Wedding Trend: Not Inviting Children
Posted by: Catherine Strawn
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9:00AM, Tuesday July 8th 2008
No Kids Allowed! That is what many couples are saying on their wedding invitations. Ten years ago, this wasn’t common, according to U.K. wedding planner Barry Long, but now, he said, about half of the weddings he does have that policy. People haven’t necessarily become child-haters, but brides have become a little more anal about controlling every single aspect of their wedding. Screaming children ruin videos of the momentous event, and they cost just as much to feed as adults, as caterers typically charge per head, even if a few of the heads are only chewing on chicken fingers. But excluding kids can cause rifts between friends, especially if a babysitter cancels, leaving parents with only two choices: bring the kids to the wedding or don’t go. Rhonda Williams, who has two children, refused to go to a friends wedding when this happened and the bride wouldn’t make an exception. Now the two don’t even talk. Even stranger than the wedding couple deciding to leave children out of their big day is when the church decides for them. One couple in England have complained to the Church of England after a vicar ordered a toddler’s removal from their ceremony—he was the bride and groom’s child. [BBC]
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AnnikaH
wrote on July 8 2008 @ 12:07 pm: [report]
I totally understand not inviting children to a wedding. What’s the point? They’re not going to enjoy themselves and then it becomes everyone’s responsibility to look after them. Not to mention the noise factor. But I also think brides should be a little more accommodating or understanding because after all their special day is not that special to everyone else.
gillybeans
wrote on July 8 2008 @ 01:45 pm: [report]
I love babies and toddlers and they look real cute dressed up in adult suits and dresses, but they are heinous during wedding ceremonies. I’ve been to two where they totally ruined the vows by blabbing or screeching, the most recent one just a month ago. It was awful. I say, pay someone to watch them during the vows at least, and then let them back in to dance and eat and have fun.
Elle
wrote on July 8 2008 @ 06:27 pm: [report]
I didn’t allow any children at my wedding. There is no reason for them to be there. I wanted people to be able to enjoy themselves and drink and not have to listen to a bunch of kids screaming or making a fuss. If people can’t attend because of children then such is life. It’s a waste of time to get upset at the bride about it. It’s her day and she has a right to invite who she wants. Especially since the bride and groom or their immediately families are the ones paying for the wedding anyway.