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Should I allow kids at the wedding

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I'm at the beginning stages of planning my wedding and we are on a tight budget, I'm trying to keep my guest list to 75 people. I was wondering if it would be rude not to invite children of some guests. I was planning on having only my niece and nephews there, they are not part of the wedding party, but they are family. Do you think that other guest who have children would be upset cause I allowed those kids and not theirs? Any advice would be helpful, Thanks!!
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  • mysticlmysticl member
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    I personally believe that if you invite people who have kids to your wedding you invite their kids, I have also been going to weddings since i was about 6.

    So people say it is ok to invite children that are family but exclude others.  I think you might run into some guests who are upset by it.  They may not understand your reasoning because they may not realize those kids running around are your family.  It's ulitmately up to you what you decide but keep in mind some people won't come without their kids. 
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  • TheDuckisTheDuckis member
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    There's is nothing wrong with inviting close family members who happen to be children and not inviting the children of every person you invite to a wedding. As long as you're consistent (you invite all your nieces and nephews but no cousins or kids of friends) you're okay.

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  • AshleyC48AshleyC48 member
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    Thats exactly what I did.  Close relatives were allowed to bring children but not other people.  We heard no complaints and in fact most of our relatives vouched not to bring their children. (Who wouldn't want a night away).  I personally have only been to a few weddings where there are children present.  Most people would rather not have kids running around on their day.  I know thats how I felt!  
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  • MissyCeeMissyCee member
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    I think it's your wedding and you're entitled to invite who you want, though I do think consistency would be the most tactful way to approach it. If you're only inviting children that are close family, it's best to not make any other exceptions, like invite one friend's kid and not another or something like that.
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  • quotequeenquotequeen member
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    Yes, it's ok, and yes, some people will be upset anyway.  You have to decide whether you're willing to accept that risk.  Even if you excluded all the kids, there would be people who would be upset because they believe their children should be invited to everything.
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