Picture this: You’ve planned a beautiful, child-free wedding, and despite making it clear to all your guests, some still show up with their little ones in tow. To make matters worse, these uninvited kids wreak havoc on your big day. That’s exactly what happened to one bride, who decided to take matters into her own hands and charge the parents for their kids’ attendance. Let’s dive into the drama that unfolded.
The Child-Free Wedding Plan
The Compromise
In-Laws Offer Their Home
The Uninvited Kids Arrive
The Parents Refuse to Budge
Staff to the Rescue ♂️
Ceremony Chaos
Kids Escorted Out
Reception Mayhem
Under the Dress
Enough is Enough
The Bill is Sent
Mixed Reactions ♀️
No Apologies Here
Still Mad?
Are They the A**holes?
So, after all the drama, the bride and groom sent bills to the three couples who brought their kids to the wedding, reminding them they agreed to pay for the uninvited kids. While two couples paid and apologized, the couple with the rowdy kids refused and even had the audacity to give them a nasty call. The friendship seems to be over, but the question remains: Are the bride and groom in the wrong for charging the parents? Let’s see what the internet thinks of this situation…
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NTA. Send another invoice with dry cleaning costs and stand your ground.
NTA. Guests broke clear restrictions, proved the point, and damaged dress.
NTA for enforcing child-free wedding, guests should respect bride’s wishes
NTA! Finally a united couple who stood up for themselves.
Entitled parents bring kids to child-free wedding, ruin dress, and refuse to pay. NTA
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NTA. Commenter and replies share the fury towards entitled guests.
Bride charges parents for breaking child-free rule
No kids means no f**king kids! NTA!
NTA. Bride accommodated, parents lacked respect & discipline.
NTA. Couples brought kids despite sitter, OP charged for it
No kids allowed, parents ignored rules. NTA for enforcing.
No kids means no kids, toss them out right away!
Clear boundaries set for child-free wedding. NTA wins!
Commenter calls parents ‘trashy’ for bringing kids to wedding
No kids allowed: commenter supports bride’s decision with sass.
Strict mom would’ve avoided embarrassing bride
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Bride enforces child-free wedding, makes accommodations, and is NTA
NTA and kudos for hiring sitters for child-free wedding
Child-free wedding drama: Entitled parents charged for bringing kids
NTA bride charges parents for breaking child-free wedding rule
Commenter hilariously defends child-free wedding with sarcasm
No kids means no kids. NTA for charging babysitting fee
NTA. Parents brought kids to child-free wedding, caused scene. Pay up
Bride stands firm on child-free wedding, one family refuses to pay
NTA handled child-free wedding well
Commenter suggests bride should have banned all children from wedding
Child-free wedding drama – bride not the a**hole
No guilt for charging parents for child-free wedding
NTA and kudos for standing up for your child-free wedding
NTA stands up to entitled parents with child-free wedding
Commenter supports bride’s child-free wedding and suggests legal action.
NTA bride enforces child-free wedding rules, holds parents accountable.
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Commenter calls out entitled parents at child-free wedding
NTA. Parents should have respected the child-free wedding rule
Not the a**hole and good riddance to bad friends!
NTA! Friends’ behavior was completely inappropriate
Child-free wedding costs parents $1000 for ignoring rules
NTA for charging parents for breaking child-free wedding rule
NTA bride deals with disrespectful guests and considers low contact.
Commenter jokes about kicking a child at wedding. Yikes.
Parents defend child-free wedding, happy to have a night off. NTA
Mom defends child-free wedding, says it’s not personal
NTA and thoughtful for making arrangements easy for parents
NTA – Short and sweet, no explanation needed
Cutting off toxic friends? NTA, do it!
NTA comment: Friendship-ending behavior
NTA bride enforces child-free wedding with no exceptions
Commenter approves of bride charging for child-free wedding.
Child-free wedding drama: Bride charges parents for breaking rules
NTA parent agrees with child-free wedding policy
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NTA. Impressed by enforcing rules & accommodating friends with kids
Child-free wedding drama: Bride charges parents extra fee.
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NTA. Who are these people?
OP not the a**hole for charging entitled guests for kids
Child-free wedding debate: NTA for excluding friends’ kids?
Short and sweet: commenter is NTA
No kids means no kids. NTA for setting boundaries
Bride stands up for child-free wedding, receives backlash. NTA
No kids allowed, entitled guests got lucky and bride’s NTA
Bride stands her ground on child-free wedding.
Child-free wedding drama: Bride charges parents for bringing kids
NTA! Short and sweet agreement with no explanation needed
NTA! Savage response
