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@SweetCheeks: My sis and dad did something like that at her wedding and it went over really well. I'm using "My girl"...also a bit upbeat. No crying waltzes for our family, but it works!
I'm close with my dad-"love yous" hugs, the whole bit. But we have a "tough love" relationship as I am like his son. I go fishing with him, go to ball games with him, play catch etc. I didn't want to do anything super cheesy like a sad country song watching his daughter leave him blah blah because he isn't a sappy guy and I'm more of a tom boy- he's a man's man if you will-Beer, baseball, fishing, capentery, 4 wheeling-ya know, a true Vermonter. I got to thinking how maybe it would be cheesy to do a slow dance with my dad because we aren't exactly like that, but then I thought about how my wedding is a signifigant moment of my life as I'm sure it is yours too. When you do marry your fiance, he will then be the number one man in your life and it is a good moment to share with your father on your wedding day. You get to share a dance and just chit chat. It's a nice tradition. I mean if the thought of slow dancing with your father is just completely out there, then stick with a fast song.
Anyways, I found this song that I am considering.
ray lamontagne- "let it be me"
The lyrics are nice and not too creepy/corny.
I kind of know what you mean. My mom and dad divorced when I was a few months old, and though I always visited him atleast twice a week, we never really bonded in the way that some fathers and daughters do. I'm torn between "My Girl" and "How Do You Fall in Love" by Alabama. I'm going to wait to see what my FMIL chooses for her mother-son dance and decide which one keeps with the same tone. Good luck!
Thanks ladies! My dad is super fun and up for anything, but I know for sure he would be a bit weirded out with a slow song. (He has been single pretty much my whole life, my mom and him split up when I was about 3) Just a little history on that...He means the world to me, but more of in an unspoken way like I said before. I am sure I will figure something out...I just don't want to go with too crazy of a song choice, nor do I want to go with something too sappy and awkward that will make me cry and make him feel a bit uncomfortable....
I love that Ray Lamontagne song! He also does a great song called "I Could Hold You In My Arms Forever.' It's just slightly more upbeat than 'Let It Be Me.' Such a good choice! 'Shelter' is another good one by Ray, but that might be better for dancing with your new husband... "You will shelter me my love, and I will shelter you."
For my father-daughter dance, 70's acoustic rock was big in my family, so, as corny as they are, I'm thinking maybe Dan Fogelberg's 'The Reach,' 'The Sand and the Foam,' or 'Run For The Roses' would be appropriate. But I might cry if we play 'The Sand and the Foam,' so maybe not that one!
Kenny Loggins' 'The Horses' is a fantastic father-daughter song too (he wrote it for his little girl)! Some of the lines are:
We'll go riding on the horses yeah yeah
Way up in the sky little darling
If you fall I'll pick you up, pick you up
If you fall I'll pick you up, i'll pick you up
You will grow until you go
I'll be right there by your side
....
Ah! I'm going to start crying right now! Hah, go with the more upbeat Ray L. song!
i've heard of a lot of father-daughter dances being more upbeat lately and i love it. like "my girl" or "brown-eyed girl" or if there is a song u both like. i am thinking of doing somehting similiar, with maybe "white winter hymal" by the fleet foxes or "4+2" by concrete + clay. if you dont have a sappy/huggy kind of relationship, it might feel more casual and comfortable, and will definitely be more entertaining for the guests.
I say go for it. My dad and I are doing something like this because we have a great, fun, crazy relationship. We are "busting a move" for sure!
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I have always been close to my dad for as long as I remember. The problem is, we aren't exactly physically close. We don't hug, say I love you, talk about personal things or anything of the sort. It sounds so weird when I actually type it, but it is just how we are...It is more of an "unspoken closeness" if that makes sense. I would feel uncomfortable doing a slow dance with him because we just aren't like that. He is very modest and kind of anxious when it comes to things like that. I am just afraid I would bawl my head off...He and I love to "bust a move" if you will lol. So I am wondering if maybe a faster style dance would be ok? I think it is unique and totally fitting to us...but would it be too weird? Opinions? Thanks :)