Wedding Invitation News, Etiquette & Planning Blog » kids http://blog.weddingpaperdivas.com Wedding News, Articles & Guides On Invitations, Planning, Cards & Etiquette Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:36:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 Create Your Own Happily Ever After! http://blog.weddingpaperdivas.com/create-your-own-happily-ever-after/ http://blog.weddingpaperdivas.com/create-your-own-happily-ever-after/#comments Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:12:09 +0000 Katie http://blog.weddingpaperdivas.com/?p=5042 a

]]> I found this adorable idea on Brooklyn Bride this morning. The groom, Andrew, wrote this book when he was six years old, and his mom luckily had it stashed away somewhere.

When he and Jami got engaged, the pair combined the classic childhood story with engagement photos to prove that little Andrew was part psychic, part storyteller back in the day.

They used their story as an engagement part invitation, but we think it would be a fantastic idea for wedding favors, a slide show or even a photo book.

Here are just a few pages. You can see more at Brooklyn Bride. So cute!

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]]> 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?

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