TELL ME ABOUT A TIME A CHILD RUINED YOUR WEDDING!!!

[Deleted User] · April 2011

One of the kids almost fell into the pond at our wedding, where the alligator was waiting because they were feeding him fried chicken. Now THAT would have ruined the wedding.

thesequel · April 2011

I went to a wedding where the FG hide under the cake table and yanked on the tablecloth....and the cake fell on the ground.

BUT...again - this was her parents not watching her (they were at the bar and thought it was CUTE!).

Other than that - most of the kids I have seen at weddings are usually little girls twirling in their dresses (my nieces were SO excited to have a "princess Belle" dress for the FG dresses) or the kids trying to hula hoop (it was the kissing game at a wedding last April I went to).

I think that it depends on the venue....art museums are not child-friendly but most halls are.

emilyinchile · April 2011

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[QUOTE]Okay, okay. After reading this thread maybe I should re-think my position on not having children at our wedding. Babies are one things..they are super adorable and cute. But can I really be made fun of for the fact that I'm worried about the toddlers attending? I think that is a legit concern.
Posted by bkel131[/QUOTE]

You aren't the first person to ask a question about kids at weddings, and your response was really normal and sane. Unfortunately, that isn't always the case - people literally post asking how to make sure no children come because they will RUIN EVERYTHING!!!

AllAboutTheBenjamin · April 2011

One of our flower girls was itching her butt during the ceremony.

MattsPenguin · April 2011

I forgot, at the same aunts wedding, I jumped in their cake cutting picture. The B&G are feeding each other cake, and I'm hugging my aunts backside for dear life. The picture is in their wedding album. I totally ruined it!

laladypoet · April 2011

er. I've been to weddings where kids were total dickholes. knocked over the cake from running around like idiots, tripped the bride and groom during the first dance because they were rolling around on the dance floor. it does happen. kids aren't perfect angels, which is why I didn't have any at my wedding.

[Deleted User] · April 2011

I went to a wedding when literally no adults danced the entire night because there were about 30 kids sprinting back and forth on the dance floor all night. I think people were scared of being knocked over. I have to say the no dancing made that wedding about 90% less fun for me.

laladypoet · April 2011

whenTF did this become a place where you can't not want kids at your wedding? where am I? kids suck. yeah, I said it.

LDYGTR13 · April 2011

Gawd, kids just SUCK.

Why didn't the grownups go dance w/ the kids?? sounds like a bunch of stuck up grown ups to me, JLil.

SarahPLiz · April 2011

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[QUOTE]One of our flower girls was itching her butt during the ceremony.
Posted by AllAboutTheBenjamin[/QUOTE]

<div>At the wedding i was in this weekend, the RB walked all the way down the aisle with his hand on his booty, because he was trying to hold up his pants. It looked like he was digging for something.. it was too cute. Then he sat on the fireplace behind the officiant for the whole 10 minute ceremony and ate the gummy bears that the best man had used to bribe him to walk at all. </div><div>
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Beachy730 · April 2011

I have no problem with people not wanting kids at their wedding. We only invited kids who were our first cousins, but none of our friends kids. I just get annoyed when people say they don't want kids because they will ruin everything. Just (wo)man up say you simply don't want them there.

Stackeye210 · April 2011

lala - taking this thread waaaay too seriously.

bkel131 · April 2011

Remind me not to post a question about children again.

laladypoet · April 2011

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[QUOTE]I have no problem with people not wanting kids at their wedding. We only invited kids who were our first cousins, but none of our friends kids. I just get annoyed when people say they don't want kids because they will ruin everything. Just (wo)man up say you simply don't want them there.
Posted by dnbeach12[/QUOTE]
...why don't you want them there?
because they COULD ruin the wedding for the bride and groom.

[Deleted User] · April 2011

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[QUOTE] Why didn't the grownups go dance w/ the kids?? sounds like a bunch of stuck up grown ups to me, JLil.
Posted by LDYGTR13[/QUOTE]

I didnt know any of these kids? I didnt really have much interest in dancing with them...

laladypoet · April 2011

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[QUOTE]lala - taking this thread waaaay too seriously.
Posted by Stackeye210[/QUOTE]
is this a sarcastic thread? as in, kids DO ruin weddings? cause I can get on board with that.

emilyinchile · April 2011

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[QUOTE]I have no problem with people not wanting kids at their wedding. We only invited kids who were our first cousins, but none of our friends kids. I just get annoyed when people say they don't want kids because they will ruin everything. Just (wo)man up say you simply don't want them there.
Posted by dnbeach12[/QUOTE]

This.

I didn't want kids at my wedding either. When we eventually had some there (to avoid WWIII in H's family), they didn't ruin anything. That's the only point people are making, that the vast majority of the time the posters who say kids will spoil the whole wedding are being overly dramatic.

Stackeye210 · April 2011

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[QUOTE]Remind me not to post a question about children again.
Posted by bkel131[/QUOTE]

Don't get all butt hurt.

musicalsunlight · April 2011

Our is pretty much (aside from FG & her baby brother) an adult wedding, more by coincidence than anything else though. People we are inviting just don't have any children under the age of 15 anymore.

sarabellam · April 2011

Lala, you've got it backwards. It's the parents who let thisshit happen who suck.

thesequel · April 2011

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[QUOTE]Remind me not to post a question about children again.
Posted by bkel131[/QUOTE]

<div>Why? I have found that the ladies on this board (especially the veterans) give honest advice...is that not what you were wanting?</div>

emilyinchile · April 2011

I didn't want kids at my wedding because I wanted it to be an adult event. The same way that I might want to go out to dinner with only adults but be happy to go to the pool with kids. It has nothing to do with thinking they'd ruin things unless "things" include the vibe that I wanted for the reception.

Stackeye210 · April 2011

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: TELL ME ABOUT A TIME A CHILD RUINED YOUR WEDDING!!! : is this a sarcastic thread? as in, kids DO ruin weddings? cause I can get on board with that.
Posted by laladypoet[/QUOTE]

It's just a thread b/c we've had a ton of posts this week about kids potentially ruining wedding days. So it's more like an, "Oh yea they do? tell me about it"

I don't care one way or the other about kids at weddings to be quite honest. Just own it (like you and Jill). You know?

laladypoet · April 2011

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[QUOTE]Lala, you've got it backwards. It's the parents who let thisshit happen who suck.
Posted by sarabellam[/QUOTE]

now we're splitting hairs. I didn't want kids at my wedding, I don't care who was to blame for their potential dickish behavior.

Beachy730 · April 2011

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: TELL ME ABOUT A TIME A CHILD RUINED YOUR WEDDING!!! : ...why don't you want them there? because they COULD ruin the wedding for the bride and groom.
Posted by laladypoet[/QUOTE]

<div>Really, any of my guests could have ruined the wedding if. I had several diabetics who could have had a bad insulin reaction needing an ambulance. People could have had a food allergy and their throat closed up. Someone could have had a heart attack. People could have gotten ridiculously drunk and made a scene and threw up everywhere. There are lots of ways a wedding COULD be ruined. </div>

hlq2011 · April 2011

We aren't inviting kids, mostly because it's a convenient cutoff because FI's family has about eighty thousand of them.

I hear all the time about people being glad kids aren't invited because they then get to leave them at home... which I don't get, because why do you need an invite to TELL you to leave them home, instead of just deciding on your own?

At FI's BM's wedding, I just remember the ringbearer falling asleep, all stretched out on a couple of chairs. And their photog DARED to take a picture of him. (And it was the cutest thing EVER ... except maybe dnb's pictures up there)

LDYGTR13 · April 2011

JLil, totally kidding. However, I'm sure there were grown ups there who DID know those kids - those grown ups who did and didn't dance with the kids suck. If there were grown ups out there with the kids would you not have danced with the grown ups?

That's my thinking. But I looooooooooove kids. Not having kids at my wedding wasn't an option. We probably had about 20 kids there. So I'm not a good reference point

laladypoet · April 2011

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: TELL ME ABOUT A TIME A CHILD RUINED YOUR WEDDING!!! : Really, any of my guests could have ruined the wedding if. I had several diabetics who could have had a bad insulin reaction needing an ambulance. People could have had a food allergy and their throat closed up. Someone could have had a heart attack. People could have gotten ridiculously drunk and made a scene and threw up everywhere. There are lots of ways a wedding COULD be ruined.
Posted by dnbeach12[/QUOTE]
yeah, no. I've been to several weddings where kids mucked it up. I've never once been to a reception where an ambulance was needed, and I'm friends with a bunch of drunks who could've easily gotten alcohol poisoning.

but excuse me all to hell for admitting kids can ruin weddings. as for the other stuff you mentioned, let me get you a stool. cause you're reaching.

Moneypenny424 · April 2011

I guess I was lucky--everyone was psyched to leave their kids for a night and party

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laladypoet · April 2011

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[QUOTE]I guess I was lucky--everyone was psyched to leave their kids for a night and party :).
Posted by Moneypenny424[/QUOTE]
right?! same here! we did have a couple infants but that was it. the rest of the parents were stoked.

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