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Afternoon dancing?

alianne87alianne87
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Hey ladies! I need your thoughts. I have planned for our reception to start at 1:30 pm, because we can get an extra-sweet deal on the grub if we do it in the early afternoon. There are only two small problems: 1) FI has no strong feelings one way or the other about dancing at the reception, but he'll do it if I will and 2) I just found out that having a dance floor at the reception will cost an extra $300. It seems a bit steep to me, but I really want the first dance/ father-daughter dance/ mother-son dance/ etc. moments. My maids have been really supportive of the dancing concept, as well as FILS and family, even though it seems a bit early in the day. The big thing on my mind is whether or not a $300 dance floor is worth it, since it will max out our budget and I may have to cut back somewhere else. Please share!
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Re: Afternoon dancing?

  • bethsmilesbethsmiles member
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    edited December 2011
    I love to dance but BF doesn't really but even he has said he wants a first dance and I've always wanted the father-daughter dance. I think you just have to ask yourself if you will regret not having those dances or in the long run will you not care? I don't think anyone else can really make this decision for you but personally I would get the dance floor.


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  • hetshuphetshup member
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    edited December 2011
    Save the money on the dance floor. If people want to dance they will, you don't need a fancy floor to do so. We aren't having a dance floor, just kinda a designated spot for dancing. 


    I'm honestly baffled by this, what is the reception venue like?
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  • Button5807Button5807
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    edited December 2011
    I guess it dpends on the people you know. Around here if it's light outside people don't seem to dance that much, maybe because they're not drinking as much. So I wouldn't pay the extra money if it was only going to get used for a couple of songs. Couldn't you just dance someplace else for the special ones?
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  • alianne87alianne87
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    edited December 2011
    Well, I talked to FI about it, and he said to book it with the dance floor because it's important to me. Apparently it's more important to him than I realized! His SIL also said that she and his brother are going to take dance lessons so that they're in top form for our big day! How cool is that? I love the support we get from his side of the family :) Along with them though, I think that the space will be well utilized by our other guests. I've already heard from several people that they want to dance at our wedding, and so do I! 

    The venue is a restaurant that used to be a hotel, back in the early 1900's. It was restored about 30 years ago to it's original Victorian splendor, but they do mostly upscale dinners, although wedding receptions are fairly common there. There is one area that they designate the dance floor because it has some architectural feature that makes it the best place to dance in the building (or something like that). As it turns out though, we'll be saving money on the wedding cake because his SIL's mom does them beautifully for very reasonable, and can probably cut us a deal even better than $2 a person. Again, I love the support :) And we're saving money on pictures because my aunt is a photographer and can find us awesome deals on all the prints we want. 
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  • hetshuphetshup member
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    edited December 2011
    OK, but why 300 for a dance floor? Couldn't you arrange the tables similarly and dance on the carpet? I'm not trying to be difficult, I genuinely don't get it. 
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  • tafft1tafft1 member
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    edited December 2011
    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_not-engaged-yet_afternoon-dancing?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:136Discussion:b47b3b45-74b1-4252-8a04-e7cb8a74fea1Post:99f932c1-62c7-4687-82d2-4c23b6d6ba5b">Re: Afternoon dancing?</a>:
    [QUOTE]OK, but why 300 for a dance floor? Couldn't you arrange the tables similarly and dance on the carpet? I'm not trying to be difficult, I genuinely don't get it. 
    Posted by hetshup[/QUOTE]


    The venue I originally had was to charge the same thing - we weren't going to pay for it since no one we really knows dances and those signature dances can be done just as easily on the terrace or in the reception room. 300 bucks can go a long way but if it works for you guys go for it. :)
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  • dwest2201dwest2201
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    edited December 2011
    If people want to dance they will dance regardless of what is on the floor.  But if you and FI think you want/need the floor then go with it... you don't want to look back and say should have, could have.

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