Re: For people not inviting kids to the wedding

yea we have 2 ring bearers! I dont want to hear anything from anyone that they are there.

LOL

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i am not putting it on the card. i am assuming it is implied by whoever's name is on the invite. if they put their kids down as a response i have no problem calling them up and telling them no.

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I have done word of mouth. But for those twhich do not have a place to leave their kids. I have hired a baby sitter which will watch them in the hotel next door.

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Posted by cbcf

I am not putting adult reception. just kinda going by word of mouth. However for the e-party we didnt invite kids so hopefully they will get it haha.

but on the rsvp we are doing
___ seats have been reserved in your honour

(and we are writing the # of seats per the # of people we are inviting that get that invite)

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i like that idea- thanks!

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your welcome!!! i am definitely going to need this because i have a feeling we are going to have problems with who we invite

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Posted by cbcf

I am not putting adult reception. just kinda going by word of mouth. However for the e-party we didnt invite kids so hopefully they will get it haha.

but on the rsvp we are doing
___ seats have been reserved in your honour

(and we are writing the # of seats per the # of people we are inviting that get that invite)

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I am doing this too. I am letting people know that kids are not invited - I have a ton of second cousins and so does FH, but we just don't have the room or money to have them there. He has 5 first cousins who are young, and that may cause a stir with some family (my aunt who doesn't seem to understand that we can't afford to have her 7 grandkids, my cousins, there), but because they are 1st cousins, we hope they will understand.

I kinda feel like writing 'adult reception' on the invite underestimates people's ability to see that if their kids names are not on the invite, they are not invited. I dunno, i go back and forth. Maybe I will do all three - word of mouth, adult reception and make the rsvp card clearly state the number of seats reserved ...

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Posted by MrsK2008

this is more difficult for me because I have kids coming to our reception, but certain people children I don't want anywhere near the affair.

Fortunately for me, most people don't even want to bring their kids.

Word of mouth is the best way!

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I'm having the same problem, i'm partial to some children but not others...so I just don't know...

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I am just diligently mentioning to everyone that our wedding is for adults only, my momma and his are doing the same

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I am wondering the same thing. I have a couple of big issues revolving around this problem.

I am going to have a flower girl (3 yrs old), a ring bearer (8 yrs old) and my 11 yr old brother, who has autism, at the wedding. However, i don't want any of my guests to bring any of their children. It may sound offensive but to hear a baby/s crying or children having tantrums throughout the event is someting i would really like to avoid..

In all honesty, I don't even want my brother around the ceremony, cocktail hour or the reception.

Why do i feel this way? Because my brother tends to yell a lot in public and private places. I don't want him disturbing the reception. My mom doesnt know how to control his out of control behaviors. And i know my mom will take this as an offense when i tell her but i really feel it is necessary to leave him with a babysitter. I might have to find a babysitter that day but i don't know where they can move them to.

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Posted by deed766

I am wondering the same thing. I have a couple of big issues revolving around this problem.

I am going to have a flower girl (3 yrs old), a ring bearer (8 yrs old) and my 11 yr old brother, who has autism, at the wedding. However, i don't want any of my guests to bring any of their children. It may sound offensive but to hear a baby/s crying or children having tantrums throughout the event is someting i would really like to avoid..

In all honesty, I don't even want my brother around the ceremony, cocktail hour or the reception.

Why do i feel this way? Because my brother tends to yell a lot in public and private places. I don't want him disturbing the reception. My mom doesnt know how to control his out of control behaviors. And i know my mom will take this as an offense when i tell her but i really feel it is necessary to leave him with a babysitter. I might have to find a babysitter that day but i don't know where they can move them to.

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Hope it works out for you.

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Thanks JBooth. I will need it.

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Posted by Espo22

i feel the same way, i LOVE kids but if we allow everyone to bring kids we can end up with around 50 kids or so. Plus it is a late night wedding, it ends at 1:30, i really think its inappropriate for a kid. I also really dont understand how ANYBODY can bring their baby to such an event, its not right for the baby.

I am not putting it on the card. To me i just have this whole thing about writing 'adult reception' sounds like im having some xxx party , its just this weird thing i have about it. So its word of mouth and already spread the word. Plus since we did no kids for e-party alot of guests already know...were inviting kids about 12-13 years and up. Most of the kids are on fh's side and they said they will handle it and talk to the families.

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that is soo funny because whenever I read adult reception I think about the same thing!!
and I thought I was the only one that thought that..

I'm hoping they will know because I am addressing everyone's invites separately.. and on the RSVP i'm not putting a how many are attending... there are only a few family members that will get 1 invite for 2 people.. and to them I will just tell them....

I'm hoping that will work out for me.

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people should know when u put the name on the invitations if there kids are invited.