Editing Wedding reception (section)

===Other Western traditions and beyond===
Wedding traditions vary between countries, and between regions of the same country. Some shared traditions include:

[[Image:Mauritanian wedding party.jpg|right|thumb|Dancing guests at a wedding party in [[Mauritania]]]]
[[Image:East Timor hakka wedding.jpg|thumb|right|Ethnic [[Hakka people]] in a wedding in [[East Timor]], 2006]]
* ''The [[money dance]], or "dollar dance".'' Guests pay a small amount of money to dance with the bride or groom. In some cultures, the money is pinned to a special apron worn by the bride or groom. In others, the money is collected by friends. This is prevalent among Polish and Italian couples, although many other brides and grooms often incorporate it. There is considerable debate about the propriety of a money dance in English-speaking countries, where the practice is frowned upon because making guests pay for dancing or socializing with the bridal couple seems inhospitable, greedy, or distasteful.<ref name="isbn0-393-06914-1">{{cite book
|author1=Martin, Judith
|author2=Jacobina Martin
|title=Miss Manners' Guide to a Surprisingly Dignified Wedding
|publisher=W. W. Norton & Company
|location=New York
|year=2010
|pages=[https://archive.org/details/missmannersguide0000mart_a1u6/page/273 273–274]
|isbn=978-0-393-06914-3
|url=https://archive.org/details/missmannersguide0000mart_a1u6/page/273
}}</ref> It is accepted when the couple and the majority of their guests are of one of the cultures in which it is traditional.
* ''Tossing of the bride's [[Flower bouquet|bouquet]] and [[Garter (stockings)|garter]].''<ref name=Martin1/> The bride tosses her bouquet over her shoulder to a group of all the single women present. Whoever catches it is supposed to be the next to get married. Similarly, the groom tosses the bride's garter to the single men after removing it from her leg. On occasion, the bride will "rig" the bouquet toss by tossing the bouquet to a woman who is engaged.{{citation needed|date=February 2021}} The groom then arranges for the fiancé of the bouquet-toss winner to receive the bride's garter.{{citation needed|date=February 2021}} Sometimes, the man who catches the garter is supposed to put it on the leg of the woman who catches the bouquet, or the garter is sold in a [[raffle]] instead of being tossed. This tradition is now slightly less common in Western cultures, where some have argued it is old fashioned.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theknot.com/content/reasons-to-skip-bouquet-toss|title=Why It Might Be Time to Nix the Bouquet and Garter Toss|author=Maggie Seaver|website=The Knot|access-date=2019-07-07|archive-date=2019-07-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190707202829/https://www.theknot.com/content/reasons-to-skip-bouquet-toss|url-status=live}}</ref>
* ''Clinking glasses.'' Guests will often clink their glasses during dinner to ask the newlyweds to stand up and kiss. Some couples pass out [[wedding favor]] bells for guests to ring instead of [[clinking glasses]].<ref name=Martin1 />
* ''Favors.'' The hosts may provide a small gift for each guest. Favors may include chocolates, candles, picture frames, or other small gifts. Such favors are not required.<ref name=Martin1/>