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Cheri[_3_]

"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Thu, 06 Nov 2014 09:47:53 -0400, wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 5 Nov 2014 23:40:11 -0800 (PST), "
>> > wrote:
>>
>> >On Wednesday, November 5, 2014 1:22:40 PM UTC-6, Cheri wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > wrote in message:
>> >> >
>> >> > Or, as the girl who is going to marry my middle grandson said, 'no
>> >> > kids at our wedding' - I didn't say anything at the time but the
>> >> > more
>> >> > I thought about it, the more I felt a wedding with no kids is not
>> >> > much
>> >> > of a wedding. My daughter has threatened me if I say something,
>> >> > but
>> >> > I know I will ultimately. There are four perfectly well behaved
>> >> > great-grandchildren who should go and I don't say that blindly, I
>> >> > believe in discipline and would be the first to say they were not
>> >> > well
>> >> > behaved if that was the case.
>> >>
>> >> I imagine it would be hard to say "only well behaved children" but I
>> >> could
>> >> see no toddlers or infants due to crying etc., It wouldn't be my way,
>> >> but I
>> >> do believe that people have the right to have their wedding their way,
>> >> and
>> >> if others aren't comfortable with it, stay home.
>> >>
>> >> Cheri
>> >>
>> >>
>> >I'm going to agree with Cheri. So many times I've seen 'well behaved'
>> >children at weddings that the parents suddenly become deaf and blind to
>> >what their little darlings are doing. If they're 10 and above I can see
>> >them attending, but no toddlers and/or preschoolers; they just get so
>> >worked up and overwhelmed at these functions. If mommy and daddy insist
>> >on bringing these children then a nursery should be provided with an
>> >_insistence_ that's where they should be deposited for the duration of
>> >the ceremony and reception.
>>
>>
>> The same great grandchildren were in Cuba for my eldest grandsons
>> wedding last April and there were no problems, despite the fact that
>> maybe their thoughts were more inclined towards the beach or pools
>> rather than ceremonies If their parents turned a blind eye, I
>> certainly wouldn't.
>
> Children were welcome at both of my children's weddings. One was very
> formal, the other less so. Additionally, we have attended 3 weddings
> since June 2014 where children were welcome and all were formal in one
> degree or another. Two outdoor weddings, one church. The church even
> had an infant in attendance. Children are children and behave the way
> children do, but nobody had a meltdown if that's what people are
> trying to say happens. If the reception is going to be a small quiet,
> stiff affair at the top of some sky scraper with harp music in the
> background - maybe it's not the best idea to have children in
> attendance. If it's a real celebration with popular music and
> everyone dancing, children are fine. They get out on the dance floor
> with everyone else and have a grand old time... especially the under 5
> crowd.

Well, yeah, but the people who are getting married get to make their own
choices, and the attendees have a choice of attending or not.

Cheri