Father-daughter dance first?

Re: Father-daughter dance first?

• MelissaAnne88 member

  

  May 2011

  While traditionally you dance with your husband first, there is no rule about the order of things in a reception. Some guests may perceive it as odd, but as long as you (and your FI!!!) are okay with it, then go for it!
  
  But make sure your FI doesn't feel like he's getting the short end of the stick...
  

  
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• Milsey32

  

  May 2011

  In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_customs-traditions_father-daughter-dance-first?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:36Discussion:0dd530c0-c9ab-4f3f-9972-bc28e76ce852Post:ca89f5ce-e70c-4517-9074-8c10c411be3a">Re: Father-daughter dance first?</a>:
  [QUOTE]While traditionally you dance with your husband first, there is no rule about the order of things in a reception. Some guests may perceive it as odd, but as long as you (and your FI!!!) are okay with it, then go for it! <strong>But make sure your FI doesn't feel like he's getting the short end of the stick...</strong>
  Posted by MelissaAnne88[/QUOTE]
  
  <div>this</div>

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• mctlong member

  

  May 2011

  Go for it.
  
  We did:
  1st dance
  Mother/son dance
  Father/daughter dance
  
  Towards the end of the father-daughter dance, my husband formally "cut in". This was a sign to the DJ to begin the open dancing and this was our symbolic way of having my dad give me away on the dance floor.
  
  
  

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• MairePoppy mod

  

  May 2011

  Traditionally, no one else may dance before bride and groom have their first dance. And the other dances are done throughout the reception, rather than one right after another, so the guests can join in. Otherwise, they might get bored. How long is this dance sequence that your planning?

                     

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• mandi921vh member

  

  May 2011

  In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_customs-traditions_father-daughter-dance-first?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:36Discussion:0dd530c0-c9ab-4f3f-9972-bc28e76ce852Post:649787c0-e11b-450e-8fe4-d084d859bad7">Re: Father-daughter dance first?</a>:
  [QUOTE]Traditionally, no one else may dance before bride and groom have their first dance. And the other dances are done throughout the reception, rather than one right after another, so the guests can join in. Otherwise, they might get bored. How long is this dance sequence that your planning?
  Posted by MairePoppy[/QUOTE]
  
  <div>This.</div>

  

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• salty&sweetie member

  

  May 2011

  It's not very long, really. A short and sweet dance with Dad, and a more dramatic one with my groom. I'm sad and a little surprised to see that some people don't like the special dances. Unless it's excessive - like everyone in the wedding party having their own feature - the special dances are just that: special.
  
  Perhaps I'm unique, but I personally love watching and taking pictures of the the dances at weddings, especially if they are doing something that was obviously planned and prepared with some forethought, instead of just slow dancing through the whole song. One of my favorites was my cousin; she did a choreographed waltz and it was beautiful. I wanted something of the same caliber.
  
  Regarding the boredom factor, it's worth mentioning that there is no mother-son dance (they didn't care to do it), so these two are the only "features". I have tried to make them crowd-pleasers and I figure no one should get bored with what we're offering, but if they do they can socialize with their dessert plate while we're on the floor.

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