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(Airtight) Baby Shower Invitations……How to politely say No Kids Allowed?
posted 7 years agone in Pregnancy
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Newbee
- 7 years ago
- Wedding: December 2013
My sisters and I are getting set up to send out the invitations to my baby shower, just nosotros are having trouble with how to ask our guests non to bring their child/children, unless they are nursing. I know this volition continue a few of the guest from coming and I understand that it'southward not always piece of cake to detect child intendance on the weekends. I'chiliad certain some volition simply have their husband sentry their child but thats non always the example. The space is limited already and only holds 100 people semi-comfortably. The guest list is about 80 people already with simply adults. If everyone brought their kids then it would exist well over 100 people at that place. Some other reason we don't want kids is considering not all of them are well behaved and but do whatever they want. I just don't want to seem rude for not having kids their. Any suggestions on wording would be great! Cheers! 🙂
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Dear bee
- Kacie209
- seven years ago
- Wedding: October 2014
That is HUGE baby shower guest list. I don't think I've ever been to one that large; nearly accept been effectually 10-15 people.
Since y'all have so many, it may be hard to say that only nursing mother's tin can bring their children. You could put that you only want children nether a certain age to come, any that age is that would however exist nursing (I don't have kids). That way, you're putting an age on it versus just proverb saying no to kids unless yous're a nursing mother.
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Newbee
- ashylula
- 7 years ago
- Wedding: December 2013
I know it's a huge list only my husbands family is very large. That's why nosotros can't invite children, there would be over 34 kids in addition to the adults if anybody was to bring their child/children.
Should I say "Due to limited space Adults simply but infants welcome?
This is and so hard!
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Busy bee
- geekgirl84
- 7 years ago
- Wedding: December 2025
How near…
"While we wait forward to jubilant with all of our family and friends, nosotros respectuflly asking that RSVPs are limited to adults"?
Post # 5
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Helper bee
- mckeestephanie
- vii years ago
- Wedding: May 2013
I would either just write Adults only or Adults only unless nursing. That should give nearly people the hint.
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Buzzing bee
- amberback
- 7 years ago
- Wedding: May 2015 - Walnut Hill Bed & Breakfast
Inviting 80 people to a babe shower is a HUGE baby shower. Do you really think everyone will attend? How many are from out of country? I wouldn't bulldoze more an hour or two to attend a babe shower and if I did, information technology'd accept to exist for a very shut friend/family member.
Showers have very low credence rates. My conjugal shower for example, just 50% of the invited people came. All local – except for three from out of state (came together).
I honestly don't recall you'll have eighty people at your shower. Probably more similar 40+kids. Which would fit fine.
I would find it very very strange to request that kids aren't allowed at a babe shower… you know you're having a kid, right? By and large they are kid-friendly events. Or at least every baby shower I have always went to has been.
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Helper bee
- dances123
- 7 years ago
- Wedding: May 2015
I would cut the guest list or have multiple showers. If I went to a babe shower and saw I was one of lxxx guests I'd be pretty annoyed–it would seem souvenir grabby. I also hope yous don't plan on making your guests suffer through the opening of 80+ presents.
Plus: "Come bring me gifts to celebrate the phenomenon of motherhood!! Merely leave your kids at home :)" is but… no. Please rethink this shower.
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Honey bee
- Kacie209
- seven years ago
- Hymeneals: October 2014
ashylula: DH's family is huge too! I think infants is even so also wide of a term. Someone may still consider their four-year onetime an infant (there are people out tehre!). I'd put an historic period limit on information technology, similar historic period two and under? I know some female parent'southward may nurse longer than that, though.
Post # 9
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- SadieBee
- 7 years ago
- Nuptials: December 2011
I concord with the PP who suggested you either cut the invitee list or split it into multiple showers. lxxx is way too big for a baby shower! And if you arrive smaller, the kid thing won't be an issue.
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Helper bee
- bluelinebride
- 7 years ago
- Hymeneals: February 2016
ashylula: A baby shower is traditionally a ladies' affair. Even those who are nursing should be able to attend a two hour shower sans children. It isn't like a wedding ceremony which is an all night affair. Perchance put an insert that says "Ladies over 18 only", or merely simply say no children. If I had children, I wouldn't be offended. Really I'd probably be excited to accept an excuse to get out them at habitation, ha!
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- pinkcorsage
- 7 years ago
ashylula: I don't think in that location is actually a polite style to say it. I know that yous want to not have kids, simply your baby shower is all nearly celebrating children….how tin can you say that? either cutting the guest list or put information technology at a fourth dimension where y'all know kids shouldn't be up if you actually don't desire kids there.
Post # 12
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Buzzing bee
- Apple_Blossom
- vii years ago
- Nuptials: June 2017
I find information technology vaguely ironic that an event meant to celebrate an upcoming nativity would non allow kids to attend.
Is the venue an upscale identify that's less kid-friendly? How many of these people do you really await to come?
Have you decided how to open gifts without boring the minds out of anybody there? (I like the 1 minute per gift guideline, so lxxx people is roughly lxxx gifts… Which is more than an hour.)
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Bumble bee
- MrsSnowMountain
- 7 years ago
- Wedding: Oct 2013
Yeah, at that place is no way in the world to make that audio polite. I know that I certainly wouldn't come to such an upshot, considering information technology is more than than "vaguely" ironic, it's ridiculous! "Let's celebrate my baby by leaving yours at domicile!" and also, I'k sorry, only I would interpret lxxx guests as gift grabby – aren't babe showers supposed to be rather more intimate?
Post # 14
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Helper bee
- bluelinebride
- seven years agone
- Hymeneals: Feb 2016
pinkcorsage:
Apple_Blossom:
MrsSnowMountain:
Children do not accept to exist invited to a infant shower. Information technology IS considerate to let babies who are nonetheless nursing/infants just it isn't necessary. It actually just depends on your grouping of friends/family. I wouldn't say that the OP would be rude for non wanting kids at her baby shower.
Post # fifteen
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Newbee
- ashylula
- 7 years ago
- Wedding: Dec 2013
I appreciate everyones input. There is no way to cut the invitee listing. I know it's large and I don't look anybody to show up. There will still be around 60 people that do testify. Adding in their kids would exist a lot. My sister has to feed anybody, which in itself is costly. And yep, I'm pitching in coin to assistance with the cost since it is so large. I practise know that I'g having a kid and that nosotros are celebrating that. It's to much to ask my sister to throw multiple showers just so guests can bring their children with them. Who will watch them? Not the parent and I'k not going to have my sister provide kid intendance for them. I practice not look gifts from everyone either and do not find information technology "gift grabby" to invite all of my husbands aunts and showtime cousins. His mom alone has 11 sisters.
The venue is a piffling nicer than only a hall and not actually kid friendly. It would exist dissimilar if we were having information technology at a house outside only we are not due to not knowing exactly how the weather will be…..it's tornado season hither starting in Apr-June. And no the date tin non be changed, I'm due in July. My sister who is planning this is coming from out of town to throw my shower.
I've been to enough of showers with 60+ people, that'southward what happens when yous marry into a very big family. It didn't have an hour to open gifts and I'm certain my sister has information technology all figured out on how to entertain everyone. I'm not concerned with that aspect of it.
My piffling sister who has a son is not hurt in the slightest near non existence able to bring him with her to the shower. And I know that a lot of people will not exist hurt past it also. It'due south simply finding the right wording to put on the invitation.
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