Involving Family that isn't in your Wedding Party

What a tough subject, right? This is a super crucial topic that so many couples are experiencing right now. Maybe you’re one of the lucky ones that has too many people that you love, but you feel the need to limit the number of people in your wedding party. Maybe you don’t want to have a wedding party at all, but you feel some sense of obligation to involve some family members. We have to remember that the ultimate goal with this is making sure that those people feel valued, and that they don’t feel left out of the wedding planning process. Here are a few easy ways to involve your family members that aren’t in your wedding party!

Wedding Ceremony Ushers

This is the easiest way to get your cousins involved, and it’s a role that’s especially helpful for people who need a bit of help walking down the aisle. If you’re having guests sit on specific sides of the aisle based on their relationship to you, your ushers can also guide those guests to the correct side.

Hire Them

If you have a family member who has been married before or who wants to break into the wedding industry, you can hire them to work your wedding day. Please make sure that both you and that family member are okay with working instead of enjoying the day! But if it’s all good with everyone, they can be bartenders or caterers, which we talked about the other benefits of this before in other blogs. They can also be your coordinator or your planner, especially if they want to get into the wedding industry. They can be a photo booth attendant, helping with the general flow of using the photo booth. They can be your question answerer or main point of contact for other vendors. You as the couple don't want to answer questions all day on the most important day of your lives together, so having a dedicated question answerer will take so much off of your plate!

Involve Them in Pre-Wedding Day Events

Invite your family members to come to your wedding dress or suit fittings. Have a whole audience for your try-on sessions to see you all dressed up! The more, the merrier. Similarly, invite more people to your pre-wedding celebrations, like your wedding shower, or your bachelor/bachelorette party! For me, I’m inviting people that aren’t in my wedding party to that celebration because, like I said, the more, the merrier.

Have Them Help Make Decisions

Wouldn’t it be nice to have a second eye looking at different invitation suites before you make a selection? Or what about writing addresses on envelopes? How about tracking gifts from guests and writing thank you notes after the big day? Not only will all of these ideas take things off of your to-do list, but it will help your family member feel like they’re involved in your wedding process, ultimately making them feel like they’re valued to you as the couple.

The possibilities are, of course, endless, but these are just some quick ideas to get you thinking! If you’re ready to get rocking and rolling, hit that button below and let’s do this!