Dancing

annanoel21

Is dancing required or optional? Are you going to have wedding dances or not?

snuff9861

We're having dances, but no they are not required.

annanoel21

Im not sure that we will have enough room for dancing. We are having our wedding / reception all at the church. It doesnt seem like we would have enough room to dance.

CFM102012

Some denominations don't allow dancing. If yours does allow dancing its completely optional. Just be aware that without dancing people may leave earlier than if there is dancing. It could save you the cost of a DJ. Just plug an IPod into some speakers and play some soft background music. Anyone who doesn't leave early will likely enjoy the chance to talk visit with you and other friends/family they might not get to see as often.

udream05

I live in a destination wedding city, a lot of the people on my city board do cocktail receptions or dinners which don't include dancing so I don't think it's required, I think it's whatever you want your wedding to be and don't let anyone else convince you otherwise!  that's what people keep telling me as my parents piss me off more and more  :-)

BrittneyRN

I'm not trying to be mean, but required by whom? Dancing is always optional, as it is your wedding. That being said, we are having dancing. Our family and friends probably wouldn't stay long if we didn't.

PetalPockets2012

We are having dancing after dinner for about 3-4 hours. The only special dance.We are having is our first dance. Like PP said, dancing is optional. I've been to weddings where there wasn't any dancing. It's up to you.

annanoel21

What I mean by required is it necessary or tradition? Bc when I said something to our parents they kind of laughed like "why would you be dancing?" I guess I've always heard of the father /daughter dance and kind of looked forward to that. Then when they laughed at us it made me unsure.

ericaandtom2012

Dancing is not required and there are no required special dances.  We will have ~4 hours of dancing after dinner at our wedding and will be doing the 3 'special' dances.  

It's typically a tradition, but in the end you and your FI get to decide what you want to do.  If you're planning to involve other parties (your dad or his mom or someone else), you should definitely let them know that you'd like to do it and ask for their participation.

fishinflagrl

We will be dancing, but my cousin had her wedding recently and they did not dance at all. I just couldn't imagine my wedding without it and like BritRN said, everyone would get bored and leave early if we didn't. My family and friends are party people and love to dance.

jenny&will2014

We are not having dancing or a dj unless it is just random dancing to music overhead (our reception is at Dave and Busters so it will literally be all fun and games lol