Wedding Etiquette Forum

accomodating kids at a reception

I'm hoping to get some honest feedback about a conversation I've been having with a close friend. I'm in the very beginning planning stages of my wedding, which is in Summer 2012. We know we're inviting about 175 people, with roughly 15 of them being children. Most of these kids are family members, but a few are the children of close friends. We will definitely make sure the kids have things to eat and drink, but outside of that, this reception is going to be essentially geared towards adults. We don't have the space, time or budget to plan special kidcentric activities or provide a separate playroom, alcohol will be available for adults, and we're not planning on censoring music choices based on the presence of young ones. We're not shooting for anything that is specifically inappropriate for kids- we just don't want to make them the focus.
 I've been to many weddings where little to no special accomodations were made for the kids in attendance- and no one, kids and parents included, seemed to have an issue with that. My friend, however, thinks that I need to let all parents of invited children know that the reception isn't going to cater to the kids so that they can make an informed decision on whether or not to bring them. Do y'all agree, and if so- what is the essential information these parents need to know? Does it go on the invitation? Thanks!
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