Reception with a pool and kids

mrockwell1 · April 2010

We are planning our wedding and I think I found the perfect site. It's a little outdoor area with a deck, grass area and pool. I'm worried about kids being around the pool at the reception, not to mention adults who've been drinking. It's a very casual affair but I doubt people will be swimming. Is it better to just find a venue without a pool or trust that people will be responsible enough to handle it?

Simply Fated · April 2010

Hopefully people can be trusted. You know your guests, though... are any of them the type to wander or randomly fall into a pool while drunk?

I would worry about the kids if the adults aren't sober enough to watch them carefully, though.

tommyandy · April 2010

Save yourself a ton of stress & find a different venue.

danieliza1127 · April 2010

I wouldn't worry about the adults but I might worry about the kids. It seems like it would cause extra stress for the parents to watch their kids more closely. I think if you choose this venue, you should let parents know in advance that there is a pool that is not enclosed so then they can decide whether they would rather just leave the kids at home instead.

chosen175 · April 2010

Ask the venue if they have any sort of way to cover the pool. They may have a temporary fence that inserts into holes in the ground around it for such events. I imagine that in order to get insurance/a license to operate as a venue, they would have had to prove that the pool wasn't a danger.

If they don't, and the pool is within walking distance/eyesight to where your event will be, I'd find a different venue.

bbyckes · April 2010

Yes, I would be a little worried too. There was an episode of Bridezillas, where the ceremony and reception was held at a location that was near a lake. Well, wouldn't you know it two kids were playing around and one fell in. Almost drowned because they couldn't swim. Disrupted the whole wedding (as it should) - I say it might be a little too risky.

CA2MT4EveR · April 2010

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[QUOTE]Yes, I would be a little worried too. There was an episode of Bridezillas, where the ceremony and reception was held at a location that was near a lake. Well, wouldn't you know it two kids were playing around and one fell in. Almost drowned because they couldn't swim. Disrupted the whole wedding (as it should) - I say it might be a little too risky.
Posted by bbyckes[/QUOTE]

You would think that if someone KNEW it would be near a body of water, they would leave their children at home OR have a good eye on them. Some people are a little dumb in that fact.

My cousin got married in a backyard. There was a pool there, but it was a sunday afternoon. After all the major stuff was done and over with, they invited people to swim if they liked. Made for a little more fun on a hot day.

jenn.daniel · April 2010

If there will be alcohol, find another venue. I do NOT trust drunk people and kids around a pool. Once when my dad was drunk he dropped me off the diving board of his cousin's pool. I was a toddler and didn't know how to swim - my uncle had to jump in to get me.

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