--- title: "Filipino Money Dance Highlight Video | WeddingEditor" url: https://www.weddingeditor.ai/wedding-video/filipino/money-dance/ last_updated: 2026-10-11 --- # The money dance, made into a highlight of its own The money dance is a reception custom at many Filipino weddings. While music plays, guests take turns stepping up to dance briefly with the bride or the groom and pin paper bills to their clothes, a gift to help the couple start their life together. It is usually announced by the emcee, it can grow loud and playful, and by the end the couple may be covered in money. To get a highlight of it, upload the money dance footage as its own WeddingEditor project, name the people who matter in the preference questions, and WeddingEditor's AI editing makes a Highlight Reel of about 5 minutes or a Social Teaser. The DJ or band in the room can be heard, with music in support as your audio preference sets. [Start your first wedding](https://app.weddingeditor.ai/sign-up?redirect_url=/dashboard) ## How to get a highlight of the money dance 1. **Upload the dance as its own project** Create a project for the money dance and upload every clip from it: the emcee's announcement, the first guests stepping up, the crowd, and the end when the couple counts or gathers the bills. Footage from a second shooter on the other partner helps, since the bride and groom often dance with guests at the same time. 2. **Name the people and the turns** In the people question, describe the guests who matter most, such as grandparents, godparents or a lola who started it off, by clothing and relationship. In the moments question, list the beats to keep, such as the first bill pinned, a rivalry between the two sides of the family, or a bill garland. Choose Fun & energetic if that matches the room. 3. **Receive the highlight** Buy One Wedding or use a credit, then start processing; expect typically 24 to 72 hours. The film plays in your project and downloads as a 1080p MP4. If someone important is missing, ask for them in one of your up to two email revision rounds. ## Moments of the money dance to list Write these into the moments question in the order they happened. - **The announcement**: The emcee calling the guests to the floor and explaining the dance, often with a joke that gets the room laughing. - **The first bill**: The first guest, often a parent, grandparent or principal sponsor, pinning a bill to the bride's gown or the groom's barong. - **A line of guests**: Relatives queuing to take their turn, a few seconds each, some dancing, some just pinning and hugging. - **Two sides of the family**: In some weddings, friendly competition between the bride's and groom's sides to see who gives more, or a crowd rushing in near the end. - **Bills everywhere**: The couple covered in money, bills taped into long strings, or a garland of notes around a neck. - **The finish**: The song ending, the couple laughing as they unpin or gather the money, and the emcee thanking the guests. ## What happens at the money dance, in order This is a common shape. Families and emcees run it differently, and some couples skip it, so confirm with the couple. - **1. Called by the emcee**: The money dance is often a set piece in the reception program, announced by the emcee after the first dance or the dinner. - **2. Guests take turns**: Guests step up one by one or in small groups, dance for a moment with the bride or the groom, and pin bills to their clothes. In some families, money goes into a bag or envelope instead of being pinned. - **3. It builds**: As more guests join, the dance tends to get louder and faster, and it can turn into a playful contest between the families or a crowd of friends. - **4. The close**: The song ends, the emcee thanks everyone, and the couple gathers the money. The money is a gift toward the couple's new household. - **A highlight of the dance**: WeddingEditor makes a Highlight Reel of about 5 minutes or a Social Teaser from the clips you upload; a long money dance can be cut down to its best turns. - **The room's own music**: The song the DJ or band played and the crowd's cheering can come through from your footage, balanced with music by your audio preference. ## Parts of the money dance and what to put in the preferences | Part of the dance | What it looks or sounds like | Preference note | |---|---|---| | Announcement | The emcee on the microphone, guests laughing, music starting | "Keep the emcee's joke about the groom's wallet." | | First turns | Parents and sponsors pinning the first bills | "Her lola in the purple terno pins first; she must be in." | | The queue | Guests lining up, quick dances, hugs, bills pinned | "Show the titas from Cebu in matching dresses." | | The contest | Both sides of the family rushing in, cheering | "Groom's college friends with the bill garland." | | Covered in money | Gown and barong full of notes | "Wide shot of both of them covered in bills." | | The end | Song finishes, couple gathers the money, applause | "End on them laughing as they unpin the notes." | ## What is the Filipino money dance? The money dance is a reception custom at many Filipino weddings in which guests dance briefly with the newlyweds and pin money to their clothes as a gift. A money dance highlight is a short edit of that dance, its guests and its best moments, made from the footage you upload. Not the same as: It is not the first dance, where the couple dances alone, and not the sponsor rites in the church. Similar customs exist in other cultures, such as money spraying at many Nigerian weddings, but the Filipino dance usually has money pinned on, not thrown. ## Money dance video questions ### Can I get a highlight of just the money dance? Yes. Create a project holding only the money dance clips. That project's one edit is a film of the dance, separate from any highlight of the whole wedding. ### Will the song from the money dance be in the film? If your cameras recorded it, yes; the edit can keep the room's sound and uses music alongside it, balanced by your audio preference. WeddingEditor does not promise a named song. ### Can the edit show both the bride's side and the groom's side? Yes, if both are in your footage. Upload the clips from each shooter and say in the notes which guests belong to which side, so both families get time in the film. ### Some guests may not want to be seen pinning money. Can they be left out? Yes. Describe them in the avoid question, with clothing or position, and the edit will keep them out. ### Does WeddingEditor share the film with the couple or their guests? No. The finished file stays in your project and only you decide when the couple sees it. ### What does a money dance highlight cost? One Wedding is $119 one-time for one wedding, or use one credit from a monthly plan. Up to two revision rounds by email are included. ## More for Filipino weddings - [Filipino wedding video editing](https://www.weddingeditor.ai/wedding-video/filipino/): The whole Filipino wedding - [Cord and veil highlight](https://www.weddingeditor.ai/wedding-video/filipino/cord-and-veil/): The sponsors' rite in the church - [Filipino wedding highlight](https://www.weddingeditor.ai/wedding-video/filipino/highlight/): The whole day in about 5 minutes - [Filipino wedding teaser](https://www.weddingeditor.ai/wedding-video/filipino/teaser/): A short Social Teaser of the wedding - [All cultures](https://www.weddingeditor.ai/wedding-video/cultures/) ## Every bill, every lola, every laugh on the dance floor Create your account, upload the money dance as its own project, and name the guests who matter. [Start your first wedding](https://app.weddingeditor.ai/sign-up?redirect_url=/dashboard)