No dancing at reception?!

I would be so disappointed if I went to a wedding (unless it was during the day time) and there was no dancing.

Depends on the vibe of the wedding. I think no dancing would work better if the guest list is small and the venue set up allows for an intimate lounge type of vibe. I think anything over 30 people would get pretty boring, even with games. However, I would actually enjoy a cool, lounge type wedding of maybe 15 guests, just listening to jazz and kicking back with finely crafted cocktails. Ah, sounds lovely, actually.

Anyway, my FH and I aren’t big dancers either, but we’re not going to deprive our guests of a fun time if they want to dance. We’re also inviting around 135-140 guests, so entertaining all those people without dance music or the option to dance would be difficult. We’re providing lots of booze, amazing food, and hired an awesome DJ. We’re thinking about getting a photo or GIF booth to keep non-dancers and teens busy. As introverts, my FH and I have learned to carve out our own quiet spaces at big events, so others dancing doesn’t bother us. We usually hang at the bar while everyone else is getting wild on the dance floor.

Yuck. Expect people, especially those with kids, to take off right after the meal. Also, your wedding isn’t a birthday party, dont do games.

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I would leave shortly after dinner if there was no dancing.

After I read this post I told my FH that apparently some people don’t have dancing at their weddings and he was so shocked! After thinking about it more, I really don’t think there’s anything that can come even close to adequately replacing dancing at a wedding. It’s just what lots of people want to do when they are happy and celebrating something. I think not having it will give your wedding a much more somber/serious tone than one with dancing. I’ve been to four weddings with my FH and we had so much fun dancing at all of them. One of my favorite pictures of us is a silly one of us dancing at a friend’s wedding. I guess I didn’t care as much about it when I went to weddings when I was single, but I still had fun dancing with friends at weddings. I totally understand that some people just don’t like dancing, and that’s fine, but just don’t do it! It seems kind of drastic to deprive all your guests of dancing because you personally don’t like it.