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Kate L. is now Mrs. Moore!
Devoted October 2010

BRAAAAGH WEDDING PARTY DANCE

Kate L. is now Mrs. Moore!, on October 11, 2010 at 9:16 PM Posted in Planning 0 12

I am pulling my hair out over the wedding party dance! I don't know what to do! My groomsmen and bridesmaids are mostly married to other people (i.e. not the person they came down the aisle with). Are they supposed to dance with the person who walked them, or their significant other? Is it acceptable to just skip the damn thing, or will people think it's weird/be disappointed? Do I go for something funny or something slow? Tell me what you did, people! We're getting married in 6 days and I have no idea!

Thanks...deep breath time Smiley smile

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Latest activity by Greg McLeese, on October 12, 2010 at 4:51 AM
  • 2d Bride
    Champion October 2009
    2d Bride ·
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    It is definitely acceptable just to skip it. Most of the time, if you have too many "special" dances (first dance, parent dances, bp dances), people just get bored anyway.

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  • Genevieve
    VIP February 2011
    Genevieve ·
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    No wedding that I've been to has had a wedding party dance. They only did new couple, groom-mom, bride-dad (some have just done new couple).

    We're not doing any official dances.

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  • B
    Super August 2012
    Beautiful & Gorgeous Forever ·
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    I plan to dance after the first dance with FH to Super Trouper with my BM and the GM will be in the back just popin in to say the deep parts of the song.."It's the Damn song she sing all the time" (FH says lol)

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  • ~FabulousBride~
    Master November 2011
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    I'm skipping it!

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  • Kate L. is now Mrs. Moore!
    Devoted October 2010
    Kate L. is now Mrs. Moore! ·
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    Skipping sounds good to me! Thanks ladies Smiley smile

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  • lattabody
    Super June 2013
    lattabody ·
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    I'm skipping also for the wedding party.

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  • MIA 2 CHI
    Devoted March 2011
    MIA 2 CHI ·
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    Don't plan on having a wedding party dance...or any other dances besides me and FH.

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  • Anren
    VIP October 2012
    Anren ·
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    I've been in a couple weddings and usually you dance with the person you're matched up with.

    The last wedding I was in we danced to "That's What Friends Are For" and it was sweet.

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  • Teapot Bride
    VIP October 2014
    Teapot Bride ·
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    Skip it! Especially if it's stressing you out like this. No one in the bridal party (myself included) can dance, so I don't see a point in making everyone at our wedding sit there and watch us prove just how much we can't dance, lol.

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  • Breanne
    Expert June 2011
    Breanne ·
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    Skipping it!! I think that people feel weird when they have to dance with someone that they may not know or who isn't their significant other so I say if your stressing just skip it no one will mind.

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  • Meghan
    Master August 2011
    Meghan ·
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    I've never heard of doing it- with the exception of the super cheesy choreographed crap that is all the rage now...

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  • Greg McLeese
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    Here's an alternative. Instead of worrying about that particular dance, if you are concerned about your married friends in the bridal party not dancing with their significant others, you can think along the lines of an "anniversary dance", which will give you the opportunity to have all married couples dance together for awhile (you and your husband included) and have the DJ play several slow songs having married couples that have been married for x number of years or less step off the dance floor over the course of the songs played. The idea is to have the longest married couple standing alone on the dance floor at the end, then you and your husband ask them for some sage advice on the merits of longevity in a long standing marriage. If you want to, you can also combine this with the garter and bouquet toss, presenting these to the longest married couple as a gift in lieu of doing the traditional toss of each, if you dont have LOTS of single people at the reception.

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