We have 5 weddings in 2011 after our baby?s due date. FIVE WEDDINGS.
Figuring out how to handle the wedding situation is awkward at best. Can we bring our newborn to these weddings?
I love weddings. They make me feel warm and fuzzy inside. I love seeing the groom?s reaction to seeing his bride walk down that aisle, mingling at cocktail hour, and dancing until my feet want to fall off.
How does one go to weddings after entering babyland? I know myself and I know I will not be comfortable or happy to leave a few month old newborn behind while my husband and I party it up at a wedding- especially since I plan on breastfeeding. Once I am comfortable being a mommy and the baby is a bit bigger (like almost walking age) I imagine it being no problem asking a relative to watch our baby for a few hours so we can attend a wedding ceremony and at least a few hours of a reception.
But what about those months in between?
It is such an awkward situation. Lots of couples choose not to have children at their weddings. We were one of those couples. Other couples don?t mind at all if a newborn attends however. A newborn will sleep most of the time in a car seat, and aside from a tear or two won?t even be noticed. I?m not sure what we would have said if someone asked us if they could bring their newborn to our no-kids wedding.
Do we wait to see if the couples bring it up? Or do we ask them, making it perfectly clear that we are just asking and don?t want to impose? I feel like that is against etiquette, but this is all so new to me that I?m just not sure what is ok and what isn?t.
I feel so awkward about the whole thing. Can I say that enough?
I would really hate to have to sit home with our baby and have my husband attend the weddings alone or vice versa. I?m guessing it?s an issue that comes up a lot, especially when I found this lengthy thread in the Babycenter community on this exact topic.
How would you handle the situation? Ask the couples if we can bring bambino or just assume if they don?t bring it up that our baby is not welcome?
Sabrina, the writer behind the healthy living blog RhodeyGirl Tests, is expecting her first baby this September with her husband Trig. You can read other pregnancy related posts on her blog.
*Photo from our wedding courtesy of LifeFusion Photography
Source: http://blogs.babycenter.com/mom_stories/bringing-a-baby-to-a-wedding/
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