Father daughter dance

I’m so sorry for your losses. A father daughter dance isn’t required, so you can skip it if you would like. Alternatively, some people have chosen to dance with another prominent male figure in their life, like an uncle or a brother. Or your mom!

I'm so sorry for your losses. I've been to two weddings where I bride danced with someone else. Both brides were estranged from their fathers. The first bride danced with her mom and the second bride danced with her uncle. You could either dance with someone else like your mom, uncle, brother (if you have one) or someone else you are close with or you could just skip it all together.

I'm in the same boat as you. My father passed on after giving my fiance his blessing, and so the duties of the father, such as walking my down the aisle, I've recruited my mother to the cause.

They almost made it to 50 years (August 10th) so she's hurting a lot. Together, we can make new memories in his honor. We don't intend to have a dance due to our wedding being micro, but if we were to have a reception, I'd ask her to dance with me in a heartbeat.

Look to the other people in your life who were touched by your dad's passing, and incorporate them in the roles your dad would have filled. That's my advice. Sending hugs.

I'm so sorry for your loss, that's tough. I would think you could skip it altogether or dance with your mom?

No dances are required, so feel free to skip all parent dances if you prefer. Some people like to just do their first dance as a couple and that’s it. If you do have someone you’d like to dance with instead, that’s completely fine, but don’t feel like you have to. I’m so sorry for both your losses.

I'm so sorry. My advice would be, if there is someone you want to do a first dance with, and it feels natural to you, ask them. Just don't feel like you have to find someone to shoehorn into that role if it doesn't feel natural to you. You could skip it entirely, or replace it with a moment commemorating your father.

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Do you plan on having any music at your wedding?

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We won't be having a traditional wedding/reception due to a multitude of circumstances. Getting married in an olive grove in Vegas with just our mothers and my MOH in attendance. My mother will be walking me down the aisle. Dinner and a small, delivered cake at a beautiful restaurant on the Strip afterwards instead of a reception.

The only music we plan on incorporating will be for the aisle walk, unrelated to dad. I have other ways I plan to commemorate him though, including a small urn charm on my bouquet so he will walk with us as well

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That's beautiful! If you sing, that could be a fun tribute too.

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I think I'll spare my FH that torture, he might bolt

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Haha! At my friend's wedding, the power went out so they were left with absolutely no music. She ended up having to sing (just her plain bare vocals) to give us something to dance to!