We are having our wedding in a dimly lit, rustic, castle-like building that's very romantic, and neither of us want children there. We want it to be about us with our friends and family, without our guests having to run after their kids or worrying about the kids knocking stuff over or missing their bedtimes etc. I mentioned that we were considering having no kids at our ceremony to my uncle, who has 2 stepdaughters aged 6, and he said that he was not leaving his kids at home and that we could not prohibit immediate family from bringing their kids. This and similar conversations with other guests have made me think: since when is this your day? Isn't this supposed to be our day and about honoring what we want and the way we want to celebrate? Any help on how we can deal with people insisting on bringing their kids against our wishes? We also do not have the budget to include kids; we have to keep our guest list to a minimum and can't afford all the kids. Any suggestions???