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Father/daughter dance in memory of bride’s dad

Autumn, on May 23, 2023 at 11:06 AM Posted in Wedding Reception 0 6

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Hey everyone!
So my dad passed away 3.5 years ago from COPD and unfortunately will not be there to walk me down the aisle or dance with me for the father daughter dance. My brother will be filling his shoes for the aisle escort and I will be dancing with him to My Wish by Rascal Flatts. I wanted my brother to have his own dance so he also feels important in his role but also wanted to separately honor my dad. I am thinking after that dance, announcing the absence of my dad and that in honor of him I want to play the song we would of danced to and invite all fathers/dad’s and their daughters to the dance floor for a special dance. And while they dance during the song play a slide show of pics with my dad and I. Has anyone done anything similar and is this too much?
I was originally going to dance with my brother twice - once to My Wish and then move into I Loved Her First and announce the dedicated to my dad and a slide show but I would probably bawl my eyes out if I did it that way and I think inviting dad’s and their daughters up for a dance in honor of my dad would be cute 🩵 and I can bawl on the sidelines and not in the spotlight.

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Latest activity by Bonnie, on May 24, 2023 at 7:55 PM

CM · on May 23, 2023 at 11:51 AM
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I'm so very sorry for your loss.
For me all this would be too much. I wouldn't be comfortable in your place or as a guest TBH. It's a beautiful gesture, but the slide show would be sad and just over the top emotional. To me, a wedding would be a difficult time and place to have that kind of memorial. Full disclosure, I'm not even a big fan of the memorial tables that have become trendy.
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Champion July 2019
Veronica · on May 23, 2023 at 12:24 PM
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While I know you want to honor your dad, I don't necessarily think you want such an emotional moment that your wedding. Not only would that be hard on you but also any guests related to him or he was important to. I would skip it.
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Savvy September 2023
Jenhandlady · on May 23, 2023 at 2:28 PM
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My dad has been gone for 2.5 years and my brother will escort me. I think we will have a table with my dad's picture and our grandparents along with some candles. I think we will go from bride and groom dance to wedding party dance. It would be too much for me. I wasn't close to him the way I was when I was little for many reasons. We are getting married outdoors by a lake so we will be placing a chair, tackle box and fishing rod for him on the dock. It'll be nice as is and won't be over the top, unless mom starts bawling. Lol.
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Dedicated June 2022
Bonnie · on May 23, 2023 at 4:02 PM
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My dad passed when I was a teenager. I honored my dad by mention but choose to not have a father daughter dance. My first marriage my brothers walked me down the Isle in 1985. My second marriage my adult sons walked me down the isle and I had a mother son dance with each of them letting them choose the song. My husband and I had 2 first dances each choosing a song for each other. Perfect!
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Savvy September 2023
Tavia · on May 24, 2023 at 8:13 AM
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I understand my father passed away in 2016 from kidney failure, so this has been weighing on me and how I’m going about this. Prayers to all of us doing this without a parents.
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