When to do dances

I've seen the first dance before dinner, but never the other spotlight dances. Typically I've seen the first dance right after the grand entrance or after dinner, then the other spotlight dances right after.

View Quoted Comment That’s generally what I’ve seen also, but it poses an issue for my dress change. That’s the issue I’m running into 😕

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It sounds like the only solution is to do your father daughter dance before the first dance. I would find it kind of odd as a guest, but do what you have to do.

View Quoted Comment Yeah I think we’ll have to do the father daughter dance, then the mother son dance, and then our first dance

Maybe do the parent dances before dinner and then your first dance after dinner- then you dress change can happen easily and your first dance will end to open up the dance floor for the night!

View Quoted Comment I love this idea!

I think it could be cute to dance with you father, then have your groom cutely step in and the 2 of you have your first dance. And then the MOG could cut in next. That would be so cute and different (come to think of it... I might actually do it this way 🤔). The only issue is that you want to change your dress.

Also there’s no order to when your fist dance HAS TO be done. Whenever you and your husband dance at the reception WILL BE your first dance. So don’t worry if it comes after the parent dances, etc. When guests see the dress change, they’ll get it!

Don’t feel dictated by “wedding rules” that exist because too many are followers and unoriginal. Do it YOUR way!

View Quoted Comment Thank you! I do love that idea! I’m wondering if there’s a way to do the dress change and this lol

We did them after the introductions. I felt relieved to have them done with too and I could enjoy dinner without being nervous about the dance!

How difficult is it for you to reattach the ballgown? If it is an overskirt I would think it would be a pretty easy switch. You could do your first dance as a couple without, then have FH and FMIL do mother-son dance while you "change", then do father-daughter dance.

I would definitely not do all three dances before your guests eat. People are always hungry at weddings, even if there are plenty of hors d'oeuvres going around during cocktail hour. I think guests forget to eat while getting ready and always skip lunch expecting a wedding feast and then are famished by the time dinner rolls around.

We are entering, then going right into first dance. Speeches and spotlight dances will happen while salad is being served.

I would do first dance after grand entrance when attention is all on you anyway

We did our first dance right after the grand entrance. Then, the father/daughter and mother/son dances were after dinner, and we used them as a way to open up the dance floor for the night.

We did all our spotlight dances as dinner was winding down so that we opened the dance floor immediately following our dance!