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MSU vs UM Fight Song Contest @ reception?

My FI graduated from State, I graduated from Michigan, and we are both HUGE sports fans and very dedicated alumni of our colleges.  Most of our friends and family are also pretty big into one school or the other too.   I went to a wedding a few years ago with a simlar bride and groom, they had a contest and then played the winner's fight song.  It was a lot of fun and everyone got really into it.  I think what they did is have jars for $ for each school and whichever got the most had their fight song played...

I'm not big on the whole dollar dance thing, and definitely don't want to do it for the money, I just think it'd be fun.  Especially since it is a big part of our lives/who we are.

Any ideas on how we can do something like this without seeming like we are trying to get a few more bucks?  Some way to determine the winner without cash jars maybe?  You guys are always so creative with this stuff :).

TIA

Re: MSU vs UM Fight Song Contest @ reception?

  • edited December 2011
    What about having blue/maize & green/white tokens of some sort at each of the tables or at your guest book table when guests come in?

    You could leave the jars at the DJ table or something so someone just doesn't dump their color in.

    Ta da! No money, but still fun! :)
  • edited December 2011
    Do the cash jars but donate it to either the UM-Childrean Hospital or MSU - Charity?
  • emarston1emarston1 member
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    edited December 2011
    Could you just put tokens at each place setting and then people put their token in a respective jar.  Whoever has the most tokens at the end of the night, gets their fight song played.
  • edited December 2011
    do like they do at dueling pianos and have the Michigan fight song start and have the DJ stop the song only if a MSU fan donates $$.  Then the MSU fight song will play till a Michigan fan donates $$. You can keep it going back and forth  for a little while. 
  • edited December 2011
    LOVE this idea! So cute.  I like the idea of giving the money to a charity or the winning school's alumni association!
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  • edited December 2011
    Thanks for all the great suggestions ladies!  You guys rock!
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