I have. Not a fan.
My sister is getting married this summer and has announced that they will be having a money dance. I am peeved about it for a variety of reasons.
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Yes-not my style.
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Yeah my brother did it. Super tacky in my opinion.
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I have. They are fairly common in my area and tend to be cultural. We did not have one.
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Never even heard of this, but I know I would not be a fan!
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@rahlyrah: My family is Canadian, and almost every single Canadian wedding I have been to has had a money dance! I have never been to one in my own area, though.
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I am in Canada as well and have never seen one.
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@Rainbow Sprinkles: Most of the ones I've been to have been Polish. So interesting!
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@rahlyrah: yep. In many parts of the country and some cultures, no one bats an eye or it's expected.
Personally not my thing, but eh, ymmv
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@Smurfette: I agree. I think asking for money at a wedding is tacky.
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They're pretty much done at every wedding here. We didn't have one.
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Yep lots of them, they are pretty common here. I didn't love the idea for my own wedding and we didn't do one, felt money-grab-y to me. That being said, I actually sort of like when I go to a wedding with them. Weddings are always so chaotic and you don't always get a chance to really talk to the bride and groom more than a quick "congrats!" as they pass by... so it's kind of nice to do the money dance and get to actually chat with them for a minute one on one
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Almost all of the weddings that I've been to have had one and everyone always loves them!
I didn't have one but they never bothered me before I read threads about them on WB so it was probably partly peer pressure haha.
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I've never heard of a money dance. What is it? A dance contest?
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I've never heard of this!
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I've never heard of it!
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I have not. I think I heard if it from WB! It's kinda a weird concept to me...
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@littlek: You pay to dance with the bride/groom. It's also known as the apron dance.
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I've been to one wedding that had it - not sure if it was the bride or groom's culture where it was tradition but it was a lot of fun. Their wedding was one big dance party and their family friends made crowns, sashes, bows, etc out of the cash so they were covered in money. It didn't seem money grabby to me bc it was a cultural tradition and everyone was on the dance floor. I can see it as money grabby if it's not the couples culture/tradition and if they are asking for a minimal amount or something.
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@Rainbow Sprinkles: Really? I'm in Canada and have never seen a money dance. They don't have them on the Canadian wedding shows like Rich Bride Poor Bride either. Can't believe I am admitting to watching them
But no, I wouldn't like to see one.
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Yes. Not my style.
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@rahlyrah: oh bummer. A dance contest would be fun.
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Im in Canada and have never seen one either!
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I know it's done in several cultures-almost all Hispanic weddings do it. One of my bffs did not want to do it at her wedding because she thought it was too money-grabby, but her parents made a big deal of it and she did in to appease them.
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My brother had a money dance at his wedding (South Texas).
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I have. I don't mind seeing them (they can be fun) but for my wedding, I did not have one.
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It is right up there with the first dance and cake cutting for Latino weddings.
@matador84: If I didn't know any better, I would think you were referring to my wedding.
My parents {and quite a few relatives} were completely shocked that we didn't want to do it. We are weak and caved to the pressure.
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I've been to a few Greek weddings that had them. You didn't pay to dance with the bride/groom though. They were dancing to Greek music and you went up and pinned money to them. I thought it was interesting.
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I have never witnessed a money dance!
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I don't like them!!
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I never have!! I think if I was a wedding and there was a money dance I wouldn't know what to do/I'd be surprised.
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I was at a wedding with one when I was a kid. I loved it. That was before I knew anyone's opinion on it, you know what I mean? It was fun to me as a kid to see all those dollars!
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I'm Hispanic, and it's the norm. People give anything from a couple dollars to a large bill, up to them. It's definitely cultural.
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I've been to one a loooong time ago.
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In Canada and very common. We didnt do it.
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Yep. The couple got a ton of money from it. We didn't have one.
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The only time I heard about it was a friend of a friend's traditional filipino wedding. I figured it was cultural!
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Most of the weddings I've been to had one and we had one at ours. It's pretty common here - No one really bats an eye at it.
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Where I'm from, it's called a dollar dance. All in good, silly fun!
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Nope and not common in our area.
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