Proposals and Vows

For relationships where either parent has prior children, or those born during the relationship, getting the children to accept the “new parent” is important. One of the ways to help make kids feel involved is to have them involved with the proposal. For younger children, a t-shirt with the “Will you marry my mommy or daddy?” will most likely work, but what about pre-school and higher aged children? A great idea is to take a family portrait with the parent and children and present it to the future fiancée. To dress it up, you can frame it and have a plaque engraved with the “Will you marry us?” on it and the date of the proposal. Also, you can have each child read a “I want you as my mom/dad because….” at a family proposal if the children are accepting of the future spouse.

Look for more interactive family proposal ideas in future postings.

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