Kids in Vegas?

My daughter is 4 years old and I would have no problem taking her to Vegas. Im a touristy type person and theres tons that kids can do. You have to ask yourself If you seriously dont want kids at ur wedding. And if you don’t then decide how important is it for the ppl that have kids to attend your wedding. If your sisters and friends absolutely couldn’t come because they had no one to watch the kids would it affect you? Are you planning on having outings and going to the casinos/clubs with them where their kids cant come?

Yikes, I do think “adults only” and “destination wedding” doesn’t work well. I think you might get a very high decline rate. Are you ok with that? It may turn into an elopement.

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No, we're planning on doing an in-suite reception, so we're not actually going out on the strip or anything until after that, if we even go out at all. I've just been told that Vegas isn't very kid friendly by other people (I haven't actually been other than a brief stay while driving up to Utah), and I know I have select family members who would have an issue. There's also more than just the kids factor playing into people not being able to attend: it's on a Sunday, out of town for everyone, and in between Thanksgiving and Christmas so travel & board is usually more costly, especially for the families with more kids, so I understand if it's not a financial or convenient possibility whether kids are or are not invited, but you never know. Someone told me they had a 100% RSVP and then some, so anything is possible.

I want my family there, of course. It's just hard because my immediate family is so big (literally 30 people), and it's difficult trying to accomplish a smaller wedding and budget when you want everyone there. The good thing is nothing is 100% set in stone as of yet, but the chapel I'm speaking with right now can accommodate the full list with kids included, too. The suite/reception plan may be another story.

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I know most guests in our state (AZ) will come. It's more of a travel for my out of state family in Ohio, which is where both of my expecting sisters are. We discussed inviting people and if they can come, great! If not, it's not the end of the world. I wanted an elopement anyway. This is more of a compromise since my FH wanted to invite people. I just have a WAY larger family than he does. Also every single kid is on my side of the family.

View Quoted Comment I think if I were you I would allow kids. If ppl cant make it because its a sunday + the time of the year then thats a different story but at least its not because of the kids situation. Honestly for me its difficult when kids aren’t allowed. We couldn’t attend FHs cousins wedding because we couldn’t find a babysitter the only option was my dad but too much of a hassle (1.5hr trips each way from my dads house to the venue).


I kinda understand vegas isnt kid friendly but not really. They need to Just be smart about it. Dont take the kids out to places that are specifically inappropriate, do the research and find good places for kids to have fun & everything will be fine. I live in California, a trip to vegas is literally an hour flight for me. Me and FH have been to vegas twice in the past 7mo. The next time we go we are bringing our daughter because she gets so sad that we go without her. I would come to ur wedding lol.

I live in Las Vegas and have worked at several of the major casinos on the strip (Venetian and Aria). I don't think it would be a problem to have children invited as long as you have a plan regarding your reception. Whether it is in your hotel room or in a ballroom, I would ensure that you have something arranged. The biggest issue with children in Las Vegas is that parents do not plan ahead and "wing it", not realizing children are not allowed to linger in the casino and cannot sit anywhere in or near any of the lounges or bars. You'd be surprised how many people bring their kids to Vegas thinking they can gamble the whole time while their kid just sits there next to them. Making sure you have a specific reception plan that isn't just to go down to the casino floor and find somewhere to keep celebrating is the best way around this.

Also, most concierge desks can arrange in-room childcare. Maybe research this and present it as an option for your guest in the event they might want a few hours break, not necessarily for the wedding but for the weekend in general.

View Quoted Comment We've ultimately decided that it's important to us to have the kids attend if their parents are comfortable doing so (i.e. two of my five sisters are not). I've already notified the families with kids about it so they can plan and save accordingly because at least two familes on our list have 4 kids. Now finding a suite big enough is going to be another story lol.

View Quoted Comment Yeah, we told the families with kids (all on my side) to bring their kids if they would like to, just keeping in mind the location. Two of my sisters already told me they personally wouldn't want to bring their kids but still plan to come since I gave them an 11 month heads up haha.

Vegas is a super party city with a wild atmosphere, I remember visiting when I was younger and not being able to do much unless someone decided that they'd take time to take me to one of the kid friendly places. You stop while walking through the Casino on your way out to look at something loud and bright and are immediately being told you can't stand there and must move away from the Casino, your parents grab a drink at a bar but you child can not be near that bar area. Aggressive drunk people walking around everywhere, people offering to sell you drugs, offer you prostitutes, etc. This does not just go away when you have kids with you, you may just try really hard to not have them exposed to any of this but Vegas is a different type of environment. I'd say if you're taking kids, plan some pool time and go to one of the big arcades (Circus Circus/New York New York) or the Pirate show at the treasure island hotel, Vegas is also crazy expensive so be ready because one hour in one of those arcades will still feel like you're gambling money away. I am not against kids I just have visited Vegas way too many times to know some stuff about it. Just imagine you wake up and go down to your hotel lobby area to meet everyone for breakfast, while you wait with your kids in the corner, because thats about the only place you can stand at with kids, breathing in all of the cigarette smoke and the smell of liquor. It's Vegas!!!

View Quoted Comment I mean we plan to have the ceremony at a chapel around 3pm, bus everyone back to the hotel where we plan to get a block for our guests, and have an in-suite reception there until 8pm at the latest, so it's not like we're super exposed to the Vegas night life or anything, but I definitely get what you're saying! I've never actually been so I wouldn't know. I have some people wanting to bring kids and others who told me they plan to leave them at home. Everyone with kids knows the deal right now so it's really at their discretion.

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I don't know about your budget, but if you are looking for a large suite that's a decent deal, I always suggest going off the strip. Hotel suite parties are really popular at places like the Rio, Sahara or the Palms (which has recently been redone and is honestly so nice now, but will always be cheaper just because of location). I've been apart of/organized several back in college and we always were able to almost double of square footage by booking at one of these. We once booked a two story suite at the Rio for about $1000, but it was on a Thursday.

View Quoted Comment Ah thank you! I'll definitely look into those!

Maybe I'm the odd ball out but I honestly felt Vegas was super kid-friendly. There are babysitters licensed by either the state or county that carry ID cards and will come to your hotel room to watch your kids. Me and husband #1 took our kids there when we renewed our vows for our 7 year and had a babysitter come and watch them while we "enjoyed" the night. There wasn't much we wanted to do that we couldn't do because of the kids and the babysitter's rate was pretty reasonable. We stayed at the Stratosphere and they were allowed in the pool and stuff it would have been halfway enjoyable if husband #1 wasn't a complete butthead.