Dance Disaster?

w104akf

So, I would like to have the traditional Father/Daughter dance at my wedding with my dad. My parents have been incredibly supportive of me and my fiance - giving us money, helping us with other things..whatever. His parents, however, are a nightmare. They don't want us getting married, said some horrid things, and haven't spoken to us since we got engaged. If I do a father/daughter dance, does my fiance have to do a mother/son dance? He doesn't want to, and to be honest, I would be totally hurt to see his mother getting any attention on our wedding day, of which she so outrightly disapproves of. Any thoughts?

Beachy730

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[QUOTE]So, I would like to have the traditional Father/Daughter dance at my wedding with my dad. My parents have been incredibly supportive of me and my fiance - giving us money, helping us with other things..whatever. His parents, however, are a nightmare. They don't want us getting married, said some horrid things, and haven't spoken to us since we got engaged. If I do a father/daughter dance, does my fiance have to do a mother/son dance? He doesn't want to, and to be honest, I would be totally hurt to see his mother getting any attention on our wedding day, of which she so outrightly disapproves of. Any thoughts?
Posted by w104akf[/QUOTE]

<div>It's not necessary. </div>

Moneypenny424

He definitely does not need to do the dance with his mom if he doesn't want to.

hlq2011

None of the special dances are "required."

It's not necessary.

Kristin789

Frankly, I've only seen one mother-son dance.
And because DH and I are both teachers, we probably go to two weddings a year, every year.
The mother-son dance just isn't done much.  So don't do it.

DramaGeek

Nope.  H has a good relationship with his mom but neither wanted to dance.  My dad and I have always danced together, so we did a father/daughter dance.  No one noticed that we did one but not the other.

osumegs

We aren't doing it either. I've not seen it done recently, that I can remember