Kid free wedding

We are saying something along the lines of “Kiss the kids goodnight and come enjoy yourselfs for one beautiful day and Night!” Something to that effect

You can place it on your website or invitations just noting it down (adult only event/18+ only event)

Luckily it's only my FH's side with the kiddies so I just had 1 parent confirm if it was a adult only event. If it was my side....it would be big argument about it. Hopefully those that have kids don't make a big deal about it.

I just received an invitation that at the bottom said "Adults Only Reception to follow"

was simple. and was in the spot you normally see the "reception to follow line"

Put on the invite ADULT S ONLY event. This way ots clear and no questions asked from anyone.

Whe it was our parents 25th anniversary celebrations, the invites said 19+ event knowing that no kids were allowed.

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That has been handy as well to make it clear who does and does not have a plus one.

We put the number of seats reserved for each guest on their RSVP card, and addressed the envelopes to the adults. Using the WW website you cannot RSVP for more people than are actually listed on the guest list.

On our wedding website we have noted similar to Brittany did "

To give everyone the opportunity to relax and have a good time without having to worry about little eyes and ears, we have chosen to make our special day adults only. We hope this advance notice means that you will still be able to join us in our celebration."

I can't see anyone misinterpreting this as "oh but my kid is good I'll ask anyhow" Its black and white - don't guilt me.

I also doubled down in the FAQ section under RSVP (I have a tongue in check writing style throughout the site so it works)

"Can I bring my pet snake, 1st grade teacher, all 12 of my kids? Due to limitations of our venue, we regret that only those named on invitations are able to attend."

I would have put something on the invite itself but it didn't look right in the design, and there are relatively few attendees with children under 19 so word gets around. My friends already knew it would be a kid free event so that was easy.

I would just include it on your Save the Dates and Invitations! Just have it somewhere stating this is an 18+ event (although at that age I would personally make it 19+ just so everyone could legally drink and there would be no confusion there)

A 19+ rated event sounds pretty normal!

It's your day have it your way! If anyone tries to guilt you about the no kid rule that's just too bad on them! It's your money too! And it's not like you're asking them to find a baby sitter for tomorrow, they have a tonne of time to make arrangements if they really want to be there to celebrate your day as you want it to be!

I think that's totally acceptable! I was hardly ever invited to weddings when I was a kid. Thankfully our caterer is not charging us for children. We have 6 neices and nephews attending and 2 that are not.

We have a details insert with our invitation. It will tell people about our wedding website for directions, RSVP, registry, etc... But it also says (on the card):

"In order to allow all guests, including parents, an evening of relaxation, we have chosen for our wedding to be an adults only occasion. We hope this advance notice means you are still able to share our big day and will enjoy having the evening off!"

To invite kids bumps our guest list 30-35 people, as well as risk of screaming/crying during ceremony, and the parents with young kids leaving early because of bed time/tantrum, etc...

Personally I think even the phrasing of "Adults Only" versus "No Children" "No Kids" etc is less "boo, kids, no" and more like, "it's a 18+ event! Have fun!"

I'm going to be leaving a spot in ny design for the names of who the invite is for and a "we have saved_____ seats for you at our wedding" sothere is NO misunderstanding as to who is on the invite list!

At the bottom, I definitely think you should add something along the lines as what Bianca suggested. Such a cute way to put it!

We are having an adults only (with the exception of FH niece and nephew who will have a part in the wedding)

Other than his sisters kids there aren't any others in our immediate families - which I realize is definitely not the norm. If we invited our first cousins kids plus guests children we would have around 25 extra little guests and since 120 in our venue is already tight, that would be 25 adults we would really like to be there that would have to come off the guest list to accommodate the children (our venue considers over 10 an adult at full price which most of these kids would be).

And the fact that we were looking at paying $2000 for the kids to eat an adult portion made it an easier decision to decide on kid free- it has actually allowed us to afford an open bar.

We decided to send out save-the-dates before the invites so that we can include a little Adults only note and give everyone a little more notice. I put handwritten notes on fancy paper to include with the save the dates saying that "as much as we love your children (with names) we are planning an adults only celebration - please make it a date night!" So far all of the people with children that we've let know it's adult only are actually excited about having a date night!

I know a no kid wedding definitely doesn't work for everyone but we are looking forward to having a super fun wedding with all those grown ups we love.

I just wrote the invites out to specific people (named each person on the invite) and we didn't have any problems, but it would make more sense to specifically write out "18+ event or no children"

As others have said make it clear on the invitations and your website that it's kid free. There are many cute ways to make it clear with cute sayings but I think there's nothing wrong with just being direct and stating adult only. And only address the invites to the adults.
If you have any friends or family member you feel might take this the wrong way I would talk to them about it before the invites go out and be ready to explain your reasoning (space, money, it's a formal event, etc). You can always get parents to help relay the message if needed.

View quoted message I agree with this. A simple note saying "please noye children are not welcome" is fine.

You could state on your invitations "18+ - Adults only" or you can simply say "please note that though we love children, our ceremony and reception are for adults only - no children allowed". We simply stated on our wedding website something like "please note that children are not invited".

We are having a child free Wedding as well. We are saying something along the lines of: Kiss the Kids goodnight, and come enjoy our Beautiful day and Night!”