From Miss to Mrs: Show Me the Money

Yes, the money dance. The wedding moment that gets people freaking out. Except before I moved to Louisiana I had never even heard of it. It wasn't till my first wedding in Louisiana that I saw it in action, and not till wedding planning that I realized what a big deal it can be for some people.
In case you're like me and haven't heard of a money dance yet, it's basically a chance for the bride and groom to dance with their guests. But the catch is in order to dance with them you need to pay them money, and that's what people have a problem with.
I wasn't sure whether I wanted to have one at all, and wrote about my thoughts in this post last year. But as you can probably guess considering I'm writing this post after the wedding with picture to share, that yes, we had one.
Part of me was scared that no one would want to dance with me, and I'd be stuck alone on the dance floor. But clearly that didn't happen. And funny enough even though every photo I have from the money dance shows me dancing with girls, that wasn't always the case, since I remember dancing two of my uncles during it.
Before the wedding I was sure that we'd only have it go for one song. Since again, I was sure there wouldn't be enough people who wanted to dance with us. And actually I thought it only lasted one song (which would have been "That's What Friends are For,") except watching some of the video from the wedding noticed a different song was planning, so it must have lasted longer.
Of course as people come up to dance with you, you're left with hopefully a sizable stack of money. Not too big of a deal for a guy in a suit, but potentially an issue for a bride in a dress. Except my dress came with pockets, and while I didn't actually use them for most of the day, they did come in handy for this.
All in all, I don't think a money dance needs to be for everyone. But if you choose to have it you'll likely have fun and even end up few more dollars than than you would have expected by the end of the night. (And yes, I wasn't the only one dancing with my own gender as you can see in this picture of the boy below!)
What are your thoughts on money dances? Did (or would) you have one?

All photos in this post courtesy of Sabree Hill Photography.
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