Child Free Reception

I am filling in on the RSVP card how many are invited (so two) for the couples that may assume their children are invited.

Adult only reception on your website/invitations works wonders.

Address the invites only to the adults.

Include your wedding website on the invitation and place it on your website.

On your rsvp cards, write in the names (John and Jane Smith or John Smith + 1) and then underneath, put "we have reserved # seats for you" or something along those lines. There are better ways to word it if you look on Pinterest!

I think Katie's idea is best. Addressing the invites to only the adults will fail because people tend to ignore things and will bring their kids... Unfortunately, you have to spell things out for people. People do not pay attention to details, and will NOT go to your website and find the details there.

Don't write in the names, that's for the guests to do. If people RSVP for their kids, you call them and tell them you can only accommodate invited guests.

I am addressing it on my invitations that reception is adults only.

Like "adults only please"

Invitations should never include information as to who is NOT invited.

"Adults only reception" on an invite is rude.

Solution #1: Address the invitations to "Mr. and Mrs. John Davis", not "Davis Family"

Solution #2: RSVP cards with "we have reserved __ of 2 seats in your honor"

solution #3: have a conversation with any guest that doesn't understand otherwise.

On our RSVP it says adult reception and will have blank number of seats reserved and then blank of reserved sill attended

Do not use "adult only" anywhere. It's rude.

Try using "we have reserved ____ seat (s) in your honor. And write in the number. It should help eliminate confusion on who's invited.

Unfortunately placing it on website or explicitly stating "we have reserved _ of 2 seats in your honor" is not going to work for everyone. Lol know your audience! Rude or not, in addition to going with the we have reserved yada yada yada blurb on the RSVP card I will be including "adults only" somewhere on the invitation as well as on the website. And I guarantee you someone will still think that doesn't apply to them and try to weasel in their kid anyway.

I'm trying to avoid embarrassing situations at the wedding where you show up, kid in tow, only to be told we cannot accommodate you. Probably 90% of our guests will be from out of town and it will be sad if you come all this way for nothing because we weren't crystal clear about adults only.

I can't guarantee that everyone will go to our website, and I can guarantee that someone will undoubtedly feel like they can bring whoever they want because they're family so surely the no kids thing doesn't apply to me.

I'm all for etiquette, but a lot of these rules worked a heck of a lot better when guests followed the same in return! Forget about kids, I'm worried that adults will show up uninvited for that very reason...for some people etiquette has gone out the window. I intend to be a good host....for all of my invited guests!

OP you know your family and friends, do what you think is best. GL!

Adult Only Ceremony and Reception on the invite. Rude or not, it's ur day and if you don't have the space for kids or just want to keep it adults, it has to be communicated. If people find it offensive that's on them. I would say putting your registry info on your invite is rude more so than stating adults only.

How is adults only on an invitation rude if its the truth? Lol

Because it's rude to state who isn't invited.

You don't EVER put anything on the invitation; it's screaming rude.

You invite the EXACT people you want to have coming, indicate how many seats, and be prepared to tell people who RSVP for more that you can't accommodate them.

And then will be upset if someone brings their kids anyway lol but hey ok

Is it acceptable to include on the save the date? My friend added this on her save the date: "As much as we love the little ones, this will be a child-free event."

July that's why if they RSVP for their children you pick up the phone, apologize for the confusion, and tell them their children weren't invited. How is this so difficult to understand??