Does the bride dance with her father first?

Traditionally, the bride and groom will share the official First Dance from beginning to end. For the second dance, if we’re sticking with tradition, the bride and father of the bride will begin the song, with the new husband stepping in about half-way through. This is a symbolic gesture showing the father accepts the new husband and welcomes him as the head of the new family.

Is Father Daughter Dance before the first dance?

Many couples are modernizing tradition so that the groom and father of the bride each get a full song, but still, want to maintain the symbolism. In this case, the father takes the first dance with a happy bride. Once this is finished he visually/physically invites the groom to step in for the second dance, and enjoy their first dance as husband and wife. In a lot of today’s ceremonies tradition takes a back seat to happy memories. It’s often a far better decision to have a full song for both dad and your new husband, but dad still gets to go first.

How long is the father-daughter dance?

You probably wouldn’t want to choose a 20 minute epic for the daddy-daughter dance but there really is no formal rule as to how long the dance should last. Short father-daughter dance songs are recommended since dad may have some trouble keeping up with you or mastering 9 minutes of choreography.

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