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Originally posted by astroAPhi
While I agree that what these people are asking is incredibly wrong, be careful before you assume everyone is from the South and knows "hospitality and manners". There are some traditions from other places in the U.S. as well as other countries that you may think is hick, classless, etc. but it's the way they do things.
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Thank you for making that point! In another thread about this topic, the dollar dance's status as a tradition in certain regions and countries (someone said that it is a popular tradition in Spanish-speaking countries). I am not arrogant enough to criticize another region or country's traditions, and we all have to be sensitive to the customs of a place that's not necessarily "the good old South." I know that my wedding will have aspects of a traditional Southern wedding, with a melding of mine and Mr Munch's familial customs. But, we could get married at the JP and I really wouldn't care.
ETA: I will not have a "dollar dance" at my wedding. My mother would not allow it, it is not my family's custom, and no one's pinning ANYTHING on my dress.
Dances with me are free.