A wedding guest list is supposed to reflect the couple’s vision, not everyone else’s entitlement.

But when one family member tries to smuggle in her tiny troublemakers, and won’t take “no kids” for an answer, her ensuing tantrum threatens to upstage the couple’s special occasion.

Read on for the full story!

AITA for telling my SIL she can’t bring her Kids to my Wedding because they ruined my engagement party?

My fiancé (21M) and I (19F) are getting married in a few months. We are planning a small, elegant wedding with close family and friends.

From the start, we made it clear that our wedding would be child-free — not because we don’t like kids, but because we want a formal atmosphere without disruptions.

Most of our family and friends were understanding, except for my sister-in-law, who has two kids (4M and 6F).

These kids have caused quite a bit of trouble in the past.

For context, SIL has a habit of ignoring boundaries when it comes to her children.

At my engagement party last year, she brought them despite the event being at a fancy venue with an open bar.

Within an hour, they had knocked over a tray of champagne glasses, smeared cake all over a rented couch, and screamed through the speeches.

Her family was rather dismissive about it, which only added insult to injury.

I love my fiancé’s family, but it was embarrassing, and SIL just laughed it off, saying, “They’re just kids!”

When we sent out wedding invitations, we included a polite note stating it was an adults-only event.

Her entitled sister-in-law had a lot to say about this.

SIL called me immediately, asking if we could “make an exception” for her kids.

I calmly explained that we wanted a child-free wedding and reminded her of what happened at our engagement party.

She got defensive, saying, “They’ll behave this time, I swear!”

I stood my ground and said, “I’m sorry, but we’re keeping it adults-only.”

She hung up in a huff.

It turns out, the sister-in-law quickly got to work turning the rest of the family against them.

Then, last weekend at a family gathering, she brought it up again in front of everyone, saying, “I can’t believe you’re excluding your own niece and nephew from your wedding. Do you hate them or something?”

I firmly said, “Of course not, but this is our wedding, and we want it to be the way we planned.”

She got even more upset, saying I was being unreasonable and that “family should come first.”

Now the whole thing has spiraled out of proportion.

Now, my fiancé is caught in the middle. He supports me but also doesn’t want to create a family feud.

His mom has even suggested that we “just let it go” to keep the peace.

She’s now torn on what to do next.

But I feel like if I cave, it’ll send the message that our boundaries don’t matter.

So, AITA for refusing to allow my SIL to bring her kids to our wedding after what happened at our engagement party?

No one should have to bend over backwards for someone else’s lack of boundaries.

What did Reddit have to say?

This commenter doesn’t think the bride-to-be should have to sacrifice her peaceful event because of someone else’s entitlement.

The kids can come… on one condition!

Does she really want someone this entitled to attend the party anyway?

They wanted a child-free wedding, but they never expected the biggest tantrum to come from one of the adults.

If you can’t honor the party rules, then don’t come!

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