Buggy at wedding?

[alicema]

We're attending a wedding next weekend - me, dh, dd aged 3 and dd aged 15 months. Not been to a wedding since having children so not sure of the etiquette when it comes to kids - can I bring our buggy? It's a church wedding followed by an outdoor reception at castle grounds. I assume I'll have to leave the buggy outside the church and hold my youngest during the ceremony?

There are probably other things I've not thought about so advice and tips are very welcome please.

I'd say it depends how big the church is. If there's aisles at either side of the pews then you could take an end seat? That way you can slip out with DD is she starts to play up without having to move everyone and run up the aisle?

Thank you @edin16 that would be ideal. Unfortunately I don't know what the church is like as we're travelling quite far to get there and I've not been there before. It does look quite small from pictures of the exterior. Fingers crossed we can do what you suggest.

I have taken a buggy to a wedding.
It was really useful not just as the buggy, but for places to put stuff, so we had hands free for kids.

Of course. And better than a 15m old trying to run around

We had 5 weddings before my daughter was 1 and we took the buggy to each one 😊

Will definitely be taking it with us then, I was hoping you'd all say that. Just wasn't sure if it was allowed because of space in the church etc. Plus it'll be much easier to carry stuff as @grafittiartist suggested. Thanks all

Just make sure it's not in any of the photos, although any decent photographer should check. Our photographer didn't check and we have someone's ugly buggy in the background of a few of ours and this was in the days before photoshop was widely used.

Definitely take it. Be one of the last to go in to the church and sit at the back. If you’re not able to have the buggy next to you, there will be somewhere to put it.
If unsure ask the vicar / priest or as they or someone from the church will be around to welcome people.

Take some kind of quiet snack for your kids as a back up bribery or just be ready to leave if they start getting upset (they probably won’t) but as much as people fear children ruining the ceremony, small children just commenting on the pretty dress or flowers etc is fine.

@MimiSunshine what fantastic advice. Thank you so much!