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How to nicely say no kids on the invitations?

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Mariana, on May 11, 2012 at 7:11 PM

Hello ladies, I was just wanting your advice and help on how to nicely say no kids on our invites. I personally think "no kids" or "adult reception only" is fine, but my FH doesn't like the "no/only." I need your help I need to submit the invitation for the wording no longer than this weekend :/....

Hello ladies,

I was just wanting your advice and help on how to nicely say no kids on our invites. I personally think "no kids" or "adult reception only" is fine, but my FH doesn't like the "no/only." I need your help I need to submit the invitation for the wording no longer than this weekend :/. Also if any of you know Spanish what is another nice/appropriate way to say "no ninos"?

I feel if we put "adult reception" might sound a little " well what will they be doing then" kind of thing.

Thank you so much ladies.

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*ADDED BY WW*

No matter what anyone tells you, you don’t have to invite kids to your wedding, but there are some tried and true methods to convey this clearly and politely.

Check out the article Yes, You CAN Have an Adults-Only Wedding. Here’s How. for ways to make this easy on you and on your guests!

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Just Said Yes July 2020
Angel · on January 14, 2020 at 9:17 PM
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Or this one

“To allow all guests to relax and enjoy themselves, we have chosen to make our special day adults only. We thank you for your understanding.”
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Dedicated July 2021
Teresa · on May 16, 2020 at 5:42 AM
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In Spanish
Recepcion solo para adultos

Also, I'm not having any children at my wedding sans the flower girla and junior groomsman.
You addess the invition to only those invited. Example: Mr & Mrs Gonzalez/ Sr y Sra Gonzalez
Next on the RSVP under personas que asistirán _. You write in 2 or 1 based on who the invite is addressed to.
My sister got married 2 years ago and she didn't do that. She only addressed to the people but didn't write in the rsvp card and an aunt of ours crossed out 3 and wrote 5.
Um, no sorry not at my wedding. We insisted no kids because we wanted to splurge on certain things like an open bar and a photo booth. None of those things and others would be possible if we allowed kids and in a Mexican family people don't have 1 or 2 kids they have 3, 4, 5, or 6 kids. Heck no. At the end of the day, it's our wedding and WE ( me and my FH) are paying for the wedding on our own.
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VIP August 2020
Katie · on May 26, 2020 at 10:44 PM
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I put on the RSVP “we have reserved two seats in your honor” so they know it is them and their spouse or a guest.
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Expert October 2021
Kristen · on May 2, 2021 at 11:11 AM
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I can’t remember exactly what we put on our original invitations (were a COVID couple who postponed), but it was something to the effect of “Although we love your little ones, this is an adults-only affair, and we ask that you respect that.” Again, I don’t remember our exact words, but we got right to the point. The only time I can remember it causing any confusion was when my sister, who’s a bridesmaid and a mother of three, asked me about it. We didn’t make a note to say “immediate family kids only”, so I told her that of course they were all welcome, especially since they were all in the wedding! 😆 We’ve also been to several no-kids weddings, and all the invitations were polite about addressing such. I would check Pinterest for some guides. Good luck!
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