First Dance alternatives??

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i don’t dance and don’t want to do I’m in

I’ve seen couples do a skit. I’ve also seen couples do karaoke or set up a slide show of their lives, how they met and began dating.

My DH and I compromised on the first dance because I wanted one but he was too anxious to dance a whole song with everyone watching. So we danced the first 30 seconds alone and then had the band leader invite everyone to join us. It was a great way to open the dance floor.

View Quoted Comment I’m curious as to when you did the first dance - like after dinner? When were the mother son and father daughter dances? I’ve only ever seen the first dance happen right as the reception started and the couple was
introduced before dinner

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We did our first dance after dinner and after the cake cutting. We didn't do any parent dances. We liked having the first dance after dinner because it flowed into having everyone on the dance floor and they could dance uninterrupted the rest of the night.

Maybe the shoe game..idk what it's really called lol but where you and hubby sit in a chair with your backs to each other, holding one of each others shoe, and the DJ makes statements like "who hogs most of the bed" and you'd raise whichever persons shoe the statement is true about. if that makes sense lol

View Quoted Comment We had planned to do the shoe game already and toasts but I still feel like I might need something else to replace the dancing to keep guests entertained.

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The first dance usually isn't very long so the shoe game and toasts should take up that time and may even be a little longer! You could do a first "group" dance as another alternative and invite your guests to dance with you instead.

Are you all doing parent dances?

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We aren't doing any dancing at all. We aren't dancers. I was still wanting to do something special for my dad and his mom and so I was thinking of somehow doing a short slideshow.

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The slideshow would be very nice and I'm sure they would enjoy it!

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If I were to do a slideshow, do you think it should be focused on both of us and our parents? I don't think it would be fair to like single out my dad or his mom. I was thinking of just it being a dedication to our parents.

View Quoted Comment Your first dance really isn't for your guests. It's all about the 2 of you. Honestly my husband was nervous about the first dance too. Once you are in the moment you completely forget about everyone else. It's the very few minutes we had alone and they were super treasured! It felt like no one else was even there... even though we had 225 people. I would really think about skipping the dance... but if you really dont like the idea maybe the anniversary dance?

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I like the idea of it being a dedication to you all's parents!

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We are already setting aside time for just the two of us (no photographers, guests, planners, nada). So we don't need the dance to achieve that. And it just really makes us uncomfortable so that's why we aren't doing it.

That's awesome you ate setting aside time for just the 2 of you! I don't think you need to fill that space with anything else though. Have you asked your DJ? I am sure they have seen a lot of different things!

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I haven't yet but that's a great idea! I will ask him what he thinks of the order of things and what would flow the best. I mean along with a big entrance (FH wants a light saber entrance), slideshow, toasts, and shoe game, I think that should be plenty!

Yeah that sounds like enough to me! Good luck, it will all come together! Congrats!

Did you end up deciding on your alternative, Lauren?

View Quoted Comment We are doing a parent dedication video slideshow!! That way our parents can still be involved and we don’t have to dance! 😊