No dancing at reception

Knottie1424527741

Our plan is to get married at the stratosphere and have an awesome dinner there with about 30 guests. I planned on having no dj/dancing because since it's a smaller group, and mostly middle aged or older relatives, it might just be awkward.

Fiancé and I aren't big dancers and don't really go for the typical traditional stuff, but my questions is - is this gonna be weird for our guests? Are they going to be bored or surprised that there's no dancing? After dinner our plan was to hit the strip, go to some bars with whoever is up for it, but I just cringe at the thought of awkwardly dancing in a setting like that. Can anyone give me their opinions on this?

Thanks!!

vegasgroom

Hmm, getting from Stratosphere to strip may be the more awkward part.  If you're going to have an intimate ceremony and reception with a mix of younger and older, not a big deal, but it may get weird if you transition from reception to "Hey we're having this casual thing up on the strip for those of you who want to dance, to the specific type of music playing at the place we're going to direct you to."  I'd recommend having a formal reception and just 'making everyone aware' amongst the younger crowd that you plan to do something informal at a specific bar/club on the strip, so no one views it as a formal event, and the older crowd can just ignore.

damnthetorpedoes

Vegasgroom knows what's up. As long as there's something to do (awesome dinner counts), no one will be upset if there's no dancing. Certainly don't force it if it's not something you or your fiance want.

Fwiw: I just did a 30-person wedding, with dancing, BUT it was sort of the inverse group to yours -- the only middle-aged people were our parents and a couple of other guests -- and a number of our guests were danceaholics, the kind of people who'd be bouncing in their seats at a sit-down dinner if the ambient music had a beat. I'd say we had 7-8 people dancing constantly, probably topped out at 12-14 people on the floor; some people definitely never danced at all. We also didn't have any first dance/bride and dad/groom and mom dances, and the only person who said anything about that was my FIL.

Anyway, moral of the story: it will be fine either way!

Knottie1424527741

Thank you for your input!! @damnthetorpedoes @vegasgroom

Going out on the strip after dinner is def gonna be a more informal thing, no biggie. I will have to think of a transportation plan... But i am relieved to hear that the reception doesn't sound a awkward. Thanks again!

azwildcat

@Knottie1424527741- We had a lunch reception with about 45 people.  We had a string quartet, but we did not have dancing- and it was fine.  We had a mix of people including several kids and elderly people, and we didn't feel like people would really dance at a lunch reception.  Because it was a smaller group (family and close friends), everyone seemed to enjoy getting to catch up with each other.  Those that wanted to go dancing went out that night.  Good luck!