Seminole Sitters at your Wedding!

Everyone deserves to have a wonderful time at your wedding! Providing babysitting means your adults guests can enjoy some “grown-up time” while the kids celebrate, too!

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Consider your guest list. Do you know how many have children? Would offering child care make it easier for some to attend? You may want to offer child care to all, to family members only, or to a select few.

Whatever you decide, RSVPs for child care should be due with general wedding RSVPs or one month before your wedding date - whichever is earlier. Child care RSVPs should include the number of children, their ages, and any special needs or allergies.

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Book your Seminole Sitters. One Seminole Sitter can watch up to six children, if all are over one year old and walking. If any are under the age of one or not yet walking, their sitter can watch up to four children. Consider having them arrive 30 minutes before child care is offered and booking them to stay 15-30 minutes late to assist with clean up.

We understand things may need to be fine-tuned closer to the big day! We’ll ask for the days and times you'd like to have child care (don’t forget the rehearsal dinner and any other pre-wedding events!) and general times.

  • 50% deposit is due one month before your wedding. This is nonrefundable.

  • Child care times should be finalized three weeks before your wedding.

  • The remaining cost is due one week before your wedding.

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Choose a day-of contact person. When sitters first arrive, someone will need to show them to the child care space and review any final instructions. Writing any instructions ahead of time — your expectations for care, clean up, etc — is helpful! The contact person should provide the sitters with their cell number and be the primary contact if a question or emergency arises.

Ideally, the day-of contact person is someone the children may already know. More importantly, it should be someone who has no other roles at the wedding during the times child care is provided, in case they need to be called away.

A diaper bag overflows with a rattle, bottle, three diapers, and change of clothes.

Who does this belong to? labeling bags with children’s names will help sitters reach for the right one!

Prepare the parents. When you book Seminole Sitters, we’ll send you short forms for parents to sign and return. This will allow us to choose sitters best suited for the age groups and needs.

They may have questions for you about us! The Seminole Sitters are background checked, Pediatric CPR & First Aid certified, and vetted by a child care expert with 20+ years of experience. We provide care for all ages (premies to preteens) and those with special needs. We’re happy to talk with them before the event, too!

Ask parents to put their child’s name on any belongings they leave with us, like a diaper bag. Masking tape and a permanent marker work great! Remind parents of the time child care ends; if sitters are kept late without notice, 20% gratuity may be charged.

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Feed the kids. If your guests will enjoy a buffet or sit-down meal, talk to your caterer about kid-friendly options. Caterers often light a fuel can under chafing dishes; food should be out of reach of little hands to protect them and also just to reduce mess! We prefer adults-only access to food rather than allowing kids to help themselves.

Ask parents about any allergies or dietary restrictions, and take those into consideration. Ideally, we will have parents make a plate of food for each of their children at drop-off since they know preferences, portion sizes, and other important considerations.

Make it fun for your littlest guests! Most children love exploring their artsy side or playing games, so a stack of paper and a few boxes of crayons or markers can go a long way! A themed kids’ party could be a lot of fun, too — a movie night with special popcorn, a crafting night where they make a giant “congratulations” card for the bride and groom, etc! Consider the ages of the kids who’ll be there when determining what activities to offer; we can help! (Click the image on the right for fun suggestions, too.)

Suggest that parents allow each child to bring one toy or activity they’d like to have with them, that they won’t mind sharing! It should be labeled with the child’s name.