Adults Only

celeste1983

Is it a good idea?

hirscheygirl

That could really hack some people off, as the weddings I have been to, the kids tend to steal the show half way through the reception- dancing like they do not care!

max&lucy

We're having an adults only wedding. So far haven't had too much backlash. Also, we don't have any kids on either side of our families, so we don't have any exceptions and we didn't have to exclude family members. I guess it just depends on your family and friends. Some people might not come if they cannot bring their kids, so be prepared for that.
GL!

meganb1977

We're also doing adults only, it cuts back the guest list a lot and people have been understanding, even my friend who's joined at the hip to her boys.

Jennifer102011

We only invited the children of our close family, specifically H's cousins' kids. There were too many to say no children at all because then H's cousins probably wouldn't have come. After the wedding, I had a couple of people remark how nice it was that there weren't a lot of children running around and a few friends said it was nice to have a night out without the kids. In the end, I don't think we had anyone not come because their kid(s) couldn't come. 

NO2012

We have limited our invitations to include children to our immediate family and our first cousins.  That in itself is already about 10 kids (under the age of 10).  We discussed it and felt it was a good cut off point that people would understand and respect. 

sbelle85

I think it's a good idea. We are having an evening wedding and night-time reception in the quarter with an open bar, and we didn't feel it was an appropriate venue for children. We don't want to be responsible for children in this setting. And actually, at the first wedding we went to together, the dance floor was taken over by kids who were running and crawling around on the floor while their clueless parents gushed over how adorable they were and instructed the photographer to take endless pictures of them. When my now fiance looked at me and said "This is why I'm not having kids at my wedding," I got the biggest smile on my face because I felt the exact same way

The only "kids" we will have are my 12 and 13 year old siblings, who are in the wedding party and who are accustomed to interacting with adults.