Real Brides Share How to Announce a Child-Free Wedding and Handle Any Kind of Pushback

If you are planning a wedding, then one of the questions you have to ask yourself is if it should be made kid-friendly or not. If you decide on an adult-only wedding, get ready for some pushback. It's understandable for a parent to have to decline a wedding invite to a wedding that does not allow children. Whether you can't find childcare or just aren't in a place to leave your child with someone else, that's totally fine. Weddings are not a mandatory event for invitees, so you can decline and it's fine. However, if you're a parent who thinks someone else's wedding should revolve around how you and your family work, then you have to do some real retrospection because that is being extremely entitled. Weddings are expensive! They shouldn't have to pay for your childcare and their children's meals along with the rest of their wedding expenses. Trust us, the bride and groom won't get mad if you say you can't come because of your parental duties, they know what they're asking when they put "no kids allowed" on their invites. 

If you are a bride or groom trying to plan a child-free wedding, let these married couples who did the same share their experiences and expertise! 

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