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We did this with a 4 month old. We took her with us to the ceremony and reception. She stayed up past her bedtime but did okay. She fell asleep in my arms at one point and I ate one-handed. We left when the reception really started going (after all the important stuff like cake cutting and all that) and she did great with the transfer. I would just prepare to be up for a little bit when you get back to the hotel room if she doesn't stay asleep during transfer from arms to carseat to crib/pnp.

Also, my husband and I are sleep nazi's so...it was pretty big that we kept her out past her bedtime.

Personally I would see if a friend/grandparent would come & stay at the hotel while you are at the wedding so LO can sleep & you can actually enjoy the reception Having her be with a babysitter but without doing the overnight thing, and then you can enjoy the wedding reception to it's fullest but also know that LO is close.

We did it several times. Unfortunately, the night and next day usually suck for sleep but I think babies need to be adaptable and we don't follow schedules enough to miss out on events.

To me it depends on how close you are with the friend, how badly you want to go, and the friend's views on having a baby present. My baby is almost 6 months now and I'd send my husband alone if I wasn't close with the couple and/ or didn't really want to go. If we were serious about attending, I'd put the baby in pajamas and overnight diaper before we leave, and I'd bring the car seat since she sleeps well in it. I'd also be concerned about the noise level...we bought some baby headphones for our daughter (for use at a college football game) and I'd bring them as an option to put on her if it is loud.

We went to a wedding in Nov with F who was 14 months. He's bedtime is 6:30-7. Dinner started at nearly 6, but we had snacks to keep him happy. When dancing started around 7ish, we put him in his jammies, I nursed him in a secluded area, & my husband walked him around the grounds. F fell asleep and we put him in a stroller in an area off to the side of the dancing/dinner space. He slept until we left at 9:30ish.

Could you bring something for her to sleep in? I think 1 night being thrown off won't hurt.

C would not be able to fall asleep out like that, so depending on how close friends we are, I would either see if a friend could baby sit in the hotel, bring her but plan for me to leave after an hour and Dh stay, or send Dh alone, in that order.

I'd ask the friend for a recommendation on a babysitter who could stay in the hotel room. We did this recently and it worked great. Just make sure the babysitter brings an iPad or something because they'll be in a pitch black silent room for hours!

I would see if you could get a babysitter to come to the hotel!