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I plan on picking the Father/Daughter song. My Dad isn't really into that kinda thing. But I was driving once and I heard a guy call up and request a song that he wanted to dance with his daughter at during her upcoming wedding. Seriously, I teared up.
My Dad picked out "My Girl" when I was born.
I really didn't want to have a daddy-daughter dance because I'm a terrible dancer, but I did it for him.
I picked 3 songs that I liked and them let him pick from those.
@blondebride2012: "My Little Girl" by Tim McGraw was one of the songs I sent to my dad and he immeadiately rejected it. :-/
He didn't like that the song says: "I know he'll say that he's in love / But between you and me / He won't be good enough". He thought it was inappropriate for our wedding reception when he whole-heartedly loves and approves of DH.
Just an example of why sometimes it is good to get the Dad's opinions! :)
I let my dad pick. I didn't love what he chose but I think he really liked that I gave him full control on that. He didn't get "his way" on a lot of wedding related items so the song was his victory moment :)
I picked out the song for the father/daughter dance. I chose a song that what fit best for my relationship with my dad. I let my mom know before the wedding she thought it was perfect. It was the Tim McGraw "My Little Girl"
yes I keep secondguessing that song just because of that exact sentence in the song too! But we all know that every day thinks nobodys good enough for their little girl :) Even tho he loves my fiance!
Since my dad isnt too musically inclined, I chose a nice selection of options and gave to him to decide. He didnt pick the song I wanted, but I'm happy he's happy.
My dad picked out our song. He chose "Have I Told You Lately" by Rod Stewart. My mom hated it, but it was the one decision my dad got to make on his own so I wanted to do whatever he wanted. We've always had a troubled relationship, so I was really touched that that was what he chose.
I picked it and it was a surprise song for my dad, Sweet Home Alabama. Not your usual song, but it is our family song and I knew I would cry my eyes out if I had to slow dance with my dad!
Obviously I'm not married yet but I really want to surprise him (as in not tell him the song until it comes on) with "Ain't no mountain" because 1. it's a damn good song and 2. some of my best memories were of my dad and I dancing in our kitchen to motown on Sunday mornings when I was a little girl. Do you have any moments or songs that might bring similar memories to mind? Even if they aren't the typical "I love my daughter" songs?
I never even considered having my Dad choose. I chose our song, and it will be a surprise.
I love my Dad more than anything, but by God, he is not picking the song! In fact, nobody other than my partner and I are picking songs (and we know there will be difficulty over this with the guests.....neither my partner nor I like music with words at weddings, everything is going to either be classical, or instrumental versions of songs we like).
I Think that this should be a song TO your father so you should pick it.
I am letting my Dad pick it. I sent him a bunch of options of songs I found (and didn't hate) for ideas.. And he is listening to all of them and seeing what he likes.
He hasn't told me yet but I heard from my Mom that he plays that Heartland "I loved her first" song a lot at home.. I mean it will mean a lot to him so I want him to be happy :) (Even though I am not a country person..)
I will ultimately pick the song, but I always always remember My Girl being referenced in regards to me by my dad and he LOVES motown so that's the perfect song for me :) I need to listen to it 1,000 times so I'm numb by the time it happens because I don't want to be a crying ass mess, lol.
I'm planning on using "Momma don't let you babies grow up to be cowboys" by Willie Nelson/ Waylon Jennings. My Dad likes these muscians and it was a special song for me as a child.
I've planned on dancing with my Dad to 'There Goes My Life' by Kenny Chesney for years now ...BUT if he has a song in mind I won't be able to tell him no because honestly, it would just be stinkin' adorable if he took the time to pick something out himself. :)
I have picked the first part, which is "Dream On" by Aerosmith... always reminds me of my dad.
But he is going to pick the second part... see my Dad loves to dance and to some good old rock and roll so we are going to stop the song in the middle and start up a good upbeat song. :)
I insisted that my father pick. He chose Eric Clapton's "Change the World." I'm so glad he chose; it made deciding what to do about the father-daughter dance much easier when he passed two months before the wedding. We still used the song and I danced with my grandpa and FIL. We also invited other fathers and daughters to join us on the dance floor, too.
We kind of both picked it I guess. I'm Already There by Lonestar has been 'our' song since I was a little girl, when I wasn't allowed to see him in person. And we both just know that that's the song we'll dance too. And bawl too, since we're both big "bawl-y pants" as my dad calls me. There hasn't been one time that I've left home to head back to university that my dad and I haven't cried at, and Lord knows we've done it enough times!
I was going back and forth. I was thinking of having "Through the Years" by Kenny Rogers (yes, I know, very 80s....but I was young when that came out and it always reminded me of him). But he specifically said, and I quote (please read this with your best Staten Island biker accent) "I don't wan no mushy crap. I can't handle dat. Cause then I'm gunna start blubberin then I'm gunna have to leave..."
And he IS right, as soon as that song will play, I will start balling. Once I start, I wont stop and Im not a very pretty crier. SO....I have chosen a song from our favorite movie "The Blues Brothers" and right now, as it stands (still have time to change my mind), we will be dancing to "Stand By Your Man." When I was little, we would dance all the dances in the movie together so it holds a very special meaning to me.
I orginally picked out our song. Then quickly realized, as much as I am looking forward to this moment with my father, my father has been looking forward to it the moment I was born. I let him pick out the song, I wanted this moment to be for him as much as it for me. He chose "Unforgetable" by Nat King Cole, and he couldn't of picked a better song! :) I would say let you father pick it out - this moment means alot to him as your little girl getting married.
My Dad's longer here, but he liked the song "Butterfly Kisses" by Bob Carlisle, and I'm thinking about dancing with my Mom or Uncle to it. But, then I thought about doing "You and Me again the World" By Helen Reddy with my Mom. Not sure, but good choices, I like the Tim McGraw one myself - it makes me cry! Best of luck and enjoy!
me and my dad are THE biggest saps in the family! we cry at everything. so it will be a bawlfest no matter what song we dance to lol!
thanks ladies for all your replies!
My dads a huge country fan and i grew up hating to listen to it, but guess who listens to it now ;) We have seen rascall flatts together in concert. we've been to a lot of country concerts together, so i definetely think it will end up being a country song. I never thought of it as being a song i pick for HIM, i always "assumed" it was a song from dad to daughter.
We are dancing to "Unforgettable" by Nat King Cole and Natalie Cole. I used to sing that song to my dad when I was little. I gave him four song choices and that's the one he chose. We are both going to cry....I already know. Lol
I was never a Daddy's girl or even had the closest relationship with my dad (think super strict traditional Chinese man vs. independent stubborn daughter). But my dad grew up in Hawaii and moved to Indiana of all places to start a family and I know he misses the islands. So I ended up choosing "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole because I grew up listening to hawaiian lullabies so it has that connection. My dad was really happy with that decision.
Ours was an easy choice that we made together: The Twist!
With our musical backgrounds, everyone was expecting us to do a classic waltz. Well, a number of years ago, we somehow ended up in a twist contest on a cruise together, which we won! Video from that dance was shown all over the ship for the rest of the trip -- we thought we'd never live it down, but it's made for a great story.
So... when we walked out to the dance floor, the DJ played the intro to some slow song. We stood together, then instead of waltzing, broke out into the twist! After about 3 minutes, he grabbed my mother and I got DH, and EVERYONE came onto the dance floor. As a surprise, our DJ had put together an insane mix of a bunch of twist songs, so we danced the twist for another 20 minutes!
I should point out that we rearranged the dance order so we'd be the last "feature" dance before the floor opened.
I sent my dad a list I found online to give him some ideas, and he picked "Isnt she lovely." When I agreed, he said wow is it really going to be that easy?? lol =)
I hadn't ever thought about it, but I will DEFINITELY be asking my Dad for his choice.
He is so musical, listens to everything (loudly and on high quality sound systems). He has more vinyl than a kitchen floor; and twice that on iTunes.
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Just wondering how to go about this. There are a few songs I really like and get me teary-eyed when I picture dancing with my dad. Or does he choose the song he decides is best for this dance?
I was thinking of giving him a list of the songs I like and get him to choose, or add, but I was just curious as to what the standard tradition is?
Right now I have:
My Wish by Rascall Flatts and My Little Girl by Tim McGraw.
I love "I loved her first" by heartland but that was his song with my sister :)