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Wedding party only children

Emily, on January 11, 2018 at 4:13 PM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 0 4

I have decided to only invite the wedding party children. What is a polite way to let everyone know this?

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Latest activity by Elissa, on January 20, 2018 at 12:49 AM
  • LillyBean17
    Master October 2017
    LillyBean17 ·
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    You simply address the invites to "Mr/Mrs/Ms. & Mr/Mrs/Ms.". Do not say "and Family" or "The Johnson Family" because that means everyone in that household is invited. Wedding party children is acceptable to an otherwise no kids wedding imo.

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  • EngineerInLove
    VIP September 2018
    EngineerInLove ·
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    This, and if people do ask if they can invite their kids, tell them you cannot accommodate their children, full stop. I wouldn't say "no children" if asked because they might get pissy when they see WP children there.
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  • Jordan
    Dedicated June 2018
    Jordan ·
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    I had the same issue! The general consensus from forums was to address your invites to "Mr and Mrs. John Doe"

    because the names listed on the envelope are the people that are invited. if they add children's names to the RSVP card then you have to contact them and kindly let them know that they are not invited. don't use "no children allowed"--people find that offensive.


    We addressed our save the dates the same way to give people a good heads up.

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  • Elissa
    Dedicated September 2017
    Elissa ·
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    Agreed on addressing the invitations only to those invited. Also, long before the invitations went out, we put this message on our wedding website: "Due to the size of the venue, the invitations are for our adult guests only. The exception is for the members of the wedding party." Only one family had an issue with it, we were firm, and they did not attend. But most guests that had children actually thanked us for not inviting their kids! They were able to relax and enjoy themselves much more.

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