Messing up the stage, the decorations, breaking things, acting retarded grrrrr stab stab stab It wouldn’t be so bad if mommies and daddies actually got them to behave but they just sit there doing nothing! I was the one running after the wild kids like a lunatic getting them to settle down on my sister’s wedding! One kid broke a glass and others started jumping up on the broken pieces! I was like moooooveee you’re going to get hurt eejits! And the mommies just sat there staring at me from head to toe!
Do you think a “no kids allowed” desi wedding (baraat only) is a good idea? I’m sure everyone can find someone to mind their kids for a day or less.
Doesn’t matter if there’s a similar thread already, we want to bash bachas at weddings all over again!
I am invited to a no kids allowed ceremony - non even the family ones - the parents of the bride has arranged for babysitting for kids under 13 at their residence - 7 miles from the country club.
If you are going to spend THAT much on decor - I can understand a kid free zone.
*i hate kids not just at shaadis but anywhere for that matter...masjid, movies, trains, planes, ships, carvivals...u name it! so annoying when parents don't discipline them *
Children at any kind of adult social gathering are annoying and it really grates on me when I am subjected to the products of poor parenting, I just want to slap the parents. Although you can't really ban them from coming, maybe set up a tent, hire a few child minders and let them run riot in a controlled environment.
Barbie, unfortunately with parents who just sit there and ignore their kids' antics, the solution is for* you* to pay and provide for babysitters if you want a stress free wedding.
its easier on the kids because they're not bored and therefore less inclined to act out, and it saves you a boatload of stress minding them! i did it for my wedding, i did it for my brother's. it saved us the hassle of stressing out about who is running where and ruining what. the sitters took the kids out of the hall entirely and played games with them and entertained them in the park surrounding the venue. the kids came back into the hall for dinner with their parents and then ran out again because outside was much more fun.
the good thing is a pair of certified sitters, trained in CPR and child minding etc., don't have to cost much. i found both sets of sitters- for my wedding, and for bro's- through Craigslist in our area. they were lovely ladies and only charged about $60-$70 each for 3-4 hours of childminding. $120 bought us peace of mind in a BIG way!
Do you think it would work in Pakistan though? One could have bouncy castles in the garden area together with a candy buffet to keep the kids busy and entertained… with child minders supervising them ofcourse.
It would work in Pakistan but you'd end up with ayah's, not babysitters, methinks. I think bouncy calls are a call for lots of screaming and crying and non sharing and accidentally jumping on someone else's kid... I'd honestly stick with safer things like playing tag or colouring or whatnot. Also, candy buffet? Nooo! Sugar high, woman! They'll be even more manic!
We’ll see when the time comes, it prolly won’t even be in Pakistan I was reading through an old thread where one guppan was saying how she had absolute maniac kids at her wedding, they were poking her, blowing out the candles n all, lol! Hence, this thread!
It wouldn’t be so bad if mommies and daddies actually got them to behave but they just sit there doing nothing! I was the one running after the wild kids like a lunatic getting them to settle down on my sister’s wedding! One kid broke a glass and others started jumping up on the broken pieces! I was like moooooveee you’re going to get hurt eejits! And the mommies just sat there staring at me from head to toe! 
that’s fair enough!
So everyone was ok with a “no kids allowed” wedding?
I’m just going to ban them altogether.