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I went to a wedding where it was right off the bat, immediately when the bride and groom were introduced. I like it that way, because if poeple want to get up and dance during dinner, they can. Also, that was one of the most fun weddings I have been to. The dancing was non-stop and went on for hours (something I hope will happen and our wedding!).
We did ours immediately after dinner. Think... everyone else is still finishing up supper, but we were already done so let's get this show on the road... kind of thing. By the time we were done doing our first dance and Father/Daughter - Mother/Son dance, almost everyone was done eating and ready to go.
It worked really well for us, and it forced us to keep the night moving.
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I am really debating when my fiance and I are going to dance for the first time. I LOVE the idea of being introduced and going right into our first dance, but the future hubby wants to eat dinner first. Since he rarely states his opinion, we will probably do it after we eat our dinner (and while other people are finishing up).
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We did ours immediately after we entered (and invited everyone to join in halfway through). It did a good job of kicking things off. We saved the father/daughter and mother/son dances for after the cake cutting because we thought it would get boring for our guests to watch 3 dances in a row.
I think you can be pretty flexible with this depending on how you'd like the reception to go.
We're eating dinner in private room during the cocktail hour so that we can do our first dance and visit our guests' tables while they eat. (Plus, I have a weird thing where I don't want anybody to see me eating dinner in my wedding dress.)
My pet peeve is when I'm at a wedding dancing and having fun and then the dance floor has to be cleared so that everyone can watch the couple cut the cake or do another tradition. For this reason, we're trying to get everything out of the way during/immediately following dinner so that when guests start dancing, they can keep dancing!
We're doing it right after we're introduced along with the speeches and saving the father-daughter/mother-son dances til after dinner...
We are doing ours as soon as we are introduced, kind of so we can get it out of the way. Then following that we are going to cut the cake (which I don't think it's very common to do it that early), then dinner will be served. I want to get the important stuff done first so we can just dance after that and not worry about anything! :) After everyone is done with dinner that's when we're doing the father/daughter and mother/son dance.
Our buffet is set up on the dance floor so "before dinner" is out for us. But, I like that idea too. We were at a wedding where the B&G started with a dance and everyone joined in, problem was, it delayed dinner by almost and hour and the kitchen was really angry about it.
If you do it before, you might want the DJ to announce that you and your groom are sharing your special moment. Have your dance and then welcome everyone to the reception to ensure dinner isn't delayed.
If you want more dance time pre-dinner, think about opening your dinner venue open to people a bit sooner "Cocktails & Dancing at 4pm followed by Dinner at 6pm" or something like that.
But go with whatever makes you feel good and have fun!!
we went into it right after we were announced. we were nervous about it, so it was great to get it out of the way!
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Hi Bees,
When exactly does the couple have the first dance? before dinner? after dinner?
I was recently at a wedding where I was bored out of my mind! People didn't dance until the 11 course meal was over! It took about 4 hrs. just to eat and after the cake was cut people started to leave...still no dance!!!
In the end..the dance part of the reception was only 1 hr. and a half. with barely any people except all the DRUNK cousins. This was a shame since the couple had hired a good dj with lots of lights and even dry ice. WHY wait so long to start the fun???
I don't want that to happen at my wedding...people are so bored they can't wait to leave...
When did you or will you open the dance floor?