No Kids Wording

I would be afraid that if I used "We have reserved 2 seats in your honor" someone would assume that they could leave the hubby at home and show up with their 4 year old instead. I am addressing specifically on the outside envelope and the RSVP will have " ____ Adults will be attending"

I've been going back and forth with this... my FH's family is so large that there are a few weddings a year and children are typically invited. I asked soon to be mother in law if she thought it was rude and she said it wasnt due to the sheer size of the family. I was planning on "Adult only reception to follow". Maybe Ill incorporate some of the suggestions into the RSVP as well.... Good post!

Please don't put this on your invites- invites are for telling people who is invited not who you're excluding. It's rude to state who isn't invited so trust your guests to understand who the invite is addressed to and contact people who RSVP with their kids.

I don't mind pushing the ediquette on this one. I have one line left on the insert of the invite and i want something written there. I just don't know what I want to write.

We're going to put "Adult Reception to Follow." We're also only addressing the invites to who are invited and listing how many seats are reserved for them. The information will also be on our website as well.

We put on our RSVP card a line that reads " We have reserved_________ adult seats in your honor". We thought it was subtle way of getting the message across.

This should not be included on the invitation. When you address the envelope, put just the adult's names (Mr. & Mrs. John Smith instead of Smith Family or The Smiths). Some people go as far to include on the RSVP card a line that says "We have reserved ____ seats in your honor" and then fill in the blank with the number (so Mr. & Mrs. Smith would have 2 seats reserved). Your wedding website is a perfect place to put this information, and you can also mention it via word of mouth to friends and family in advance.

We are having the ceremony and reception at the same place, so we are so far just spreading it through word of mouth and making my mom the point of contact on the invitation for any questions regarding the location, etc. She knows to say no kids in case they ask. Also it's on our website and we will be addressing the invitations to the specific people invited. We just can't have all the kids come. I wish we could but 1) the venue has a 200 person limit and we are already having a tough time whittling down the guest list. 2) Some of our guests have like 5, 6, 7 kids. So inviting all of them would NOT WORK.

Just address it to the adults and do the "X seats have been reserved in your honor." If someone tries to add kids, contact them directly.

"Please note that the ceremony and reception are adult only events. Your understanding is appreciated"