First Dance and Father Daughter Dance

ElyseE25

Does anyone know the real proper order of these? I thought it was father-daughter and then first dance because he's giving me away? But then it's weird because if you cut the cake and have that cute moment with your husband and then go and dance with your dad? But then I was thinking do the first dance right when we get to the reception, as kind of our "grand" entrance, but then when would the father-daughter dance come in? And we can't skip it, I think my dad has been looking forward to it for ever, and if said I didn't want to he would say it was ok but be hurt for life I'm sure. WHAT TO DO!!! Help! 

DeClue82

Talk to your DJ and see what they typically do... our schedule is as follows right now

Grand Entrance

First Dance

Surprise Dance

Dinner Buffet Opens

Cut Cake (During Dinner)

Toasts/Speeches (During Dinner)

Father Daughter/Mother Son Dance

etc etc

KT020803

I've always seen the father daughter dance after your first dance. I've been to at least 20 weddings and I've never seen anything done on the dance floor before the couples first dance.

smilesavy

Our is

Intro
First Dance
Father Daughter Dance
Mother Son Dance
Blessing
Dinner
Best Man Speech (during dinner)
Cake Cutting
Dancing

I will say the order of these things is regional.  We are getting married on the East Coast where this is standard, but in th midwest (MN) where we live the first dance isn't until after dinner.

rungirl12

My plan (in the midwest) is:

Grand Entrance

Cake Cutting

Dinner

Toasts/Cake served

First Dance

Father/Daughter

Open up dance floor

lk&dparker

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-club-boards_august-2012-weddings_first-dance-and-father-daughter-dance?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20Club%20BoardsForum:1fb748ee-7a4e-40eb-b4b4-e553486f4cacDiscussion:4f2571e6-28f1-4835-8bf6-5779f12ce9fcPost:3d3104c3-bc8a-43e9-8ab6-193fd1e4ca7a">Re: First Dance and Father Daughter Dance</a>:
[QUOTE]My plan (in the midwest) is: Grand Entrance Cake Cutting Dinner Toasts/Cake served First Dance Father/Daughter Open up dance floor
Posted by rungirl12[/QUOTE]

This is how I am doing our order too. I dont really like the whole intro dance thing because if you dance right away people are hungry and wana eat and arent paying attention and see us dance and wana dance after so I think it flows better this way..

i2012do

Ours is (and this is always how i have seen it done in our area.)
Intro
First Dance
Blessing
Dinner
Best Man Speech
Maid of honor Speech
Father Daughter Dance
Mother Son Dance
Cake Cutting

Ajoyd

Ours will be similar to i2012do, although I don't know that FI and his mom are dancing.

libby2483

In Response to Re:First Dance and Father Daughter Dance:[QUOTE]My plan in the midwest is:Grand EntranceCake CuttingDinnerToasts/Cake servedFirst DanceFather/DaughterOpen up dance floor Posted by rungirl12[/QUOTE]

This is exactly what we are doing as well, except we are having a mother/son dance too.