I have always seen the first dance done after everyone eats and the cake is cut. Since I am planning a wedding I am now reading more upscale weddings have their first dance as soon as they are introduced as husband and wife. I am really liking that idea. What are your thoughts on this?
2007-09-21 04:44:33 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
I'm of the mind that it should be after dinner, right before the real dance starts. It just seems more natural that way. The first dance is just for the bride and groom, then you can add in parents and bridal party, then just open it up to everybody.
2007-09-21 04:50:12 · answer #1 · answered by Ian M 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
That all depends if your DJ is going to be there at the begining of your dinner to play music? And how big your reception space is. Are the tables going to be over the dance floor, etc? There is nothing wrong with having the dance at the begining. I just like the way it flows, eat cake, bride and grooms 1st dance, father daughter dance, mother son dance, etc. Just kind of flows and you have more peoples attention and everyone has a chance to rest before cutting a rug themselves on the dance floor.
2007-09-21 04:59:41 · answer #2 · answered by Aubrey's mommy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We are having our first dance right after the bridal party is introduced and we are introduced and Mr. and Mrs. We are trying to get all of the traditional stuff out of the way so that the majority of the night can be open for the guests to dance and have fun.
Our order of events is as follows:
Introductions
First dance
Dinner
Toasts
Cake (we are doing this before the parents dances, so that cake can be served to our guests while we are dancing with our parents)
Parents Dances
Garter/Bouquet toss
2007-09-21 05:29:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I would say that it depends on the type of wedding you are planning. If you want something very traditional, it would be after the cake was cut, and right before the rest of the dance was going to start. This would help guests because they're expecting this and would know what to do.
I think that it would be kind of nice to have it right after they are introduced as husband and wife, but it also seems kind of strange. I think of dancing as wanting to dwell on a moment, or a certain part of your life.
When they are announced as man and wife, it is the time to move forward as a couple. Then, at the celebration of their union, they take the time to dance slowly and dwell on the moment.
I would recommend keeping the first dance as a part of the reception, but that could just be me.
2007-09-21 04:57:58 · answer #4 · answered by bride_of_christ728 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
What we are going to do is when we first get there have our first dance, then eat, cut the cake, then have the father daughter dance, but with everyone else because my dad is not looking forward to dancing at all. Just my personal little twist on things. Hope this helps!
2007-09-21 04:59:55 · answer #5 · answered by Jill Michelle 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
what i loved i went to a friends wedding and they did everything at the start the first dance mother and father dances cutting cake garter toss an bouquet toss within the first hour it saved on the photogropher and got all the shots they needed vs hireing them for another 2hrs for 75.00 a hour and then everyone can be relaxed after and eat and dance the night away
2007-09-21 04:56:06 · answer #6 · answered by rodeogirl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So, enable me get this at once... you want human beings that did not attend your bridal ceremony and you probably did not invite back back and positioned across you meals 3 months later to an after-the-fact celebration and you assume them to reward you even theory you're already married? that may not a reception, this is an invoice. Eewww Host a labor day bbq or a house warming celebration rather. a while for a reception replaced into as quickly as 3 months interior the previous.
2016-10-19 07:38:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, better to have it as the start of the full dance, once the cake cutting is done. I think it would take away from it if the dance is done before the dinner - it would be awkward.
2007-09-22 00:36:37 · answer #8 · answered by Lydia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Every wedding I have ever been to has had the dance immediately after the couple is introduced.
2007-09-21 05:31:16 · answer #9 · answered by Luv2Answer 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When I was married way back in 1996, we danced after we came in. First they introduced the wedding party, then us, then they announced our first dance. This made the party flow nicely.
2007-09-21 07:09:30 · answer #10 · answered by alana's in bloom 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋