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[Wedding Ceremony & Reception] Performances and entertainment where children shine: wonderful ideas
Children sometimes attend weddings and receptions, don’t they?
In that case, how about incorporating roles that let the kids take part?
From classics like the ring bearer, flower girl, and veil girl/boy to performances like dancing, playing instruments, or a surprise video, there are many ways for children to shine.
Having kids participate helps soften the atmosphere and brightens the mood of the venue.
Please use these ideas as inspiration and try including them.
[Wedding Ceremony & Reception] Performances and entertainment where children shine. Wonderful ideas (1–10)
ring bearer
The role assigned to boys corresponding to the flower girl, who purifies the aisle, is called the ring bearer.
It’s an important job of carrying the wedding rings.
Watching a small child walk down the aisle to deliver the rings to the bride and groom is truly adorable.
dance
When children dance their hearts out, it’s strangely moving and often brings tears to our eyes.
At weddings, performances by children are also a popular touch.
If everyone sings and dances for the bride and groom, it’s sure to make them happy.
Flower girl
The flower girl’s role is to scatter petals to purify the aisle before the bride and her father walk down it.
In Western Christian weddings, she is an important presence and almost always appears in an official capacity.
It’s common for girls around five to ten years old to take on this role.
My former student, as a celebration
This particular idea is limited to cases where either the groom or the bride is a teacher, but the students make a surprise appearance at the venue to celebrate the wedding.
The children will be delighted to see a different side of their usual teacher, and it’s likely to become a wonderful reception that creates lasting memories for both the teacher and the children.
A live broadcast of “My First Errand” as entertainment
This production features a one-year-old child going on their first errand to fetch a present for the bride and groom.
The first part is a pre-shot video, and the latter half is live footage.
At the end, the child enters the venue and hands over the present directly.
Having a small child take part in the production really lightens the mood, doesn’t it?
Flag Boy
Have you heard of flag boys and flag girls—children who make an entrance holding a banner at weddings? It’s a classic, well-known performance overseas.
The children come in carrying a flag that says “Here comes the Bride.” It means “The bride and groom are about to enter,” and then the groom, followed by the bride, walks down the aisle.
It’s so adorable that everyone can’t help but smile and snap photos, making for a fun, crowd-pleasing moment.
Parent and child at the Honnō-ji Incident
Here is a video of us doing the rhythmic skit “Honnō-ji Incident,” which became popular thanks to a Yoshimoto-affiliated dancer’s performance, as a party act together with a child.
It’s even more entertaining and heartwarming when done as a parent-child duo than with two adults.
If you’re a parent with a child who’s good at dancing, we definitely recommend giving it a try.
Toast proposal
At weddings, there’s always the toast—leading the cheer, giving the shout, and offering a greeting.
You rev up the room with a congratulatory message to the bride and groom and a little anecdote, then wrap it up with a big “Kanpai!” You know the scene: an uncle from the family or a boss from work takes the stage.
But what if a child did it instead? Wouldn’t that be super cute and really get the crowd going? Even a formal greeting, when said by a child, is sure to be adorable, funny, and a definite crowd-pleaser!
Flower girl and ring bearer
Having children carry the long train of the bride’s wedding veil as they walk together is a classic wedding tradition.
If a boy does it, he’s called a veil boy; if a girl does it, she’s called a veil girl.
It’s a heartwarming touch for everyone watching.
Helping with a wedding
When you think of a wedding, there are lots of staff in the venue serving food and providing various services, right? How about having children help out at the wedding alongside those staff members? Depending on their ages, they could do things like set up the microphones in the venue, carry the wedding cake, or bring food and drinks to the bride and groom.
If they take on tasks they can handle—and ones that let them be in the spotlight a little—it could really liven up the celebration, don’t you think?