My fiance and I just had the final meeting with the DJ a few days ago to discuss song choices and other activities. He asked us if we wanted to do the centerpiece giveaway. We thought, yeah, it seems like a nice idea to give the centerpieces to the guests, because what the heck are we gonna do with 12 centerpieces after the wedding anyway? So we told him we'd like to do it.
He said he has a little game he likes to play for the giveaway. He asks one person at each table to take out a dollar. As soon as he said this, I felt uneasy, because I know the rule "Never ask your guests to open their wallets." Then he starts playing a song and the guests pass the dollar. When the music stops, whoever is holding the dollar wins...the dollar. Then he announces that whoever supplied the dollar has just "bought" themselves the centerpiece.
The whole thing made me a little uneasy, but I kind of just went along with it and didn't say anything. First of all, we are asking our guests for money. I mean, I know the money is not going to us, but still, someone at each table is losing a dollar. Second, what if nobody has a dollar? I hardly ever have cash on me nowadays and I never bring money to a wedding. (The DJs answer to this was that he would provide a dollar to the table if no one had one.) Also, the line about "you bought the centerpiece." Isn't it tacky to "sell" the centerpiece, even if it is only a dollar, and even if the bride and groom aren't the ones getting the money?
I don't know, maybe I'm over-thinking this, but what do you guys think? I'm thinking about emailing the DJ and telling him we don't want to do the dollar game. What would you do? If this is a rude/tacky idea, does anyone have any alternate suggestions for centerpiece giveaway games?
