The Money Dance

The Dollar Dance is a tradition at weddings that serves several purposes. Sometimes at a wedding with lots of guests, the bride and groom may not even get to say hello to some of them. This is an opportunity for that to happen, and for the guests to privately’ish congratulate, and for the bride and groom to thank them for coming.

As a photographer that likes to be creative, the money dance is probably the least interesting part of wedding photography. And truthfully, this is when I usually have Mitch take over and I take a little break.

In an effort to make these series of photos more interesting for the client, I have started shooting some frames where both dances are in the picture. Focusing on one dance, while letting the other dance be visible but burry, focuses the attention where you want it, but seems to tell a story a little better to me. I also focus separate lights on both dances so that background action still draws the viewers eye in. What do you think? Does it work?