Wedding is a solemn ceremony. Whether it is civil or religious wedding ceremony, it is the time for the bride and the groom to commit their whole lives to each other in front of their families, friends, representative of law or representative of God. Although having children in wedding makes the wedding cute, there are some couples who choose not to have kids in their wedding. The problem with this is how they will tell their guests who have kids not to bring them to the wedding.
One simple way to do this is to include a note in the invitation. A simple line like “Adult-only Affair” will inform guests that they should not bring their children. But in my experience even with these lines in the invitation, guests still bring their children along. Couples who don’t want children running along and throwing tantrums during their weddings have thought of ways for their ceremony to be quiet, silent and without kids.
Some couples tell their guests directly during their RSVP calls. Most guests will understand the wish of the couple if they don’t want to invite kids to the wedding. Some couples ask the wedding coordinator to call the guests and tell them that the ceremony is strictly an adult affair.
But what about the reception? The wedding is solemn but the reception is a time for celebration so most couples I have worked with like to have kids during the reception. If they have small cousins or if their guests have small children, they can attend the reception. But the problem with most guests is that they don’t know where to leave the children while they are attending the ceremony. This is why most couples opt to either invite children both to the ceremony and reception or not to invite them in both venues.
If you can arrange for your guests who have children to stay away from the wedding ceremony and attend the reception, this is the perfect situation. But if can’t, either make the wedding and the reception both an adult affair or make them open for all ages. Either way having no kids invited to the wedding is still a good way to make the ceremony solemn.
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