[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.
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[Wedding Ceremony & Reception] Performances and entertainment where children shine. Wonderful ideas (1–10)
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?
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?
[Wedding Ceremony & Reception] Performances and Entertainment Where Children Shine: Wonderful Ideas (11–20)
Appearance in a surprise movie
It’s a movie where the boy plays the groom and the girl plays the bride, and they each visit the schools they attended, eventually meeting.
Like this movie, a family-wide performance gives a warm impression of close family ties and a wonderful bond, and it’s likely to give the bride and groom—who are becoming a new family—a positive image as well.
Impersonation
At wedding receptions, it’s common for adults to do impressions as entertainment, but it’s also super cute and really livens things up when kids do them too! Popular comedians are a great choice, but impressions of the bride and groom could be fun as well.
Even things that might fall flat when adults do them are adorable when little kids do them—so enviable, right? (laugh)
play the piano
By the time children are in elementary school, there are usually one or two who play the piano seriously and are quite good, aren’t there? If there’s such a child among the wedding guests, ask them to perform a piano piece as entertainment.
It will be a great experience for the child to play in front of an audience.
Choosing songs the bride and groom love will make it even more exciting.
Violin performance
If any of the children attending the wedding can play the violin, how about having them perform? The violin is often used for live music at weddings, and its beautiful, graceful sound is perfect for a celebratory setting like a ceremony or reception.
A solo performance would be lovely, and if the bride and groom can play the violin too, they could join in as well! It could also make for an impressive performance when played together with other instruments, such as the piano.
