Has anyone not had dancing at their wedding?

You may not like to dance, but I'm sure your guests do.

I would still consider having music even if you don't dance.

FH doesn't dance either, so we're not doing the "special" dances (first dance, daughter/father, mother/son, etc). We will have music and if people want to dance, they can dance. To me it would be very awkward not to allow dancing by others if they want to.

Do you mean you don't want your guests to dance? Or you don't want to do spotlight dances (father-daughter, first dance, etc)?

The only weddings I have been to without dancing were very intimate and we all went out to dinner afterwards. The reception is for your guests, so if they would enjoy and expect dancing then I think you have dancing. Would it help you to take some lessons? Would you prefer a really intimate wedding with just a dinner afterwards? Do you have anxiety about other things? If so, have to spoken to someone about medication and therapy that could help? Just trying to cover all the bases.

Edit: PP are 100% right that you don't have to do any of the dances if you don't want to. So that's another good option.

We're not having dancing. We're having a restaurant reception, so we're going for more of a dinner party vibe.

We won't have dancing but this is mainly because we are aiming for a short 2 hour dinner party type reception. We'll skip all of the "first" dances as well for the same reasons. I actually love dancing and seeing everyone up and moving so I do fear not having it might make the reception feel a little less like a wedding but we'll all know why we are there so I can deal with that.

I just don't want to do the spotlight dance but didn't really know if that would seem weird.

My friend had the same anxiety about dancing at her wedding. They had music, but it was mostly just background music. It was a very short reception. Just dinner, speeches and cake. Still beautiful but not a party atmosphere that a reception with a DJ or band and a dance floor will have.

I think it's perfectly fine to have no spotlight dances but allow the guests to do their thing on the dance floor. I'd just check with your future spouse and let them know your thoughts and concerns surrounding it.

You can definitely skip the spotlight dances. Just have the DJ/MC announce the dancefloor is open and switch the music to dance music.

I definitely recommend having music, even if you don't have a dance floor (but I'd still recommend having an area large enough for dancing, and a dance floor if other people like to dance). We didn't have a dance floor at our backyard wedding, but we had music and people still danced their hearts out!

Were not having dancing, but we are having music. We are having a piano/hired pianist, and many of our guests are composers who will probably try to take over the piano at some point. Our wedding is at a restaurant, though, without a dance floor, so it'll mostly be mingling like a very upscale dinner party.

No dancing at reception. The venue is small and more of a dinner atmosphere in the church fellowship hall.

My little weddings in restaurants (and we do a lot of these) very often skip dancing, but you could absolutely have dancing for other people and skip it yourself. As a person who sees a lot of weddings, I can tell you that few people pay attention to the first dances.

And when the thumping bass starts, I'm outta there.

Music is always good. Have it.

We did a restaurant reception and definitely didn't have dancing, intentionally.

The last wedding we attended had dancing but no alcohol. The only people who danced were the bride and groom, and everyone sat down bored and watched them. If you have dancing, be sure to splash a few drinks around the room first