Children at Ceremony

Totally okay! We are actually considering doing this..

I’ve been to several weddings now that did this and no one was offended by it. They just put a nice thing on the invite. The only thing I would recommend is maybe not doing a ring bearer or flower girl if you do that. The wedding we went to recently that said no kids still had kids as their ring bearer and flower girl so it was kinda unfair I thought

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I think this depends. The ring bearer/flower girl are typically a niece or nephew and someone the bride and groom know very well and know will behave. Random guests with other kids who will get bored or jealous they aren't involved can be very unpredictable. I am having a flower girl who is my 6 y.o stepdaughter but no other kids are invited and I am very adamant on that.

We are only allowing immediate family to bring their children and it’s only because literally all of their babysitters are invited and will most likely attend our wedding since they are all also immediate family. Friends and extended family who can find a babysitter are going to be told no children. I think it’s perfectly okay and I think you’ll find while some people may be upset about it, most parents are happy to have any excuse to have a night out on their own. I’ve actually been thanked by multiple people who have asked.

View Quoted Comment We have incorporated my son and my fiance's daughters into the ceremony with a unity puzzle and my 12 yo son is also giving me away.

We're only allowing family from out of state to bring any young children. It's too expensive and I just don't want to worry about screaming kids, so far no one seems to care and they're already looking for babysitters.

This is what we’re doing. The only child under 15 is my FHs son (who will be 10) and he is a part of our ceremony.

It’s your day so do whatever you want. We opted for NO kids at our wedding.

That is perfectly fine!! You can make it clear on the invitation who is invited so the parents know.

Lots of little kids in my husband's family so saying no to kids wasn't an option for me. You better believe the 3-year old started screaming right when I started to reading my vows.