Bridal Party Dance Poll

pumpkinseed12

Did you/are you doing one?Did they join you and FI on the dance floor mid-way through your first dance or did you have a seperate bridal party dance?

D&J1202

We had them join in about half way through.

bunchybuncher

Not doing one. I always hated having to dance with some cheesey groomsman. And if I was I wouldn't have them join my dance...that is MY dance...they can get their own!

pumpkinseed12

Bunchy, I agree completely with both of your points! My mom says it's a way to honor your bridal party and they'll feel slighted if I don't do one, but I was thinking my girls would be happy they didn't have to dance with FI's friends, because someone of them will be meeting for the first time at the rehearsal!! She also says the bridal party is honored by joining us in the receiving line, which I didn't want to do one at all but was trying to meet in the middle and say we could do one and it just be us and the parents, that way it goes by fast, but I don't know where she's getting all this honoring BS from. Again, I wouldn't want to stand in a receiving line as a BM and have to talk/hug/shake hands with a bunch of people I don't know! (I mean, if it was what the bride wanted, I'd suck it up, but I was thinking it was better and less uncomfortable for my BP to not have to do but my mom is acting like I'm cheating them out of something they want to do and have earned the right to do by being in the BP). U.G.H.

bunchybuncher

As a 6 time bridesmaid...I would be honored not to have a do a BP dance or a receiving line! I was honored enough to just be asked to share in their day!

Linda123

We didnt do a BP dance......we did a receiving line w just us and our parents........Same reasons as listed above LOL!

nygirl07

We are not doing a BP dance but we are having the DJ say that all couples can join in mid way through...I HATED dancing with a groomsmen I just met to a mush song when my FI was sitting there, same goes for a head table.  I think they are the stupidest thing in the world...who wan't to sit and have dinner up front with the bridal party while their date is seated somewhere else.

lilylow

I didn't do one.  My bridal went and sat their butts down at the table.  I think they were more greatful for being able to sit down and have a drink then dancing.  And for what it's worth it was my H's and my first dance not theirs. 

njgal26

We're not doing one.  Like Bunchy said, I always hated doing them when I was in weddings, plus we have an uneven amount of BMs and GM so one lady would left without a partner.

bunchybuncher

NJgal...I was in a wedding with an uneven number and they still made us do it and I wasn't invited with an guest so I had to dance with my friend's brother-who wasn't in the wedding or anything! SO LAME!!!! They're divorced now and she doesn't talk to anyone from the bridal party but whatever...LAME!

inthelove03

i'll agree there.. i was a bridesmaid who had to dance with a groomsman. i just remember wishing it was over! my sister just got married and skipped that whole thing.. THANK GOD! lol

demarcosjd

We are not having them join in. I was thinking about it at first but then I also thought how awkward for their significant others to have to sit there and watch them dance with someone else. It will be our first dance. We are also not including them in the receiving line. I have actually never seen the bridal party included in the receiving line at any weddings I’ve been to.

nygirl07

I've never even seen a recieving line at a wedding   Do people still do them? I've been to ALOT of weddings recently and nobody had one so I wasn't planning on it

saralan

I agree with Ms. Buncher 10,000 percent.  

njgal26

Awww, Bunchy! How awkward that they "grabbed" someone that wasn't in the wedding to dance with you!  That's one of the good things you get out of being in so many weddings-you learn what you like and what you don't like, and you learn how to try to avoid potentially embarrassing situations for your BP and guests.

lin681

Hi, My Hubby and I had everyone/anyone join us halfway through the song.  It was nice...we liked it!

hennynj

We did our first dance right after introductions and had all of our BP stood around the edge of the dance floor during our first dance. By the end of the dance EVERYONE was standing around the dance floor, but I like that the pictures have our BP behind us watching us. They did not dance during that first dance and that was perfectly all right with them! They had all night to dance with whoever they wanted to dance with