Are you inviting kids?

We are inviting kids who are immediate family, and for out-of-town guests.

Several kids from our immediate families are in the wedding party (flower girl, ring bearer and junior bridesmaid).

There will be some teenagers too, also only from immediate family and out-of-town guests, with one of them in the wedding party as a groomsman.

They're also at a discounted price for 12 and under - $30 and - and free for 4 and under, so that helps.

So I myself did not find the guest list difficult at all. Invite those who have significance, not exes! not people that have no meaning to either one of you! If he has family you have never met make it a point to meet them before if possible. Kids are inevitable if you ask me, but that is a preference.

Just cut the guest list!

Adults-only except FH's son, the ring bearer (best man's son), flower girl and FH's nephew and niece (FSIL is in the wedding).

I originally wanted to make it adult only because we are planning a darker theme wedding, I wanted to do a murder mystery reception of who killed the bride. But most of my guests with children won't be able to make it unless they can bring the kids (having a small wedding anyway so kids really don't add that much more currently only at 60 guests) and so I'm thinking to keep my want of having some fun with the reception I might change it from a murder mystery to. "Who stole the cake?" So the kids can participate.

I was having a small wedding with only 45 guest. That number has now become 20. Only immediate family and 2 close friends will be there. It's a small outdoor wedding at a beautiful park in Annapolis MD. I dont care that it will be small I'm fine w this.

Nooo kids! The only kids that will be there is our 2 ring bearers who are 9 and 10 and our flower girl whois 8. No co workers, just close family and friends. Since we have big families, it's still difficult to keep it around 150.

Between us, we have 7 kids (although there are grown). We will be inviting kids, but mostly relatives. I on my have 4 friends on my list. Haven't seen his yet, which is killing me!

We are inviting kids. I have two kids from a previous and my fiance has 23 nieces and nephews ranging in age from 7 to 30. He's the last Uncle to get married so of course we'd have the kids there. I'm inviting a few coworkers. One of my co-workers is actually making my cake and her boyfriend who also works with us is helping set up. I'm only inviting one cousin and his girlfriend.

I dont really get excluding kids. Expect people with kids to not attend bc I know I wouldn't. All of the people who have kids who were initially invited are invited to bring their children. I have two who are 4 and 8 so I guess maybe I'm biased.

We are inviting kids, but as our wedding is small, it’s only going to be about 5 young ones. Our daughter will be there (she’s 3) so it didn’t make sense to not have others join

Yes I have children coming to my wedding. My fiance side has lots of children and if we don't invite the children then his cousin's won't come. I bought coloring books and other little things for the children to do during the reception and dancing part. Hopefully this will keep them occupied and later on through the night I'll have glow sticks on the dance floor for adults and children to use.

We're having a very small wedding. We've both been married before and done the large wedding so we de ides we only wanted the people who mattered the most, our parents and our children.

We have 2 kids,5&8 who are invited and in the wedding of course ... and one of my little cousin that is 7 years old and very dear to my heart but otherwise NO KIDS!!! I paid a lot of money for my wedding and the last thing I want to see or hear are CHILDREN!!! Sorry. Not a kids person beside my own who know how to behave and act. They’ve been going to restaurants, parties, events and even broadway all their lives without ever throwing a tantrum. For other people’s kids we barely can make I.t through the drive thru without a melt down ... so NO KIDS!! NO KIDS!!! NO KIDS!!! My list is 80 ppl MAX... and that was an extension. No bosses are invited only close family and friends and some of my Future hubby co-workers that he has been working with for 10 years he’s a firefighter. Some family members didn’t make the cut, because if we don’t have a close relationship I couldn’t see myself seeing you in my pictures or paying $120 for food and drinks for you. I gave mother in law 2 guests, and uh... that’s all Folk. Lol the guest list is stressful, but I’m standing firm in my choices and being as fair as possible.

We're inviting kids of family members only! I love kids but if we let everyone bring theirs, we'd be over-run and over budget.

View Quoted Comment Hi Katherine,
i have 2 kids myself and I won’t be inviting children. My kids behave wonderfully, and always has and even when my friends or family have weddings, I will choose not to bring them unless they insist have paid for them or I don’t have a choice. Weddings are intimate adult events, and kids get bored, they talk out of term, babies cry, ruin videos guest exiting out to quiet them down a mess. I’m a mom and I would not be offfended at all if my kids were not invited. As for people not attending because of kids.. 🤷🏾‍♀️ Guess I’ll have either a lower bill or more friends I can invite that doesn’t mind. My wedding is costing an upward of 30k and the last thing I would want is a kid melting down while I’m crying reading my vows to my husband.

View Quoted Comment I would never pay a sitter to attend someone's wedding that's just me. I'm a more laid back person and TBH wish I would have just went to the courthouse. I dont care if my kids talk or say something at my wedding, oh well.....life goes on. Wont bother me bc I'm not one of these over the top brides who is totally anal about everything. Different strokes I guess.

We invited kids of family only (and our bridal party). Otherwise it was going to be more than 50 more people. Plus, we figured that allowing family kids made sense because most of the time you’d ask family to watch your kids so you could attend. However, you can’t do that when they’re all attending (plus most are coming from out of state). We allowed our bridal party, too (but most are family anyways) that their kids were allowed because it’s a destination wedding and we wanted to make sure they’d have no reason not to attend).

No one on our guest list has kids except for FH's cousins. There are 4 of them between his cousins and we're just going to have a kid-free reception. Nothing against the kids. If he was closer with them, or if there were children on my side I was closer too, it would be different.

No kids for us! It’s just not in our budget.

We are doing no kids. Before making our final decision we asked his best man since they have 3 including a newborn. They said they wanted to use this trip as some time for themselves and a get away from the kids. It was also expensive to include kids so all of this helped us make our decision. Youngest than can come is 16 since that is my closest cousins age. I think its a good age where parents can still enjoy themselves without worrying about kids getting tired too early etc.