Children and wedding Help!

Generally, you address the invitation to Mr and Mrs only, not the family. You can also put a line on your rsvp card saying “we’ve reserved x number of seats in your honor.” I’d also put it on your wedding website if you have one and spread it word of mouth.

Too many people on this forum tell you to just address it to the parents, not the kids. In my region, that isn't effective. Weddings are about families. So if I were to do this, I would absolutely have to use the phrase "This will be an adults only celebration" on the invitation if I didnt want them to bring their kids.

I recall for mine I addressed it to the whole family with names included and told them the amount of seats reserved

My sister told people by word of mouth... that didn't go over well. People didn't think she was serious and actually almost came that day with kids! My grandma stopped them as they were leaving the house. I personally wrote it on the invitation that we ask for there to be no children in attendance and I was actually told by several that they were thankful I wrote that. I find that it holds people accountable when they know everyone received the same info. Now, with having kids in the wedding, you may still run into some issues, but realistically, adults would look at that and accept it. Do expect some not to come though. People get very upset when their kids aren't invited to something.

We did this a few ways:

-Addressing only the adults on the invitation

-Noting how may places will be reserved for them on the RSVP

-On the website

-Word of mouth

So far no complaints. In fact many are looking forward to alight away from the kids.

Hey Sonia! This WeddingWire article has information on how to handle kids at a wedding and how to communicate this to guests. Check it out here - Kids and Weddings: Etiquette Questions, Answered! Will there just be two kids in your wedding?