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re: Wedding "Money Dance" Question
Posted on 4/13/16 at 7:13 pm to forever lsu30
Posted on 4/13/16 at 7:13 pm to forever lsu30
It's fricking trashy! And you can be confident that I'm experienced in the trashy department.
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Posted on 4/13/16 at 7:14 pm to Hickok
I've never heard of this in my life
Posted on 4/13/16 at 7:17 pm to slackster
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I find it incredibly hard to believe so many people on this board have never heard of a money dance or been to a wedding where it occurred.
I've been to 3 weddings in BR, 2 in New Orleans, and a bunch in Florida and the Northeast. Never seen it. Couples I've spoken to typically got $6-9k at the wedding wedding, just in envelopes. Didn't have to do any trashy dance begging for money.
Posted on 4/13/16 at 7:18 pm to slackster
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I find it incredibly hard to believe so many people on this board have never heard of a money dance or been to a wedding where it occurred
I've heard of a money dance, just never been to a reception where it took place. That includes many weddings in NOLA and one in New Iberia. I figured it wasn't a thing in NOLA. Does the bride not care that her wedding gown is getting multiple pin holes?
I have had some coworkers that walked around with money safety pinned to their shirt/blouse on their birthday, if that helps. Also, I've been to a couple where someone did the gator at the reception.
This post was edited on 4/13/16 at 7:22 pm
Posted on 4/13/16 at 7:19 pm to AubieALUMdvm
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I've only heard about them but evidently the bride and groom just dance (in normal fashion) and you toss money on the floor? This is my understanding- it's a trashy ( yet labeled as fun) way to ask for money
Bridesmaid has a purse you drop the money in. Dunno what the groomsman does as I've never danced with a groom.
Seen the money dance twice. The bride from the first one is a doctor now.
Posted on 4/13/16 at 7:21 pm to forever lsu30
Is that the tradition when you pay to dance with the bride? Some call it cultcha. I call it the gateway to a stripper career and prostitution.
Posted on 4/13/16 at 7:22 pm to Jake88
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I've heard of a money dance, just never been to a reception where it took place.
Like I said, I'm sure there are a few situations like this, but half this thread is people who've never seen it in their life, and that is hard to believe if you've been going to weddings as a kid/adult for 20 years.
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Does the bride not care that her wedding gown is getting multiple pin holes?
Most of the time it is done in a bag or something instead of directly on the dress, at least in the modern variant. That being said, I don't see why she should give a shite since it will never be worn again...
Posted on 4/13/16 at 7:25 pm to forever lsu30
I was a part of a money dance at money hill country club.
Posted on 4/13/16 at 7:28 pm to AubieALUMdvm
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I've only heard about them but evidently the bride and groom just dance (in normal fashion) and you toss money on the floor? This is my understanding- it's a trashy ( yet labeled as fun) way to ask for money
Nah, they give the money directly to the bride/groom.
I do take issue with the bolded portion though - if you're going to accept cash as a gift at the wedding in envelopes or other forms, what is the harm in doing a money dance.
I've been to weddings where I participated in the wedding dance and brought cash specifically for that purpose in lieu of another gift. If the dance didn't occur, I would have simply given it to the couple. I've also been to weddings where a money dance occurred and I didn't participate in the slightest. No one is out there begging for it.
Whether it is trashy or not depends on the situation. It would be wrong to claim all money dances are trashy.
Posted on 4/13/16 at 7:28 pm to slackster
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Like I said, I'm sure there are a few situations like this, but half this thread is people who've never seen it in their life, and that is hard to believe if you've been going to weddings as a kid/adult for 20 years.
I promise you I'm not BS'ing. Just asked my wife and gave her no context and she says she's never seen it. She thought it was maybe more prominent in the Italian community, yet she's partially Italian and has not seen it amongst those cousins. I don't believe it's as common as some think.
Posted on 4/13/16 at 7:30 pm to Jake88
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just never been to a reception where it took place. That includes many weddings in NOLA and one in New Iberia.
Bull. fricking. shite.
As NewIberiaHaircut attested at the top of this page, he knows trashy, and if the wedding was in New Iberia, a money dance happened. You must have been in the bathroom.
Posted on 4/13/16 at 7:30 pm to forever lsu30
I know it takes entirely too fricking long
Posted on 4/13/16 at 7:31 pm to forever lsu30
Money dance was awesome, except for the plane flights, our entire honeymoon to hawaii was paid for
Posted on 4/13/16 at 7:31 pm to slackster
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Bull. fricking. shite.
As NewIberiaHaircut attested at the top of this page, he knows trashy, and if the wedding was in New Iberia, a money dance happened. You must have been in the bathroom.
I knew you would say that, but this was a couple of young professionals with wealthy parents.
Posted on 4/13/16 at 7:35 pm to Jake88
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I promise you I'm not BS'ing.
I believe you.
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I don't believe it's as common as some think.
Maybe you're right.
I'll say this - if it is something that is common in your family, there is almost an expectation to do it so people can give you money as a gift. I think it comes off as trashy to someone who has already brought a gift and thinks people are out there looking for more.
Posted on 4/13/16 at 7:37 pm to Jake88
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I knew you would say that, but this was a couple of young professionals with wealthy parents.
There aren't a ton of those running around. I may know them - care to say the last name of the bride and groom?
Posted on 4/13/16 at 7:40 pm to slackster
Thought this was a black person thing
Posted on 4/13/16 at 7:43 pm to WG_Dawg
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Wtf is a money dance
No shite I've been to weddings all over the country and have never seen it or seriously heard of it.
Posted on 4/13/16 at 7:44 pm to Pettifogger
I had one. Come at me.
Posted on 4/13/16 at 7:45 pm to slackster
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I find it incredibly hard to believe so many people on this board have never heard of a money dance or been to a wedding where it occurred. I'm highly skeptical because I think many people say it to boost their "e-class" - just like the people who often say they're not on Facebook or other social media during those threads.
Is it a Louisiana thing?
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