others amusement. Child marriage is a human rights issue, even in the United States and I don't support anyone who can't consent to marriage acting as if they are getting married. But I'm biased as I don't understand the point of having children in the wedding party, as they can get fussy, ew hate that word.