how do i politely say no children?

You should say "Adult reception". The kids in the wedding are usually the only exceptions.

Just say you have limited space at the venue. And you are considered with the safety of children around adults you will be drinking

We put Adult Reception on our invitations, no one complaint

Address the invite "mr. & mrs. smith" and then on the rsvp card you can state that 2 seats have been reserved in their name. If they add more seats when they send it back call them and politely advise that due to budget/space/venue constraints you are not able to accommodate children, even though you would love to

On my invite it specified the number of reserved seats. "We have reserved 2 seats in your honor"

Thanks for the input! putting reserved seats on the rsvp sounds like a great idea.

I am glad you asked this. I was actually fixing to ask this exact question.

We did seperate response cards for each person, so only the people who got a card were invited. Other then a wedding crasher, no one brought thier kids and there was no hard feelings.

Edited - I take that back the morning of my Hair dresser, who is a good friend, asked if her daughter who is 6 could just come to the service and see me walk down the isle. She loves princesses and I had the tiara. I said as long as she is quiet and well behaved but then she took her to a sitter before coming to the reception.

This has been a topic of many threads here recently. You make sure that the invites clearly state who is invited and prepare to stay strong when people try to muscle you into letting kids attend. It's your wedding. It should be what you want.

This has been a topic of many threads here recently. You make sure that the invites clearly state who is invited and prepare to stay strong when people try to muscle you into letting kids attend. It's your wedding. It should be what you want.

Are the only kids there (specifically the one that's not your own child) going to be in the ceremony? If so, it's easy - only kids are invited are in the wedding itself.