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Adults only wording

abbyizzymommyabbyizzymommy
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So I have 2 DD's and they are in the wedding along with nieces and nephews. But we have made arrangements for all these children to leave after dinner and about an hour of the reception. How do I word the invites to politely say no children??
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  • abbyizzymommyabbyizzymommy
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    I think I got too wordy in the OP, the only children that will be invited are those in the WP, but how do I state that in the invite??
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  • kmmssgkmmssg mod
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    OP - this was a huge fight with our last DD's wedding.  Her biomom is one of 7, her stepdad is one of 10, and her dad is one of 7.  Biomom and stepdad wanted all the cousins invited and DD did not want kids there.  We were paying so we stuck to their request for no kids.

    Your best bet is to get the word out in casual conversation since you are 11 months out.  We never brought it up, but if someone was asking about the wedding plans, we found a polite way to get "we are having an adult wedding/reception" in there.  2 of DH's sister's did not attend and we are sure it was the no kid thing but that's ok.

    Don't put it on the invitations.  Get the word out now, address your invitations to those you are inviting, and call anyone who RSVP's including children and let them know you can't accomodate children.
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  • [Deleted User][Deleted User]
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    I was in a wedding that had no kids except for the wedding party kiddos. She worded it on the invite that there was an adults only reception to follow and then the kids from the wedding party just attended the reception as well.
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  • abbyizzymommyabbyizzymommy
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    Thank you guys soo much. Being a mom this is very awkward for me. I know people are going to assume kids are ok...... But this was very helpful, thank you
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  • HobokensFuryHobokensFury member
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    We only had the RB and FG. The invites were addressed only to the adults. 2 people asked about their kids and we told them no.  The decided not to come but that was their problem.
     
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  • LuckyHeatherLuckyHeather member
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    edited May 2012

    You could say “Adult Reception to Follow”

     

    This sends a clear message that children are not invited.

      
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  • SharEtoBeSharEtoBe
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    I recently heard a great tip about this from a wedding planner. Instead of saying, "Adult Reception" on the invite, on the RSVP, have a line which reads No. of adults attending (or something to suit your needs such as No. of adults for beef, chicken, etc.)

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  • banana468banana468 member
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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_invites-paper_adults-only-wording?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:cd062f89-8272-496a-b0ab-225e1f87acecDiscussion:404d52b9-4e6e-4955-b195-2e25fd2c8902Post:04a12eb9-bcb1-428c-95d1-bddd827c7bef">Re: Adults only wording</a>:
    [QUOTE]You could say “Adult Reception to Follow”   This sends a clear message that children are not invited.    
    Posted by LuckyHeather[/QUOTE]

    You can't say that appropriately.  It's never acceptable to mention who you intend to exclude on the invitation.
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