Kids at a evening wedding

You address the invitation only to those invited and if you want on the RSVP card you can put _ out of 2 or however many are invited. Then if you get a higher number back (meaning they included the kids) you just tell them sorry we are not inviting kids.

We are having no one under 16 because of cost and I don't want to have to worry about kids getting into things

"Hell no, your kids can't go!" I kid, I kid..

We're not allowing any kids at our ceremony or reception, I think the youngest person is 18. But offering onsite childcare if someone really needs to bring their kid(s).

Not a fan. Evening wedding usually means formal wedding, not an outdoors, casual wedding. Truth be told, children enjoy weddings as much as adults enjoy Disney themed birthday parties. There is absolutely nothing wrong with having an adults only reception.

Thank you! Makes me feel better knowing I'm not alone! We just didn't wAnt to worry about kids interrupting during the ceremony, getting into things during the reception, as well as the cost. Thank you for the advice.

Personally, children should not be at adult events. An evening wedding should be adult only.

No kids.

My cousin had an evening wedding and had plenty of kids there, no one interrupted and they had more fun than the adults lol I am having kids at mine because honestly the majority of my siblings are under 16 and no one would come if I said kids weren't invited. Another cousin had a child free wedding, I heard it didn't go too well (that's because she's quite bitchy). However, if you feel you don't want kids there then that's understandable. I'd simply state in the invitations it's an adult only events or state the youngest that will be able to come. I feel it's best to just tell them so people won't plan to bring their kids only to find out later they're not invited.

Were putting kids down. Like when we invite their family the invite with probably say "mr and mrs ____ and your kids. or something of that nature, only because we know our little cousins would want to be invited to the wedding and reception

Choose one side and stick to it. If you choose to invite some people's children that are under 16 you have to invite all kids, otherwise you're going to have to explain why your friend XYZ could bring her kids but your friend ABC can't. Go with your gut instinct!

This is just me, but their is no way I would not have my kids or my nieces and nephews at my wedding. To me it is a family affair and they are family. But like I said that is just me. I also did invite a families with younger ones. I will say I do not have a wild bunch coming to my wedding and mine is in the afternoon. However most of my guest have at least a 1 1/2 hour drive and since I am taking a good portion of their day I figured I would keep the family together.

I am putting a nice little card and note on my wedding website "We will be serving alcohol, so guests over the age of 18 only please!"

I have never ever ever been to (or heard of) a kid free wedding till I came on here. I dont know where you guys live but here people bring kids to the bar. I dont agree with that but hey to each his owwn.

We will be having no kids as well. The only people who are allowed to bring their kids are a few in the Bridal party and that's only because their only babysitters will be at our wedding as well. It's more common then you would think. No worries!

I've said this before, but when my kids were little and I got an invite to a wedding, my first call was to a babysitter. It was a date night for us, something that didn't happen often, so I was looking forward to a night without kids. Maybe it's the area you're from, because I don't remember the last wedding I attended that included kids.

I put "Ceremony and Reception are 21 and older only" on the Save the Dates. No one under 21 at our wedding. period.

I have no problem with parents declining the invitations because their kiddos are not invited. So far, only one cousin gave me any flack. The rest are psyched to have an adult night out.

I addressed invitations only to the adults in the house (Mr. and Mrs. Smith)

Kids being invited to the wedding was NOT an option for us. It may be bad etiquette on our part, but we ARE going to put "Adult (Only) Reception" on the invitation and make it very clear that little Jimmy and little Susie wont be invited.

We are having a family friendly reception so at the bottom of the actual invite I wrote "children are welcome". I think you should write at the bottom of the actual invite "Adult only reception to follow"

We are having a big wedding celebration, a family affair and I can't wait to see my sweet nieces

& nephews dancing beside us. All our weddings include children and it has never been a problem!

I think I've said it before, but it makes me laugh and a little annoyed when people make it a point to say, "it's a family affair, so kids are welcome." Um is that the only event that you'll have the rest of your married life, that you'll be able to have kids at? Your family doesn't have family reunions, birthday parties, retirement parties, BBQs??? Can't adults have ONE night to be around other adults and have fun?? Sheeeesh...

There's nothing wrong with having a grown-up party for once in your life.

We are sending invites out to 'Mr. & Mrs.' as opposed to 'Mr. & Mrs. and family'. Our wedding is an out of town/semi destination wedding and space is limited. We are waiting to see how many rsvp in attendance and then if possible spreading word of mouth that kids can come. Personally, I don't think that a wedding a place for children, however my FMIL is pretty pissed we aren't inviting kids (even though she's yet to fork over any cash) so this was our compromise. They can come only if we end up having room for them after the initial round of rsvps.