Keep or Cancel: Parent Dances?

We're at least having the mother-son dance. I don't have a steller relationship with my dad right now, so I'm still waiting it out a little longer to see how I feel about it. But my FH will be dancing with his mother.

Keep, I have been dreaming about my father daughter dance since I was little.

Keep. We will be having a father-daughter and mother-son dance. We are keeping it very simple.

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Thank you so much, Brandi

Unsure still, we both have some rough memories with our parents, so we aren't sure we want to do that tradition. It's hard to decide.

For us we are not doing the dances. My dad doesn't dance at all and my fiance's mom is deceased.

Keep! It's a special moment and shows the parents some appreciation - they deserve a spotlight too!

Cancel. My mom told me after the fact that she was upset I didn't do the father/daughter dance but the reception was only 2 hours with dinner and I didn't want to take up the entire thing with planned dances. Plus I find those dances super awkward.

Keep, for sure!

Keep! I love the idea of a father daughter dance! My FH also wants to dance with his mom.

Keep, but not so many of them.

I thought we would say Cancel for sure, neither of us have a relationship with the traditionally corresponding parent for the dance. His mother won’t be there, and neither will my father. BUT FH suggested we each ask each other’s parent to do the dance. I could dance with his father, he could dance with my mother. I truthfully hadn’t thought of this before, would love to hear if anyone else has been in this situation and successful this way! Missing out on the father dance was something I was upset about and I think this might make it sweet!

Keeping I dont have a father who is involved my life so I will dance with my mom or my sons

Keep! I love my dad and can’t wait to be able to dance with him!

Keeping. I want that time with my father.

Keep! These dances mean a lot to my family and we've put so much time into thinking and planning which perfect song will be for each dance. I'm dancing to "I am my father's daughter" by Jewel and dolly parton with my dad and then my fh will be dancing to "like Jesus does " with his mom

Cancel. I think there is too little time and too much emotion associated with those. I would forego it altogether if my fiance hadn't already wanted one for his. It feels to do one and not the other, so I say either do both or do neither.

Well my family life is a disaster. I have one living parent, my dad and he will not be there. Haven't heard from him. I have 8 siblings with 6 of them being adults and only one ( my little sister) will be there. Not really a high priority on anyone's list. So I'm skipping the parent dance obviously but my future husband and his mom are doing it.

Keep. I like this tradition since it’s a way for the parents to have a memorable joyful Dance with their child before the changes that happen after the wedding.

Keeping. I never questioned removing it, but after my dad had a heart attack a few months ago, it will be even more special Bc I’m so glad he can be here for this moment. My FH mom passed from cancer 2 years ago, and we just lost her husband, his stepdad last week to cancer. It’s going to be so emotional, when he dances with his sister to honor their parents who couldn’t be there to share in this moment.