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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is totally understandable to me. Say, conservatively, cousin has invited 15 couples with 2 kids each. That’s quickly 30 extra people. And those extra people are likely to cry through the ceremony and run amuck on the dance floor. You need to decide whether it’s worth it you to attend the wedding or not.

I say this as someone who also is juggling childcare for an upcoming cousins wedding, and who invited kids to my own wedding. The only situation where I think this is kind of uncool is if there are kids close to the couple (e.g. nieces and nephews) who would really be eager to be there. Cousins kids don’t count. It’s alsonice if the hosts can provide local babysitting recs (we did this for people who wanted to stay late).[/quote]

It surprises me that people care so much about kids “ruining” the day. So a baby cries or a 5 year old dances on the dance floor. What’s the big deal? The kids parents will deal with them. It’s not like the bride has to babysit. If the issue is that you can’t stand the idea that someone may spend more time looking at the cleansing kid than at you, or won’t hear every second of your scintillating vows because a kid might be talking, well, grow up already and get over it. I very wedding I have ever been to has had kids. Including my wedding. Never been a problem. [/quote]

I have always been very pro-kids for weddings.  My cousin's son (toddler at the time) wailed nonstop during my wedding ceremony and my cousin did nothing about it.  My sister had to ask him to step out so people could hear.  The problem with kids at weddings isn't so much that they do kid-like things sometimes, it's that [b]their parents are often too oblivious to remove them when they become disruptive.[/b][/quote]

I think brides and grooms know full well who the irresponsible parents will be, and call it accordingly. [/quote]

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