Having FUN with the "Do Not Play" list

kthutson

I heard about a wedding reception recently where the "Do Not Play" list had "prices" that had to be paid in order to hear the song.  This particular wedding had actual money prices, which were donated to charity, so the person or group who wanted to hear the song had to collect enough money from people to hear it.  For a higher price, you could get things like "Best man leads the dance", etc.

My fiance are thinking about doing a similar thing with our "No Play List", but instead of monetary prices, we want to think of fun things that need to be done in order to hear the song.  For example, maybe you have to get at least 5 people to do a semi-coordinated dance to it, or you have to get a whole table other than yours to dance, or the person/people requesting the song has to where a random accesory borrowed from someone else during the dance.

I figure that by doing things like that, you can actually add to the fun.  We don't have any songs that we really, really don't want played, so I think this could work for us.

My question is- what kinds of "prices" should we do?  Any suggestions welcome!

MrsKathyC

This may/may not work for your group of family & friends, only you know that, but I'm not a fan of any kind of games at a reception where a guest is required to do anything more than show up.

jcg98

I'm confused, if you essentially aren't putting any songs on the Do Not Play list, why do you need an elaborate plan for when people make requests?

calliopeia2013

Personally, I wouldn't find this fun.  I'm also not a fan of games at wedding receptions generally, for a number of reasons.  One is just that I think they're always a little tacky, two is that they're very hard to coordinate (ask yourself how people are even going to find out about this game), three is that it often results in pressure to participate being put on people who aren't into these things, and four is that most people in my experience would rather just dance and mingle.  Just...notice how a lot of the suggestions for "prices" you've already made include "getting" other people to do things?  That's going to mean a lot of people feeling hassled to participate when they don't want to.

violakat03

This would go over huge with the crowd at my reception. They are pretty much all the sort that would really get a kick out of it. I think it depends on your guests and the mood/atmosphere of your reception.

JoanE2012

Honestly, it sounds ridicoulous.  I wouldn't be running around in what sounds like a scavenger hunt.  Just play good music and everyone will have a good time. 

annieravensfan528

It depends on the crowd. I know the guests at my wedding would not participate at all.