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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The thing with no kids rule is that where is the line? Not letting teens in is unfair.[/quote]

The line is who the bride and groom choose to invite.
Maybe they think it's more fair to exclude "all teens" because there are 20 teens in the cohort and they can't pick and choose, and they can't have 20 extra places at the wedding for kids who, quite frankly, would probably rather be elsewhere. [/quote]

Going to weddings is a core part of a lot of people's childhoods and excluding a 15 yr old for being a "kid" is extreme.[/quote]

And having a kid free wedding and not paying for a bored teen to attend is a choice the bride/Groom get to make as well.  [b]Trust me, 99% of 15 yo would rather be at home, most are sitting on their phones some with headphones on the entire time.  [/b]

IMO, you invite who you want to your wedding.  If you want a 18+, then that is a great choice--it's your choice.  And anyone who doesn't agree can feel free to simply reply "no" and stay home.

I don't get so many upset about teens not being allowed---you can easily leave them home/with friends for a weekend wedding.  And if you don't want to, then reply NO
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Sorry you have duds for kids. My teens aren’t like that. They like getting dressed up, dancing, spending time with family, and, you know, just feeling included in life’s celebrations.

I’d rather have a bunch of teens at a wedding than a bunch of old people.[b] I think there should be an upper age limit on wedding invitations. The 80-somethings who can’t hear or talk over the music and don’t dance anymore are no fun.[/b] [/quote]

Exclude and include whomever you want from your wedding.

It's only the anti-child-free wedding side of this that will throw tantrums over what you just said.[/quote]

Yup---the people who feel entitled to invite whomever they want to someone elses event.

Also, plenty of people get married without their 80 something aunts/uncles/grandparents in attendance, simply because they might be too stressed/too overwhelmed and too much work for their parents to help manage on the wedding day (think a grandparent who is in Assisted living or nursing care or memory care).  The stress of attempting to have them around for a 10 hour day would detract for the B/G and one set of parents.  So they send a live stream or video afterwards.  
I have two relatives who had to do this for their kid's weddings---the day would have been too overwhelming for the grandparents, who would have needed to travel 4-5 hours to get to the wedding and who were both in advanced care (memory and nursing), so they were not able to attend.

But for a 80 yo who is capable of managing mostly themselves, they are rarely a disruptive person at a wedding....that's the difference between them and a 2 yo.  [/quote]

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