Dancing at wedding

Either everyone dances or no one dances. It would be very very awkward to have a first dance then ban dancing for the rest of the evening.

I don't know how you can plan for the two of you, but no one else, to dance. Having just slow dancing is a sure fire way to end your wedding early.

I think this depends on your crowd. If your crowd is less of a dance party type, a nice dinner reception could work fine. But if a lot of your guests like to party it up, they may get bored and leave soon after dinner. Most weddings that I have attended I didnt know many other guests so I end up at a table with maybe one other couple I know. I hate small talk with strangers, so for me I would likely leave early without dancing.

I went to a wedding once where the couple did a first dance in a small area around the tables but then didn’t have dancing the rest of the evening in part because there was no space. Everyone left pretty quickly after dinner was done.

Is you plan to have more of a dinner Christmas party type of atmosphere? If so then a first dance followed by cake cutting, etc would work. Just expect folks to leave shortly thereafter. Having just slow dancing is very awkward though.

How are you going to police "slow" dancing though? Like leave room between the couple for Jesus? Like at a high school dance? I'm assuming you're having adults attend, right? My best advice would be to skip all dancing and leave classical music on. Everyone will be gone right after dinner.

I went to a wedding where only the couple danced. It was the worst wedding I ever went to. It was awkward.

Thanks for the feedback! This helps. I have a feeling we will just have no dancing. Just trying to think of other options.

Why dont you want ppl to dance? 🤔

I was in a wedding once where the couple did a first dance and the bride and FOB did a father-daughter dance, but there was no dance party. They had a cake and punch reception in the afternoon, so the atmosphere was all about mingling. They had soft music playing, switched to the two songs for the spotlight dances when the MC announced they were happening, and then returned to soft music. They didn't play music during the reception that led people to think "I need to bust a move," so no one busted a move.

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I was wondering this as well. I wanted dinner to just be over because I couldn't wait to start dancing!

View Quoted Comment I really have to agree. You may be ok with that! Hey, it'll be less expensive. Unless you live in an area where a lot of people don't dance at weddings for religious reasons, people will likely not know what to do with themselves and leave early.

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I have two concerns with dancing at my wedding: The first is my fiance' family is really conservative and they may would feel awkward. My second, is that I don't want it to be a lot of inappropriate dancing. I like more of the romantic, slow dancing and/or the fun/oldie/line dancing type styles which is not really the popular type of dancing.

What is this the town from footloose.
If you dance everyone dances.
Not sure what’s romantic about no dancing.

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Haha. I mean romantic dancing, like slow dancing. Simple. Not like grinding at a party. Nice joke though.

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Thanks for the feedback!

I mean you know your crowd more than we do. And maybe I’ve just gotten lucky. But I’ve never been to a wedding and seen anyone drop it low. People usually just flail around like idiots and it’s the most fun.

View Quoted Comment 1st-the wedding is between your FH and yourself, not his family. Do what you want to do for your wedding, not what they want, or may feel awkward with.
2nd-then have music that isn't line dancing. Give your DJ a list of do not play songs

I'm doing something similar due to religious reasons. However, I've also been to a similar wedding where there was just a first dance and then no dancing the rest of the night. We all mingled and talked and no one left exceptionally early. It depends on people's expectations. I'm including my guests by having an anniversary dance in addition to the first dance. We're expecting an early night either way. If your DJ isn't playing "dancing songs", people won't dance anyways.

Go for what you think will work best for the type of wedding you're having. Not everyone has a dance party at a reception because not everyone dances. I do think dancing does provide another opportunity for guests to enjoy themselves and have fun but if they're aren't those kind of people who like to dance I'd skip it and save money.