A train
bearer is a boy or girl attendant at
a wedding.
This type of wedding attendant is less common than it used to be, but is still
a way of including young relatives or the children of relatives and friends in
a wedding. A train bearer is often seen at British royal weddings.
Traditionally,
train bearers carry the
bride's train, especially if she is wearing a dress with a long train. Because
of the difficulty of managing the train, train
bearers are generally no younger than age ten, with older ones being
preferred for more complicated duties.
There are no set rules about train bearers - it is
up to you. Whether you have them or not, boys or girls or combination of both
gender, how many and how old they are, it is really you and your partner's
personal preference. However if you have someone you are desperate to include
who is more than age ten, there is no reason why you cannot include. Who you
choose is really up to you whether it is your god child, nephew, niece, cousin,
child or close friend’s child, it depends on what suits you.
Some factors that are good to consider though are:
- Would
they be happy and willing to be a train bearer?
- Would
their parents be happy and willing for them to be train bearers?
- Are
they likely to behave themselves and stay quiet at all the right moments?
Tips for having train bearer
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| Queen Diana's marriage |
- You
could pair up train bearers
with proper ratio of boys and girls. It helps to remove the pressure for
young ones and lastly, there is nothing like young love!
- Let
your train bearers meet other
active participators of wedding like; the Best Man and Ushers before the
big day, so they are not strangers.
- Let
the train bearers sit with
their parents in the ceremony when they are not needed. This is the best
way to keep the little naughty at firm place!
- Arrange
some gifts and give it prior to ceremony, motivate them for performing the
job with more enthusiasm.
