If they are having no children at all then fine. It’s not like they excluded just her kids.

We had no kids at the reception for our wedding, number one the cost and number two the parents can have a night off and have some fun without having to worry about watching kids. Our own (then) 5 children were in our wedding and friends had their kids to watch the ceremony, all were fabulously behaved but if you don’t like your kids not being invited have your own wedding, this is the day of the bride and groom not you and not your children

I never understood couples not wanting to invite kids to their weddings. I would never do that and I actually find it quite rude.

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  • • mom93821 replied
    • 25 Mar 2019 , 6:17 am

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  I agree with children being at weddings – personally for me it is a celebration that includes everybody including children.

I went to a wedding about 10 years ago and no kids were invited and it was actually a good wedding. I think the bride wanted to exclude a particular nephew because he was always being annoying and disruptive and she knew he would misbehave and probably ruin the wedding. This was her sister’s boy and the sister got to relax and enjoy herself without having to spend the enture time telling her son to be quiet and keeping an eye on him. At the end of the day it’s the bride and grooms big day and to their wishes should be respected.

Explain to your brother how the children feel about this and ask him to explain his reasons to them. It may help them to understand more if he it comes from him.

I can understand this is a bit of a disappointment for the kids when they were so looking forward to the wedding, but disappointments are part of life and they just have to deal with it. When this is the wish of the bridal couple, you just have to accept it.

We had all ages including children and babies at our wedding – we wanted all family and friends which includes children.
It was absolutely delightful and I like weddings where all ages are included.
It sounds like they may have underestimated the costs and then been faced with the actual costs?

We had kids at our wedding (Yes it was a great day) but if I could do it again I’d have a child-less reception.
My sister’s wedding was childless except one a new born, it was great my kids were incited to a bbq the following day

Yes, but perhaps something changed in the bride and groom’s financial circumstances? We don’t know the peripherals.

Maybe they should say just to the ceremony and then a child free reception

I don’t understand why anyone would want children at their wedding. We had babies only at ours.

If the kids were initially invites then they should keep them there. If it’s getting too expensive then maybe ask the parent to pay for the kids meal but don’t uninvite them completely

If they already told the kids they could come, they shouldn’t go back on it. But otherwise its their wedding and she needs to suck it up.

It kind of depends who told them they were invited… Very different if it was the bride and groom, or mum just assuming.

I feel sorry for the kids as they were led to believe they were going.. but it’s the bride and grooms decision in the end

completely up to the bride and groom – it is there day after all.

The children are the joy at Weddings but of course it is up to the bride and groom who they want to invite!

I think that if the couple want a child free wedding then unfortunately it is up to them. Its their day, they are paying for it. I have been to plenty, and I will be going to another on saturday, and I totally understand

I think it’s fair. It’s not just the sisters kids who gave them been invited, it’s ALL kids. A total kid ban. There would be something to complain about if other kids were invited and not these 2. Who wouldn’t enjoy a couple of kid free hours? Causing drama where I don’t think there’s is any