Proper way to say NO KIDS on your wedding invites

Well the proper way is to only list their names on the invite...

I have seen people put on the RSVP cards ___ seats have been reserved in your honor and have the number filled in. Some list the actual names on the people in the RSVP.

In the end you may have some parents who think they are the exception and ignore all that anyway. If you don't want to call see if FH or a friend will do it for you.

Other than addressing the envelopes to the adults only and saying it is an "Adults Only Reception". THe only other thing I did was:

2 seats have been reserved in your honor.

____ We will attend.

____ We send our regrets.

Good luck!

We have adults only wedding too. We used an adult occasion on the bottom of the invites and some people has asked us and we explained. You can also fill out the RSVP cards for them. (i.e. Mr. & Mrs. Martin) and all they fill out is who wants what meal, if that is an option.

Do you have a wedding website that you plan on using? I've seen some brides put a disclosure on their wedding websites stating that kids are not invited (in a much nicer way than how I said it, lol).

Maybe you could write adult only reception on the bottom of your invites and then direct everyone to look at the website.

And don't forget about your mom and BMs. Have them spread the word that you and your FH can't afford to have the kiddos there.

I am writing "Adult Only Reception" on my reception card

We also added a FAQ page to our website that specifically addresses the issue of no children at our venue due to the location and rules. I would add something to your website.

A church ceremony is usually open to anybody and some children love to attend the ceremony even if they are not invited to the reception. If the ceremony is at the catering hall, it would be hard to include them in one and not the other. You have received some great suggestions about wording on the invitations and RSVP cards. The other thing is to keep making it clear in every way possible that this is an adult reception and children will not be welcome. You might also consider providing child care for our-of-town guests.

I used this for ours (I got it from someone on here)

"While we love the little ones, this is an adult only affair"

You do not put any where on the invitation "no kids allowed" no matter how you put it, it wont look nice. When people RSVP and they includ their children, you call them and inform them that it is an adult only wedding. That's what we had to do. And a lot of our guests actually asked if kids were allowed before they even RSVP'd