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Okay - AXOAlum (resident WC) stepping in to keep the feuding down!
Let's all take a minute to remember that traditions, especially RELIGIOUS ones, are very personal. They change from person-to-person, region-to-region, religion-to-religion, etc.
If the "money" dance is a tradition and you both (ie, bride & groom) want to do it, then fine -- it is a tradition for your family. However, I would NOT expect people to be handing over Lincoln's to get a dance. I have heard of a buck, and maybe more (especially from Uncle Louie who wants to hand-over more money than Aunt Lucy!) but it isn't to be expected. Of course, no bride in her right mind should decline a dance with someone who doesn't "pay-up" -- this is a prime example of class and grace vs. tacky and rude.
As for the comment made about the Good Old South -- if that is in reference to me, I want to clarify. I simply stated that those of us IN the South (as in true Southerners) have our own ways and style of doing things -- just as people up North do, and those out West, etc. I was not saying "We are the South and we are supreme in weddings" -- but I think that everyone can recognize that the South is famous (infamous) for its gentility and mannerisms when throwing such an event. As with everything in a wedding (regardless of the jokes), the B&G must work together to incorporate (or ditch) any traditions that they want (or don't want).
We have all been to beautiful weddings and we have all been (most likely) to a wedding that incorporated at least a small amount of total tackiness (such as the one I went to that the bridesmaids carried a bush of fake flowers -- not decorated, no...the plastic stem and all was hanging out -- fresh out of the Wal-Mart plastic floral dept!)
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