Yes keep it simple at drunken weddings. Though there can be a feeling of satisfaction when you 'get' something tricky. My Waves of Tory alternative is a dance I call Waves of the sea. Long set, forward and back twice, cast and come up the middle, dip and dive until I shout swing. Start again from wherever you are (since the progression in WofT often goes wrong anyway). And I call Barley Reel unphrased and let them get to the other end of the set by whatever method they choose (show strip the willow, suggest leap frog or gallop or any variation). You have to judge it on the night.
If only we could, not called a dance since Burns Night.