Children At Wedding Receptions

Why does a Bride have to be a bridezilla for wanting her day to go perfect? It`s like telling a Mom-to-be to go with the flow, no baby is perfect. Is she a Momzilla for wanting a perfect, healthy child? Same with a wedding, she has to be a bridezilla for wanting to have her day be perfect?

Well,you won`t have many guests!my wedding there LOT`S of kids,neices,nephews,cousins,you name it girl! go ahead,don`t be worry wart!

When dinner cost up to $100 a plate for a reception, people with kids should be considerate and leave their kids at home. There are no kids meals on most menus. If the couple can afford it, by all means invite the kids but if you`re not the one paying and your child is not invited; dont be offended. I`m sure you`ll take your child to a restaurant and waste $100 of your own money. Right?

Your right children are the brides and groom choice and it sounds like youv`e got it all planned out. Youv`e realized that the problem isn`t children at the wedding reception but the parents of those children who seem to forget they need to be watching their children. I don`t know how many times Iv`e caught children wandering hotel hallways and exiting reception rooms because their parents aren`t watching them.
My suggestion would be 2 or more babysitters depending on the number of children attending. Children may not want to go to the room all at once and if there is a problem in the room (i.e. A child wants mommy or daddy) if the sitter is by herself you don`t want her leaving all the children alone and you don`t want her to have to bring them all back to the reception room to return one child and I`m sure you don`t want your guests to have to leave to go back and get their children. Also, if you had two or more sitters one could be in the motel room and one could be in the reception area with activities for those children who don`t want to leave their parents. I would definitely make sure the babysitters had cell phones to keep in contact with each other as well.

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Well,then don`t have an expensive menu!!!!!!!!!!!!.also,you have to think about the people that don`t want to leave their kids with babysitters.and anyways your money goes to the garbage ,cause everyone might not like the food,or don`t finish it,so don`t think you need to go all out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Maria P. There`s no need to be yelling in the board. All those exclamations are not needed. Grow up. Everyone is entitled to their own opinions. You can take your snot nose kids where you please. Why should someone have to limit their budget and have a cheap reception all in the sake of kids that are not theres. Have some sense!!!

What people do not understand is children can get real bored very easy and when they are ready to go then they are ready to go who wants to be at their reception with children running around crying, screaming making a fuss and like the lady said if you are paying per person for food then they have to stay home.why cant people respect the bride and grooms wishes and leave your rugrat at home

WELL LADIES LIKE YOU SAID ,I CAN TAKE MY KIDS WHERE I PLEASE,THEN PAY FOR THE DAMN FOOD!! AND KEEP YOUR NASTY COMMENTS TO YOURSELVES,THOSE ARE INNOCENT CHILDREN YOUR TALKING ABOUT!AND YOU NEED TO GROW UP,YOUR USING CHILDISH WORDS.ALSO,I CAN USE AS MANY E-MARKS I WANT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Whoa, someone has WAY too much time on their hands. I am not allowing kids at my reception either. Both my fiance and I love kids, however we want this to be an enjoyable occasion for everyone. Something that people seem to forget is that the parents of the children don`t get to truly enjoy themselves if they have to constantly run after their children, take them outside, etc. This also becomes a great night out for parents. Regardless, it boils down to the bride and groom. Should they request that no children attend, it would be incredibly disrespectful to bring them just because you feel they should be there.

YEAH,WHATEVER.I KNOW WHAT I`M GONNA DO,AND IF NOONE LIKES IT,THEN KISS MY BEHIND AND PEOPLE THAT WANT TO HAVE TIME TO THEMSELVES THEN DON`T HAVE ANY KIDS PERIOD.

I think it`s just tacky to purposely exclude children. You`re better off just leaving them off the list entirely. When you invite someone to celebrate your marriage, you invite ALL of them. If THEY choose not to bring their children great. If they do, great too. It`s a celebration not a ceremony of rules.

I`ve heard many, many parents say "if my kid`s not invited, I`m not going"

I think its absolutely TACKY to automatically include your children. It is an adult celebration-should the hosts choose to invite children, by all means bring them. However, it is incredibly rude to assume that everywhere an adult goes, their 4 children need to go. I personally don`t know any of my friends and/or family that would EVER say "I`m not going to go if my children are not included" and if I did, I would rather they not show up. Plus, if they insisted that their children come, they can pay for the $75 per plate it would cost to feed a 3 year old. Ridiculous notion! My future sister in law has 2 children and happens to be the one who brought up the "no children" idea. All of you who insist on bringing your children where ever you go-have your own party and please do so-however, don`t disrespect someone else`s wishes if they are hosting/paying for the party. That is rude and disrespectful. OR, if you can`t seem to leave your children at home for one night, regretfully decline the invitation all together.

You`re right. THEY would never say it.......to you.

But I certainly can`t argue that it is each individual`s wedding so obviously one will choose their own way. I guess the few that may get upset about the children may not outweigh the importance of an orderly wedding.

Yeah courtney!I totally agree with you.I guess everyone thinks different,and don`t have to be ignorant just beacause someof us want to include our children.DEAL WITH IT .right on courtney!!! finally someone agrees with me

Courtney, you are priveleged to your own opinion. But, whether you and your boyfriend drink is of no interest to me. That is not the point. And, to suggest that someone cater their wedding specifically (munchies or no meal at all????) so you can bring your child is ludicris and beyond disrespectful. This day is not about you or your child, it is about the bride and groom and what ever they want. I think its great if you are having a kid-friendly, casual affair (and that`s fine being that you already have a child at the time of your wedding; that makes perfect sense here). That`s just not my choice and I would be very offended if someone were to take it upon themselves to make a decision about my wedding. Also, I do not need to "rethink how I want my day" because I know how I want it: elegant, beautiful and child free. That is the beauty of having our own opinions. AND, Once again, yes, it is tacky to automatically assume that your child is invited to a very romantic, private and expensive affair.

Hilary,you are only thinking of yourself,and courtney wasn`t asking you to care if she didn`t drink .your puting yor nose into something that don`t concern u.everyone don`t have to drink just to have a good time,that`s why you want to leave kids at home so you can get wasted and worry about yourself right? ya nasty!