If you don’t want children at your wedding:

• When addressing your invitations, leave the children’s names off it and also don’t mention them in the invitation.
• Have friends and family pass the word around that you don’t want children there.

More Suggestions:

How many people know or understand etiquette.

In some cases you have to cut straight to the chase and say what you mean.

We suggest adding one of these phrases to the bottom of your reply card:

• Adult Reception
• We hope that the (# of) of you will be able to join us
• (# of) seats have been reserved in your names

Other Issues:

• If someone hasn’t responded to your invitation, 1 week past the "Reply by" date, call him or her and confirm over the phone.
• Children over the age of 16 get their own invitations. (we thinks 18 is sufficient)
• Your officiant and their better half get an invitation
• Send your parents and wedding party invitations, as a keepsake. They don’t have to reply.
• You have to put return postage on your RSVP’s.

Common Wedding Invitation Issues