First dance

I've never seen it skipped before. Maybe there's something else you can do in lieu of it. Or a shorter version of the dance. I think someone told me they went to a wedding once where they didn't dance and since they're both baseball players they just did a first pitch to one another ahah that was kinda cute

Definitely okay to skip it - my fiancée frequents OffBeat Bride and there are some cool first dance alternatives on there.

Hey Nicole!

It’s totally okay to skip your first dance if you do not want to have it. It’s a tradition, not a requirement and you definitely don’t want to feel under pressure or uncomfortable on your own wedding day!

As Melle mentioned, you may be interested in a different symbolic ‘first’ like sharing your first drink together as a married couple or even inviting all other couples to the dance floor to share in a group couple dance.

I am anxious about it too and we have no idea what to do for it, and not too much time left. I think it’s okay to skip it, it’s your wedding so you can do whatever you want.

I've never seen it skipped but its your decision for what's best for you! Another option you could have though is inviting everyone on the dance floor to dance with you. That way not all eyes are on you but you still get that special moment with one another.

View Quoted Comment I'll have to come up with something to do instead. We both don't really drink and we have a baby together. Maybe we could incorporate her into it?

I’m skipping it. I love to dance but don’t like slow dancing. I guess we could do our dance to a upbeat song but I also find it awkward that the whole dance floor is empty and people staring at you while you dance. FH thought it was dumb. We aren’t doing many traditional things so it was easy for us to decide to cut it out because it works for us. Go with what makes you comfortable.

We did our first dance I not could imagine skipping it. Do what make's you happy.

It's completely fine to skip this or any other tradition you aren't a fan of. And you don't even need to replace it with anything. You can just move your reception right into speeches (if you're having them), serving dinner & drinks, open dance floor, etc.