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A bride took to Reddit to ask if she was wrong to send home guests who brought their children to the reception. (Credit: Getty)
Weddings are meant to be a time for celebrating a day of love with family and friends, but one bride was so left so annoyed with one couple on her big day that she decided to ask them to leave her reception altogether.
I read the article and also have to side with the bride. She seemed to handle it diplomatically and the couple really went over the top by disregarding the bride's wishes.
Weddings are about the bride and this couple disrespected that.
The groom and bride are probably young and couldn't see the forest for trees.
Basically, it reflected badly on the couple bringing their children to wedding (the nerve).
However, it reflected worse on the bride and groom for asking them to leave, instead of enjoying their wedding day.
Oh, wait, it wasn't their wedding day, just her big day. That explains a lot.
They would have enjoyed their wedding day had the guests not brought their children and then made a scene when asked by the wedding planner to leave. The guests knew they were in the wrong but instead of quietly leaving, made such a scene that the bride had to intervene.
No, the guests made it their day by bringing their little darlings who are "well behaved" while other guests made other arrangements for their children. What would they have done if the infant had a crying episode or the toddler a temper tantrum, just smiled at the other guests?
I have been in high-end restaurants where couples bring their children -- food thrown on the floor; the child is fussy/crying due to bordom. The father even turned to us and said I guess you're sorry you have the table next to us. I have since refused to patronize these restaurants so I can understand how a couple paying +$100/plate would not want this at their wedding reception and nipped the situation in the bud. FYI - I have children and I look forward to going out to adults only parties.
Last edited by Maddie104; 12-31-2018 at 09:21 AM..
I think since the couple had prior warning and the other guests took time to make arrangements for their kids, the bride was completely in the right not to accommodate the couple. I’m a strong believer in not tolerating bad behavior.
I agree that the bride was in the right to conform/eject the couple. I am just questioning if on the practical level, the altercation was worth having. At an event that happens once in a lifetime (or so we hope). And I don't understand why she would tolerate the kids at a ceremony but not in a reception. Chances are, the kids would've not really bothered anyone at the reception although I agree that that is a horrible place for them to be. Especially for an infant...
I agree that the bride was in the right to conform/eject the couple. I am just questioning if on the practical level, the altercation was worth having. At an event that happens once in a lifetime (or so we hope). And I don't understand why she would tolerate the kids at a ceremony but not in a reception. Chances are, the kids would've not really bothered anyone at the reception although I agree that that is a horrible place for them to be. Especially for an infant...
The bride could not have foreseen that an altercation would occur as the guests could not foresee how the children would behave. When asked to leave by the wedding planner, the guests could have simply left as asked. it seems that the bride is being blamed for the boorish behavior of guests with no though to other guests. If I made arrangements for a babysitter, I would not want to be seated next to guests who brought an infant and toddler to an adults only affair.
They would have enjoyed their wedding day had the guests not brought their children and then made a scene when asked by the wedding planner to leave. The guests knew they were in the wrong but instead of quietly leaving, made such a scene that the bride had to intervene.
No, the guests made it their day by bringing their little darlings who are "well behaved" while other guests made other arrangements for their children. What would they have done if the infant had a crying episode or the toddler a temper tantrum, just smiled at the other guests?
I have been in high-end restaurants where couples bring their children -- food thrown on the floor; the child is fussy/crying due to bordom. The father even turned to us and said I guess you're sorry you have the table next to us. I have since refused to patronize these restaurants so I can understand how a couple paying +$100/plate would not want this at their wedding reception and nipped the situation in the bud. FYI - I have children and I look forward to going out to adults only parties.
Guests thought bride was intervening on their behalf, that was the scene. Of course they were wrong and should have left. It just reflected worse on this silly couple by putting attention on these guests. A few more gotchas in their lifetime, they'll figure things out, though.
Guests thought bride was intervening on their behalf, that was the scene. Of course they were wrong and should have left. It just reflected worse on this silly couple by putting attention on these guests. A few more gotchas in their lifetime, they'll figure things out, though.
No. The guests argued with wedding planner and then with the groom. Bottom line, guests escalated situation instead of acknowledging they were in the wrong and left. They put the scene on themselves. Personally, I can't imagine arguing with a wedding planner and then the groom on their wedding day.
The bride asked her wedding planner to go over to the couple and ask them whether or not they had plans for their children to be picked up.
“I mean, everyone was drinking and loud and rowdy and a crying child and another little one running around was not part of the plan,” she said.
Within minutes, the bride could tell that the couple were arguing with the wedding planner, so she went over to try and defuse the situation.
“I think they thought I came to rescue them, because they started going on about how rude my event planner was,” she said. “I explained that I had actually sent him over to discuss the children. I reiterated that the event was child-free and said that I had stated so clearly on my invitations.”
The wife told the bride that they would make sure the children didn’t misbehave, to which she replied that that “wasn’t really the point.”
Then the bride’s husband came over and things between the groom and the other husband got “a little heated,” she wrote.
This has certainly gone viral. Google "bride kid-free" and see responses from as far away as New Zealand.
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