Mum irritated by child-free wedding invite as pal makes it clear no kids allowed

A mum has opened up about her rage after reading the wording of one of the wedding invites.

The parent was thrilled to receive an invite to the celebrations, but couldn't help but feel annoyed by the wording of one of them.

Posting her annoyance on Mumsnet, she created a thread titled "To be irritated by this wedding invite?" then ranted online.

She wrote: "We have been invited to two child-free weddings, both in June.

"We are going to attend both and are pulling in favours for childcare.

"However I can't pretend that I'm not mildly irritated by the wording in one of the invites!"

The first invite read: "Unfortunately bearing in mind we have limited guest numbers we cannot accommodate everyone's children.

"However this is a golden opportunity for parents to enjoy a night of relaxation and uninhibited revelry!"

Meanwhile, the second invite read: "While we love your children please note this is an adult-only occasion."

And it was the first invite which simply didn't sit well with the mum who opened up about her frustration.

She added: "The first annoyed me as actually it's not going to be relaxing for me in the slightest.

"It's quite inconvenient and expensive to not be able to bring the children.

"I'm more likely to be hand expressing in the toilets than dancing on a table.

"It is absolutely the couple's prerogative to have the wedding they want including making a decision to have no children.

"Just own it and say so instead of dancing around it and pretending it's a night off for me."

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She concluded: "Happy to be told I'm unreasonable – first also contained a money poem which may be biasing me."

But luckily for the woman, many other Mumsnet users agreed with her.

One said: "I agree with you. I hate it when they try to pass it off as doing the guests a favour.

"It's a nuisance and an expense sorting childcare. I think the second wording is much better.

"I'm all for child-free weddings, but as you say, just be frank about and don't dress it up as a favour."

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Another added: "Not unreasonable at all, and yes the appropriate response is 'irritated'.

"They are trying to put a positive spin on their decision, but it comes across as patronising.

"It's also the babysitter that is allowing you to be child-free for a night, not the wedding.

"However, it sounds as though it is well-meant and they just haven't had the opportunity to know what they are talking about."

A third commented: "I'm from a country where I have never heard of or been to a child-free wedding."

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