Should i just say no kids please. ? do people even write it on invitations?
2007-07-27 04:18:56 · 23 answers · asked by Lisa W 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
Say "Adults only please" That should be pretty clear to anyone that has kids.
2007-07-27 04:26:02 · answer #1 · answered by Stareyes 5 · 2⤊ 5⤋
I am getting married in October and don't want children there either. You really cannot keep people from bringing their kids to the church (which I hate!). What you can do is address the invitation to Mr. and Mrs. so and so. Do not address it to the family. Then on the reception card, the first line of ours says Adult Reception. Then just kind of subtly spread the word when you talk to people you have decided to have an adult reception. Be sure if you have out of town people coming though, that you have a place arranged for people to bring their children. We are hiring a couple of people to babysit because majority of the guests are from other states.
2007-07-27 15:41:01 · answer #2 · answered by Sara B 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I've seen it 2 ways, andneither is offensive. Either put "Adult Ceremony," as people have said above, or put something like, "Invite to Mr. and Mrs. Brown, RSVP Max 2."
And then you have anoher line saying' "Persons attending __"
I've been the kid on the end of both of these, and now when I'm an adult.
2007-07-27 11:31:40 · answer #3 · answered by Rajas 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
"When you address the invite do it to "Mr and Mrs John Smith" This indicates that only those listed are invited. If you wanted the whole family, children included; you write "The Smith Family"
If people RSVP with child (or even uninvited adult guests) simply call them up and explan only those who's names were written on the invite are welcome."
Yup, thats the way to do it. All this "Adult Ceremony" and "Adult Reception"... ick. Just Address hem specifically. You can even use RSVP Cards with the names of the invited guests already on them and just have them check "attending" or "not attending". That makes it pretty clear.
2007-07-27 11:55:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Ettiquete-wise its supposed to be how you address the envelopes, but in this day and age when good manners have gone out the window you really need to spell it out in plain english for people. You can do this one of two ways, at the bottom of the invitations there is something called "Left Corner Copy" which is a smaller print of extra information, sometimes it will say "Black Tie" or "Reception Immediately Following" in your case you would want to put "Adults Only, Please" OR you can leave it off the actual invitation and on your reception card you can write "Adult Reception to be held at..."
2007-07-27 11:32:02 · answer #5 · answered by kateqd30 6 · 7⤊ 1⤋
You don't write adult reception on the invites. On the inner envelope you write down specifically who is invited. So If it is just Mr. & Mrs. That is all you put on the inner envelope. If it is a whole family you could write the Johnson family or you could write - Mr. & Mrs. Johnson, Michael, & Sally. Also on your reply card. Put down. M_________________
____ accepts
____ declines
That way they have to respond with their names.
(In my family they don't want to bring their kids. They want to have a night out and have some fun. I think a lot of people will feel like this - especially if it is a night reception ending at midnight)
2007-07-27 11:46:57 · answer #6 · answered by JM 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The proper way to do it is to address the invitations to the adults you are inviting and not include the children's names. If the name doesn't appear on the invitation, that person is not invited. Period.
Do be prepared, though, to explain this to at least a couple of your guests.
2007-07-27 11:39:05 · answer #7 · answered by gileswench 5 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Adult ceremony and reception.
When you address your envelopes, just put the adults names on them.
Be prepared for some unhappy people. Some people will be offended that you left their kids off of the invite, and there will also be some that won't be able to attend because they won't be able to get a sitter.
2007-07-27 11:28:51 · answer #8 · answered by Darlene mouse 4 · 7⤊ 1⤋
Adult Ceremony and Reception
And on the invites, do not put "and family", only the adults names.
2007-07-27 12:19:29 · answer #9 · answered by Terri 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
"Adult reception and wedding". And when you send out your invitations just adress it to the couple don't add on their kids names
2007-07-27 11:25:16 · answer #10 · answered by mhireangel 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Schedule your wedding for 8 p.m. or later. Any sensible parent will see that it's an adult-only gathering, and then you don't have to openly reject children.
2007-07-27 13:22:19 · answer #11 · answered by sparki777 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋