Help!! 2 Dads (step & birth), dont know what to do with the Second one?

westfallwed25 · August 2010

Hello Ladies, I don't ever post, but I am in a dilemma and would appreciate your feedback and any ideas you may have. Quick background...My step father has been around since I was 2 and raised me with my mother (Always considered him my father). However, My real father has always been in the picture (lived out of town my whole life) and is more like a crazy fun uncle that you see a couple times a year and talk to a few times a week. I love them both so very much. My step father will be giving me away and will have the father daughter dance as well. I don't know what to do/ how to recognize my real father? I know guests don't exactly love sitting through father-daughter/ mother-son dances and would hate to put them through an additional dance. Any ideas?
TIA

squirrly · August 2010

Just make it a point to dance with your birth father sometime during the reception, like you would with a crazy fun uncle. You can also list all of them in the program, if you like:

Parents of the Bride
Mr. and Mrs. Step Father
Mr. Dad Last

Lisa8888 · August 2010

Your biological father is your real father. What you are planning is a real slap in the face to him.

pooh8402 · August 2010

what squirrly said is what I did (although reverse the father/stepfather roles). you can always ask your birth father what he would like. within reason, of course, since you've already decided on your stepfather walking you down the aisle and dancing with you.