{"id":1506,"date":"2014-11-18T15:58:56","date_gmt":"2014-11-18T19:58:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lesnerinn.wordpress.com\/?p=1506"},"modified":"2014-11-18T15:58:56","modified_gmt":"2014-11-18T19:58:56","slug":"kids-at-your-wedding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lesnerinn.com\/blog\/kids-at-your-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"Kids at Your Wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"children-during-wedding-ceremony\"<\/a>We\u2019ve hosted a lot of weddings <\/a>at The Lesner Inn<\/a>, some with a lot of kids, some with just a few. While planning your wedding, you have to decide whether you want the \u201cadult-only\u201d or the \u201ckid-friendly\u201d atmosphere. And while this is your decision, you’ll most likely get an earful from your guests…<\/p>\n

On one side, you have people (oftentimes, parents) who believe that kids add a certain magic to the atmosphere. On the other side, you have those who feel as though that \u201cmagic\u201d is more of a nuisance at a wedding\u2013 completed with screaming, messing, and ruining. But when it comes down to it, whether or not you want children at your wedding is your<\/span> final decision. We like to remind newly-engaged couples that it\u2019s YOUR wedding, so don\u2019t let relatives with kids thwart your decision making.<\/p>\n

So, when deciding whether or not you will allow kids at your wedding can be tricky, ask your venue what they recommend.\u00a0 Here, we are both an adult-only & a kid-friendly zone.<\/p>\n

\u201cADULT-ONLY ZONE\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

If you decide NOT to invite kids, inform your guests early, in order to give them adequate time to hire a babysitter. We\u00a0 recommend telling them when you send the save the dates, & again in your invitations, because nothing would be worse than your guests having to leave early to relieve a last-minute babysitter.<\/p>\n

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“We love & respect all of our friends & family with children, that’s why we want you to have a date night on us. We respectfully ask that our celebration be an adult-only affair. We want you to be able to dance with us all night long.”<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

We also suggest allowing either your direct family or bridal party to bring their kids so that your flower girl and ring bearer can have some pals to hang out with during the lengthy event.<\/p>\n

\u201cCHILDREN WELCOME\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

If you decide to invite children to your wedding, here are a few tips we have:<\/p>\n