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Dance floor

Sydney, on September 4, 2022 at 9:05 AM Posted in Wedding Reception 0 6

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We are coming to the end of our wedding planning as our wedding is next week. Husband and I are not dancers. We haven’t even practiced our first dance (how much he hates dancing). Our wedding is also going to be dry per our pastor’s request. (He is officiating for free and his wonderful wife is making our wedding cake for free-she’s amazing with cakes!) so my question is how long should the dance floor be open? I know some people will dance soberly and some may not- me being one of those people. Our wedding is from 3:30-8:30 (exit). I was thinking no more than 45 minutes to an hour? Please correct me if I am wrong. I also still have not worked on timeline because I have been so busy with my new job and then I got sick this last week with the flu. (Six days until the wedding and I am barley getting better…just my luck.) Any advice on that as well would be sooo appreciated.

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Latest activity by Sydney, on September 4, 2022 at 6:06 PM

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Sydney · on September 4, 2022 at 9:08 AM
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I forgot to mention that we have littles attending and some are one and under. We also have very Christian elders which is why we decided not having alcohol was appropriate as well. Is it rude to buy a bottle each for our bridal party’s rooms as a thank you as long as nobody gets too crazy and noticeably drunk?
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Erin · on September 4, 2022 at 11:52 AM
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I think if you want to give the bottle gifts to the wedding party, that should be done after the reception to avoid any possible mishaps.

I think you could stand to have the dance floor open a little longer. If you’re playing a lot of fun, recognizable songs that the crowd likes, the momentum can be kept without alcohol. I know some people are camp “no line dances” but if you don’t mind that, The Macarena and Cotton Eyed Joe are good non-explicit line dances that can help keep the party lively enough.
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Sydney · on September 4, 2022 at 11:58 AM
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Thank you. Do you think any 90’s rap would be good too like usher? I hate dancing but my mom loves it and I definitely want the option open for everyone and I plan on playing some songs for the kids too!
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Erin · on September 4, 2022 at 12:32 PM
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That would probably depend on your crowd. My husband and I personally don’t like rap so we didn’t have any played, but that’s just us haha 😬
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Mcskipper · on September 4, 2022 at 5:44 PM
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That sounds like a really short time for the dance floor to be open. What else do you have planned for wedding events? Would you “close” the dance floor before the wedding ended? — Id be careful with something like that because if I went to a wedding and they closed the dance floor at some point, I’d assume the wedding was winding down and it was time to go.

It’s okay to gift your bridal party alcohol, but I would only do it for them to have after the wedding— it would be rude to allow them to consume at the wedding, but no one else.
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Sydney · on September 4, 2022 at 6:06 PM
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Well my timeline goes
3:30 ceremony
4:15 Unity cross 4:30 reception starts and we have dinner. (Guests called to buffet by table) speeches during dinner. 5:30 first dances and bouquet toss. 6:15 dance floor open and maybe a chair game or something. 7:15 cake cutting. 7:30 last dances. 8:00 exit.
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