Weddings where children are not invited

I remember my daughter started crying during my cousins wedding (she was a baby) and my husband just took her outside and walked around the outside of the church with her. I think people have lost sight of what a wedding is but it's big money now and people are invested in it, so maybe I am too sentimental.

Yes, children can be noisy and badly behaved, but so can some of the adults!

I agree that weddings should be family events but it is up to the couple. The only two childfree weddings I got invited to were when I was nursing babies so I didn't go.

I think given the enormous expense of weddings these days a ‘no children’ policy if the bride and groom desire this is understandable. The costs spiral per guest too. Also many couples choose to be ‘child free’ these days so they might not have children anyway ??‍♀️

I have been to several weddings where badly behaved children with parents that had no skills in managing their undisciplined children’s bad behaviour spoiled both the ceremony and speeches.

Their money their decision imo. I had didn’t have any children at mine (just worked out that way rather than by choice) other than a few newborns who were little angels and silent during the important bits.

The cost implications? The number of children that might be involved? Ultimately it's their choice and people don't need to go if they can't get child care for the event.

Back to your question! Children can be noisy and get overexcited at big family dos.

Quite a long time ago an old friend of OH was to be married and they had a no children policy. My son was still being Breast fed but the couple wouldn’t be moved! We really wanted to attend the wedding so my mum came over to look after baby son and his toddler sister. After the church service we raced back home and I fed the bambino and raced back to Oxford for what was left of the Reception. Not ideal, but the baby behaved beautifully. I think today, I would not attend the wedding and let OH go on his own.