anybody hear of a money dance?

i heard on z-100 awhile ago, and also through other friends that have been to weddings where the bride does her 'last' money dance lol...i think, and i could be wrong that it mayve been started as a greek tradition, and now everyone else is just gettin into it? can someone fill me in? its kinda funny ;)

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I think this tradition is popular in the Greek and Albanian cultures. Im not sure though.

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i have heard in the Greek tradition the money is for the band not the bride

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I went to a wedding upstate where they did a 'dollar dance' - people had to give money to dance with the bride. Apparently this is a common thing up there, i was the only one who thought it was strange.

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it's also a filipino tradition to do a money dance at the reception. people line up to dance with the bride and groom and pin money to them in order to do so. i'm skipping it at my reception though, not enough time.

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Posted by sami

i have heard in the Greek tradition the money is for the band not the bride

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That is what I thought as well.

I have also heard of the bride and groom going onto the dance floor for a song and people had to pay to dance with them. I am not to sure how it works though because I have never seen it done before, I've only heard about it.

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money dance

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Throwing money at the bride or the groom or whomever, is a tradition in many cultures including Greek and Polish...I personally LOVE IT...and I loved at Anita's (vita930) wedding...heres a nice shot of her husband throwing $$ at her...I love it!

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it is also a Polish tradition

The Money dance

guests pin money on the bride to buy a dance. reception guests can buy a dance with the bride by pinning money to her veil or tucking bills into a special bridal purse. the money collected is passed on to the newlyweds to take on their honeymoon.

here are two other variations:
the bride and groom stand in the middle of a circle made by the guests. the groom takes off the bride's veil and the guests throw the money into it.
the band plays a polka and guests line up to dance with the bride. The maid of honor wears an apron and collects the money given by the guest for the dance. After all guests have danced with the bride, they form a tight circle around the bride. The groom tries to break through the circle while the guests try hard to keep him out. Once he breaks through, he picks up his bride and carries her away to their honeymoon.

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Posted by LaurenluvsTJ

I went to a wedding upstate where they did a 'dollar dance' - people had to give money to dance with the bride. Apparently this is a common thing up there, i was the only one who thought it was strange.

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a couple we met on our HM told us about this- we thought it was odd

but since they got married in Kentucky- this was all the money they got

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Posted by Beth1210

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Posted by LaurenluvsTJ

I went to a wedding upstate where they did a 'dollar dance' - people had to give money to dance with the bride. Apparently this is a common thing up there, i was the only one who thought it was strange.

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a couple we met on our HM told us about this- we thought it was odd

but since they got married in Kentucky- this was all the money they got

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I've seen it done at weddings in the South and Midwest (basically every wedding I have gone to outside of the NY Metro area).

Like Beth said, this was the money that they got, most people gave gifts.

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Posted by LaurenluvsTJ

I went to a wedding upstate where they did a 'dollar dance' - people had to give money to dance with the bride. Apparently this is a common thing up there, i was the only one who thought it was strange.

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This is really common basically everywhere in the country except for NY/New England. I think it's a little tacky.

I've been to Greek weddings where they throw money at the bride and groom on the dance floor, and I think that's a nice cultural tradition that has some very nice symbolism.

Arranging a dance where people have to pay to dance with the bride and groom, though? I think that's just a little greedy/tacky...(IMO)

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i've seen it done at filopino weddings...I dont know where the tradition is rooted.

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When I crash the Filipino threads, I see they do that a lot - looks cool!!!!

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One of my cousins wants to do that at my wedding We'll see.

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I've seen it at weddings upstate and in Iowa.

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I saw it done at A Sicilian wedding once. it was really cute... all the men lined up next to the bride's mother... she decided whether or not they were suitable enough to dance with her daughter and then they gave her money which she put in a little purse. the bride and groom were then given the money at the end....

It was onyl one song, so maybe she got a $100 depending on how much people gave?? it was cute though...

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Posted by sami

i have heard in the Greek tradition the money is for the band not the bride

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I've seen this done before. It's to supposed be given to the bride and groom to help tip the band, matre'd etc.... It's is also a wish of good fortune for their future.

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I'm from upstate and I must say this is a common thing! I've always thought it was weird, but they form lines to dance with the bride and the groom and give them money to dance with each of them.
Plus, it is very common for the wedding to have a gift table where guests can drop off their actual gifts instead of the envelopes we are used to down here.

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very comman the dollar dance every wedding i went they had one...iam going to have one