My biggest fear of my wedding day

I didn't mean for this post to be depressing or scary. sorry.

LOL. No worries. Just dance your heart out - it's contagious!

I am not worried about it..We have a great mix of family and friends + we booked a great DJ that will get people out there shaking it.. that's if I am not already pulling my family out there!

I wonder the same thing... I have friends who like to go to clubs and dance. But my favorite music is classic rock and country genre's.. not things my gothy/artsy friends really like.

But, I'm not worrying too much. If they don't dance, they will have fun mingling and hanging out with eachother, just like other times we socialize. I have family that will dance, and probably that will bring others out onto the floor.

Oh no!!! I am scared that would happen to me too. Maybe u can get ur DJ to ask what kind of music ppl want and booze extra booze!!!

I am sick now I could not imagine being sick like this at my wedding just a small cold but so annoying..,, that is my new fear

It really depends on your guest list...this is where you make sure to invite your young friends who love to dance. if you keep it to just family and closest friends, its more likely to end up with no one dancing

I had the EXACT same fear. Talk to your DJ about it and ask what his plan for a situation like this is. When we interviewed our DJ's I asked what they do in the event no one is dancing and two of them were very uneasy about giving an answer - red flag. The last DJ gave us about 10 different scenarios and explained how depending on the feeling he gets from the crowd is how he plays it. Plus all his reviews on WW talked about how great he was about keeping the crowd going

While there is a part of me that is concerned, I have made my dearest friends promise that no matter how stinky the song is, they will act as party wranglers and dance their butts off. Dancing can be contagious.

Good luck ladies. Our dance music starts off with Rolling Stones' "Start Me Up". It will be my first dance even if I have to do it solo. I do not plan on sitting down all night. Okay, so to use the rest room, I will sit.

THAT IS MY ONLY FEAR TOO! Mostly because FH and I definitely dont dance! Someone better be up on the dance floor, because my offbeat butt wont be starting the party

It's all about the DJ!!!!

I'm a professional dancer/teacher myself and I've been to a number of my students weddings. Without a doubt, if no one is dancing it's usually because the DJ doesn't know what he's doing or has no experience with how to keep a party going or even how to get it started.

The weddings and events I've been to with tons of dancing have always been a direct result of the DJ (or emcee if it's live music).

That was the first thing I wanted to know about in ALL of my DJ interviews for our reception. It really will make the night. That's just my opinion...

I kinda have that fear, I know my mom will definitely, she usually does when she has something to drink, I will, and Fh will, and a few friends, and my small bridal party might, but I can't see anyone else dancing, and I don't know Fh's family well enough to know if they'd dance or not. I have known FMIL a long time, but have never seen her dance before, and FBIL, and FSIL, I don't see that much so I really don't know if they would.

I guess I will just have to have plenty of alchol myself so I can motivate people to dance, if not, I would be too shy to.

Im definitely not shy, so i will be dancing to anything. I just added a song request to my website. that sounds like a good idea.

It sounds like the DJ is key. its a good thing we don't have ours picked out already. so i will be sure to ask them how they would handle it.

We are going to definitely have a bunch of alcohol at the wedding, or some of my family wont dance.

we did limit it to mostly family and close friends. and we have a lot of family. but i hope that the aunts and uncles dance.

thanks for all the good advice. and im glad im not the only one who worries about it. makes me feel a lot better!

The key thing to remember is that if the Bride and Groom are not on the floor, your guests sure as heck wont be. If the guests of honor aren't even dancing then most of the time other people feel like they have no reason to be on the floor either.

I was at a wedding recently where the bride and groom were too busy almost the entire night walking around/taking pictures/eating instead of dancing.. None of their guests were on the floor. Towards the end of the night they finally hit up the dance floor and guess what? It got packed right along with them.

As long as you and your groomie are having a blast on the dance floor, people wont be able to resist joining the celebration.

It will go great.....if they see you guys hamming it up on the floor, they will join.....the only time I've seen people not dance is when the majority is older. (but even some of those 80 year old grandmas can shake it too).

DJ!! If you hire a good DJ then he should play what gets the crowd going.

Yeah, I am worried about that too since we are having a small wedding, like only 40 guests. So I got a great dj that had super awesome reviews, and I am putting a lot of faith in him. Plus I will go out there and shake my money maker to hopefully get the party started! And I am paying for an open bar, so even if they don't dance at first, after enough liquor, everyone dances.

I agree with ALN... I spent way over budget on our DJs because the company owner was talking about things I had never even thought of and had great responses on how they handle every scenario. Some things he brought up - making sure the parents aren't in the bathroom when they announce the father daughter dance, making sure the photographers know when special dances or toasts are taking place etc. (That may sound obvious to some people, but I really hadn't even given it any thought because I just want people to DANCE!)

I am also fearful about getting guests on the dance floor because we only have the venue for 5 hrs., which includes a 20 min. ceremony and hr. for cocktails. But the entertainment company assured me that the key to making sure guests dance is have them dancing from the get-go. Inviting them to join the end of the bride/groom dance, and making sure they're dancing in between food courses, etc. Talk to your DJ about those logistics. Good luck!

I'm using the first dance, parent dance, and wedding party dance as a means to open up the dance floor for others to join in. and I have family who I know will dance. And there will be music that people will be excited to hear.

I went to a wedding where the DJ called everyone to the dance floor for a group picture, and immediately after the picture put on a really upbeat song. Since everyone was already on the dancefloor, they just started dancing. It was a great way to get the party started!