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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree with you OP.  I had kids at my wedding.  It was a destination wedding with the continental US.  I wanted family members to come so I said yes of course bring your kids!  I also really love their children.  I had a kids section at the wedding with little table and chairs.  PB and J sandwiches and easy kid food ( which is super cheap....you don't have to serve lobster to 3 year olds). I had bubbles and a little area for them to play.  I had a babysitter there to help.  And then as the night progressed there was a movie indoors for kids to chill out.  They were not in the way at all.  I think children bring joy!  Some of my favorite photos from the wedding are ones with kids doing funny things.

And now when I get invited to a wedding in Aspen that kids are not invited to, I politely decline.  It's just way too hard and expensive to try and find a childcare situation and get myself to the wedding.  And I have also noticed that attendance numbers are quite low at these weddings, but if that is what the bride wants then that is fine!  [/quote]

"...if that is what the BRIDE wants, then that is fine!"

Hi, this isn't 1955. Couples plan weddings TOGETHER, and many grooms are just as involved as brides. Let me blow your mind--SOME WEDDINGS THESE DAYS DON'T EVEN HAVE BRIDES! Yowee, what will they think of next?!

Stop laying everything to do with family dynamics and logistics (like weddings) at the feet of the woman. If a COUPLE decides not to have children at their wedding, that is a JOINT decision. So don't get pissy with your SIL or male cousin's bride to be or whomever the woman in question is if you don't like the dynamics. It's not about HER, it's about THEM. So they bear equal responsibility for the ultimate decisions, no matter whose initial idea it may have been, or who had a stronger preference.

Whether it is bride/groom, bride/bride or groom/groom, it's up to the COUPLE, and they should have it the way they want. You can always decline. The end.[/quote]

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