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Me! I was actually contemplating posting something like this the other day. Our families aren't really serious but part of the reason we decided on a smaller wedding (besides budget) is that we couldn't picture more than like 10% of our friends and family using the dance floor/photo booth if we had one and even then there's a chance it would be less. I see all these pictures of people dancing and having fun and honestly, I'm really hoping our dinner reception pictures don't make us look boring.
i think a lot of this might depend on the breakdown of your guest list. if you have lots of younger people in their 20s and 30s, i think you are going to have a very different vibe than if most of your guests are older aunts and uncles.
I was kind of disappointed at our wedding b/c my husbands entire side of the family and all their friends did not dance one song at all at our wedding, but they are real "keep to themselves" kind of people, so I didn't expect them to dance, but I was surprised that nobody even danced any of the slow songs.
My family was out there shaking it though! Keepin the party alive :)
TOTALLY - - for me its my family..They are serious and FH's family are so much fun, haahaahaa I can't wait to see the different dynamics of how the evening plays out...
ME! We are having a DW in HI... We invited about 140 people, knowing that most wouldnt be able to cme. We are 30 and I still didnt expect many of our friends to shell out the money for a full on vaca trip. As my RSVPs roll in, Im noticing that it is gonna be immediate family, family friends (60+ yrs old) and maybe 5-10 friends our age. I dont even know if I should book a DJ at this point.
We fortunately had a good mix of guests, I'd say the majority of family didn't dance, but our friends did. Also we had a small ballroom and dance floor so it probably made it look more lively.
When we got our wedding video, I was surprised at how many people were sitting most of the time.
We didn't even book a DJ, it would be a WASTE for our family dynamic. We only have 40 guests coming, and even our friends are very mellow, reserved type people. I just don't know what they're going to DO!
I am sure it will be great! After your ceremony they will surely have conversations, and mingle, and have yummy things to eat! :)
I am totally in the same boat. We have 25 people, most older and not real party people. Mr. M and I are not real party people either. I am totally on the wall if we should have a DJ to keep the party going or just do an MP3 player because most people won't dance anyway.
@meerkat: pls keep me posted on what you decide to do and how it works! I feel like our situations are pretty similar!
@pebble: I will. We have 9 weeks *gulp* so hopefully we will have a decision soon.
@meerkat: I'll let you know how ours goes as well with just the IPOD, we're on a pretty severe budget, so I wasnt into paying for a DJ if the effort and money would just be wasted :)
Wow, I never thought of this before, but I think I agree! My side of the family, esp, is pretty conservative.
This is why I've already told my bridesmaids that it's in their "job description" (kidding!) that they and their dates are on the dancefloor all night! :)
I feel the opposite. My guests are dancers and I'm not, so I took away their dancing.
You know what? I was exactly like you -- we're getting older (not really in our partying prime anymore!), our families on both sides are quite reserved, so I was worried that the dance floor would be empty! But when I thought about doing a photobooth, I thought, well, the same 3 people would probably keep using it, instead of everyone, and that would suck, too! (AND that would take away from the dance floor!) So we skipped the photobooth.
But our dance floor was PACKED ALL NIGHT!! My DJ even said how he was amazed at how everyone was boogying down all night! So, don't assume they won't be "fun" or that they won't have a good time. Something about weddings, at least for our guests, sure brought out their "fun" side!
I have a friend whose husband's family was a type of religion that prohibited dancing and drinking sooooo you can guess at how dead their dance floor must have been! I honestly hadn't thought about this...my plan is to shake it all night!
yup, I'm quite nervous that our reception will be boring!!! FI and I aren't much into the party scene, we don't go clubbing and we're 24 and 26 (and we've been like this since we met 4 years ago!) Anyway we have lots of friends, but since it's also a morning wedding/brunch reception we're not going to have an all night dance party so I'm worried people will think it's dull!! Oh well!
EDIT- I just realized I totally went off topic!!! What I meant to say was that it will be mostly family coming, and some friends our age, but since we aren't big party people, we're thinking the vibe will be more mellow and I'm sure it won't get wild and crazy. So I blame it on us, not our friends :)
take heart! people might surprise you. the friends we thought would be burning up the dance floor actually held back, and our pre-teen cousins and older adults actually stole the show with dancing and singing!
@Moffy: I am really glad to hear that! So don't take this the wrong way but do you think the amount of alcohol consumed had anything to do with it? I was just thinking our families get a lot more... umm "fun" after they had a couple to drink. 
@Quietserenity: That is exactly the reason I have been holding off. We really didn't budget for a DJ but I know we could squeeze it out of the budget if we had to. I can't wait to hear how it goes. 
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Not sure at all where this goes but here seems good!
I keep seeing all these pictures of people having an awesome time at weddings, with photobooths and living it up with dancing and singing.
And that's not either one of our families. I know there's nothing that I can do about it--I'm certainly not going to change them, but they're all So.Very.Serious. and while FI and I are pretty goofy, we're definitely the black sheep.
Does anyone else feel this way?