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I've seen it done, at an outdoor reception with a jazz combo. They did a first dance (no parents' dances) on a little patio area. It was very clear that there was not room for more dancing.
I didn't really think much of it, but also hadn't been to many weddings at that point (this was in college).
I think you could. Not a wedding I attended but I remember hearing about a bride who had classical music playing during the reception (they were not allowed amplified music so they hire a string quartet) and they did a first dance, father daughter dance, and mother son dance. Could you do something liek that?
Hmmm. I do think it might be a little awkward. Maybe it's best to leave it out and just dance by ourselves at the hotel afterwards :)
Mostly though, I wanted to be able to dance with my dad!!
if it is a space issue, then i think it is fine to dance. if it is just that you don't want people to dance and you have the room, then i'd say skip it.
@Mrs. Meowerson: It's definitely a space issue. We're only having 45 guests and the room is just big enough to accomodate that many!
i think if you want to, you absolutely should. maybe have them set up the tables in a way where there's just a bit more space in the center of the room--not a dance floor or anything (sounds like the room isn't big enough anyway)--just enough for you and your dad to have your special father-daughter dance! i don't think it's awkward at all.
We didn't have any dancing other than our first dance, mother/son dance and a chicken dance to do with the kids! No one missed it at our wedding... but I think the setting is part of that reason. It was an afternoon reception with no alcohol served.
Yeah it is possible! I think that the special dances are fine, I have seen that before.... only have the special dances and no other. Go for it, they are wonderful.
That's essentially what we're planning to do. We're having a small wedding with about 40 guests. I want it to feel more like a dinner party with a few wedding traditions (cake cutting, toasts, etc) rather than a "dance all night" type wedding.
Our room does have a small "dance floor" area. We'll do a first dance and probably also parent dances. We aren't gonna prevent guests from dancing if they want to, but we're not going to have a playlist full of dance music either. The facility won't let us play music loud.
Knowing my guest list, I don't think anyone will miss the dancing much. With a group that small, I just think it doesn't really lend itself to a dance party no matter what.
@prettyflowers: It sounds like we have the exact same wedding vision!
My cousin did, while people were eating then after cutting the cake.
I've seen this done and it worked fine with no issues at all. No one was upset in the least that there wasn't any dancing for the rest of the guests.
I've been to a wedding where this was done and actually thought it was sweet, not weird at sll. Guests will not feel slighted if the room and the encironment doesn't lend itself to dancing
Besides our first dance no one danced at our wedding. I didn't not want dancing, I just knew my crowd and knew they wouldn't be dancing the night away. We had our sweetheart table on the dance floor so that we had a little more privacy and people had plenty of room to come up and chat. We moved the cake table onto the dance floor and our table out of the way to cut the cake, then moved the cake table out of the way and had our dance.
If you're having a sweetheart table that can be easily moved against a wall it's a good place to make room for dancing, since you won't be sitting down at all after you eat.
I say go for it! Originally I had wanted to do an appetizer/dessert hour and nix the dinner/dancing, although I still wanted to have the traditional dances.....
Sounds lovely to me! I wish I had been able to do something like that:(
Do what you want! It's your wedding! We only had a first dance! We chose to do it at the very end of the reception, right before our send-off. I made a little announcement that even though everyone knows we don't like dancing, we had a little surprise in store... We did our first dance in a gazebo and invited everyone to join in at the end. To some it may sound weird. For us, it was perfect! It just fit. Good luck. :)
I say go for it! The worry about it being uncomfortable for guests is SO not worth the regret you would later feel if you never had your first dance. I am sure people will understand and I don't think you should give that up, not for a second! :) Its YOUR wedding... not your guests, they are there for you, not the other way around.
@Ottawabride & @prettyflowers - I too have this same problem with my venue! No DJ, just a classical band so I am wondering how I am going to incorporate our first dance, father-daughter dance, etc. :-/
Do it...! Have ur first dance! I too am having a small wedding with approx 50 guests and a small venue. We will be having our first dance, and MAYBE have our parents dance with us along with father/daughter dance. Not sure though. We chose not to have dancing bc its what we want. All eyes should be on us. However u envision ur big day is how u should have it. Take adivce but do it ur way!
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Have our first dance, and parent dances? I really want to but I don't know how to do it in a dinner party setting. Is it possible? Has anyone done this?