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Just Said Yes June 2021

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Haley, on September 22, 2020 at 3:36 PM Posted in Planning 0 5

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Hello! So my fiancé (Tyler) and I were supposed to get married in April this year, which obviously didn’t happen due to Covid. We are now planning a new wedding for next summer but we have decided that this time around we would not invite kids. It would help us limit the guest list because I don’t want a whole bunch of people there due to my dad’s health issues and the corona pandemic and we originally had 20 kids on the list that didn’t even include all of my family’s kids and I don’t want any drama. How do I tell people that we are no longer inviting kids?

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Latest activity by Michelle, on September 23, 2020 at 12:22 AM

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Lisa · on September 22, 2020 at 3:46 PM
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You could send a "Change of Plans" card to those affected, stating something along the lines of, "Due to the COVID pandemic, we are forced to make a few changes to our wedding plans for next summer. In order to meet gathering restrictions at our venue, and also for the health and safety of our guests during the pandemic, we are sad to say that we will no longer be able to accommodate children at our wedding. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience. Please feel free to contact us with any questions." If you're planning to hire a babysitter to watch the kids that are uninvited, state that. Otherwise, when you send out the new invitations, only address them to those invited ("Mr. And Mrs. Smith" instead of "The Smith Family").
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Chrysta · on September 22, 2020 at 3:54 PM
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Perfectly worded!
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Yasmine · on September 22, 2020 at 4:37 PM
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Due to Covid the event is now an adult only event! I would send a change of plans card
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· on September 22, 2020 at 7:36 PM
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I think Lisa's wording is great, but I actually wouldn't send a card specifically to uninvite children. If there were only 20 children originally invited, that's probably like 8-12 families, so just talk to the parents to let them know and address the invitations accordingly. You should really only invite people to your wedding that you can talk to, although that's easier said than done. If any of the children only would've been invited because they're family and you had to, you can delegate the conversations with their parents, to your parents.
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Michelle · on September 23, 2020 at 12:22 AM
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We decided in the beginning that this was going to be a kid free ceremony/ reception. I agree with the others & put “change of plans...” We put on the response cards “adult ceremony & reception”.
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