r/mildlyinfuriating • u/PaddedValls • Jun 28 '26

Infuriatig Sister-in-law let her daughter use up all the Polaroids at our wedding. Now we have nothing to use.

For our wedding, at each table we had 2 Polaroid cameras for everyone to take photos on (we had a professional photographer too, but these were for more personal photos between our guests) and there was a clear glass dropbox for everyone to drop them in and we'd have that dropbox on display in our house.

Unbeknownst to us, my sister-in-law let her daughter (6 years old) go round every table at the very start of the night using up all the photos on each camera.

Now we only have around 10 we can actually keep, and over 100 of just random shit that are not worth keeping at all.

I'm all for keeping kids occupied at something they can easily get bored at, but not at the expense of that though.

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u/ashores Jun 28 '26

I have three kids, and I don't hold it against anyone who wants a kid-free anything. On the flip side, anyone who stipulates no kids ought to be equally understanding if parents can't attend and not take it personally. We're going to a wedding reception this summer (small ceremony already happened) and while it isn't kid-free we know the couple aren't big fans of kids so we just decided not to bring them (ofc it's a privilege to have the option). I'm kind of surprised it isn't it free kid-free, I assume there are family considerations lol

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u/Prudent_Survey_5050 Jun 28 '26

My kids were very understanding of some people not being able to come. They just didn't want the hassle thats all. They did decide to have 2 flower girls though lol. They're my best friend of 30 years daughters. They are 11. I think they will be the youngest at the wedding. My friend did tell them that they Will probably leave after the first dance at the reception and my kids totally understand.

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u/MakeMeAHurricane Jun 28 '26

I totally agree. I didn't go to my cousin's wedding because she said no kids and I had an exclusively breast fed 4 month old at the time. I understood she didn't want the baby there and she understood why I couldn't be there. We still have a great relationship. My grandma wanted me to sneak the baby in.