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I think a mother/daughter dance is a great way to honor your mom for being such a strong supporter in your life. However, if you feel as if it may be too uncomfortable, how about you making a speech and asking her to stand to be recognized. At my wedding reception, we are making a speech to honor both our set of parents, toasting at their table, and offering them the first slice of wedding cake after we cut the cake. I think whatever you decide on, dance or not, your mom will know how much you appreciate her.
@Olive12: That's a good idea, I will definitely consider that, I think I kinda had my heart set on a dance. :(
@CrazyBeautiful1: then have the dance. If that's what you want, do it. I wouldn't worry to much about what people think. If they think negatively, clearly their heart is not in the right place so their opinion shouldn't matter.
have the dance if you want it! I think that is a wonderful way to honor your mom!
My mom was a single parent for most of my life. Her longtime boyfriend gave me away but my mom and I danced together. She was worried it would look lame but I really enjoyed it. We weren't much for extra specialty dances so my mom and I and DH and his mother did a joint Mothers dance. I think it's a nice way to honor your mom at your wedding.
I did one! I loved it. My mom is my everything, dad is not in the picture. I picked a special song, but wasn't a major slow dance. We mostly swayed and hugged and cried. Then DH joined us. It was very special to me and she deserved to be honored. 
@Olive12: Well.....I do want the dance, there are just a lot of things persuading me not to do it. Not just the fact that people might think it's weird. For instance, my mom is disabled and she has a hard time walking (much less dancing), my FI won't be dancing with his mom (he doesn't have a great relationship with her AND he's already been married before and doesn't want to do the dance), I am a horrible horrible crier and I just know It's going to be bad if I dance with my mom and I'm a little shy about that. So, there are a lot of reasons I'm trying to find an alternative, I just liked the idea of a dance. It seemed sweet. But, like my FI says, "it's a good idea, but not a GREAT idea..." :)
@DVsMom: Wow, what a beautiful pic! See, that's what I'm afraid of, the crying. lol But that's beautiful, thank you for sharing!
I think that's a super sweet idea... I love Carrie Ubderwoods song Mama it makes me teary every time I hear it!!
ETA: I just saw you don't want to dance maybe just dedicate a song to her!
My cousin's father passed away before she was married so for her wedding she danced with her mom. They happened to dance to a fast version of her father's favorite song (country roads) and it was the most amazing part of her entire wedding. Her sister also danced with their mom at her own wedding to a "regular" slow song. If you don't want to do the dance, skip it. But dancing with your mom would definitely not be weird!
I was JUST going to reply that I LOVE LOVE LOVE Mama's Song by Carrie Underwood - I cry everytime I hear it and it would be perfect for a daughter/parent song!
I think it could be really nice, but I understand your concerns. I'm thinking about doing the same thing, but I don't know if it will look weird having two women dancing together and crying. I suppose it doesn't matter, as long as you are both happy.
my father passed away so I couldn't do a father daughter dance. I danced with my mom. We're not really sentimental people so we wanted a faster paced song. We danced to Mamma Mia by ABBA. It was perfect! And not weird at all. I think it's more popular than you think!
@Gabrielle123: That's a great idea with the faster paced song! That should help cut down on the tears.
I danced with my Mom and it was great, absolutely nothing weird about it. We both loved it and everyone there knows of our close relationship so probably even expected us to dance. Can't advise on how you could handle her disability appropriately and comfortably for her ....BTW I chose "In my Daughter's Eyes"- Martina McBride.
I would do it, and I would use that Javier Colon cover. It's beautiful. You should be true to who you are and your relationship with your mother. I think it's sweat, and I think your guests will love it because they love you.
If you don't do it, it's really weird to then have a mother-son dance, so keep that in mind as well. The two are kind of tied together.
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Hi Bees! So, my dilemma is this: I have no Dad. Never have, and no real "male figure" that I'd feel comfortable standing in. I don't want to just ask some guy to give me away and dance with me on my wedding day solely because he's a male. My mom raised me, and she's been the one person whose been there my entire life, it only seems fitting that she do it. So, I have no problem walking down the aisle with her, but when it comes to the "father/daughter" dance, I'm a little skeptical about.
My question is this: if I did dance with my mom, would that seem "weird?" Or should I just skip it all together?
I would like to somehow have a special moment with my mom on my wedding day, but I'm wondering if the dance is a little weird.
Also, I was thinking Javier Colon's version of "Time After Time" by Cyndi Lauper for our song, but is it a break up song? The lyrics come across as a break up song.
I'm so confused. :(
-CB