Greetings, Knotties!
It's been a while since I've posted, but I've been busy busy! Now almost all is in place, I have a few things to attend to yet, not least of which is my anxiety over being the center of attention, which is getting worse by the day!
I'm a wallflower who hates the limelight, and he's not much more of a stage animal than I am, lol.
In light of this, can we talk about all those awkward "first dances"? He and I don't dance. We're not likely to dance anywhere, ever, after this so why is a first dance even important? Do we have permission to nix this (we've already nixed all the other theatrics - ie. the tosses, etc - it's a small wedding anyway), especially since we don't really even have a song?
And if his mom wants a dance, does that mean we have to do *all* the first dances? And if we have to keep them, is it ok to invite everyone to dance with us, so that we're not being stared at through an entire awkward five minutes up there all by ourselves? The thought of that makes me want to sink into a hole in the floor and wish we'd eloped!
Bottom line, do we have to do all this stuff simply because it's what people expect?
Thanks for any feedback and guidance!