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DanteNicole
Savvy April 2022

Childcare at the Wedding

DanteNicole, on April 16, 2020 at 2:59 PM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 1 5

So I've been doing research about having childcare near the wedding ceremony and reception. I wanted to hire someone because I want all relatives to be able to enjoy the day.

For brides who don't want kids at the wedding I completely get it...I just don't want push back. I'm at an age where people have kids. It is what it is. Not everyone can afford to have a babysitter etc. So I thought having childcare near the venue would put parents at ease. The only issue is I don't know if there's going to be a lot of kids so what's the point on doing that..I think there would be like eight kids...maybe.... The person I would talk to about advice is basically no kids what so ever...and legit sounded like it was going to lead into an argument. (I don't want to say who it is just in case they go on this very forum and they call me saying.."Why did you put me on blast" lol). The wedding is in a year...so people do have time but I need to make a decision as soon as possible. So I wanted to know what you guys did and if you did do child care was it worth it.

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Latest activity by Karla, on April 17, 2020 at 2:46 PM
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    Legend June 2019
    Melle ·
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    I didn't want kids at the ceremony. i didn't mind kids at the reception but for the ceremony i provided childcare for the duration of the ceremony.

    i feel like just making it adults only is perfectly fine.

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  • VIP November 2021
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    I personally wouldn’t leave my daughter with someone — I mean other than family so if you are going to hire someone others might feel the same way I do ... we are having no children with the exception of our daughter obviously lol and his brothers two daughters (3,6) , my sisters two sons (who are are early teens) other that that we are saying no children. If we allowed everyone to bring their kids it would look like a daycare there lol I think it’s great that you want to hire someone but most people will prob be uncomfortable leaving their kids with a stranger.. so maybe talk to them about it before hiring anyone — or see if your venue has another room you can use for kids games etc? So parents can atleast be just a room away and can check on them whenever they want? Idk
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  • Alejandra
    Super November 2021
    Alejandra ·
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    I was going to say what PP said, I’ve heard of parents saying they’re not comfortable leaving their child with a stranger even if you hired them. I don’t have kids, so I can’t really comment on what I would or wouldn’t do, but it’s one of the most common answers I’ve heard.
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  • J
    Master October 2022
    Jana ·
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    Parents generally prefer to keep their kids with them and not entrust them with a stranger, no matter how professional. Honestly I wouldn't worry about it or spend the extra money.
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  • Karla
    Super February 2020
    Karla ·
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    We invited kids to our wedding (we had it at the Safari Park so we figured kids would enjoy it enough to not throw a tantrum) and honestly, we were considering hiring a babysitter who would be there on-site to make sure kids were entertained so parents could drink and have fun. However, once RSVPs started trickling in, we noticed that most parents weren’t bringing their children. We had invited about 30 kids and less than 10 came.


    A lot of friends said they didn’t want to bring their kids because:1. They didn’t want them misbehaving and ruining our ceremony (which I thought was so thoughtful of them).2. They wanted a night away from them 😂
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