NO KIDS.....

tajmaw

HOW DO YOU NOTIFY YOUR GUEST THAT ITS A NO KIDS WEDDING WHEN SENDING OUT INVITES?

LesPaul

YOU DON'T NOTIFY THEM.  YOU SIMPLY ADDRESS THE INVITATIONS TO THE ADULTS.  IF THEY RSVP THEIR CHILDREN, YOU CALL THEM AND EXPLAIN THAT ONLY THE ADULTS ARE INVITED.

STOP YELLING!!

laurenclaire1386

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, YOU'RE YELLING AT EVERYONE. GET RID OF THE CAPS LOCK.

You don't notify your guests. You address the envelopes to only the people invited. Like Jane and John Smith, instead of The Smith Family.

And when, invariably, someone RSVPs with their kids, you call and politely tell them that you can only accomodate the people listed on the invitation. 

http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_faqs-read-this-first-before-posting

That link may answer some other questions you might have. 

aurianna

Address the invites specifically to whom is invited.
Do not put "and family"
You can do things like "2 seats have been reserved in your honor" and ask them to initial or sign names next to food choices so you know who they're RSVP'ing for.

Also if key people know (wedding party, parents) know, it gets out by word of mouth fairly easy

tajmaw

LOL, sorry for screaming...... great advice.........

HandBanana

I love lamp?

id012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_no-kids?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:6a572fd6-e845-4999-a9d9-ebb81c35a699Post:1b1992ef-6c23-4d29-820a-6740ab4d335a">Re: NO KIDS.....</a>:
[QUOTE]YOU DON'T NOTIFY THEM.  YOU SIMPLY ADDRESS THE INVITATIONS TO THE ADULTS.  IF THEY RSVP THEIR CHILDREN, YOU CALL THEM AND EXPLAIN THAT ONLY THE ADULTS ARE INVITED. STOP YELLING!!
Posted by LesPaul[/QUOTE]
i barely ever post on this board but i just wanted to say... LOL

beerecks

I'm having the hardest time with the no kids thing. We would love to party with the kids in our family but ultimately feel that it's not in anyone's best interests to have them there. All of the guests we're inviting who have kids feel the same way and have arranged to bring the kids for the weekend but have them with a baby-sitter for the event, or to leave their kids at home. Unfortunately, my mother is so stuck on this issue and pushing it so much that I don't even understand it. She's trying to pressure my brother to bring his kids, and he doesn't want to! We never went to weddings while we were growing up. Why would the mother of the bride be so upset about something like this? Thoughts?