What services does Alekai Hospitality provide?

Alekai provides thoughtful private hospitality services including wedding childcare, hotel and travel childcare, and curated event experiences such as the Alekai Bloom Bar, Alekai Outdoor Games, children's activity tables, sensory play stations, and toddler play areas.

Do you provide wedding babysitting services in Miami?

Yes. Alekai provides structured wedding childcare designed to integrate seamlessly into professional event timelines. Our services include a curated Kids Lounge, planner coordination, and CPR-certified bilingual nannies.

Are your childcare providers insured?

Yes. All Alekai team members are fully insured, background-checked, and CPR & First Aid certified. We maintain the highest professional standards in private event childcare.

What areas do you serve?

We serve all of South Florida including Miami, Miami Beach, Brickell, Coral Gables, Coconut Grove, Key Biscayne, Fort Lauderdale, Boca Raton, West Palm Beach, and Palm Beach. We also support destination weddings and events throughout Florida and the Bahamas.

How far in advance should I book?

We recommend booking 3 to 6 months in advance, especially during peak wedding season (October through May). Last-minute and same-day requests are subject to availability.

Do your nannies speak Spanish?

Most of our staff is bilingual (English/Spanish) and holds First Aid/CPR certification, so families are comfortable communicating with our team.

How much does Alekai Hospitality cost?

Every celebration receives a custom proposal based on the service selected, number of children, their ages, event duration, and staffing needs. Every celebration receives a custom proposal.

What is the Alekai Kids Lounge?

The Alekai Kids Lounge is a curated, styled activity space set up at your wedding venue or event. It includes age-appropriate crafts, games, and quiet zones — designed to blend with your event aesthetic while keeping children engaged and happy.

Do you provide childcare for destination weddings in Florida?

Absolutely. We specialize in destination wedding childcare across Florida, including multi-day coverage for welcome parties, rehearsal dinners, ceremony, and reception. Travel fees are always discussed upfront.

Can you provide hotel-room childcare for wedding guests?

Yes. Alekai Hotel & Travel Childcare provides carefully selected professional care in hotel rooms, resorts, private residences, and vacation rentals so traveling families can enjoy the celebration.

Do you offer event experiences like a bloom bar or outdoor games?

Yes. Alekai Event Experiences include the Alekai Bloom Bar, Alekai Outdoor Games, children's activity tables, sensory play stations, and toddler play areas — all designed to complement weddings, hotels, and private celebrations.

How do I contact Alekai Hospitality?

The fastest way to reach us is via WhatsApp at (305) 279-9200 or Telegram @alekaiweddingnannies. You can also request availability through our website. We respond to all inquiries within 24 hours.

The Wedding Day Childcare Timeline: An Hour-by-Hour Template

Most childcare problems at weddings are not childcare problems. They are timeline problems — a drop-off scheduled after guests are already seated, a children's meal served forty minutes after the adults, a ceremony exit with no one assigned to collect the flower girls.

Here is the hour-by-hour template we work from. Copy it into your planning document and adjust the times to your own day.

Wedding day timeline being planned at a South Florida venue

T–60 minutes · Setup

The team arrives before coverage officially begins and installs the Kids Lounge: creative corner, quiet reading nook, activity stations, wind-down area. The lead nanny walks the space with your coordinator and confirms the route between the Lounge and the reception.

T–30 minutes · Drop-off

Parents bring children in before guests are seated. Names, ages, allergies and mobile numbers are confirmed at the door. Thirty minutes is not padding — it is what lets a shy four-year-old settle before the room fills up.

Ceremony

Two versions. If children are in the wedding party, a nanny walks them to the aisle and collects them the moment they finish the processional. If they are not, they stay in the Lounge with deliberately quiet activities so the ceremony audio stays clean.

Cocktail hour

Family photos first, if the photographer needs the children. Then back to structured play. This is the hour parents most often tell us they had forgotten was possible: a full drink, a full conversation, both hands free.

Dinner

The children's meal is served at the same time as the adult service, in the Lounge. This single detail protects the entire dinner hour. Serving children late is the most common scheduling mistake we see, and it pulls parents away from the table exactly when the room is at its warmest.

Speeches and first dance

The lowest-energy window of the night: films, crafts, reading. If the couple wants the children on the floor for the first dance, we bring them in and take them back out — no negotiation in front of the guests.

Late evening · Wind-down

Lights low, blankets out, quiet corner active. Younger children rest while their parents stay on the dance floor. This is the part of the timeline that decides whether your reception thins out at nine o'clock or runs to the end.

Close · Handover

Each child is handed to their own parent individually, with a short note on how the evening went. The space is broken down and returned exactly as it was found. Nothing for your planner or the venue to deal with.

Three timeline details worth protecting

Drop-off before guest seating, never after.
Children's meal at adult service time, not later.
A named person for the ceremony exit if children are walking down the aisle.

Get those three right and the rest of the evening tends to look after itself.

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