Wedding Wednesday: A Kid-Friendly Wedding

The last blog post I wrote about how to graciously tell your wedding guests that you do not want children to be at your wedding.

Well, you may be a teacher, have lots of nieces and nephews, or just love kids, so this week I wanted to share a few great ideas to make your wedding kid-friendly.

From the get-go, establish a kid-friendly atmosphere by having wedding programs just for the little peeps.

I absolutely adore this wedding activity book (free printable) from Lovely Indeed.

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Another fun idea is to create an "I Spy" card to keep the littles occupied during the ceremony and reception. This is an easy DIY project and one that can easily be customized.

I love the idea of having disposable cameras with the "I Spy" card at the reception.

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Here are some great inspiration pictures! How cute are these kid-friendly tables...

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It would be a great idea to have kids decorate their own desserts at the wedding. Keep it simple. 

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And of course, be sure you have some kid-friendly food items.

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Style Inspiration

Today's post is a little out of the norm, but I think you will enjoy it! Vacation outfit inspiration and packing have been on this girl's mind with an upcoming vacation around the corner. Today, I want to share a few things that have been inspiring to me on the "style" side of things. I'm currently loving all things light, fresh, and effortless. How cute are these pieces?

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Last week, I discovered an online shop called Goodnight Macaroon. Everything on their site is absolutely adorable and very reasonably priced. Unfortunately for me, it was a little too late to snag a few of their cute pieces before heading out on vacation. 

Enjoy browsing their site; I am sure that you will fall in love! 

(FYI this is not a sponsored post)

Check back tomorrow for our Wedding Wednesday post! A blog post all about making your wedding kid-friendly.

Wedding Wednesday - Saying NO to children at your wedding

One might think that wedding invitation and reply card wording is simple and straightforward. For the most part it can be. What happens when you decided that you don't want children to attend your wedding? Everyone has different reasons for requesting there not to be children at their wedding. How do you communicate that to your guests without sounding completely rude?

Source | Little girls reaction to kiss at the wedding...Priceless! 

A few ways to graciously communicate your "no children" policy...

1. On your reply card, communicate how many seats are reserved for the guests.

Example:

We have reserved _____ seats in your honor. (In that blank you would fill in how many seats are reserved for them)

2. Be sure to write out the names of the specific people invited to the wedding. This lets your guests know who you are expecting.

Note: Despite all your efforts you might still get reply cards with the number of seats crossed out where they replace a number "2" to "4" and/or write in additional names. This can be a very tricky situation, but in this case it might be best to make a phone call.

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A few tactful explanations for not wanting children at the wedding..

- Venue capacity
- Efforts to maintain a certain budget
- Want to give guest a night off from the kids to celebrate

Stay tuned as next week we will talk about all of those people who want to say YES to children being at their weddings! I have some great tips and ideas to make your wedding and reception "kid-friendly!"

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