When in the reception does dancing take place?

PJSPJS · April 2012

After the ceremony, we're having a cocktail hour and then dinner. I know that the first dance can take place early on (after the couple is announced or after the salad course) but when can all guests dance if they want to? Does it happen during dinner or after dinner? (Our dinner space will have a small dance floor.) There will be only about 28 guests and we don't plan to have elaborate dances announced by a dj or anything -- just a string quartet at first and later on switching over to an iPod playing pop music, show tunes, etc.

kristinanddan · April 2012

This is apparently a regional thing, because here, at a wedding with a good band or dj at least, there will be dancing between the dinner courses.

em01092 · April 2012

We are having light big band music played during dinner, and then a combination of jazzier big band, 70s/80s, and top 40 after dinner.

adktd2boots · April 2012

I don't think it has anything to do with regions. I hate that excuse for something someone has never seen.

I've seen a first dance right at the introduction of a couple, but mostly I see it after the dinner. I think I would stick with after so the transition is understood when people can join the dancefloor

kfras · April 2012

With a buffet line dinner, usually dancing after dinner, with slower music during dinner. But when I was at a wedding in August that was a sit down affair, the DJ played upbeat dance music between each course. Salad course, dance music, soup, dance music, then dinner followed by dancing for the rest of the evening.

When in the reception does dancing take place?

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