No dancing at wedding?!

I totally get being upset! I know I would be too. But I would also still definitely go to a wedding even without dancing! When I'm a guest at a wedding, I go simply to celebrate the people getting married, no matter the amount of dancing there is. Of course dancing is fun and celebratory, but ultimately your wedding day is about your love and beginning the next phase of life together. Your guests will be there because they love you and want to support you, no matter the details of the day. Thinking about that is how I keep my spirits up at least! Just gotta make the most of the situations we're presented with 😅

I'm personally not a big dancer, so YES, I'd still attend.

I should add, I understand your frustrations... but at the end of the day, which is more important;

Marrying your best friend / love on the day you want

or having people be able to dance at your wedding?

Which one would completely devastate you? I'm guessing not being able to marry the one you love. Dancing is an activity, not a necessity. People are there to celebrate with you this special occasion, they're not going because they want to dance.

I’d still go because I don’t attend weddings simply for the purpose of dancing.

I’ve been to weddings without dancing and I still found it lovely and fun

Yes. It’s not preferred but during Covid definitely!

I’d happily attend with or without dancing. The pandemic has made many unexpected changes and your guests should be understanding that it’s beyond your control. When I attend a wedding I never care about all the details, I’m just happy to see my friends/family be together and tie the knot. Those who matter won’t mind and those who mind don’t matter

I love dancing at weddings, but of course I'd still be excited to attend a wedding without dancing! **Especially during covid-19 - no dancing actually makes me feel more comfortable attending!**

Your wedding will still be a wonderful event and celebration of love with a delicious meal, awesome entertainment, and an opportunity to see a few cherished friends and family members! 🥰

Tons of weddings pre-Covid have skipped dancing for various reasons and still been very lovely. Guests happily mingle even if they never leave their seats.
Whether dancing is allowed or not should not be a deciding factor to attend or not. As an example, many churches dont allow dancing, even if the reception us held elsewhere, citing it as being against their beliefs and others aren't the dancing types. It would be offensive to tell those couples their weddings were not valid or worth attending because dancing was not allowed for other reasons entirely, based on the logic that it is considered a safety risk during a pandemic. It's comparing apples and oranges.

I don't like dancing in front of people, so we were already not going to have it, but our reception is short enough that I don't think it would matter to our guests. Maybe shorten the reception a bit and play some games or have a program instead?

Before the pandemic, I went to a dry wedding that had no dancing. Was it especially fun? Not really. Was it still an honor to be invited and great to see the happy couple? ABSOLUTELY

I'm not having dancing either at my wedding, (personal choice) i go to celebrate the couple not dance.

I’ve been to several weddings where dinner, drinks & socializing were all fun—no dancing needed. I understand your disappointment but not sure canceling or postponing is an option at this point.

While I love dancing, I would totally understand right now.

Could you switch to games?

I love dancing, but we're not going to have it at our wedding either. Restrictions went from no dancing at all to socially distant dancing with masks, and I wasn't feeling that option, so we canceled our DJ.

Instead, we will be having a formal dinner with background music -- so far, none of our family/friends have expressed a problem with this.

In case it's not obvious, I would certainly also attend a wedding without dancing. We went to a wedding a few years ago that had a DJ but the crowd wasn't really into it, so me and FH didn't dance at all, but we had a great time talking at the tables with other guests.