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Dancing at a small wedding??

posted 7 months ago in Reception
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MissMeow April 16, 2013 Conway, AR

So FI and I are having a small wedding - no more than 50 people, probably closer to 40 - and I don't know whether or not to have a dance floor. I really, really, really want to have a first dance with him. But aside from that, I'm not sure if there's going to be too few people for there to be dancing. What do you bees think?

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lovekiss October 9, 2011 Maryland

We skipped dancing at our small wedding for a variety of reasons, but I still stole Mr. LK off for an impromptu dance. A good song was playing, and I just had to dance and laugh with him in that moment.

At a friend's 55 person wedding a few months ago she had a dance floor and DJ, and there were usually 10-15 people dancing at any given time. So yes, you can have a fun dance floor even with a small group, as long as your group has people who like to dance. At another, 120ish person wedding that we recently attended, the dance floor was practically empty most of the time because it just wasn't a dancing crowd. It's more about the personalities of your guests than the raw number of them.

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occhiblu August 13, 2011

I agree with lovekiss. We had about 50 people, and we had a dance floor and (jazz/swing) band. Sometimes it was only me and my partner (various partners) dancing, but I was ok with that -- I love to dance! People danced or not depending on the song/their mood, and I think it was a good option to provide for folks.

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meesh98 June 2013

I've been worrying about this as well. I'm still waiting to put a deposit down for a DJ. We found a really good one - stellar reviews. It's going to cost $950.

We're only inviting 50 people - mostly family. I'm not sure if people will get up and dance. :/ I know my side of the family is not the dancing type - but they mighttt surprise me? FI is not sure about his family at all.

I've been to 1 small wedding - probably 25 people max. And no one danced (the DJ was horrible though. Played 4 Shania Twain songs in a row...)

So I'm hesitant about securing a DJ. I don't want to waste $950. Not to mention it is an afternoon reception so will people even be in a dancing mood? We definitely want our first dance, father-bride dance, and mother-groom dance. But beyond that??? Will people dance?

Has anyone been to an approximately 50 guest wedding with a good reputable DJ? All the weddings I've been to had sucky DJs (friends, cheap guys that do it on the side, etc) so I don't know how to gauge this.

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