A note to brides offering childcare: please don’t be offended when your guests don’t want to use it.

I’ve seen a lot of posts here that say “we’re having a destination child free wedding and considering offering childcare.” Or even “we have some guests having to travel for our wedding and it’s kid free but we are paying for a babysitter.”

While it can be a nice gesture, please do not be surprised when your guests with children still decline.

I wouldn’t trust my young child with a stranger. Especially if I’m not from that area (destination or not). Even if you say this person is amazing with kids and has 472937272 years of experience.

ETA: my post title should have said brides and grooms. I apologize.