Battle of the Sexes? Anyone heard of it for weddings? - DJ's done this???

Wait....what?

I would like more details on this. I have never heard of it!

The last part is where you get all the couples out on the floor and they start dancing to a song, then the DJ announces that those who have been married under a year, please be seated, then they dance, then all those under 5 years of marriage be seated, so on and so forth, then the couple who has been married the longest "wins" the garter and toss bouquet. I am looking for better instructions on the Who wears the pants game where the guests give cash to the bride and groom to see which side gets the most cash and wins and gets to wear the pants....... will post more when I find it, IF i find it

So are these two seperate wedding games or one? I'm a tad bit lost on this one

Lol I'm intrigued..I think if you do it in your area that is okay..but I just don't like the "wear the pants" phrase for relationship dynamics..

Ok, here is another explanation I got. The groom removes the garter from the brides leg with teeth as usual, then the DJ will announce that we are going to find out who really wears the pants in the relationship, but this time we will allow the ladies to help the bride and the groomsmen to help the groom. Bridal party goes into crowd for 2-3 songs. throughout the music, (while ppl can still dance) the DJ is reminding the guests to support their person, either the bride or groom, along with the bridal party pleading for the cash to get one side to win. You will need a hat or something for each gender and at the end, the DJ announces, once the cash is counted, who wins and gets to wear the pants in the relationship.

I personally think that they are two games, but usually the removal of the garter ends up in the toss or the auction, and in this case, it ends with yet another game. I think that the focus of them is to keep people dancing. I am just not sure about if people will catch on. I go to weddings and I have personally never heard of it, but my DOC has. I don't want to do a game that people don't understand.

I don't fully understand the concept of the battle of the sexes game, but I'm not really into games at weddings. As a guest, I would probably be annoyed if someone came to my table asking for cash. I also don't like bouquet/garter tosses, though, so I might be in the minority.

I have heard of the couples dance though. I think that is a better idea.

Edit* I read your explanation after I posted my comment, and I don't love it. Sorry

I'm not crazy about the first one either. I think that a garter auction, what I want to do, is a way to have fun and yet people who want to participate can, we are not going from person to person asking for cash, I think it is rude. I just wanted to see if anyone else has ever seen this and get some perspective on how it went. I do like the garter and bouquet dance though, but I am unsure if I will do it. I have a guest list of a lot of young and rowdy guests and not many of the older couples will stay long enough to participate in this.

I hate cash begging at weddings. Even if its a game or something "cute." I just cant get into it.

The thing with the married couples is called an "Anniversary Dance" and we're doing that after we do the garter/bouquet tosses.

Honey B. If you are doing the garter and bouquet tosses, what are you giving the winners of the anniversary dance? I would be open for ideas, I just want to toss the bouquet, it's a tradition I have always looked forward to.

Oh duh lol I left out that part! We're giving the winner a bottle of the champagne that we're using for toasting.

Aahhh I see! Thanks for clearing that up a bit Honey B.!

I also hate begging for cash at a wedding. And if it were for a contest about who "wears the pants," I'd have a hard time resisting the urge to walk out.

I've been to several weddings where they did the 'who's been married longest' dance. The couple didn't win anything. They had their picture taken with the bride and groom. Honestly, these couples were well into their 70's or 80's and didn't care about a prize.

Never heard of this one, but I have heard of the dollar dance for the bride. It kinda sounds like a bride let her WP do what she was suppose to do. lol

I have heard of the Anniversary dance, I really like that one and we are going to be doing it. I just decided the other day on a gift. I am pretty sure that FI's will be the winner but we will be giving a 2nd prize too because my parents are only a year behind them.

I am going to make some really cute frames that says:

WINNER of the longest Married couple

at Rodney & Michella Tuttle's

Wedding June 16th, 2012

Chains do not hold a marriage together. It is threads, hundreds of tiny threads, which sew people together through the years.

With Love,

Michella & Rodney

Very cute Michella, I like that.

This sounds like someone trying too hard to force a cute game. I have seen and done variations of both of these over my 18 year career as a DJ. I think that trying to do it the way that you have explained would be too difficult for your guests to follow. Any confusion will disrupt the flow of your event. You DO NOT want disruption in the flow. That's when people start leaving. I would suggest doing an Anniversary Dance separate from the Garter/Bouquet toss. If you need any suggestions or help, please feel free to call me 805-540-8564. Anthony Salas - Epic Entertainment

Thanks Anthony!! I will keep your number and hit you up if I hit any bumps along the way!!! Awesome!!!!