If you have children and you have been invited to a wedding, it is normal for you to wonder how children should dress at a wedding. It is a very common question because the clothing of adults is more or less clear, but that of children is not so evident.
Whether your children play a role in the ceremony or not, the clothing they wear is important. For this reason, in this post, we give you some tips for choosing the right clothes for your children at a wedding.
Follow the wedding dress code
The first piece of advice we want to give you is to follow the wedding dress rules. Whether it is a beach wedding, a bohemian wedding or a black-tie wedding, both adults and children must respect the dress code.
Therefore, before launching into deciding how to dress your children, whether they are young or older, and even if you can improvise on specific aspects later, keep in mind what the bride and groom’s desire has been in terms of the dress code.
Does the child participate in the wedding?
Sometimes the children participate in the wedding carrying the pledges, and the rings or walking towards the place of the ceremony in front of the bride and groom. In these cases, we recommend that you talk to the bride and groom to define what the correct dress will be, or if it will be the same for all the children.
The rest of the invited children do not have to wear clothes that conform to too strict rules. As long as they don’t clash with the formality and style of the wedding, there is a lot of freedom.
How should the clothes be?
Comfortable
Above all, the most important thing when dressing a child is that he feels comfortable. These tend to move a lot and ultimately, not to be still. Therefore, it is essential that the clothes they are going to wear allow them to do everything they want without a problem.
In addition to the clothes, Sainly suggests that we must make sure that the accessories that they can wear on the wedding day such as headbands, ties, hats, capes… are a bother for them because if they are not sure that they will end up not wearing them and they will have been of no use.
Impossible looks and children have never combined well, so it is better to bet on simplicity and not so much on clothes overloaded with thousands of accessories that will only prove to be a bother for the child.
Parents are the ones who know their children best and know what is right for them. It is important that parents also participate when choosing the look that the little ones will wear to be able to advise or contribute ideas.
Combined
When we include children in the bridal procession, it is normal that we want them to be consistent with the rest of the elements of the wedding. Some examples could be combining the children’s clothes with the flowers or with the colours of the bride’s dress or the groom’s suit.
Not only can you choose for the children to combine with each other and with the elements that will be present at the wedding, but they can also dress in the environment where the wedding will take place, whether in a field, farm or beach.
The harmony between colours and textures will stand out with differences. The normal thing in these cases is to dress the children in rather light tones and not so dark, although it is not a rule since this will also depend on the season of the year in which you are and the style of the wedding. A wedding held in winter will not be the same as one in summer.
Children’s
This may seem very obvious but it is important to emphasize it. You have to be aware that children are children, they are neither adults nor babies. Each person has a different style according to their age.
Sometimes it’s fun to dress children as if they were older than they are, but I’m telling you that at a wedding it won’t be the most appropriate thing, nor will it look good at all. You must know how to differentiate and look for the look of the little ones in specialized places for children where they will know how to guide you.
No disguise
Just like brides don’t know how to dress up for the wedding, as you can see in this previous post, children should follow this same rule. Like everyone who will go to the link, they will not go with clothes that they would wear on a day-to-day basis, but we will have to try not to cross the fine line that differentiates the costume from a special look for a special day.
A piece of advice to prevent children from appearing to be in costume is to dress them, as we have said before, as children and combined with the setting of the wedding.
The classic never fails
If you still don’t know how to dress your children for the wedding, don’t worry. The classic never fails. Boys in shorts and a white shirt and girls in a dress of some bright colour are always a hit.
We hope that, with these tips, it has become much clearer for you how to dress a child for a wedding.
Remember to find out what the wedding protocol will require, respect the tastes of the little one and their comfort and, if you don’t know which option to choose, don’t forget that the classics never fail.
