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Laura
Just Said Yes July 2016

No Kids - But Having Flower Girls

Laura, on July 14, 2015 at 5:02 PM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 0 8

Need some advice!

My fiancé and I have decided not to have children at our wedding. I have a very large family and we are trying to keep the count under 150. However, we are having two flower girls stand up. The flower girls are our nieces. Will other people view this as rude if the girls are at the reception, but other children are not invited? We both want our nieces to be a part of our special day, and we realize they both won't be awake for the whole reception (it lasts until 11:30 pm). Should we incite a curfew for the girls? I feel like that would be rude as well.

Thanks!

8 Comments

Latest activity by Finally Mrs Gee, on July 14, 2015 at 7:31 PM
  • S
    VIP July 2015
    sdgher ·
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    I don't think it's rude. We are having immediate family children only (nieces/nephews/cousins) but not allowing friends to bring their children (this really only affects a few people).

    ETA - sorry I missed your curfew question. That I would definitely NOT do. Their curfew is up to their parents. Personally, I know my sisters are planning on their in-laws swinging by and grabbing the kids at some point so they can party the rest of the night. But regardless, this is up to the parents.

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  • Ebony502
    Super November 2015
    Ebony502 ·
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    I'm not having kinds either with the exception of my flower girls. I think it's fine and I hope the parents in attendance will understand. It's not a kids party, it's your wedding. I don't think you need to set a curfew for the girls. They will will fall asleep when they are ready and you can kiss them goodnight and not miss a beat.

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  • annakay511
    Master July 2015
    annakay511 ·
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    We are also having an adult-only wedding. Typically, children in the bridal party are an exception and everyone realizes that!

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  • FutureMrsCrane
    Master October 2015
    FutureMrsCrane ·
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    We're having an adults only wedding, but our flowers girls (agres 3 and 1) will most definitely be invited! It would be horrible to not include them. If their parents want them to have a curfew, then they'll figure that out. People shouldn't make a fuss over the 2 girls being there because they're in the BP.

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  • ******
    Master February 2016
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    My cousin did this last month and there were no complaints. Even the siblings of the flower girls weren't invited. Everyone understood the kids that were there were part of the wedding party.

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  • MzRosaLu
    Master July 2016
    MzRosaLu ·
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    We are not inviting children other than our immediate family (our own kids, and FH's nieces and nephews). I don't know if people will be offended, but to tell you the truth, I wouldn't care if they were. If we were to invite everyone's kids, our guest list would literally triple in size. So invite the kids who are in the BP, and don't worry so much about anyone being upset.

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  • Heather
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    Heather ·
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    We are having adult only reception, but my daughter is the FG and our nieces are junior bridesmaids. They are the only children at wedding. I doubt anyone would be offended and if they are IDGAF. My cousin only had her step daughter at wedding and no1 complained. My cousins don't like bringing their kids to weddings, so I know they won't care.

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  • Finally Mrs Gee
    Master April 2015
    Finally Mrs Gee ·
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    We had a adult only wedding with the exception of immediate family (which makes it 4 kids), 2 of which were in the wedding. We had no complaints

    ETA: my SIL had her own curfew for the kids- more so , if they were tired, her parents came and got them. I had no problem with them staying as long as they chose.

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