We don''t like to dance. What to do for entertainment?

[lilylover]

Fiance and I don''t like to dance unless we are trashed, and I do NOT plan on that happening on our wedding day!

For those of you who aren''t having dancing at your reception, or have been to weddings where there wasn''t, what is there to do for entertainment? We will have a DJ for background music and in case anyone else wants to dance, but we really don''t want to have the first dance mother/son dances, etc. It just isn''t our thing.

I came up with the idea to having a room set up with rock band or guitar hero... too cheesy? I thought it''d be fun and make for good pictures?

What else?

 

[MakingTheGrade]

We did karaoke and it was SUCH a blast! My hubby and I weren't dancers either, so we didn't have any formal dances.

The DJ did both dancing music and karaoke, our friends would sing a song or two, then there'd be a dance break, then more singing, etc. It was SO much fun, most of the songs were crowd pleasers and so all our guests would be singing along too, and the ones who liked to dance would keep dancing too.

Among my favs were the bridal party singing Love Shack, and our old martial arts college club singing Kung Fu Fighting together.

 

[Londongirl1]

Date: 8/26/2009 10:55:59 PM
Author:lilylover
Fiance and I don't like to dance unless we are trashed, and I do NOT plan on that happening on our wedding day!

For those of you who aren't having dancing at your reception, or have been to weddings where there wasn't, what is there to do for entertainment? We will have a DJ for background music and in case anyone else wants to dance, but we really don't want to have the first dance mother/son dances, etc. It just isn't our thing.

I came up with the idea to having a room set up with rock band or guitar hero... too cheesy? I thought it'd be fun and make for good pictures?

What else?

Hmm... this is a tricky one because I've never been to a wedding where the bride & groom didn't dance. Having said that I don't believe that you HAVE to do certain things on your wedding day just because its expected. Perhaps some form of karaoke but that's assuming you like karaoke?

This is a tough one for me to answer

 

[Honey228]

Knowing us and our guest list, we just figure that there won''t be a huge demand for dancing at our reception. So we''re hiring a jazz ensemble as our reception music for background music during dinner so that people can still have conversations. But it still leaves us with the option of dancing afterwards. I want people to just be able to sit back and enjoy the music and not feel pressured into dancing.

I really like the RB/GH idea. I prefer RB myself, but if you''re getting married after September then GH5 will be out. And that''s nice because you can mix up the instrument combo that''s playing (we always have more guitarist/bassists waiting to play).

How big is your wedding? I wouldn''t want some to feel cut off if the bride and groom and a small core group decided to go off and play video games in another room. Perhaps you could set it up so that the audience gets involved. Or have several things set up so that more than 4 people could play at a time. I know that katamari is also having a slew of games of different types at her reception.

 

[iheartscience]

I think it depends on what your guests would want to do. If your guests are big dancers, I would still get a DJ for them to dance. I went to a wedding where the bride and groom didn't like to dance, so they had no dancing. Probably 90% of the guests wanted to dance and we were all asking each other when the dancing was going to start! They didn't plan anything else so we ended up standing around for a while and then leaving very early.

If you truly think your guests wouldn't want to dance, then definitely plan something-video games, karaoke, etc. I just wonder where that leaves the "grown-ups?" (Parents, aunts and uncles, etc.) Will they be into it? I know the wedding is your day, but if you're inviting a decent amount of guests I think their wants supersede yours on the wedding day.

 

[musincy]

Honestly, DH and I hate dancing, but my mom convinced us to have dancing because our guests would want and expect it. I'm really glad we did it now, because our guests had so much fun. The reception really IS for the guests (whether we want to admit it or not) and you should think about what they will want to do. You'll be so busy spending your time making the rounds and talking to everyone, so I doubt you'll be dragged into the dancing. Dancing is traditional at receptions, so people expect that to be their entertainment.

Having said that, I would love to go to a reception where I could just play guitar hero and rock band the whole time

 

[cleokizzy]

we''re not having any dance because of religious reasons but that won''t stop us from having fun! i''ve attended several weddings where there was no dancing and it still ended up fun.

my family and most of my friends are singers/music lovers so we''re having a live band featuring our favourite songs. we might allow people to sing with the band too. we''re also having a video played to amuse them. FI is great in making games so he might come up with something new that everyone can participate.