What was your real reason for a child free wedding?

[pookachook]

If you had a child free wedding and were being 100% honest, what was your real reason for it? Weighing up pros and cons atm. Seems to be a bit emotionally charged.

 

[Uncooperativefingers]

We're having an almost child free wedding (2 under 2s are invited).

No more than that purely because of costs. Weddings are expensive and I'd rather see my whole friendship group than half of them with their kids (who I rarely see). Our venue said for kids over 6 we paid for adult meals.

I know it makes life difficult for parents and we understand that some people can't come as a result, but more people can come than if we had invited children so works for us.

 

[Meadowfly]

Couldn’t trust everyone to look after their children - didn’t want them making a noise / running around the church. When I say ‘couldn’t trust’ what I actually I mean that the parents in question think it is ‘cute’ when this happens and encourage it!!

 

[Legomania]

We had a family/wedding party children only wedding. To be honest very few of our friends had kids at that point though.

We wanted an adult-oriented occasion. I would stand by that now; I don't think that having kids there really adds to either the ceremony or the party elements of the day.

 

[Savant]

Siblings kids only. Because weddings aren’t for children and I have never been to a wedding where general guests bring their kids so didn’t occur to me and nobody asked