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Just Said Yes November 2022

First dances

Shauna, on June 27, 2022 at 1:37 PM Posted in Wedding Reception 0 8
I am so confused when the first dances are supposed to take place (bride/groom, father/daughter etc) I have heard a lot of people say they split the dances and do some before dinner and some after dinner but to me that just seems like such a weird flow. What is everyone else doing? I was thinking of making them all after dinner to get the party and dancing started...

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Latest activity by Michelle, on June 29, 2022 at 4:48 PM
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    Master January 2019
    Cassidy ·
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    We did our first dance right after being introduced (before dinner). Then we did our parent dances after dinner followed by a group “dance” to open the dance floor. The DJ invited everyone to the dance floor and formed a circle around us so it wasn’t like a line dance or a choreographed dance. It flowed well.
    The first dance before dinner was Important to us b/c husband would have been to nervous to eat, lol. I think doing them all before dinner is too much as people will be impatient to eat! But you can plan it however you want.
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    Legend June 2019
    Melle ·
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    We did our first dance right after we were introduced for the entrance because at that point all of the attention is already on you

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  • Allison
    Devoted May 2022
    Allison ·
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    We did the same thing!

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  • Erin
    Super May 2022
    Erin ·
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    We did our first dances, Father-Daughter, and Mother-Son right at the beginning when we “got introduced” because people usually sit and watch those. To get everyone on the dance floor and the party started, our DJ called everyone over later after the cake cutting for a group photo. When our photographer was done getting the shot, everyone was already on the floor so he announced that it was time to dance! I think the flow went well!
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  • Paige
    VIP October 2022
    Paige ·
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    I think we're planning to do ours after dinner so we don't have hangry guests (or a hangry groom lol). I think the tentative plan will be grand entrance > FOB toast/ blessing by my godfather > first course > best man/ MOH speeches > second course/ table visits > first dance > father/ daughter dance > mother/ son dance > cut cake > bouquet/ garter toss > anniversary dance > dance party.

    I like the idea of doing the anniversary dance last and having all the married couples form a circle on the outside of the dance floor until the couple who's been married the longest is left. It's kind of a celebration plus then everyone is already up to start the dancing.

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  • Samantha
    Expert April 2022
    Samantha ·
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    We did the same, and it worked out great 👍
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    Devoted February 2023
    Elycia ·
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    We will do our formal dances before dinner, right after our grand entrance. After dinner we will kick the dancing portion of the reception off with the anniversary dance.

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  • Michelle
    Champion December 2022
    Michelle ·
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    What is common in your social circle? There are as many options as there are couples making the decision. In our families, the first dance is after the dinner.
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