No dancing?

If you don't see a need for a DJ don't have one. I am not doing a DJ I'm just playing the songs and we don't have a dance floor but we are having an outside wedding and reception.

What vibe are you trying to go for? Are you having 'spotlight' dances? Is it more of a dinner party or a full on reception?

Hmm, I think I'm going for a vintage luncheon vibe. I opted for tray passed appetizer and the plated lunch with a cocktail hour and champagne toast.

We had our wedding at noon and a luncheon without dancing afterward. It was a very small group, and people from far away wanted to catch up with each other, so the luncheon actually ended up running for about two and a half hours. However, most of the time, a luncheon without dancing will be shorter than one with dancing. You just have to figure out what you want.

For a luncheon vintage style, I feel you can certainly get away without having a DJ.

Thanks guys. I really needed the feedback.

You ca get away with for a wedding like yours; it will totally work.

You know, a lot of 'old people' like metal too. We invented it.

Lunchtime reception here too. No DJ. We are doing a first dance and an anniversary dance for all the couples married 20+ years. After that we have a playlist of music to have on and there is a space to dance but not a dance floor. This is Texas so people who like to 2 step can dance anywhere and it doesn't matter if no one else dances. We are planning on having everything wrapped up by 4pm

We are not having dancing we are having yard games and a hayride!

We will also be skipping the DJ in favor of lawn games and a tea leaf reader. If your crowd isn't the dancing type, there's no need to try to force it.

@Celia "You know, a lot of 'old people' like metal too. We invented it." You tell her, lol

We are also not having dancing. Our reception is more of a dinner party vibe, with music playing over the sound system, even though we will be having a first dance, but no DJ.

We're not having a DJ or dancing either. It's a late during the week wedding. I've created a playlist of love songs to play in the background at the reception. I think it's totally ok.

We are skipping the dance and having a pub trivia company come host a customized game for our guests!

We're not doing a DJ for similar reasons, as well as the poor person would be shoved in a corner. We have very "wide" tastes in music, with mine more rock and metal and FH's more Disney and hip hop.

I think you should have an "open" option, meaning you do your first dance and play some music and see if anyone dances. If no one does, soften the music some and continue on with the night. It's a pretty easy way to do it without looking awkward. Just mingle with guests as you wait to see who dances.

I think your plan will work fine without a DJ.

The 2 afternoon weddings I went to, people did not dance- it's weird (to me) to dance in the daylight...