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The Bride
Master March 2019

Sorry, No Children Allowed

The Bride, on June 6, 2019 at 4:32 PM

Posted in Etiquette and Advice 123

When planning our special day my husband and I immediately knew we wanted to have a kids free wedding for several reasons. 1) On both sides of our family there are a lot of children and we didn't want the trouble of chosing. 2) Our venue charges about $50 per child and allowing children would have...
When planning our special day my husband and I immediately knew we wanted to have a kids free wedding for several reasons. 1) On both sides of our family there are a lot of children and we didn't want the trouble of chosing. 2) Our venue charges about $50 per child and allowing children would have made us go over our budget. 3) Although kids can make for some beautiful wedding moments, they are also very unpredictable.

Will you allow children at your wedding? Why or why not?

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  • Amanda
    Master December 2020
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    Yes but only because we have maybe 10 total kids and half will be in the wedding itself
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  • The Bride
    Master March 2019
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    What will the children's roles be?

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  • Amanda
    Master December 2020
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    Well we will have two ring bearers and a flower girl. Then we will have a few teenagers (if you count them) and then we are looking at 3-7 ish more children from family but we don't have a lot and 3 of them are step children that live in michigan and that family member doesn't have a lot of money so I'll be surprised if they showed up at all (i've never met the wife or kids)
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  • The Bride
    Master March 2019
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    Sounds like a plan.
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  • Anna
    Dedicated September 2021
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    No kids, my little brother will be 14 by the time we get married, and he is in the bridal party.

    It was actually my FHs decision to not invite his cousins kids. He loves his cousins but they cannot control/discipline their kids at all! Plus, in his words, his cousins didn’t invite him to their weddings and he was 10 and 12 when they got married. So he thinks they’ll understand. Other than that we have no guests with young kids coming to the wedding.
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  • Jessica
    Beginner October 2020
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    Nope. We love kids but can’t affors to have them at our wedding and providing childcare for children during the ceremony is out of budget. “We love your little ones but this is an adult only event”
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  • The Bride
    Master March 2019
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    My husband is also in agreement with kids free weddings.
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  • The Bride
    Master March 2019
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    Great explanation to give guests.
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  • Monique
    Master December 2019
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    Only the wedding party children and children over 10 unless they are a baby. Our venue has a very very strict policy for kids being unsupervised. (Old historic building thag is restored)
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  • Melissa
    Devoted May 2021
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    2 or 3 but that’s my son, my bffs son & my niece if they bring her. No other kids!
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  • The Bride
    Master March 2019
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    I honestly think that should be a concern for a lot of venues.
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  • The Bride
    Master March 2019
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    Sounds good.
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  • Monique
    Master December 2019
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    Yea I was surprised to see that was the only venue that had that rule. It was so beautiful though we could not pass it up.
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  • Erin
    Devoted June 2019
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    Team #nokids here although I will still have 7 kids (4 of who are in the wedding). It wasn't a cost factor for me, it was something I absolutely did not want. Kids who run around like chickens with their heads cut off and their parents (who refuse to check the behavior) is not cute to me at all.

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  • Kat_
    Super October 2019
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    We are doing the same thing!! Life is unpredictable things can happen but that’s part of the joy Smiley smile. Plus, if a kid cries at the ceremony I’ll probably just giggle cause that’s life... and hopefully our planner can scoot them somewhere else quickly. Lol
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  • The Bride
    Master March 2019
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    I don't blame you. My husband and I were definitely concerned about kids unpredictable behavior.
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  • The Bride
    Master March 2019
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    Good luck 😉
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  • Brandi
    Devoted September 2021
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    Like you and your fiance we love kids and they are special to us but for cost affects we said no kids under 10.
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  • C
    Savvy October 2020
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    Yes kids are allowed. I felt bad telling other people they cant bring their children when my babies will be there. I also figured that all the kids can keep each other company and they will play together/dance together, and of course they will be watched over by adults.
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  • Annette
    Dedicated October 2019
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    No children. In my culture children can be in the wedding but are absolutely not to attend the reception.
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