‘Uncle’ Stewart and Michelle got maaaarrrrrried. I do love a marriage . I hadn’t been to a wedding in ages – it seems that I’m ‘between wedding stages’ these days. Too old for my mates to be getting married and too young for their kids to be tripping down the aisle. I am, however, blessed with a husband with a much younger brother and sister (10 year gap) and a me with a much younger brother (8 year gap), so we do get to don our finest from time to time, being invited by one of their friends who over time have become family friends.
So it was on Friday last week. Uncle Stewart is Bart’s younger brother’s best friend. A story of a truly blessed friendship. They have been besties for 31 years, since bonding at Kindergarten over shared missing-mum tears. They have remained ridiculously close to this day, despite being quite different fellows who have gone down very different life paths.
One of the nicest things about Stewart and Michelle’s wedding was that kids were welcome. I haven’t been to an Anglo kid wedding… ever. The Italians (Bartolo is Italian) are all about the kids, but then, when you are inviting 500+ people to your wedding, what’s a few kids in the mix?
But at a ‘skip’ wedding? Never!
I feel guilty for having a ‘no children please’ wedding myself. What was I thinking? A wedding is the best sort of family time out and kids just bring out the absolute best in everyone at a wedding. The funny little things they say (Cappers as Michelle was walking down the aisle: “Is she sure she wants to be tied to Uncle Stewie for LIFE? SURE?”; Badoo as they did their ‘husband and wife kiss’: “He’s really eating her, isn’t he?” – oh my!); and not forgetting to mention the way they can get a man onto a dance floor quicker than 10 beers.
There was a ‘carnival’ theme to the wedding, complete with dress ups. The kids thoroughly enjoyed donning moustaches and smoking pipes. A little worrying how much they loved it, actually.
Gosh it was a good time. I think kids belong at weddings and if I was getting married again tomorrow (to Bart, people, only to Bart!), I’d have scores of them there.
Did you have kids at your wedding?
Lucy says
We did and it was lovely! Have some funny pics of my nephew upending the basket of rose petals on me when he was done scattering them (!) and sweet pics of them in their finest clothes. I can understand people having their weddings either way. We went to a non-kids function ages ago, much to my annoyance at the time as it was hard to find a babysitter. But at the end of the day I ended up thanking our hosts – what a treat it was to have some adult time out!! Each to their own!
Maxabella says
So true, Lucy, but I’ve decided that I definitely like weddings to be a ‘family thing’. We can have adult nights out some other time. x
Lucy says
Ours was a wedding with children. A gad zillion little nieces, nephews, cousins, cousins kids, as well as kids of all of our friends. The children also included two of our own…Liv and Charlie…I was a breast feeding bride! Our wedding was in the Adelaide Hills in a paddock… Complete with fairy floss, jugglers, face painters and a bouncy castle…a circus, of sorts….
Maxabella says
It sounds absolutely wonderful, Lucy. Did you ever post about it? x
Erin says
We did, lots of younger siblings and little nieces and nephews. Not Italians but firmly believe children belong at weddings. Recently we’ve been to two family weddings and the children had a ball!
Maxabella says
I have such fond memories of being at weddings as a kid. I am so grateful to friends who go old-school so my own kids can experience the fun. I would change my decision if I could!! x