Should Children be Invited or "Banned" from your wedding?

This is a very controversial issue. I have been seeing post after post of how people should “Ban” children from weddings in order to cut costs. There is no easy answer to this question. As a mother of 4 children, I would say they are a part of the family. However, not every couple is the same. I have many friends who do not have, nor want children. For them, the answer would be definitely NOT.

According to the United States Census Report in 2012

·        * 66 % of households in 2012 were family households, down from 81 percent in 1970.

·         *Between 1970 and 2012, the share of households that were married couples with children under 18 decreased from 40 % to 20 %.

·         *The proportion of one-person households increased by 10 % between 1970 and 2012, going from 17 % to 27 %. 

*     *Between 1970 and 2012, the average number of people per household declined from 3.1 to 2.6.

                                             ~Retrieved October 28, 2014 from: http://www.census.gov/prod/2013pubs/p20-570.pdf

Simply stated less people are having children.

Here are some questions to ask to help choose if your wedding should allow children.

1. Do you have children?

2. What are your family morals? Are you more of a drink it up person or a family person?

3. Do any of the top people on your list guest list have children? How do you feel they would respond if their children were not invited?

4. Is there a babysitter option so kids can go to ceremony and reception, but have a sitter for an after hour party? Is this within your budget?

If you have decided to have children, or would like to include children but you are afraid it could get too expensive, try some of these ideas that are sure to please the whole family!

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