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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Overnight childcare is expensive and I don't have anyone to watch that I'd trust. My parents will watch the kids for some nights, but I don't want to waste that on a child-free wedding -- those precious nights are spent on a vacation with DH and me.

Also, honestly, the kid-free weddings I have been to have been really boring and tedious, even before I had kids. They felt like work events, not something truly enjoyable. It's not that having kids at the wedding is so important, but I think that the people who can deal with kids are more relaxed and fun, and therefore their weddings are much more fun. Since getting childcare is such a hassle, and I don't think the event will be one I would enjoy much, I don't see the point.

I think people are totally fine choosing kid-free weddings, by the way. I would never complain about a kid-free wedding or ask to bring my kids anyhow, of course. [b]I just think they are more likely to be stuffy, uptight affairs.[/b][/quote]

Huh.  My experience is totally different.  The kid-free weddings I've been too were really fun--tons of dancing!  As a parent, I feel like I can relax more if I'm not also watching out for my kid, so I can have a drink and dance and have conversations with people without worrying about whether my kid is being disruptive, or if she's getting too tired and needs to leave, etc.  
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