Reception Entrance

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For the reception entrance, my fiance were thinking for the wedding party entrance, we would have the pairs walk in as a couple and then start slow dancing...then we would enter and the wedding party would clear the floor and we would do our dance. Thoughts? Does anyone have any good ideas for songs for this -- two slow songs that would go together? We don't really have a "song" so we are open to suggestions.

Pirata13

We are not doing a bridal party dance. The bridal party will be welcome to dance with their SOs when we start the dancing. The bridal party will be introduced and sit down. Then we will be introduced and will go straight into our first dance after we enter. Then we will cut the cake before dinner starts.

We decided to forego the awkwardnes of having our BP dance with people they don't really know.

laurening

We're skipping the wedding party dance too. The guests could care less about seeing the WP dance; they're more interested in seeing the bride and groom. Also, as mentioned, unless everyone in the WP is actually dating the person they're paired with, it's awkward and not fun slow dancing with someone that you may not know well and aren't dating while a hundred other people watch. I've never liked it as a bridesmaid (thankfully only had to do it twice out of six times) and no one I know who has been in a wedding has ever enjoyed it.

Short answer - introduce the wedding party if you want, but let them sit down and pick one song for you guys.

SuMmErKuTiE

We are also skipping the BP dance, and our BP cheered when we told them.

Ditto pp's on it being awkward unless they all know and are dating the person they're paired up with. I've been there, dancing with someone I didn't really know in a BP and it was awkward to say the least. Just have your BP announced as they make their entrance, and keep it to just you and your new DH having your 1st dance. That way you only have to pick one song instead of two.

aerinpegadrak

At my sister's wedding, when we were announced, we just entered and took our seats.  I hate WP dances, both as a guest and a BM.

We're not even announcing our WP.  If the guests don't already know that so-and-so is your former college roommate, they probably don't care.

megk8oz

Our WP was introduced, they did the little arch thing for us to walk through, and then they were seated so we could dance. By ourselves.

Considering that most of my BP was married/enagaged/in a serious relationship with people that were not in my BP, we made everybody (Both the BP and their S/Os) just that much more comfortable.

Just because it's not some super-choreographed musical number, doesn't mean it's fair to make the BP dance.

kay726

I agree as well.  Another idea I'm thinking about doing is instead of having the "last supper" style wedding party table just having my groom and I and create a few specials tables for the WP and their dates.  Again it would feel kind of awkward to have a date, but you have to sit up in the front

kay726

I was thinking of when we were introduced and after coming into the hall going straight into the 1st dance.  That way that's out of the way and people can eat and get on with the other things. What do you think?