Age Limits

Toddlers do need to be in your count for food and seats unless you want them running around. For food, toddlers should definitely be included. My nephew is 16 months and since he started solids their doctor recommended giving him whatever they eat. As for infants, if they are in a carrier of some kind or stroller, I can understand not having them in the count as they won’t be eating anyway

We didn’t put babies in the food count but we did toddlers. We gave every single guest a seat including babies. We wanted the parents to be able to sit a carrier on a chair rather than the ground. For older babies/toddlers we rented high chairs.

Every butt should have a seat, even baby butts. It's not safe to set babies on the floor with 250 people walking around, especially intoxicated people. Toddlers also need to be included in the food count, unless your caterer's contract says otherwise.

Our venue has a max of 250 and we are inviting 283. We have already had 12 declines, so I'm not worried. If a guest is old enough to sit and eat "alone" then they need their own seat. For example, our flower girls are 1 & 2. The 1 year old won't really need her own seat but the 2 year old will. I'd say anyone over 1 should get a seat.

Our venue only seats 50. We are not counting anyone one and under cause those will be in a car seat or strollers. My friends is pregnant right now. By the time the wedding happens, the baby will be 3 months old. My nephew should be 8 months. I know they wont be able to sit on their own or eat the food. But i was watching an episode of Steve Harvey. Someone asked the same question and he just made sense. Hope this help.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5F7QR79K-Q

View Quoted Comment Just keep in mind that car seats and strollers still take up space, and usually much more than chairs. I agree that Steve Harvey gave great advice on cutting guest lists.

If they eat solids they need to go in your meal count. I'd also be mindful that the ground isn't a great place for a baby at a larger wedding and might need chairs.

They should at least be included in the seat count for high chairs or to place carriers. For food counts, it may be best to speak with your caterer. Our venue puts the cut off at 3 years old and anyone younger is considered a half serving.

For us this really depended. Because whomever needed a baby seat we could have technically not counted them in our final count. however, we ended up doing so since we were low on count for our minimum anyway

All our guests are getting a meal and a seat. Children 12 and under (I asked the parents on children 10-12 to make sure) are getting a kids meal. Children 3 and under (I also asked the parents) are getting a high chair, the rest are getting seats.

We let the parents select whether their child would receive a meal and what meal (we put our three adult options and a children's meal on our RSVP cards/as RSVP options online). We have some hungry toddlers in our family who definitely need a plate of their own. And a few other little ones whose parents will bring special food or share off their plates. I didn't feel comfortable making that choice for the parents!

Also, baby butts need seats. Whether that's a high chair, a high chair turned upside down to hold a carrier, or the empty space where a chair would be where Mom or Dad can park a stroller. Where else would they stay? A parent's lap or in a baby sling or parent's all night?

I also asked for parents to indicate high chair needs to us in their RSVP or to get in touch with us.

View Quoted Comment Oh wow. That's super accommodating. I've never seen a high chair at a reception before. Usually parents just throw the carriers under the tables and wear/hold/pass babies around all night.