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Ashley589
Super August 2016

Why don't you want kids at your wedding?

Ashley589, on March 8, 2016 at 9:32 AM

Posted in Planning 103

Originally we decided not to invite kids to our wedding. I think I mainly did this because it will probably be a crazy night with lots of drinking/dancing and I assumed my family members with kids wouldn't want their kids there. The only kids that would be involved would be the kids of my cousins...

Originally we decided not to invite kids to our wedding. I think I mainly did this because it will probably be a crazy night with lots of drinking/dancing and I assumed my family members with kids wouldn't want their kids there. The only kids that would be involved would be the kids of my cousins who live out of state, 8 kids total (ages 3-10).

Last night, my dad informed me that my cousins might not be able to come if their kids aren't invited. This really upset me because I'm really close with them and really want them there, but understand if they don't want to travel 7 hours away without their babies.

So my question is - is it really so bad to add 8 kids? My parents say they will cover the cost of them so that's not a problem...I'm just curious why others didn't include kids. Or if you had kids at your wedding, how was it? Maybe I just need to be reminded why I didn't want kids there to begin with?!

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  • Private User
    Expert September 2016
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    I don't like kids. That is the true reason, but if you need more, I don't want anybody crying through my vows, yelling during speeches, knocking anything over, or running around the dance floor. The only people invited who have young kids are cousins I haven't seen in a few years.

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  • Charlie
    Expert July 2017
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    Because between the majority of my cousins there's like 50 kids and just no thank you. Lol 50 kids on a camping trip would be a nightmare. So I'm not inviting my cousins either (I don't talk to them anyway). Everyone else that we're inviting luckily do not have kids except for one person..well technically two: my sister's FH's daughter. I don't think she would have a good time by herself.

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  • annakay511
    Master July 2015
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    We had a formal, evening wedding. It was a very classy affair in a historic mansion. That is not an appropriate venue for children. Backyard BBQ daytime wedding, sure. To me, weddings are just not for kids. Some events are adults-only. If some people can't accept that, then that's too bad they'll miss it.

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