| Children and Weddings, a likely combination these days. | | | | Understand that. |
| Most of the romantic and ideal wedding scenes we | | | | Another tactic to exclude children in wedding invitations |
| have seen in movies involve cute and huggable | | | | is to mention the number of seats reserved for a |
| children. However, being the jolly, innocent and fun | | | | particular guest. For example, Mr and Mrs Winterburg |
| creatures that they are, most often, weddings, at least | | | | are reserved only two seats at the reception. That |
| in the movies, involving children turn out to be hilarious | | | | means, that Mr and Mrs Winterburg's five kids do not |
| and disastrously funny. | | | | have places in the wedding. They should know that. |
| We know that children are always seeking fun and will | | | | If the guests still fall clueless and insist on bringing along |
| not stop to entertain themselves during boring hours. | | | | their children with them, call them before the wedding |
| Children can not easily cope up and comprehend the | | | | and explain why children should not be attending the |
| fun adults have on weddings. The occasion can be | | | | wedding. Educate them a little about wedding |
| very boring to them. | | | | etiquettes. |
| When children get bored, they usher in trouble to | | | | Wedding etiquettes for children's parents |
| adults. They can roam around, throw cakes at people, | | | | For parents, if it is not mentioned in the wedding |
| fight with other kids or ruin things. These are fun to | | | | invitation that children are not allowed to attend the |
| them, but can be nightmares to adults, especially to | | | | wedding, and the couple and hosts did not call to |
| brides and grooms during weddings. | | | | emphasize the idea, then it is safe to assume that you |
| Children and invitations | | | | could tag along your children. |
| Admit it. The sad reality is that more and more brides, | | | | However, be informed and bear in mind the simple |
| and grooms as well, do not like the idea that children | | | | wedding etiquettes for parents. You would not want to |
| will be coming over to their weddings. | | | | ruin the wedding just because your kid suddenly threw |
| Just the thought of crying children and children messing | | | | an act or suddenly threw a tantrum. |
| up with her gown and that of the bride's maids make | | | | Assume the position of the bride and the groom. Think |
| several brides throw up. Another sad fact is that some | | | | of how you would feel if you were on their shoes, and |
| parents are not very sensitive to the issue. They could | | | | children are creating scenes at your wedding. It would |
| not think and understand how a bride could dislike cute | | | | not be pretty and cute, right? |
| and loveable kids in her wedding. | | | | Make the initiative to leave your kids at home, if you |
| Wedding etiquette books and guides have it that the | | | | can help it, when you attend the wedding. They could |
| best way to exclude children to the occasion is to | | | | play around the house or watch the television or do |
| mention it in the invitations. | | | | their stuff at home. They might get bored throughout |
| According to most wedding etiquette books, brides | | | | the wedding ceremony and spoil everything. |
| and grooms who dislike kids around their weddings can | | | | For those helplessly take along children with them on |
| do two things: one, do not mention kids' names in the | | | | weddings, wedding etiquette experts advise you to |
| invites; and two, spread the word that children are not | | | | make the most of the opportunity. In other words, |
| wanted in the wedding. | | | | make the occasion a venue or time for teaching the |
| The second option can be brutal, but it is nicer than | | | | kids of simple and practical wedding etiquettes. |
| having to control kids' tantrums and annoying acts | | | | Make the occasion a teachable moment by informing |
| during weddings. | | | | the kid that he or she should behave through out the |
| Because not all people understand and know wedding | | | | occasion just like how to adult guests behave. |
| etiquettes, it is advisable that at some occasions, the | | | | This will be the best teaching occasion to shoe the |
| couple should be straight forward to inform the guests | | | | kids how to act during weddings, or train them about |
| before hand that the wedding would involve an adult | | | | some table and social manners. |
| reception. | | | | Moreover, wedding etiquettes tell us to learn from |
| Frankly telling parents-guests that kids will not be | | | | each wedding. For the couple, on how to be good |
| welcome in the wedding can also be a viable option. | | | | hosts. For guests, on how to be good guests and for |
| For some, the gesture will not be that polite, but | | | | parents to be good teachers to their kids who are |
| practicality will tell other wise. Every bride and groom | | | | incidentally, also attending the wedding. |
| wants solemnity for their much- awaited moments. | | | | |