To want a child free wedding?

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Dp and I get married in the summer. The only children we want there is our 2 yo ds. Dp has two teenage dc who love playing with him and will
Keep him amused, plus loads of family etc. We know having a child free wedding means some people won't make it.

I'm doing this and accepting not everyone may be able to attend. But my reception venue is canalside and I don't want or my guests to be worrying about children falling in. As a first aider I'd be wanting to rush in and help which may not be the best idea in my dress.

Of course YANBU.
Very sensible choice, IMVHO, but totally your choice to make, even taking into account there are others who would prefer to bring small children - it's an invitation. You choose what happens on the day and they choose to come or not.

YANBU of course. However, each to their own and I loved my child friendly wedding. Feel it is more family joining family like that but it depends upon your circumstances.

haven't had time to read the comments but I've been told (and this makes sense) that "no children apart from breastfed babies" is the acceptable rule

Do weddings have to be 'child free' or 'all children invited'? I would fully understand a B&G inviting children of the family, but not the 7 year old of a work friend, for example.

I wouldn't then say it was a child free wedding, just that not every invitation is to the whole family. Invitations are to individuals.

The only thing I would have reservations about is, would this affect very close relatives or very close friends?

I mean, invitations to child free weddings in general I'm fine with. I completely understand people not wanting children they barely know at a wedding just because they're friendly with the parents.

But if, for example, one of my siblings got married and excluded my DC while including their own similar aged DC, I would be feeling put out and wondering if my sibling really wanted me at their wedding.