My husband’s furious that our two kids have not been invited to celebrate our friend’s big day. How should we handle this?

Is it acceptable to ban children from a wedding to save money?

Every week a Guardian Money reader submits a question, and it’s up to you to help him or her out – a selection of the best answers will appear in next Saturday’s paper.

This week’s question:



A friend has issued her wedding invitation saying “no children” to save on costs. We have two – aged five and nine – and my husband is furious. He reckons we either don’t go, or send them a bill for childcare if we do. Is a ban on kids really acceptable?

What do you think?

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