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Lynnie
WeddingWire Administrator October 2016

Adults-Only or Kid-Friendly?

Lynnie, on June 4, 2019 at 11:43 AM

Posted in Planning 200

Will kids be welcome at your wedding? Or are you planning on an adults-only affair? What's your wedding style? Adults-Only? Photo from MV Prodcutions in Brooklyn, NY Or Kid-Friendly? Photo from Your Friends Photo Bus in Los Angeles Next Question: DJ or Band? Back to the Beginning: Style Showdown ...

Will kids be welcome at your wedding? Or are you planning on an adults-only affair?

What's your wedding style?


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Photo from MV Prodcutions in Brooklyn, NY

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Photo from Your Friends Photo Bus in Los Angeles



Next Question: DJ or Band?

Back to the Beginning: Style Showdown

200 Comments

  • D
    Super July 2020
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    Kids welcome. They're family too.
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  • Erica
    Dedicated March 2020
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    We are doing adults only. I personally feel either way works and if we had kids we’d definitely have a kid friendly event. But since we don’t, we are doing a destination wedding and want to have a blast drinking and dancing without responsibilities and worrying about little ones
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  • Brandi
    Devoted September 2021
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    Somewhat kid friendly. Although we both have large families with kids including our wedding party, no kids under 10. Cost effective and it's a night out for the adults
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  • K
    Just Said Yes September 2019
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    We will have a kid friendly wedding, I have two little sisters and we have special bonds with so many children in our family and friend groups and don't see any reason why we shouldn't be able to include them. I feel like a lot of people are going to leave their children with a grandparent or babysitter if they aren't at an age where they could make it through the wedding anyway because it's a chance for the parents to get away and celebrate. We will have a kids area at the reception for those that do attend along with those in the wedding party.

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  • Deborah
    Dedicated February 2022
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    Preferably adult only but we haven’t even come to a conclusion about what to do with our children. Budget wise kids can really kill the budget... just our kids and our sibling kids will bring us up to about 20. Add in the kids of our closest family and friends and we would be at about 50 just kids alone 🤦🏽‍♀️ Don’t want anyone to feel their kid was singled out to be excluded...
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  • Molly
    Just Said Yes August 2019
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    Adults only simply because of cost!

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  • Laura
    Beginner October 2019
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    I would like to do an adult only, but I believe we will give people the option to bring children if they would like.
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  • Kaitlyn
    Dedicated July 2020
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    Kid friendly.
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  • Sherry
    Master September 2019
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    Up until Saturday, we were going to be kid friendly. We only know a couple people with kids but until Saturday, they weren't going to be able to attend so it wasn't going to be an issue to specify that it will be adults only. If these specific kids weren't absolute terrors, we would be fine with it but these 2....that is an amount of stress neither of us want to deal with on our wedding day, not to mention the amount of damages they could rack up! They make Dennis the Menace look like a saint!

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  • C
    Savvy November 2019
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    Having an adults only! We may make some exceptions but I want my guests to have lots of fun without worrying about the children.
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  • Savvy September 2019
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    Kid friendly, we have 2 kids and they’re going to be apart of the day. We’ll probably have a babysitter take them home though after cake is served.
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  • Emily
    Beginner November 2019
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    Adults only, and we're stating on our website that we request children under 16 not attend. There are too many kids in our family and friend circles, and they always tend to cause chaos whenever they get together. we don't want to deal with the disruptions from kids.
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  • Victoria
    Dedicated November 2019
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    Adults only, we have a large guest list as it is and it was better for both our budget and experience preference. We made sure to explain that that decision is based on a venue that’s not kid friendly.

    Such as no risers on stairs causing a safety concern and very strict rules that every kid needs to be supervised at all times. We can’t promise that while parents enjoy themselves so we’re having kids stay home.
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  • M
    Beginner September 2019
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    Adults only. There's lots of drinking. I've heard of some weddings getting a bit heated. I don't want to subject kids to any of that. Also it's more of an adult setting in my opinion anyways.
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  • Katherine
    Expert July 2019
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    Kid friendly! It’s a late wedding though, so hopefully they’ll all be ok. Most of the “kids” in our lives are older, only a handful of little ones
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  • Kiersten
    Savvy October 2019
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    We’re inviting people 14 and older because of my fiancé’s little brother
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  • Christine
    Dedicated September 2019
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    The only kids that will be there are our own. (second marriage, our youngest is 11)

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  • Arianna
    Dedicated September 2019
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    Adults only except for our two kids! They're my step-children and they'll be walking down the aisle with my Mom Smiley smile

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  • Tarah
    Savvy January 2020
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    Kid friendly, the way to go if ya want guests to show or be able to come!
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  • K
    Savvy October 2019
    Kayla ·
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    We are doing adults only with the exception of the kids in the bridal party. This was a tough one because we didnt want anyone to be upset with us but at the end of the day we decided adults only.
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