Adults Only Reception....tacky?

I also think it is not tacky at all to include it! How else will all the guests know? I've listed it on my website and plan to list it on the reception card too.

Not tacky at all, how would it be tacky?? I am doing the same thing at mine! i dont want any screaming kids at my wedding!

@Shana I wasn't saying you need to forfeit "Adults only". I was just giving our wording as an example of how we made it explicit who's invited and who's not. This is one of those things where you know your crowd better than we do, and you know if they need the reminder or not. Like Jessica said a lot of people with small kids are very family minded, and sometimes also people just don't read things very carefully. I say do what you think you need to do on this one.

@Dawn that's funny, granny and an entourage. That is one happenin' granny!

Totally disagree!

It is ok to not have kids at your reception, but NOT ok to state that on the invitation, no matter the wording.

Thanks Ladies..

@ Kris S. I know you werent telling me to forfeit, lol I just liked the example of which you gave me(another way to handle it) and thought the alternative you gave me might be better... I'm still not positive what I am going to do..we'll see Thanks again!

It is not tacky at all. We are having an adult only reception. I put in on the invites so people know.

My reception is an adult only reception also. I don't think it's tacky.

I didn't put it on my invites..But I almost put it on the Reception card that had the reception info on it...I would put it on the invitation itself maybe a little note saying it...no one rsvped with kids except the ones that are in the wedding for us

Thanks Ladies

Yes your guest need to know because most amuse when you invite them to a wedding and they have children that you are inviting the family so yes to avoid confusion definitely print it on the invite

I'd be inclined to write "Adult Reception" rather than "Adults Only Reception," so as to emphasize the nature of the event rather than the exclusions.

I didnt put it on my invite but i used the free business cards from vistaprint to put the reception address on and i also put adult only reception on the business card and to please rsvp

What 2d said.

Thanks! I like that better & will be putting Adult Reception

Well call me tacky because that is exactly what I put on my invitations. "Adult cocktail and dinner reception will be at 5 o'clock...."

Not tacky at all. I think that 2D worded it best. 2D rocks on many of these questions.

In this day and age, less people know proper etiquette. Some may simply not realize that, if the child/childrens name is not on the invitation, the child/children are not invited, and bring them anyway.

Personally, I prefer adult only events. I find it annoying with some parents feel that their children should be at every event they, as parents, attend. Oy!

My daughter was recently married at a wooded lakefront venue. Our concern was that it would be dark and if one of the small children was to wander it would be close to the lake. Our other concern was that she had chandeliers hanging by shepherds hooks all over the place and with the amount of glass we were concerned for the toddlers. At first some of the parents complained but once we explained and they were at the wedding and saw the set up they completely agreed on the safety concerns that we had.

If they don't understand then they don't need to come.

Not at all.

I DEF agree w/ 2d! Very well worded!