I really dont want todance for money at my wedding . Im not all that confident in myself. I only wanna dance with my husband. But my question is How much money do you think the bride and groom normally get in the money dance and idk if its worth it? what do you think?
2007-07-22 14:18:26 · 13 answers · asked by Mrs. Nolan 4 in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
i'm against it, i mean, people are coming to your wedding, bringing gifts already and if they want to dance with you they should be able to FREELY, and from my personal experience, my sisters wedding, you only get about 20 bucks or so, so it's more like a downer than anything, i kinda think it's tacky, and i'm telling my attendants not to do it, seems kinda greedy to me, but if you like it do it, if you don't feel comfortable, then DON'T DO IT, it's your day, you should feel comfortable and at home with yourself and your guests!!
2007-07-22 14:31:01 · answer #1 · answered by hunkyscutie 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
If it is a tradition with your families go ahead and honor it. You can tell the MOH or whoever is in charge of moving the guests along to make it a short dance if you like.
If it's not a tradition and just something you heard about on the knot as a way to get more money don't do it because you will be seen as a greedy bride and probably offend people.
Money dances and trees are only a part of very few cultures so chances are that you are (especially given the wording of the question) just trying to con your guests out of more cold hard cash. In which case you need to knock it off and take what you are given gratefully. You are getting married for the man not the truckloads of junk...at least I dearly hope so.
2007-07-22 15:10:15 · answer #2 · answered by pspoptart 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I thought everyone did the money dance. But if you are doing it just for the money then that's greedy. We always tie the dollars in really tight knots. I have no idea why I guess it's supposed to be funny or something. But I've heard we do a lot of strange things in Pittsburgh. My brother made a couple hundred on his money dance. My friend made a whopping $12 on hers. I won't go into details but it was a tacky wedding. I'm embarrased to say I was in it! Me and my sister didn't waste our money on weddings, so we didn't have to dance to make it back!
2007-07-22 16:22:04 · answer #3 · answered by danadeville 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have never attended a wedding where this was done. If you do not wish to do that at your wedding, then you do not have to. It is you and your fiance's special day so you should have music and dances that both of you would enjoy! My husband was concerned about the DJ playing the Chicken Dance music so we explained that and our DJ was great. He discussed music with us and brought what he felt would work best. One guest did ask for the Chicken Dance and he simply explained that we requested it not be played and the guest didn't mind a bit. Let your DJ know what music styles and dances you would like. I am sure your DJ will honor your requests.
Congratulations on your upcoming wedding!!
2007-07-22 15:29:38 · answer #4 · answered by AnnaMarie L 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think the money dance is very greedy, tacky and inappropriate. It's begging for money from guests who have already brought a gift. And it puts people on the spot.
This subject has come up time and time again on this board, and the vast majority of people think it's greedy and tacky. If I was at a wedding where they did the money dance, I would feel offended and leave immediately.
2007-07-22 15:13:54 · answer #5 · answered by Ms. X 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think it is worth it. This is traditionally done in mexican weddings as the guests give money to dance instead of giving gifts. My first husband was a mexican and we did this and got over $300 in less than an hour. I'm not sure how much people give now, but average is $5 to $10. Of course some will only give $1 and some will give $20. Don't worry about the confidance issue because the dances are usually only a minute or less and at the end you and your husband dance again.
2007-07-22 14:28:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋
We got about $150 dollars, some people gave $10-20 apiece. It came in handy for spending money for the honeymoon. Aside from the money though, it was a good way to spend a little bit of personal time with the guests, it was so hard making it around to talk to everyone. You don't have to be a great dancer, most of the people you dance with won't be great dancers. It is a fun tradition. Best wishes!
2007-07-22 14:44:46 · answer #7 · answered by LoveWithNoBoundaries 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
The money dance is tacky. Wedding guests lined up to pay to dance with the bride smacks of - YUK!
Plus, it puts your guests on the spot. They have to publicly show how much cash they are giving. A polite host never makes their guests uncomfortable.
2007-07-22 14:29:36 · answer #8 · answered by weddingqueen 5 · 7⤊ 0⤋
Unless it is a specific part of your cultural heritage (and the only places I'd heard of it being part of the heritage before were Poland and Hungary), this is a question you don't even need to consider.
More to the point, if you don't feel comfortable doing it, don't do it.
There are other and more dignified ways of interacting with your guests.
2007-07-22 15:00:29 · answer #9 · answered by gileswench 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
if you do not want to dance for money at your wedding dont do it. to some guests it is seen as a kinda tacky thing to do anyway.
2007-07-22 14:30:39 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋