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Lynnie
WeddingWire Administrator October 2016

Keep or Cancel: Parent Dances?

Lynnie, on July 16, 2019 at 11:05 AM

Posted in Wedding Reception 256

Are you keeping the tradition of dancing with your parents at the reception with father-daughter and mother-son dances (or whatever family combo works for you!)? Or would you rather cancel this tradition and trim down the number of spotlight dances so you can get straight to celebrating? What's your...

Are you keeping the tradition of dancing with your parents at the reception with father-daughter and mother-son dances (or whatever family combo works for you!)? Or would you rather cancel this tradition and trim down the number of spotlight dances so you can get straight to celebrating?

What's your vote on parent dances? Keep or cancel?


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256 Comments

  • Jennifer
    Super October 2020
    Jennifer ·
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    Keep! I know my dad is looking forward to it and so am I.

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  • Jessica
    Savvy May 2021
    Jessica ·
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    Keep! But my Dad and I are not doing the slow dance. We both want to skip the emotional slow dancing part and do something fun and entertaining for the gusts. For the mother son dance that is up to my FH and mother in law on what they want to do.

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  • Ashley
    Super October 2020
    Ashley ·
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    I want to cancel, but it is because my father has passed. I could dance with my step-dad, but I just don't want to. My FMIL though would never hear of her not getting her dance so I am keeping the mother/son one

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  • Tristen
    Savvy June 2020
    Tristen ·
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    Keep 100%. My fiancé will be dancing with his mom. I will probably dance with my grandpa or uncles as my dad passed away a few years ago.
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  • Kacy
    Beginner October 2019
    Kacy ·
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    Keep but my father daughter dance will be really fun instead of the traditional slow dance.
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  • Alyssa
    Beginner September 2019
    Alyssa ·
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    We are doing parent dances, but I think I’d be okay with cancelling them if we were short on time. I know my dad is looking forward to it!
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  • Kaitlyn
    Dedicated July 2020
    Kaitlyn ·
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    My father recently passed away, so I won’t be doing mine. My FH will still be doing his with his mother.
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  • latasha
    VIP September 2019
    latasha ·
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    We are cancelling this for sure along with the first dance.
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  • Mary
    Dedicated September 2019
    Mary ·
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    We are keeping them but I can't get my dad to pick a song I actually like! Smiley atonished It's not important to everyone though! (not really to us either but our parents were all for it)

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  • Jessica
    Savvy September 2020
    Jessica ·
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    Keep! I still need a father/daughter song though! Our families are very traditional so our wedding just wouldn’t be the same without the parent dances!
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  • A
    Savvy October 2021
    Ashley ·
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    Cancel, the relationships are just not there for us unfortunately
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  • Cora
    Savvy June 2021
    Cora ·
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    Undecided, but probably keep. I know it will be important to our parents.
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  • Kim
    Savvy September 2019
    Kim ·
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    Keep. My dad wasn't at my first wedding. I'm definitely dancing with him at this one. If anyone has any song suggestions I'd appreciate them.
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  • Laurinston
    Dedicated September 2019
    Laurinston ·
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    We are keeping this tradition, but we are doing the mother / son and mother / daughter dance at the same time. Two mom's one stone.

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  • Robin
    Savvy October 2020
    Robin ·
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    Cancel. For me, it just doesn't fit into the schedule and we both have divorced parents. It just sounds like a nightmare to schedule in.

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  • Samantha
    Super August 2019
    Samantha ·
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    Keeping. I like the break it creates between food and events happening and it’s a nice tribute to family.
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  • J
    Savvy November 2020
    Jennifer ·
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    Keep! The wedding is so much more than the bride and groom. It is about change and family. These spotlight dances are important for recognizes these dynamic changes.
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  • M
    Savvy June 2018
    Mary ·
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    Cancelled. My dad passed away not too long before my wedding. I didn't want to dance with anyone else and my husband choose not to dance with his mother. But if my dad was still there I would have definitely kept
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  • Heather
    Devoted December 2019
    Heather ·
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    Keep Smiley smile can’t wait for the father daughter dance and it’ll be so sweet to see my FH dancing with his mom
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  • J
    Beginner September 2019
    Jasmine ·
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    I'm cancelling it, number one - both of our families don't dance. Number two - we would rather go straight to the celebration.

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