fh doesn't like to dance

Honestly it is very common to end up spending a reasonable amount of time apart during the day/evening, you get pulled in all directions - I lost my husband within about 5 minutes of the ceremony ending. I got swallowed up by the crowd lol

I would just recommend scheduling some time for you guys - perhaps have a little break for sunset photos or set up somewhere you can slip off to for a quiet drink.

Inevitably you will need breaks from the dance floor too - just go and find in those moments

I don't like to dance, and my husband LOVES dancing. We did a first dance and an anniversary dance, and after that, I spent a lot of my time at the reception socializing with guests, playing lawn games, taking photos, eating dessert, getting drinks from the bar, and more socializing with guests, while my husband spent a lot of his time dancing. We were together when taking photos and during the formal parts of the reception, but otherwise, I didn't need to be attached to his side for the whole reception. I knew where to find him (on the dance floor), and we checked in with each other a few times throughout the evening. If you want to dance the whole night, I say go for it! You don't need to spend every second with him at the reception, and if he prefers to socialize with people instead of dancing, let him spend his time at the reception however he prefers to.

My FH hate's dancing while I have recently learned I have a grand ole time on the dancefloor.

A majority of our wedding, he was off talking to people while I was on the dance floor and we didn't mind it one bit! We're spending the rest of our lives together, we didn't need to be together every second of the reception.

He knew what songs were important to me and would have loved to have him out on the dance floor with me and he made an effort to be there for those, but he also shocked me a few times when I turned around to see him walking towards me to dance with us!

View Quoted Comment So sweet. This really reminds me of how me and my FH are. That made me feel a lot better. Thank you!

See if your FH will agree to some dance lessons, maybe just for the first dance. Several couples have enjoyed great date nights with dance lessons. It may make him willing to do a bit more dancing, but probably not as much as you will be doing.

My FH hates dancing. Like gets so much anxiety and everything! I made the decision to compromise and not have like a first dance or anything because I didn’t want to put him through that. After some talking and stuff he surprised me by telling our planner he would like to do a first dance!
I’d just keep talking to him about it. Maybe do some impromptu living room dancing. He might surprise you in the end.

I should have said that the wedding dance lessons could be done without obligating himself to doing a First Dance at the reception.

I'll echo what PPs have said: my husband spent the majority of the reception socializing with family and friends (especially out-of-town guests), and I spent the majority of the time on the dance floor. We still got to see each other frequently for sunset photos, photos with guests, etc. Try not to worry too much about it. I think you'll end up having a blast (each of you, and together)! I think that, even if my husband and I would have tried to stay by each other's side for the whole event, we would have ended up one here, one there because (like Bridget mentioned) we got pulled apart pretty quickly after re-entering the venue for cocktail hour...and I actually like that we got to speak to more of our guests by dividing and conquering. I personally feel that we entertained / hosted them better that way, rather than both of us speaking to people together. He entertained the non-dancing crew, and I entertained the dancing crew! The way our crowd was, more men happened to be socializing, and more women happened to be dancing, so he got his time with his dudes, and I got my time with my ladies!

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Once the reception has started and certain formalities completed, it is nearly impossible to know where either one of you will be after that point. The bride and groom will have the different family and friends to meet with ... and even unrecognized guests.

You should never let a little thing jeopardize what you too share is your love for one another. Now can you and him talked about just your first and that of the parents dance. And that's it. But if you knew that he doesn't like to dance before the engagement then it's not or should be a deal breaker. This is part of marriage to is too comparize.I Joe that it works out for you

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Thank you. Very helpful!

Do his friends like to dance? H doesn't like dancing either but had a blast on the dance floor because a lot of his friends were out there too!

We also did a couple dance lessons for our first dance to help ease his nerves, since we'd be in the spotlight vs. in the crowd - those definitely helped too!

My fiancé LOVES to dance and always has a great time on the dance floor. I do too, but after a while I tend to need a break. That's always a great time to mingle, talk to people, grab a drink, and take it all in. Everyone always says that the day goes by fast, and you'll inevitably get separated at some point, so just enjoy yourselves and spending time with everyone

One thing our coordinator is actually arranging is a private moment for my fiancé and I during the reception. I'm not sure how long it'll be or where, but we'll get some time to be together with just the two of us and some drinks and snacks. You could ask your venue if there's a place the two of your could slip out for a few minutes to make sure you get some time together!