How do you clearly state that you don`t want children at your wedding?

Some ppl might find it offensive to say "no children" Maybe have it so that the children could come to the wedding but the reception would be adults only. As a teen i was hired 5 or 6 times by ppl getting married at my church. I would show up at the reception hall and there was always a room for the kids to play watch movies whatever hot dogs or pizza or whatever food the kids wanted was ordered for them. this allowed the parents to have a good time without having to worry about the children. And i made a pretty penny it was always the bride and groom who paid me but the parents always gave tips. It's at least one option

Thing to remember is that with family this can cause hurt feelings. Most people opt for a sitter anyways, I mean how much fun can you have with little muchkins at your heels. If you truly desire no kids present. Then clear state that this is an 'adult only' event. Shoot, they don't know maybe you will have adult only entertainment. You could always have it seperated. Like families welcome to the ceremony and the reception being adult only. Just start the whole thing really late and parents won't want to bring the kids.

Most people will have this printed on the reply cards for the reception, and I would hope that people would honor this, although I know that there are always a few who will bring their children anyways, which is completely rude and inconsiderate. At that point, I don't think that you would want to deal with confronting them, so you would most likely have to let it go. I know that a lot of people get offended when they cannot bring children to a wedding. Personally, I think that a wedding is an adult celebration, and I see nothing at all wrong with stating that it is an "adults only" reception. It's your party, after all!!

I think the best way would be to put "adults only" on the invitations. If you have people coming that are not getting invitatios, just let them know. It may stop some people from coming, those who cannot find childcare. You could always set up a room somewhere and get a friend to sit with the children that do come with the parents. That way, the people with children do not need to pay for childcare, and the children are near the parents if there is a problem.

It is better to put "adults only" rather than "no children" on the invitations. People tend to take more offense to the word "no" than they would to the adults only request. Another thing that I have seen is a note on the invitation that says "The wedding and reception are for adults only. If you will need childcare during this time please let me know as soon as possible and I can assist you in finding appropriate childcare." Don't do this if you can't actually help with childcare, but if you can then you should! If you know a teenager (or a few depending on how many kids) who can help with childcare this could be a great help. You can tell the parents how much it will be or you can cover the cost. If the location that your wedding/reception will be at has a separate room away from the wedding/reception you could possibly turn this into the children's room. If not then perhaps a family member or friend who lives close by would be willing to let their house be the location of the child care. It is NOT your responsibility to provide child care though, it is just something nice to do if you are able to.