Planning A Second Wedding

May 29, 2009 by Francina

If you are busy planning a second wedding you are indeed a lucky person to have found a person to love a second time. We all know how hard it can be to find a mate, not to mention doing it twice!

As with any wedding there will be a lot of planning. It doesn’t matter if you’re doing a small private wedding or a big one for everybody you know, there will still be a lot of details to take care of. If you or your partner has children from you previous marriages, the very first step to take will be to announce to children on both sides about your decision.

This can be a tricky situation and should be handled with care. Children can easily feel threatened when joining a household with other kids they may not even know or know very well. They need to be assured of their place and importance in the new family.

It may be a good idea to ask favorite grandparents or even the exes to help with the announcement if the child or children are close to them and trusts them. The way you handle breaking this news will determine with what attitude children enter the new set-up and if they will be willing to cooperate.

Girls at wedding

Honesty goes a long way and you should build your new relationship on that. Children are very perceptive and will certainly know if you’re not being up front with them. So don’t beat about the bush.

This should be a very joyous occasion to celebrate your love for each other. Including the children in the details will help them feel part of all the happenings and should smooth the way for you to really enjoy planning a second wedding. Stay tuned since this post will be the first of several on second wedding planning.