The first piece of advice I will offer is, if possible, hire child care for the whole day to look after your baby. And I do mean hire! Don't ask a family member; they want to have fun too. This will leave you safe in the knowledge that your baby is fine and that you're not having to feel guilty for a member of your family babysitting. This can work brilliantly for children of most ages, up until that point where they don't need looking after that is. The child care are likely to provide entertainment for them, such as colouring, games and little competitions.
If you decide not to get child care for the day, then give the children things to entertain themselves such as colouring sets on the tables. Make child friendly games which they can take part inwith your other guests. Provide child friendly snacks and drinks, for, example milk and cookies instead of champagne and canapés. Why not provide a dressing up box? All children love to dress up!
The next piece of advice I have is to find a willing family member, who wouldn't want to stay late, to take your child home with them (if its your wedding you're likely to want a child free night). This way they can leave before they start to get sleepy and grouchy.
Children love to be involved, so my final piece of advice is to give them a role for the day. Be it page boy or flower girl or whichever title you choose. They will be thrilled to be a part of the day and probably adore the attention!
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