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Just Said Yes April 2021

Father daughter dance songs for bad relationship

Lizzie, on January 16, 2021 at 4:40 PM Posted in Wedding Reception 0 12

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Hi all. I’ve been trying to find a song I can dance with my dad to at my wedding but have really been struggling. We don’t have the best relationship and never really did. Growing up he never really cared all that much and was more interested in raising his girlfriends kids than his own. I would prefer not to dance with him at all however he will throw a fit if we don’t dance. All the songs I get with a quick google search are too emotional and don’t describe our relationship at all. Im not a “daddy’s girl” and we don’t even say we love each other. Any help would be appreciated!

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Latest activity by Olivia, on February 3, 2022 at 2:12 AM

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Michelle · on January 16, 2021 at 4:49 PM
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Honestly I would skip the dance and not invite dad at all. He doesn't need to be there if he's not supportive of you. Let him get upset at home but it will only reflect badly on him.. No one has any right to make you do something at your wedding you don't want to.
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Hannah · on January 16, 2021 at 5:21 PM
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Yeah, I agree with Michelle. I would skip the dance if you don't want it. He can throw a fit all he wants. He made his bed, and now he needs to lie in it. Any song that reflects your relationship may be kind of awkward to dance to at a wedding.
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Samantha · on January 16, 2021 at 6:36 PM
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Anyone that will pull a fit isn’t on your team. If you feel he must come to the wedding, can you assign him a “minder” or two - good friends who understand and support you, and they can alert the venue manager to make him leave if he causes a scene?
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Samantha · on January 16, 2021 at 6:38 PM
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If you REALLY want to do a song to show what a jerk he is, you could dance to that Kelly Clarkson song “Because of you” - it would send a clear message but that would probably be a but much on your wedding day.
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CountryBride · on January 16, 2021 at 6:45 PM
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What if you did my wish for you the lyrics are beautiful and it wishes you well with out talking about the mushy father daughter relationship
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Lindsey · on January 16, 2021 at 8:15 PM
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What if you do the father/daughter and mother/son dance together? You could pick a song like you look wonderful tonight or some sort of happy non traditional wedding song.
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Rebecca · on January 16, 2021 at 9:46 PM
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Just like toddlers, adults who throw fits only get what they want when they get a reaction out of you.
Don't have one.
Let him throw a fit.
It says VOLUMES about him, not you.
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Elizabeth · on January 16, 2021 at 10:05 PM
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I'm not close with my father either, but I know that he will also be really upset if he doesn't walk me down the aisle or have a father/daughter dance with me. It's easier to just allow it than try to cut him out altogether. Have you tried asking your dad what he would want to dance to? There's some classic songs like "What a wonderful world," "The way you look tonight," or "I hope you dance" by Lee Ann Womack. Hope that helps!
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Ally · on January 16, 2021 at 10:09 PM
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Yes!! This is so true! If you don't want to dance with him, then you don't need to. It's your wedding day and you shouldn't have to do anything just to please someone who wasn't a big part of your life.
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Stacey · on January 17, 2021 at 12:22 PM
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My Life by the Beatles is a great song and isn't mushy or overly father/daughter centric.
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Honey · on January 18, 2021 at 3:00 AM
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Same here with my dad. Never really had a great relationship but would be very angry if he didn’t walk me down the aisle and did the father - daughter dance. I literally spent almost all of last year looking for songs even my MOH helped. She recommended I ask him. When I visited him I asked him what song/s he wanted to dance to and he gave me 2.

Maybe that can also work for you. Try asking your father what songs he would be like to dance to.
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Olivia · on February 3, 2022 at 2:12 AM
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Hey there! I am in the same dilemma. Of course I want my dad to be there but it's hard because I know (and everyone else knows) that he really shouldn't be apart of it. I want to do the song Brown Eyed Girl by Van Morrison and will most likely end up with it or something similar. Invite your dad... my mom said to me that if I didn't invite mine that all the talk would be about him and why he isn't at the wedding. The day is about YOU and the eyes should be on you and your future spouse.
Best of luck!!
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