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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ugh, my cousins married 10 years ago and designated it "no kids."  We flew across the country to attend but then my dh had to babysit in the hotel room while I visited with my family at the wedding. I was miffed because we made a big effort to be there, and yet couldn't bring our two kids. 
Now they are the parents of two young boys, and I HIGHLY DOUBT they would appreciate someone telling them not to bring those kids to a wedding.
I hate no-kid weddings. [/quote]

Our wedding was "no kids under age 15."

Now we have two kids of our own and are raising, through kinship care, two relatives, all of whom are under age 10.

We've been invited to three family weddings in the past five years, all of which were "no kids." Were we upset? [u]Not at all[/u]! We completely understood and honored the bride and groom's wishes. In fact, we would've been surprised if our children were invited, for weddings aren't very fun for little children, nor would most children enjoy the type of food served at most weddings.

For my cousin's wedding, DH's sister babysat. For the weddings of DH's sister and DH's nephew, my sister babysat. We actually appreciated the evenings out, but had we not had access to a babysitter, we would've just divided and conquered, with one of us attending the wedding and the other staying home with the children.

I cannot imagine assuming children are invited UNLESS the invitation said "Mr. and Mrs. Smith, and Family" or "The Smith Family."  It is unfathomable that people just assume their entire family is invited to an expensive, formal event.  :roll: [/quote]

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