out of town wedding, what do i do?

Califlorida · June 2009

we're going to a wedding in seattle in august but i just realized the ceremony doesn't even start until 7! dd will never last. these are our best friends of many many years so being there is very important. leaving her in town is not an option because we don't have a babysitter here in LA either. how do i make this work? fly in a family member?

JennDave+1 · June 2009

Could you take a family member with you?

Rah · June 2009

I would totally fly a family member with me otherwise I'd be constantly worrying about the wellbeing of my dc (rightly so but having a reliable sitter handy is much better!). So, if you can afford it than by all means do it!

musiclovers · June 2009

I would ask your friends of many many years if they could recommend someone to watch DD - a family friend, neighbor - someone they trust. Or bring a family member with you. Or as a last resort, if your DD will sleep in her stroller, you could bring it to the wedding and let her sleep in it so you can stay for a while. Good Luck!

MargieMom · June 2009

i would bring someone with you - and the bonus would be that you and DH might have an even better time and enjoy yourselves! Totally worth it!

JSORIANO · June 2009

Personally I wouldn't go to the wedding. Flying someone in wouldn't be an option for me. I am sure your friends would understand.

Jettaky · June 2009

I will be in a wedding in Utah next year, we well be taking both kids and my parents to help out. It helps that my parents are invited to the wedding but we would be taking them any way. The wedding is also a late wedding. I would highly recommend taking a family member or someone else you trust.

tanny05 · June 2009

We're in kind of the same situation. We are doing a layover in my sister's city so that we can leave DS with her and continue on to the wedding. If that can't work for you definitely fly in a family member. I know I wouldn't be able to leave DS with someone I didn't know even though I do trust my BFF's advice. I just couldn't do it.

GL!

beckys96 · June 2009

We did an OOT wedding when DD was 6 weeks. There is no way I was ready to leave her for the weekend (ok I'm still not!). We had my sis go with us and watch DD in the room.

dewdrop1210 · June 2009

We just returned from a wedding I was in 5 hours away. The wedding was at 7 also. The thought never crossed my mind not to take DD with us or to the wedding. Her bedtime is usually 8ish, but she held out just fine until we got back to the hotel around 9. The rehearsal dinner was the night before & at the same time. Hope it all works out for you.

kgb1411 · June 2009

musiclovers:
I would ask your friends of many many years if they could recommend someone to watch DD - a family friend, neighbor - someone they trust. Or bring a family member with you. Or as a last resort, if your DD will sleep in her stroller, you could bring it to the wedding and let her sleep in it so you can stay for a while. Good Luck!

I agree with all of this. I would start by asking your friends.

JillAly · June 2009

My sister got married earlier last fall in Seattle. There were 3 of us who had young kids- mine was the oldest at 11 months. The other 2 were infants. My sister hired 2 babysitters to look after the kids. We had them stay in my hotel room (the wedding was in the hotel so we could check in on them if we got nervous).

The company was terrific and they do background checks, etc. I told my sister I'd meet the girls but if I didn't trust them, I was bringing ds to the wedding. Well, they were both fantastic. I wish I could have them come to NY!!! It wasn't cheap- maybe $20 an hour but it was worth it for peace of mind that ds was safe.

My sister has the name of the company and I'll post it as soon as I hear from her.

jlw2505 · June 2009

Ask your friends if they know anyone that could help you out and have the sitter come to the hotel. I have done this on many occasions and it works out great. I am sure your friends know of people that could help recommend a sitter. As a last resort, you could also call the hotel as some do offer baby sitter services and in some cities, there are baby sitting services that you pay a fee for. My sister has a friend that has done that before.

JillAly · June 2009

Here is the name of the company that we used in Seattle.

https://www.anihouseholdstaffing.com/

If you have any questions, feel free to page me. I just used them one time but I was very happy with them.

Jill

Califlorida · June 2009

JillAly:
Here is the name of the company that we used in Seattle.
https://www.anihouseholdstaffing.com/

If you have any questions, feel free to page me. I just used them one time but I was very happy with them.

Jill

thank you so much! if we can't get a family member to come along i will definitely be looking into this company.

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