My younger brother is getting married next weekend. Would it be weird not to bring my kids to the wedding??
My kids are young and I would normally never take them to a wedding at this age. (3.5 year old B/G twins and a 2 year old boy). But because it's my own brother's wedding I feel like maybe they should be there because it's family.
My brother and his fiance don't mind if my kids are not there, they want me to do whatever is best/easiest for me. There will be one family photo but he doesn't mind if my kids aren't in it. I am trying to decide if I mind if they are not in it.
There will be other kids attending the wedding.
My two boys would never sit through the ceremony, so either my DH or I would miss part of the ceremony. And I don't know how long they will last through the reception since it's right in the middle of naptime!
Plus, this is my first brother to get married and the first wedding in our family in about 10 years, so I am really looking forward to enjoying his wedding and being there to celebrate with them. Being there with three young kids will be a totally different experience then going just with my DH and enjoying the festivities.
I already have a sitter booked since my original plan was to take my DD and leave my two boys at home. But now I am considering leave all three kids at home, or bringing them all with us.
My sister lives near the church so another option is to bring the kids and the sitter with us, and then send them all to my sister's house after putting in an appearance and taking the family photo. That would be a hassle though.
What would you do?
Karin