Agreed! I have a toddler and don’t want to monitor his food intake food or mood at a party. I’d much rather find a local sitter so everyone stays happy. If it’s out of town, we might skip some of the other wedding events to do family activities. |
I had screaming kids during my entire ceremony. I have no issue with kid free ceremonies and if I do not have child care we just decline. |
OP - decline DH’s sister’s wedding? Yea right. Now that would be passive aggressive to the nth degree! Plus DH is in the wedding. Anyway, I just think it is inconsiderate to assume people can dump their kids on grandparents for a whole weekend.
Oh, OP, I’m trying to figure out if this statement says more about how you feel about your SIL, or what the relationship with both your children and parents is like. |
But more people are childfree and why should they want to deal with your kids? |
I had a no kid wedding, but provided a sitter. The kids in the wedding were invited to the dinner. My reception ended at midnight kids would have been cranky. |
Depending on circumstances and childcare sometimes I leave my kids at home even if they were invited. |
I hate kids at weddings - my kids or anyone else’s kids. I love no-kid weddings and was brought up to believe that weddings were adult affairs. |
The whole point of matrimony is for kids. Everyone else is culturally appropriating. |
I know, OP. It’s super hard when your kids are right at that super cute junior attendant age, and don’t get invited. |
We are paying for an ADULT EVENT. Only you think your brats are adorable getting in everyone's way on the dance floor, or sticking their grubby finger in the cake and then rubbing the icing on the bride's gown. t |
You sound real selfish |
Then stay home. You will not be missed |
I doubt you are missed |
Do you have feral children? My child are well behaved and would never do such a thing. |
Most of the kid-free weddings I have been to have ended in divorce. I think it is because people who are so uptight and lack a family focused don’t do well long term. |