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AIBU to not want a first dance at wedding

59 replies

QueenPenguin · 01/06/2016 10:25

Opinions please!
I am not keen on the idea, only having a small wedding, not much of a dancer and not one for anything soppy. DH2B would quite like to and has been making suggestions of songs but nothing seems very 'me' or 'us'.
Has anyone else skipped this tradition?

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TheGreatDessert · 01/06/2016 12:53

You are most definitely NOT being unreasonable. We are eloping so it's not an issue anyway but even if we weren't there would definitely not be a dance of any description. The thought alone makes me want to hide under my desk.

Vagndidit · 01/06/2016 13:26

We had a morning wedding, brunch reception with no dance music for anyone--just a harpist for mingling during drinks and nibbles.

Neither DH nor myself are big dancers and it wouldn't be "us" to put on a show like that. Nobody cared.

GeekyWombat · 01/06/2016 13:31

We felt awkward about dancing (we'd actually only danced together once in the time we'd been together before we got married, when my husband was best man and had to) but with a bit of pressure from others we decided to not sweat the small stuff and do it. We chose God Only Knows by the Beach Boys as our song on the basis it was only 2 mins 20 seconds and awkward could it really feel shuffling together being looked at for that long?

It felt like a bloody eternity and we both needed a stiff drink afterwards to ease the horror. If it doesn't feel you don't do it. If we had our time again we wouldn't.

PrivatePike · 01/06/2016 13:41

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MLGs · 01/06/2016 13:48

I didn't have one. I am getting divorced now though.... I don't think the two are connected.

KC225 · 01/06/2016 13:53

What about a conga?

TheWindInThePillows · 01/06/2016 13:55

No dancing here, no speeches, just a lovely evening dinner for about 10 in a private room. No regrets either!

windwaker · 01/06/2016 14:06

We didn't have a first dance or any dancing/music at all. It didn't seem unusual as half the guests were from a different cultural background where music/dancing isn't traditionally part of a wedding anyway.

I'm actually a pretty good dancer (have performed) but DH isn't confident, so we focused our budget mostly on the food, which was amazing quality and served over numerous courses so there wasn't much time for much else in the end.

QueenPenguin · 01/06/2016 16:12

Thank you all for your help!
All weddings I have been to had first dances so glad to hear I'm not the only one who doesn't/didn't fancy it.
That's one more thing ticked off the list and not to worry about Grin

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