Dollar Dance, Tackey or Tradition? Tacky Tradition?

I, personally, have only seen it at 'American' weddings. I've been to plenty of straight up POLISH weddings (true Polak over here) and have never seen the dollar dance until recently and had no idea what the hell it was. I think they're tacky.

I've never seen this. But my DJ does a lot of Hispanic weddings and included a line for that on our music request form. I crossed it out about s dozen times.

@Kiera I have a ton of close friends from Pittsburgh whose weddings I've attended. They all had a cookie table. NONE had a dollar dance.

I'm Polish on both sides and have found the practice squicky ever since I was a flower girl at my aunt's wedding. Million times no.

I say do what feels right to you with this decision...I see a lot of things mentioned on weddingwire that in family would be considered tacky... We will not be having a dollar dance, however, that is not going to stop my FHs family from spraying us with money when we dance. It is their culture and their tradition and anyone invited to my wedding will have a great time regardless.

Maybe a way to still do it, but it not be for the money, is getting fake money and providing guest the money so they can kind of "reserve" a dance with you? Lol, just spit ballin here

Don't do it. It's tradition in my family too and I'm not

I'm skipping it and I'm Mexican.

We are skipping it, despite it being part of my culture and tradition among my family.

I think it's definitely regional because I grew up in Nebraska and it was at probably 10 out of the 12 weddings I have attended. I actually am of the UO in that I enjoy participating in them and always dance with whoever I am closest with bride or groom, however I will not be having one.

I definitely think the Pittsburgh thing about this is real I'm from just outside of Pittsburgh and I have only been to 1 wedding with out one all the others I have been to have had them. Both my Mother and my FH aunt's (who raised him) Had a fit when I said I did not want to do this. They are still trying to talk me into it. Even my DJ asked me 3 times If I was sure I wasn't having one. I just hear all the brides on here saying its so tacky and didn't want to be one of those brides that seemed to be desperate for money but honestly its a huge tradition around here and it may upset people not to have one. I understand that no everyone sees it as something that would upset others but that one wedding was my cousins and her own mother and all of my aunts were disappointed after the wedding because the tradition wasn't their.

I definitely think it's tacky. Don't do it.

Super UO- but, where I am from in PA the dollar dance is extremely common, and I've never been to a local wedding WITHOUT one. Ever since I was a little girl it has been one of my favorite parts of the reception, and I know most family and friends will look forward to it. So for us, we will be doing it! It's honestly not about the money for us, more so family tradition. But it's absolutely up to you to do what you feel is best for you! You're guests will have a blast regardless!

I'm having a Pittsburgh wedding and this is a hard pass for me. Hells to the no. I've been to a few Pittsburgh weddings and never seen it. I've only seen it at one wedding, a church basement wedding in rural MO (bride and groom were both recently 21) and even at 21 myself at the time I thought it was tacky AF. I'm sure it was for the money for them, as while in line for the food the bride bragged to me how cheap the food was per person.

No, not a good idea. The first and last time I saw this was at a wedding in 2005.

I don't like them but they are super common in my culture. I find them very awkward. However, I do not think they are tacky. As said, people who are not from certain cultures can't understand it. It's a tradition that is supposed to be *fun* and bring prosperity to the couple. I've been to weddings with and without them. I told my family members from one side that I REALLY don't want one. They seemed bummed and said that it's a highlight of the wedding for them but respected my wishes not to have one.

I would feel super uncomfortable about this lol

So tacky!!

Not a single guest will sob on the way the back to their room gasping, "But our $20 bill, we didn't get to pin it to her dress....aghhhhh.....traditional has been broken, and because of that, we'll be faced with...ABSOLUTELY NOTHING." They'll figure it out. Guests don't attend weddings with a checklist; they attend weddings expecting good food, good drink, and good alcohol. That's it. Nobody cares about long out-dated traditions that they couple decided to send to a grave.

A lap dance is probably cheaper...