Crying babies during the ceremony

I feel like it's a little rude to put on your invitations or anything like that. If your priest has an issue - I would him to make a quick announcement before the ceremony to the effect of "At this time, please be sure to silence all cell phones and devices. As a reminder, please excuse yourself to the gathering space/children's room as needed throughout the ceremony."

I feel like the majority of people will do this anyway, but I woudln't make a bigger deal about it than that.

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Yes, they should know, but often don't do it!! I've seen so many parents who didn't remove a fussy baby during a wedding ceremony, because they didn't want to miss it!! Well, what about the bride and groom and their wedding video? I have a friend who this happened to, and for the first 10 minutes of her ceremony video, all you can hear is the baby screaming in the background. It cuts off pretty abruptly, so I'm not sure if someone stuck a bottle in its mouth, or left the room. But, so annoying!!

Do they have a “crying room” or place that parents can hurry to with a fussy child? Maybe have your priest make an announcement right before the start of the wedding like “if you need to excuse yourself to calm your little ones, we have an infant room in the back of the church” (I’m terrible at wording these things, but you get the gist). I agree it can come off a little rough in the details cards or on the invites, but by having the priest announce it, it kinda becomes a courtesy thing

If someone is handing out programs or escorting people to pews, they could tell those who come in with kids where they can go if the ceremony is “too much” for the little ones and they need some quiet. While I agree the priest sounds a little uppity, he does have a point that crying babies can distract. That being said, I don’t know anyone who would not get up and leave if their kid started fussing during a wedding.

A couple of years ago my cousin got married. At the time my son was 3. We tried to give him a nap before we left, he refused. We hoped he would sleep in car(always does) he of course did not. So as soon as the ceremony started my son started to cry and fuss. I quickly picked him up and took him outside. Unfortunately I couldn't get back in until the ceremony was over and missed the whole thing. I would hope that parents would automatically address the situation and remove the child if needed.

I would make a note that the noise volume during the ceremony needs to be at a low. So please be courteous and take it outside. Covers all phone calls, crying children, etc.

I think a note in the program and the person handing out programs who see people come in with babies can address the noise issue and the leaving of the ceremony if a baby is crying. Honestly, today many parents don't take a crying baby out of a ceremony and no don't always actively parent their children. It's denial all the way to pretend otherwise.

I am putting a sign in the lobby of the church "Out of Respect for the Bride and Groom, if your little ones get loud, please use this cry room"

I already had a huge dramatic blowout because I said I didn't want kids at the wedding (clearly, I've lost that battle) so all I can do is hope they'll at least have the decency to excuse themselves if their children are disruptive.

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I like this idea

If you have ushers you could ask them to sit families in the back and if they see a child starting to get fussy ask them to step out.