You’ve intricately planned every detail of your wedding reception, from your ornate flower arrangements to the delicate music of a classical quartet, the creamy silk tablecloths and the luxurious layers of decadent chocolate icing on your tower of cupcakes. Everything is picture perfect as you glide onto the dance floor for your first dance, when suddenly—CRASH! A hoard of chocolate-crazed children knock over the cupcake table, launching the sweet treats into the air. They inevitably land haplessly in your vases, on your silky tables and, quite possibly, in the lap of your new mother-in-law.

Okay, so this scenario might seem a little far fetched, but there are many other valid reasons for excluding children from your wedding reception. For starters, weddings are adult affairs—kids usually get bored and cranky. Plus, if you have 300 guests who RSVP yes, each with two children in tow, it can quickly double your expenses. All in all, it might be best to limit the number of munchkins to the flower girl and the ring bearer.

The downside of this plan? People will be upset. Family members in particular might feel slighted when you ask them to get a babysitter for the little ones, and you are sure to hear about it right at the height of your wedding planning stress.

Considering all the possible outcomes, what do you think? Do kid-free weddings make you want to rant or rave?