Dollar Dance? Tacky and Rude or Expected?

My cousin did a dollar dance and we laughed so hard when my brother wanted to dance with the groom instead of the Bride lol

Like pp said, unless its cultural, its tacky. Some cultures (Polish, Mexican, and Pilipino that I'm aware of) use the dollar dance as a way of symbolically showering the couple with good fortune and blessings, and it tends to happen organically, rather than orchestrated by the couple/DJ. In these scenarios ONLY is it not tacky/rude.

I also agree with the tackiness unless it's a cultural celebration, I was shocked to have a few family members ask me if I'm doing one- I had never heard of it til I started planning.

I do think its tacky but, when I got married to my ex husband I was told that it would be disrespectful to go against their Italian family tradition. Family members would pin money to the dress of the bride. So, in some cultures it is expected.

It's crazy to me How many people have not heard of this yet every wedding I've ever been to has done the dollar dance lol. I never thought it was tacky until I saw it explained on here which made me second guess it. It's still so weird to me how common it is in my area.. lol!

Taaaacccckkkyy!!!! Don't do it!!

Tacky and rude.

If you're worried about not saying hello and thank you to your guests have either a receiving line or stop at every table during dinner. You won't be able to talk more than a few minutes at a time, but your guests should understand.

Are you certain there will even be ANY dancing at your dry wedding?

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Tacky. Skip it.

I never heard of it till ww. If they wanna give you money they will put it in a card. Dollar dances sounds super awkward.

I'm glad everyone else feels this way and it is not just us. When I mentioned it to my FH he without pause said "No! We can come up with our own spending money! We arent inviting people to celebrate with us to give us money for something we decided to do and spend money on!"

I would be livid if someone tried to poke holes in my dress. Who are all these brides allowing people to PIN money to their dress??? Not to mention it's just hella awkward dancing for money.

In some cultures, the money dance is appropriate as there is tradition and meaning (beyond just getting money) behind the ritual. However, if you are dancing just to get extra money for your honeymoon or whatever and there is no cultural relevance it is rude and tacky. I also find this insulting to cultures that have this tradition, since you are disregarding the meaning and symbolism of a practice for your own monetary gain. Also, cultural is not the same as regional.

The way I have seen it done is the best man and maid of honor hold baskets and people put money in the basket then dance with the bride or groom. I've never seen it done with pins to a dress but as I understand that's how it was started in the first place.

If people are "expecting" to give you cash, they can just....give you cash. You don't have to make everyone else feel uncomfortable for their sake.

^^^^ that's what I said too.

Also, curious, if we are all "hateful, mean, jerks," why are you asking for our opinions?

@Taylor: It's against CG to tell users not to post. This is a public forum, you don't get to dictate what other people say.

Suck it up, buttercup

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