Money Dance

We will be doing the money dance at our reception. It is actually a really good thing to do. In our culture it is done at every wedding and it just signifies helping the couple out with their honeymoon. It is something you should consider. Good luck!.=

I would suggest against the money dance. It doesn`t create much of a photo opportunity. Even though it`s performed at many weddings, you`ll receive a relatively small amount of money and it wastes too much time.

I would suggest hiring a 70`s 80`s cover band rather than going with a DJ. The price is about the same and the live band will create a bunch of photo opportunities since the live band will likely allow you to sing with them on stage. Just think of all the photo opportunities.

Another example is that we had an apple bob before the reception dinner. The apples float on top of the water and everyone will participate. This event alone created at least 5 fantasitc photos of great-grandma catching an apple and the kids love it too!

No, I did not do the Money Dance at my wedding. I also do not recommend the practice, unless it`s a cultural issue where it`s expected (Polish weddings I believe always have the money dance). I personally feel it`s not acceptable to have your guests pay to dance with you to help fund your honeymoon.

I think the money dance is very tacky and it will not be at my wedding.

I highly recommend the money dance! It is not a waste of time and it does not take very long. I would say on average it probably takes the most 30 minutes. Think about how much money it takes to pay for a wedding. Most people who do not do the money dance have not paid for their wedding so they are not out the expenses. The money dance helps give you some spending cash after the wedding. You will be amazed at how much you will receive!!!!!!!!

Unless it`s a cultural thing, I think the money dance is tacky. Most of the people at the wedding will have already bought you a gift, and many will have spent money to travel to the wedding. I realize that most people don`t give more than a dollar during the money dance, but still... I don`t know, it just screams "greedy!" to me.

I have only been to two weddings that have done it so I wasn`t sure exactly what it was all about. My FH and I aren`t into our culture so I wouldn`t throw it in and saying that is our "tradition" to do it. I don`t think we will do it.
We aren`t getting married so our family and friends can support us. We just want everybody to get together and have fun!
Besides, nobody would be paying to dance with FH, not even me!

I didnt want a money dance at my wedding, or `pass the shoe` or raffling off bottles of liquor, or raffeling off drinks...I stated this over and over and over that there was NOT to be any dance with the bride for money....yet come the reception, the grooms family not only initiated this, they also held raffles to raise money, passed the shoe, etc. It was disgusting. THe guests seemsed to enjoy it as they all contributed, but I felt like crawling under a table and dying...needless to say, I had a crappy time at my reception....
You can tell your close family that you do not want this but in the end you really cant control it unless you want to storm off the dance floor and make a huge scene.
The only `money maker` that we didnt have to endure was the `sock dance` only because the groom was the oldest child. It is a shame that so many people turn weddings into fund raisers anymore...makes people not want to go.