Wedding Dollar Dance Cheesy?

We’re skipping the money dance. You don’t have to do it if it’s awkward for you. I also don’t want people pinning money on my expensive dress or accidentally poking me.

I think it’s extremely tacky to expect your guests to pay money to spend time with you.

I live in NM, I’ve never been to a wedding where there wasn’t the marcha that lead into the dollar dance

It's tacky

I think that’s very old fashion. I haven’t been to a wedding in like 30 years that has done that.

Way cheesy, why does he want it? It’s such a silly tradition. I would never allow that at my wedding. It’s uncomfortable for everyone, people just want to dance and have fun, not pay to dance with you. I’ve never been to a wedding where that has happened but I’ve seen it on 4 weddings and it always looks tacky.

Yuck. Seems like an outdated tacky tradition. Put your foot down if you don’t want it.

You don't want to place yourself in an awkward and uncomfortable situation. If he is getting at the "dollars," maybe add a 'honeymoon' fund box or the like.

I’ve never seen or heard of this till I started reading WW. It sounds dreadful, follow your gut.

I couldn't ever fathom doing this. And my fiance thinks the idea of this is just terrible.

I'm all for tradition but this one is just cheesy and old. We're definitely not doing it.

I've only seen this one time in the many many weddings I've been to, and I thought it was uncomfortable. If you don't want to do it, definitely don't. You can stand your ground on this. Yikes, I'm shuddering just thinking about it.

I've never even heard of this but it sounds absolutely awful. There is NO WAY I would do this personally.

We aren't doing the dollar dance or the bouquet or garter tosses because they all make me very uncomfortable. I'm very introverted as well and we've cut out a lot of the "traditions" like that. I've been to weddings where some people have had a bit much to drink and end up with wandering hands...I'm not interested in all of that.

My husband knew how I felt about dollar dances a few months after we started dating (we went to his stepbrother's wedding and they had one but I hadn't ever seen one before and I was mortified), so he knew there wouldn't be one at the wedding. My parents would actually be horrified to see me with money on my dress or given to me to dance with me, after our guests had spent the money to attend our wedding & give us a gift. So we 100% didn't have one and it was never an option.

The dollar dance is a normal and expected thing in my area. My area has a lot of people of Polish descent, which is where the money dance originated. Guests would either pin the money to the bride's dress or the bride would wear an apron and they would put money in the pockets. Now, I've only ever seen people put money into a jar, take a shot, then dance with the bride. My family keeps insisting that I should do the dollar dance to get extra money, but its a firm "no" for me.

I'm choosing to not do the money dance because I'm an introvert that hates dancing, plus I feel weird asking for money in this way. I would never judge anyone else for doing it, but its not my thing. Do what feels right to you and don't let people pressure you into doing something that you're not comfortable with. Its your wedding.

I've never liked the dollar dance, I think it's tacky. Especially when your guests have already probably bought you a wedding gift... I'd never ask for more on top of that.

I'm personally not a fan of the dollar dance and my husband and I skipped it. I have been to weddings where they have done it and it just seems awkward to me. I wouldn't want someone to pay me or my husband for us to dance with them.

Unless it's part of your culture, skip it. No reason to make you and your guests uncomfortable.