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No children at wedding

Daniela, on July 17, 2017 at 19:29 Posted in Wedding ceremony 0 6

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My fiance and I have 7 children between us. We love our children dearly but we never get a break. We both decided that we don't want any kids at our wedding....we want to be able to enjoy ourselves without having to worry about taking care of our children. Not too mention that our children are very clingy and would interfere in our ceremony by running, clinging to our limbs, demanding attention and throwing a tantrum. I know it sounds awful that we are not including our children but we don't want to deal with this type of behavior on our special day. Sidenote- Our kids have special needs...severely autistic daughter, four of our boys have ADHD & ODD so it's tough for us on a normal day. We also do not want ANY children at our wedding...adults only. How do we politely tell our guests that there is no kids allowed without offending them?

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Latest activity by Daniela, on July 18, 2017 at 10:08

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Daniela · On July 18, 2017 at 10:08
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Thanks so much
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Daniela · On July 18, 2017 at 10:08
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The kids will be there for the photos only.
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Daniela · On July 18, 2017 at 10:07
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Thanks so much
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Ericabraam · On July 18, 2017 at 04:51
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I found this on a website and liked the sound of them.

- In order to allow all guests, including parents, an evening of relaxation we have chosen for our wedding day to be an adult only occasion. We hope this advance notice means you are still able to share our big day and will enjoy having the evening off!
- Children at the ceremony, we'd love them on the scene. Reception time, however, is an adult's only theme.
- To give all our guests the opportunity to let their hair down and have a good time without having to worry about little eyes and ears we politely request no children.
- While we love to watch the children run and play, this is an adults only kind of day.
- Sweet dreams to children under 16

I hope those help!
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Katherine · On July 17, 2017 at 23:34
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We addressed our envelop with the name of each guest and when the kids were invited we added "and children" and even then the parents asked us to confirm if the kids were invited. I totally understand not wanting your children to interfere with your day, but maybe it's possible to get whoever is watching the children to bring them for th wedding photos, as it might be sad looking back on your special day and not having any memories of your loved ones there.
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Lesley · On July 17, 2017 at 19:54
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We told our parents and friends we weren't having children at the wedding so they got the word out first. Then we only addressed the invitations to the adults and put "adult reception to follow" on the invite itself.
We haven't had any blowback. I'm sure since your children won't be there, no one will expect to bring theirs.
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