MemberWe’re trying to decide if we want to go straight from our first dance to the parent dances, or if instead we’ll go from our first dance to toasts, then dinner, then have the parent dances after dinner. What’s everyone doing/did you do?
MemberWe are going right from our entrance to our first dance, then doing the other dances after dinner.
In my experience, as a guest, I paid more attention to the dances when they weren’t one right after the other.
MemberHonestly I don’t pay attention either way but as a guest if it could be over and done with all at once that would be preferable. Not doing any of this.
MemberIn the only wedding I have been to, they did the first dance after dinner (dinner space was also the dance floor space so it had to be cleared), had some open dances, then abour 45min into the dancing, did the parents dances.
I would not do the parent dances before dinner because everyone will be thinking about food! As long as they’re early on the dancing part of reception, you’ll be fine. 🙂
MemberMemberMemberMemberI did all the dances after dinner and toasts. Actually, we did all the dances one after another right after cutting the cake. We had a cupcake bar for our guests, and there was easy access for everyone to the cupcakes without crossing the dance floor, so we danced while people got their cupcakes. That way, there was something to do and people didn’t get bored, and they had something to munch on while we were dancing.
The dances were more for the people dancing than the ones watching anyways. The dance I did with my father and the dance DH did with his mom were for us, not as much for the guests. I sat down next to some friends while DH was dancing after my dance with my father, and they liked that they didn’t feel like they had to just sit there and watch if they were getting bored. They still did, but encouraging people to move around while we were dancing let them know that they didn’t just have to sit and watch if back-to-back dances bored them.
MemberWe did our entrance and first dance and then had dinnner, toasts right as dinner wrapped up and then parent dances after that. I’ve seen it done a few different ways, but wanted to break up the dances because, as a guest, I get bored watching three in a row.
MemberWe did our entrance, toasts, dinner, first dance, then parent dances. People surprisngly paid attention and were really into the dances haha.
MemberWe did the patents dances after our first dance, which was right after dinner. That way people are fed and no one is sitting there hungry waiting for them to end. After the parents dance, the dance floor opened up.
MemberLike first dance song
unforgettable
father daughter dance
lets stay together
at last
mother son dance
MemberSince our reception started a little late (7:30), we didn’t want to delay dinner too much. We did wedding party entrance, first dance song, dinner, toasts, father/daughter dance, mother/son dance, open dance floor (until cake cutting half an hour into dancing). I thought this worked really nicely, and guests didn’t have to sit and wait for dinner too long.
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