For those brides doing the dollar dance! What are the guests putting money in?

This may be a hot topic....

I have seen it done many times where there is a chair placed on the dance floor with a basket for guests to drop their dollars in. I think this is our plan as of now. But if you want your MOH and BM to collect it I think a jar would be cute, maybe with a pretty ribbon around it.

Ugh.

Please don't. A wedding is not a fundraiser.

She isnt asking for opinions on whether or not she should have a dollar dance shes asking what to put the money in... so this shouldnt be a hot topic.

Im personally not having a dollar dance but you do make some cute baskets? or possibly a cute box?

Bridal shops sell pretty bags.. you really only need one person to collect the dollars.

Good question. This is one thing I keep overlooking because I forget we're doing it. FH's family insisted upon it because it's tradition in their family but I have never seen it done at any wedding I've been to.

I really don't want to be the one who has to hold something for the dollars, I was hoping the MOH would do that part.

I'm not doing one, but at my cousin's wedding I think they used a large (quart size) mason jar.

@csquid- you don't have to hold it yourself. Any family member or bridal party member could easily step in. I think I've held the jar at two cousins' weddings.

I DIY-ed my money bag using a spare satin table runner, some twine (my theme is rustic), and some fabric glue. I was happy with how it turned out and was thrilled that I only spent a few bucks on it-- I don't see the point of spending even a small part of my budget on a bag that's only going to be used for 15 minutes!

Here is the tutorial that I followed:

http://paperkrate.blogspot.com/2012/08/make-no-sew-drawstring-bag.html

Usually the MOH takes care of this. Most of the time with a decorated bag or box that she uses to gather the money.

For many cultures, the money dance is norm. Don't be quick to judge.

BM used one of his hats (he always has it with him, he kept it off until the reception thankfully) and MOH just held on to it.

I was totally against it, but DH really wanted one, since every wedding he's been to has had one and he likes having the chance to talk to everyone. Which in all honestly was nice, take a minute or two to thank guests for coming. Gives you an excuse to talk to everyone, otherwise I doubt I would have

No offense to anyone who thinks its tacky.. were doing it because its a tradition and all of our family loves to do it. So my guests don't think it is tacky. Also we are having 400 guests so its a way for those who want to come and talk with us to have a chance.

Abby I really like the idea of having a chair between us! That way its not mandatory for them to give money! Maybe I can decorate a cute box to put there (I am getting super DIY crazy! haha)

If we end up doing it, we will be using bags made from the extra fabric I have from making our centerpieces.

Ya usually your MOH holds the jar for you and the BM holds the jar for your FH or I guess DH at that time lol. As for what to put it in, any cute jar, vase, bag, basket will work. The real reason I wanted to comment was to add a suggestion. Our dj said that he did a wedding wear the MOH and BM each get a liquor bottle and each time someone added to the jar, the got a shot poured in. I thought that was a fun idea (or maybe not liquor straight from the bottle but something equally fun??) just wanted to share that!

I thought the basket on the chair thing was a good idea too!

I was hoping the MOH would hold a bag or basket or whatever and then kinda tell people when it's time to switch turns. Having never seen it, I have no idea how the whole thing is handled (can't you tell I'm a little uneasy with the whole thing? lol).

I also really like the homemade bag, Cristi, good idea!

Oh I really like that idea! I was reading about that and I was confused how that worked! And for the younger people or people who don't drink we could have like a shot of chocolate sauce or something

I agree with many above. I dont think this is tacky and it is a very normal and common event at a reception!! We do registries, dont we!?!?!

In our area is a popular thing to do at weddings and I think I have only been to 1 wedding that has not done this.

We are doing one too!! SInce ours is a country type wedding (cos we are in the country) I was thinking about getting one of those huge Mason Jars that you can now get just about anywhere. They are made into Tea Jugs and huge ones at Wal-Mart. That may work.

I suggest something that will hold enough cash and be part of fun decor. A cool box, fun little hipster suitcase, basket, or a cool liquor bottle or old wine jug.

Good luck & I'm looking forward to more ideas!

This isn't about opinions. Weddings have different traditions and for some people this is totally normal.

You can make the dance so much less rude by using monopoly money, or asking for advice instead of begging for money. Dancing for money needs to be left to strippers.

My mom made me "money bag" out of satin.

It's definitely not an unheard of tradition in our area. DH wanted to do it so I went along with it. It wasn't weird, awkward or anything but fun.