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Kayla
Beginner October 2020

No dance floor, but fiance wants first dances - how to incorporate?

Kayla, on December 29, 2019 at 6:18 PM Posted in Wedding Ceremony 0 5
Hi all,



My fiance and I don't dance, as neither of us like 'that' music (we're both into rock, and I listen to the heavier metal stuff), so we aren't going to have dancing. Our wedding is taking place at a casual brewery, and we'll have background music (alternative and 90s rock, most likely). But he told me that it's important to him to still have a first dance, and a dance with his (3yo) daughter. So now I'm trying to figure out how to make that happen for him and it not be awkward that there isn't other dancing. And there had been any earlier agreement that kids would only be allowed at the ceremony, not the reception.
My current thought is to have our (10-15min) ceremony close with the dances. There's a brewery tour scheduled to happen in between the ceremony and reception (instead of a cocktail hour) so that the space can be turned over for the reception and the buffet set up. Has anyone done something similar? When did you do the 'special' dances, if you only did those?

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Latest activity by Catherine, on December 30, 2019 at 9:27 AM
  • Kristen
    Master November 2020
    Kristen ·
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    Yeah I would close the ceremony with the dances then take pics and then off to the brewery. Great idea.

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  • VIP November 2021
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    I agree with Previous post - close the ceremony with the dances!!!
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  • Dierdra
    Super August 2021
    Dierdra ·
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    Agree with the above!

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  • Mandi
    Master October 2020
    Mandi ·
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    I photographed a wedding/elopement like this once.
    The wedding happened in a garden.
    The reception was a dinner in a private dining room of a restaurant.The first dance happened right before cake cutting.Your reception can absolutely be no kids, but obviously your kids are the exception to the rule.
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  • Catherine
    VIP November 2019
    Catherine ·
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    Wow the tour sounds awesome!! i would say close the ceremony with that as well Smiley smile maybe do your first kiss and then see if you can add the dance in right after that upon your exit!

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