No Children

On our response cards it read "Adult Reception Immediately Following Ceremony" and Number of Adults attending, and unable to attend. Hope this helps!
Carri

I think that the best way to word it is..
Adult Only Reception, however - NOT ON THE INVITATION!! Include it somewhere on the reception card.

I hope this is not a Brazilian invitation. It is considered very tacky and rude in Brazil to exclude any person from a family that you are inviting to your wedding . Not acceptable.
Liz

I am not iviting children and I`m also not adding the extra expense of reception cards. So at the bottom of my invite it states
Adult Reception at (name of hall)
Time of reception
1313 this road
City state

Also if you are doing the inside envelop thing that make sure to just put the names of those invited

Well Maggie, maybe you don`t mind paying $30.00 a plate for a child to (not) eat, go right ahead.
I WILL NOT allow any children at my reception except for those that are in the wedding party.
Besides the fact that parents should not want their children around alcohol and other adult things that will be going on!!
I am a parent ( I am married and planning a vow renewal ceremony - for those of you who were about to say something about the fact that I have children).
I am also invited to dozens of weddings each year, and would not THINK of bringing my children. They would have no place there!! How could you enjoy yourself and watch your children at the same time. Any wedding that I have ever attended, about an hour after the reception starts, someone is whining.
My wedding will not be a fashion show for parents to put their sunday`s best on little Sally or the fancy suit on little Bob. Get a sitter, or stay home!!
Directly after pictures are taken I have an older cousin taking the children that participated to a seperate room, where they will be allowed to change clothes and play like the children that they are.

Maggie, I understand what you are saying as far as parents "should" know that if the invite does not say and family then their children are not invited. However I chose to add the "adult only" line to my reception due to the fact that some parents think their kids should go every where with them. Trust me you would be surprised that no matter how you address the envelop they would bring their kids. I`ve also been to weddings that the invites did say adult only and there were still people with kids.