Weddings with 2 sprogs - do you take a huge bag for all their crap or what?

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I am thinking that it will not go with my outfit (that is not yet purchased arrghhhhhh).

Juice, bribes, toys, bib, bribes, teddy, bribes etc etc

Actually,dh would do swilling in the urinal.
I would be drinking Champers and making light sparkling convo.
I have done enough with regards to child rearing to ruin such an occasion.

I wouldn't allow dh to be an usher..hang on,maybe I would.They only hand out bloody order of service things!

ushers dont do much

they hand out hymn sheets and thats it

he will be standing at the door so he can watch the bag. you can hover about pretending to chat to him and wait for him to finish cos you all want to go in together, but you dont really go in you walk around the churchyard

wedding is in a hotel not church so I could maybe wait in a bar area whilst the service thing goes on?

Olive,enlist someone to help for at least an hour.
That will give you time to neck a few glasses in peace.

When we have a birrovado chez Moondog,I always get a babysitter to watch Mad Max and entertain him.
Dd (5) no problem.

OO, i have this scenario coming up in 2 mths time, and i have 2 dd's the same age

we are going to the hotel early as dh is an usher also. he will be hovering around handing out hymn sheets and sneaking off to the bar area at times to check on me and the dd's

i will be waiting to go in at the last minute (dh as an usher is good in this instance cos you cna say you are waiting for him to finish his duties)

during the ceremony i will either be at the very back with the dds or in the bar (if they are being noisy, or if i need another swift one)

The only other time dd2 has had to be quiet was at a christening and I was b/feeding then so could shut her up!

I will sit at the back I think and plan my escape route.

We used a gift bag!

whats ournormal day to day handbag like?
gift bad good idea

Will they not drink juice from a glass with a straw? Ds3 is 20 months and we don't take drinks out with us now as he can do carton with straw if I have to nip in a shop or at function/pub he'll have water or orange juice with a straw. Sooooo much easier.

Agree you need:
nappies/wipes/sacks
Boxes of raisins and other assorted finger food
For mine, I'd take a couple of cars to run round the floor with!

You wouldn't need a massive bag I don't think. Leave in the car until you need it then just bob out for it. Boxes of raisins should fit in your handbag?

Yeah, or do a gift bag of 'new' goodies for them! The novelty of that will be enough to keep them quiet for a while, no?

Yeah, or do a gift bag of 'new' goodies for them! The novelty of that will be enough to keep them quiet for a while, no?

agree with ds2 and 3 i very rearely too drinks anywhere
i bouth htme if need be
its only manchester not he effin sahara fgs

is the dirnk fiull of lovely es?

they only drink water drawn from my own well and purified for 28 days

wipes and beakers

emergency crayons

c'est tout

in gold bag from topshop

and of course wipes and nappies go in here

006 i think stripping the children is a bit ott

ime they dont eat much at weddings etc, just too excited, end up running around and doing knee-slides on the dancefloor, chasing the balloons, etc

Reconsider the buggy situation - borrow a posh one for the weekend if you have to. Take minimum - nappies, wipes, drinks, non-messy snacks, bribes. You don't need bibs - you can use a napkin (bigger than a bib for a start) and clip/tie it at the back (a clothes pag works but isn't very stylish!). In fact, I have a purpose made ribbon with 2 clips on the end that is for precisely this purpose.

Tell DH he will look fab and get lots of attention with a couple of pretty little girls in dresses "helping" him.

Did Posh Wedding with DS1 (16 months) and took a straw basket like bag that could be stodd up somewhere away from me so it didn't ruin the look of my outfit. (NB: whilst wearing a pale duck egg blue silk/linen dress form Monsoon, your child will discover jumping in puddles for the first time)

OO my DH (not the extremely competent type either) managed to look after DS (aged 2.5) and be an usher at my sister's church wedding without any trouble. The only thing he failed to do was to persuade DS to wear his button hole. I was a bridesmaid so not on the scene at that point at all. If it is at a hotel you can just take a bag and dump it somewhere you don't need to be carrying it around with you. And then get yourself a small glamourous handbag. And non Church ceremonies tend to be relatively brief affairs. You are more likely to have trouble during the speeches or whatever as the children will be getting tireder and possibly hyped up on whatever they have eaten.

£130!!

i take it all back then 006