How Can We Request ‘No Children’ Be at the Ceremony & Reception?
Question: How can we request that there are 'no children' to be at the ceremony and reception?
Answer: by The Knot
A wedding invitation should always stipulate every person who is being invited. For example if the wording states that Kerry & Robert Smith are invited they should presume it is only the two of them, not their children, being invited. However to ensure it’s perfectly clear you might want to consider hand writing a seperate card which explains the venue has a no-children policy (or whatever other reason you have decided to go with ‘no children’) and provide details of childminding facilities close by.
A follow up call once the invites have been sent is also a good idea, in which you can stress how important it is that the parents are able to come along. Ask if they would be interesed in you organising a pop-up creche for the evening – you can then hire sitters and book a hotel suite nearby with plenty of food and entertainment to keep all the kids busy. This will also ensure that there is somewhere to direct any children that do rock up uninvited with their parents – though you may want to let these ones stay for the ceremony so their parents don’t become flustered relocating them right before you are due to exchange vows.
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Comments (2)
JessAndAlex
This kind of happened to us. Well the opposite rwally!
We put my fiancées Aunty and uncle’s names only on our engagement party invites and they RSVPed for 5 and all 5 showed up. (their children are teenages)
What should we do to ensure this doesn’t happen for the wedding?
EmeraldBride, VIC
I would bring it up in conversation when they RSVP. If they ask why the kids aren’t invited you can just explain your reasons. I’ll be doing the same thing, nobody under 18 invited, and my cousin is doing the same, as we come from a big family and just can’t afford it. Including all the under 18′s adds another 15-20 guests.
Just make sure that the rule is applied to all families… If you tel one family that their kids can’t come but other kids from other families can then you’ll have problems.