Comments on: Dance-free wedding reception http://offbeatbride.com/2007/11/dance-free-wedding-reception Taffeta-Free Alternatives for Independent Brides Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:34:02 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Erin M. http://offbeatbride.com/2007/11/dance-free-wedding-reception/comment-page-2#comment-54209 Erin M. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:04:14 +0000 http://offbeatbride.com/2007/11/dance-free-wedding-reception#comment-54209 We can't afford a DJ/dance floor, and are having our wedding in Santa Barbara wine country (I work in the wine industry, and we're both winos.) So instead we are calling it a "Dinner Party-style Reception" involving an excellent meal and equally excellent wine (and a signature cocktail option.) There's plenty of room on the adjoining patio to mingle, so I'm hoping all will have a good time. I would just rather nix the DJ and have a honeymoon! :-) We can't afford a DJ/dance floor, and are having our wedding in Santa Barbara wine country (I work in the wine industry, and we're both winos.) So instead we are calling it a "Dinner Party-style Reception" involving an excellent meal and equally excellent wine (and a signature cocktail option.) There's plenty of room on the adjoining patio to mingle, so I'm hoping all will have a good time. I would just rather nix the DJ and have a honeymoon! :-)

]]> By: Carly http://offbeatbride.com/2007/11/dance-free-wedding-reception/comment-page-2#comment-52902 Carly Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:24:45 +0000 http://offbeatbride.com/2007/11/dance-free-wedding-reception#comment-52902 I want you guys to know that you just saved my sanity. No, really. My family has been trying to convince me that I'm insane and that my plans won't possibly work. My fiance is very shy, and we both hate going to weddings that have dances as we both hide in the corner and avoid dancing at all costs. We figured we didn't need to hide in the corner at our own wedding. I also live in a place that it is a very real possibility that it will be too cold or rainy in early July to be outside, so I need to have an excellent rain out plan. (We live in Canada. It's cold here.) I'm hoping to find a hall that has a park, a volleyball or horse shoe pit, and a fire pit. Can I specify "casual bbq reception" on the invites, have people come in jeans, serve dinner inside and then move outside after supper? I'm planning to have an iPod hooked up both inside and out. Will everyone go home at nine? Someone tell me that I'm not crazy, just a little offbeat? P.S. Love the giant Jenga idea!! I want you guys to know that you just saved my sanity. No, really. My family has been trying to convince me that I'm insane and that my plans won't possibly work.

My fiance is very shy, and we both hate going to weddings that have dances as we both hide in the corner and avoid dancing at all costs. We figured we didn't need to hide in the corner at our own wedding. I also live in a place that it is a very real possibility that it will be too cold or rainy in early July to be outside, so I need to have an excellent rain out plan. (We live in Canada. It's cold here.)

I'm hoping to find a hall that has a park, a volleyball or horse shoe pit, and a fire pit. Can I specify "casual bbq reception" on the invites, have people come in jeans, serve dinner inside and then move outside after supper? I'm planning to have an iPod hooked up both inside and out. Will everyone go home at nine? Someone tell me that I'm not crazy, just a little offbeat?

P.S. Love the giant Jenga idea!!

]]> By: angie http://offbeatbride.com/2007/11/dance-free-wedding-reception/comment-page-1#comment-52111 angie Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:45:33 +0000 http://offbeatbride.com/2007/11/dance-free-wedding-reception#comment-52111 this would be great too if there were any kids! this would be great too if there were any kids!

]]> By: angie http://offbeatbride.com/2007/11/dance-free-wedding-reception/comment-page-2#comment-52110 angie Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:44:37 +0000 http://offbeatbride.com/2007/11/dance-free-wedding-reception#comment-52110 I know this sounds so college and silly but we are getting married this saturday and my soon to be brother and law built us a custom beer pong table. I know our friends and some of the older folks will appriciate this, nothing gets groups together like old fashion BEER PONG ! I know this sounds so college and silly but we are getting married this saturday and my soon to be brother and law built us a custom beer pong table. I know our friends and some of the older folks will appriciate this, nothing gets groups together like old fashion BEER PONG !

]]> By: Nicole http://offbeatbride.com/2007/11/dance-free-wedding-reception/comment-page-2#comment-52037 Nicole Sat, 03 Oct 2009 03:25:45 +0000 http://offbeatbride.com/2007/11/dance-free-wedding-reception#comment-52037 Something that I'm considering for our wedding (which will have dancing) that might also be good for a non-dance wedding is video games. I'm thinking of simple ones that even non-gamers can enjoy, like Wii sports, Wii sports resort, DDR, and maybe even Rayman. I think it would be a good alternative to lawn games for an evening wedding. Something that I'm considering for our wedding (which will have dancing) that might also be good for a non-dance wedding is video games. I'm thinking of simple ones that even non-gamers can enjoy, like Wii sports, Wii sports resort, DDR, and maybe even Rayman. I think it would be a good alternative to lawn games for an evening wedding.

]]> By: Julie http://offbeatbride.com/2007/11/dance-free-wedding-reception/comment-page-2#comment-52026 Julie Fri, 02 Oct 2009 22:08:44 +0000 http://offbeatbride.com/2007/11/dance-free-wedding-reception#comment-52026 In my experience, if you have a lot of guests coming in from out of town that you haven't seen for a while, they may just want to talk and catch up. Background music would be perfect in this case. If you DO want to dance, though, you should try to have all out-of-towners invited to the rehearsal dinner so they can talk then and celebrate with music and dancing at the wedding itself. In my experience, if you have a lot of guests coming in from out of town that you haven't seen for a while, they may just want to talk and catch up. Background music would be perfect in this case. If you DO want to dance, though, you should try to have all out-of-towners invited to the rehearsal dinner so they can talk then and celebrate with music and dancing at the wedding itself.

]]> By: Dana http://offbeatbride.com/2007/11/dance-free-wedding-reception/comment-page-1#comment-45875 Dana Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:23:20 +0000 http://offbeatbride.com/2007/11/dance-free-wedding-reception#comment-45875 My grandma LOVES Wii Bowling...I think you'd be surprised to find how many Older people like it! :) My grandma LOVES Wii Bowling…I think you'd be surprised to find how many Older people like it! :)

]]> By: Zommie http://offbeatbride.com/2007/11/dance-free-wedding-reception/comment-page-2#comment-45779 Zommie Sat, 20 Jun 2009 05:30:59 +0000 http://offbeatbride.com/2007/11/dance-free-wedding-reception#comment-45779 Our friends were married a little over a year ago. They had a small guest list with very few people who wanted to dance. They had an ipod and a dance area and did a choreographed ballroom number that was quite sweet. After their first dance, they turned on the three tvs their closest friends hauled in (my FH included) and had Super Smash Brothers, Rock Band, and Dance Dance Revolution going all night. Many of the guests were the gamer type, including the bride and groom. Those that weren't up for gaming seemed quite content with mingling, and the ipod stayed on in case anyone still wanted to dance (though no one did). My FH loved this idea, and since all of the gamers that were at our friends' wedding will be invited to ours as well, we plan to follow suit. My family and I are a bit more into the usual dancing though, so we plan on having all the usual dances and the fun ones as well. I'll be traveling between both areasto be sure I spend time with everyone. I'm also debating a photobooth, but the wedding's still too far away to know what kind of budget we have to work with. (2 1/2 to 3 1/2 years or so. We want a winter wedding in the snow, but I'm finishing college first.) Our friends were married a little over a year ago. They had a small guest list with very few people who wanted to dance. They had an ipod and a dance area and did a choreographed ballroom number that was quite sweet. After their first dance, they turned on the three tvs their closest friends hauled in (my FH included) and had Super Smash Brothers, Rock Band, and Dance Dance Revolution going all night. Many of the guests were the gamer type, including the bride and groom. Those that weren't up for gaming seemed quite content with mingling, and the ipod stayed on in case anyone still wanted to dance (though no one did).

My FH loved this idea, and since all of the gamers that were at our friends' wedding will be invited to ours as well, we plan to follow suit. My family and I are a bit more into the usual dancing though, so we plan on having all the usual dances and the fun ones as well. I'll be traveling between both areasto be sure I spend time with everyone.

I'm also debating a photobooth, but the wedding's still too far away to know what kind of budget we have to work with. (2 1/2 to 3 1/2 years or so. We want a winter wedding in the snow, but I'm finishing college first.)

]]> By: veganlover http://offbeatbride.com/2007/11/dance-free-wedding-reception/comment-page-2#comment-45342 veganlover Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:40:20 +0000 http://offbeatbride.com/2007/11/dance-free-wedding-reception#comment-45342 My Dearest Love hates being the center of attention and doesn't like dancing, so we're planning a do-your-own-thing garden party. Ideas so far include: homemade hula hoops, a photobooth or polaroid station, mustaches on sticks, ribbon wands <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25954350" target="_blank">http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=2...</a> (I saw these at a festival over the weekend and loved the idea), parasols or umbrellas, and possibly face painting for children. (not tigers and rainbows, but perhaps eye-masks in colors that suit our celebration). No dance floor, but if people feel like dancing on the grass, they're welcome to! My Dearest Love hates being the center of attention and doesn't like dancing, so we're planning a do-your-own-thing garden party. Ideas so far include: homemade hula hoops, a photobooth or polaroid station, mustaches on sticks, ribbon wands http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=2... (I saw these at a festival over the weekend and loved the idea), parasols or umbrellas, and possibly face painting for children. (not tigers and rainbows, but perhaps eye-masks in colors that suit our celebration). No dance floor, but if people feel like dancing on the grass, they're welcome to!

]]> By: veganlover http://offbeatbride.com/2007/11/dance-free-wedding-reception/comment-page-2#comment-45343 veganlover Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:40:20 +0000 http://offbeatbride.com/2007/11/dance-free-wedding-reception#comment-45343 My Dearest Love hates being the center of attention and doesn't like dancing, so we're planning a do-your-own-thing garden party. Ideas so far include: homemade hula hoops, a photobooth or polaroid station, mustaches on sticks, ribbon wands <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25954350" target="_blank">http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=2...</a> (I saw these at a festival over the weekend and loved the idea), parasols or umbrellas, and possibly face painting for children. (not tigers and rainbows, but perhaps eye-masks in colors that suit our celebration). No dance floor, but if people feel like dancing on the grass, they're welcome to! My Dearest Love hates being the center of attention and doesn't like dancing, so we're planning a do-your-own-thing garden party. Ideas so far include: homemade hula hoops, a photobooth or polaroid station, mustaches on sticks, ribbon wands http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=2... (I saw these at a festival over the weekend and loved the idea), parasols or umbrellas, and possibly face painting for children. (not tigers and rainbows, but perhaps eye-masks in colors that suit our celebration). No dance floor, but if people feel like dancing on the grass, they're welcome to!

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