This is how to tackle the no kids at weddings imo

[Nabster]

We have had a letter to say children are not being invited to the wedding and why. We have been given plenty of notice to sort out child care and while I am disappointed, I am pleased we know in plenty of time.

solidgoldbrass I have to point out that in my case it was 30yrs ago, am no spring chicken and my aunt is a complete weirdo so no loss there

We paid some local teenagers to look after the kids at the venue, so they could leave the room when they got fed up, and we had laid on colouring books etc for them. But they could still join in the dancing and feel very grownup.

At my db's wedding there was no childcare and no other room, but we organised a corner behind the table where they could play and colour in and eventually fall asleep on some blankets. Worked really well.

I went to the wedding of a work colleague where there were loads of kids (in a tent, hog roast, all v relaxed). For some reason, they'd put all of us lot next to the plentiful toys too, so we spent a very entertaining evening constructing obscene sculptures out of sticklebricks. Everyone's a winner...

i've not met his cousins never mind their kids! . There are plenty of folk on the other side of their family to look after their kids, so i'm hoping it wont be a problem. If we were having a big do then it would be fine, but as you said its just there would be nothing for them to do. Ds will be 2 and a bit, obviously he'll be there, but there will be plenty people to keep him entertained, and my mum is looking after him while we go to the casino.

Nabster
My brother is being a pain, I have made threads about this wedding.
Usually I have no issue with child free as I'm not a child lover myself, I just don't go but I feel this is different.
The way my brother has done it means that only three of our family are going so although it is a 60 guest limit our family would have hardly taken up loads of places with kids as there are only three and my cousin was clear he wouldn't travel with his kids so DD would have been the only one besides my nephew.
She's 7, well behaved, good company for my nephew and it would have meant my Dad would probably have gone as I could have travelled with him. He's 84 and doesn't feel able to go on his own.

Anyway, his wedding his choice but I'm disgusted with him.

My mum and dad are both primary teachers. They had both their classes at their wedding, but insisted no parents