A wedding without kids?

We didn't have a RB or FG, and we informed our guests by just not putting kid's names or "& family" on the invitations. There would have been 15-20 toddlers between our friends if we invited them all.

I'm team no kids

Only exceptions - the kids in the BP, my nephews (whose parents might opt to take advantage of a sitter), and FH teenage cousin

We made it clear on our website that we weren't inviting kids, and we addressed the invitations to the parents only - not "the smith family" but rather "Mr & Mrs Smith"

Kid free weddings are common and perfectly fine. It does not have to be no flower girl or ring bearer. You can limit children to those in wedding party only, or even just to immediate family children (nieces and nephews). We had our 3 nephews and no other kids. Children are not all or nothing. You don't "inform" people of this. You simply address your invitations to the adults only.

Whatever you decide is fine. Generally you just have to understand that some people will opt not to go because of sitter options etc.

Like PPs have said, just address the invite to only the adults, spread word of mouth, and put it on your website.

We did not have kids. I addressed the invites to "Mr and Mrs ____" not "The ____ Family". I also had a line stating how many seats are reserved in their honor.

No FG or RB

Awesome, thanks! We will have to consider it. I don't want the poor parents to have to play sitter all night. I think the hardest part is that a lot of people will be coming in from out of town. It'll be harder for them not to have their children with them.

I'm only having 10 children total, immediate nieces and nephews. And 6 of them are involved in the wedding. As much as I love kids, I don't like them at weddings. I do understand that some people will opt to skip my wedding, which I completely understand.

OP also just a small thing I learned from my friends in my BP - 6 out of 8 of them have young kids (under 2) and I was worried they'd be annoyed at me - but all of them told me at the rehearsal dinner it was easier for them not to bring the kids and have to worry about them all weekend. They could fully enjoy themselves and have adult fun and know the kids were back home being watched by grandparents, family etc.

We're planning on writing "adult reception to follow" at the bottom of our invitations. This way anyone can bring their children to the ceremony if they'd like, but an open bar reception is no place for children in our opinion. Our 3 flower girls and ring bearer will be heading home with sitters after introductions at reception!

We did not have children at the wedding, and that includes no RB or FG. We mentioned on our website that it was adults only and did not have any issues with it. Many of our friends have children and just got sitters for the weekend.

For those that put it on their website, did you do it in the FAQ section?

I had an adult only affair at my Thursday night wedding. The only children there were the 4 in my bridal party (niece, nephew, cousins). Guests either left one parent behind, found a sitter (on their own, not my job to help them), or just declined. One couple had a newborn and they came and stayed for the entire night.

You address your invitations to the adults only (Mr. and Mrs. James Smith) instead of The Smith Family. I had an RSVP card with a line that said ____ seats have been reserved in your honor.

I also had a website that said, "Adult Only Reception." We had no issues.

eta: I didn't have a FAQ section on our site. It was written directly below a pic of the venue with the address.

My nephew, who will be two at the time of our wedding, is going to be our ring bearer, but he is leaving immediately after the ceremony. No other children are invited. If people can't leave their kids for one night, they can decline.

ETA: I really prefer adult only weddings. It really elevates the vibe in my opinion.

Adults only weddings are becoming much more common these days. We had one. DH's family has so many children and I have a few on my side as well. We made sure everyone knew it was no kids by word of mouth. We also put it on our wedding website. Don't put it on the invitation. We had no issues and no one brought their kids.

We only invited our nieces and the kids of a close friend that are basically family too- 7 kids in total. a couple of our pals have tiny babies and we told them privately that of course their babes were invited. we only had one kid show up unannounced. i don't know if it's just my social circles but i can only think of a couple of weddings i've been to that have had kids at all, beyond the usual handful of family kiddos.

we just addressed invites to the parents, but didn't say Adults Only on the invites/website.

I was in a wedding with no kids and I loved it!! I think I honestly think it's better this way and I have two kids of my own... I can't remember the exact way she requested no kids but it was very professional and worked out really well!

You can still have a RB and FG. Typically they would be invited to the reception but would just be the only kids there. For everyone else, jus address the invitations to the people who are invited " Mr and Mrs Smith" Most people will get the hint that their kids are not invited.

You can also include something like "2 seats have been reserved in your honor" on the RSVP cards. Just change the number to fit each invite.

We're doing adults only. We really don't care for being around kids at all. We're addressing the invitations to Mom and Dad, and we have an online RSVP that does not allow guests to add more names than what is on the website guest list. We're not having a ring bearer (MOH and best man will have the rings) and we're not doing a flower girl (we'll be lining the aisle with petals before the ceremony). It's also an open bar, so we want our guests to feel like they can let loose without having little Johnny running around or having to leave early because Susie is throwing a fit. That said, I invited my MOH's family, and his younger siblings are 16 years old...Love them to death, they're sweethearts, and they're old enough to know how to act at a more formal event and be respectful of the day.

Strangely enough, even our month-of coordinator and several of our vendors agreed with us and said, "A semiformal wedding is no place for kids." I think it really depends on the couple! You do you!

ETA: We're very fortunate that our family doesn't have many children in it to begin with since we're still young, and our families are also familiar with wedding etiquette since FH's sister got married last year too at a no kids wedding. It's also being spread by word of mouth, not on the invitations or website.

You can have kids (flower girl/ring bearer) as part of your ceremony and not have them at the reception, although that could be weird to bring up.

We are having a no kid wedding (ceremony and reception). Everyone will be at least 21 years of age. While a lot of our friends and cousins have kids, we feel it's best just for the adults. Kids are an added expense and I don't want to have to worry about entertaining them. We are addressing invitations to "Mr. and Mrs. Jones" as opposed to "Jones Family" so there is no confusion.

Our small destination will be without kids but only two couples have kids until 18. It's a small enough group we've talked to them about it. At least one couple seems excited to have an excuse for a couple vacation! The others we don't know about yet. We will have kids (bunches) at the local reception and the couple who haven't responded yet are local so that's their alternate if they don't want to leave the kids behind. We decided that either way was ok with us for that couple.

No ring bearer, no flower girls etc. I've been to a couple weddings where there were kid guests but still not in the wedding. Neither feels odd.