First Dance - Before or After Dinner?

After! Our wedding isn't until 6pm so I don't want to keep guests waiting any longer for dinner.

Before - guests are seated, we enter, we dance. So by the time everyone is in and settled, dinner is being served.

Before, right after entrances.

Before, we r having more of a dinner reception so guests can make their dinner choices while we have our first dance.

Before, we want to get all the "big" stuff out of the way so that we can let loose and drink with our guests.

After. We are having dinner outdoors in a garden and then FH and I will invite everyone into the barrel room of the winery to watch our first dance and that will start the dancing portion of the night.

Before dinner, towards the end of our abbreviated cocktail hour.

Before. We are getting married at 3 pm so once cocktail hour/pictures are done we make our grand entrance and go straight into our first dance.

After, I wanted it to be the start of the dance after dinner. We will have our first dance then are joined parents dance and then we'll invite everybody to the dance floor. I never liked it when I guess or either barely subtle or not even settled in yet and the first dance is going on. Cuz I like to be able to enjoy it without people walking around etc.

Before dinner, right after entrances.

Before, after our entrance. I hate when couple's make their guests wait forever until they can eat, but this way we can get it out of the way and then gorge with everyone else and not have to worry about retouching my lipstick.

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Love it! I'd want to do it this way as well, especially since I'll be so nervous about the dance!

We plan to be introduced and walk into the reception, do our first dance, and then go right to dinner! We will do other special dances, speeches, etc. after dinner.

Before. once guests are seated and my dress is bustled, we will have a grand entrance that leads right in to the first dance then blessing and dinner

Haven't really given this much thought, but now I am thinking before. As we are introduced, we can go into our first dance and then move right on to dinner. That way everyone will still be in the room where the dance floor is (and not outside where dinner is) and be able to watch.

We're planning to have our first dance before dinner!

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Lol, love it! I totally get that, it's better to get it over with so you can eat and celebrate!

We are doing before! We walk in, do our first dance, and sit down for some much needed food lol. Didn’t want to risk getting food on me or in my teeth for pictures; I’ll already be nervous enough and I know I’m a messy eater 😂😂

I actually don’t know hahaha it is whatever the venue wants

Before. We will do our grand entrance, then immediately do our first dance!