So, we are having a no-children wedding. It was a tough decision, but FH comes from a large family, and the reality was that if we invited children, 20% of our guests would be under 5 years old. Not our ideal dream wedding! So - no kids. Our next move was to set an end time and have a distinct "send off" to ask people to stay for so they're not rushing home to the babysitter.
We picked 10pm ending time (ceremony is at 4, so it'll be long enough, I think!) and want do do a candle light send off - it's been rolling around in my mind since we learned our venue allows open flames (we will do it inside the ballroom and probably have people surround us for one last dance, and then make a tunnel out the door for us.
Have you done a candle light send off? If so, did you use those little cups to catch drips? How did you organize it? Would love to hear your experience / see pictures / get your feedback and tips, please!