The first dance a couple takes as newlyweds is a rite of passage, a symbolic moment – after the first kiss – where two people come together to unify as one. And it doesn’t hurt to dance along to a catchy, popular or iconic song that you can claim for the rest of your lives.
We’ve talked before a little about the history of the practice, as well as sharing a few songs from our Renaissance Publishing team, those that make the top of the charts in popularity and a twist with adding a “last dance” at the end of the night.
But we recently saw a twist on this tradition that, in small groups, could be a special moment for not only the couple, but definitely the guests in attendance.
Couple Kailey Clark and Dana Beers shared through a viral TikTok video that they asked married couples who RSVP’d to their wedding to add their first dance songs on the RSVP card. During the dinner portion of their reception, the DJ played the different first dance songs and asked the couples to come up and have a dance to themselves.
While we don’t see this working for a wedding that has over 250 guests in attendance, but we loved the idea for a few reasons.
First, it gave the couple time to eat during dinner and with the rest of their guests. Additionally, they hugged and interacted with each couple after each dance. This gave them a moment with a lot of their guests without having to take moments away from the critical party time.
It’s also a cute way to give a moment to those that mean a lot to you. Both the bride and the groom’s parents had a dance to themselves, as well as one of their grandparents. And each couple that had a dance got to share the soundtrack of their love story.
The couple shared that the moment was sentimental, fun and heartwarming. And it created a “room full of smiles” – and some tears. They also noted that some couples mentioned they hadn’t heard their first dance songs since their wedding day and even one used it as a practice for their own wedding day.
(Kelly here: this to me is like seeing the bride in her dress before the wedding, I don’t like the idea of dancing to your actual wedding song before the wedding but love the idea of “practicing” as a couple beforehand.)
It only takes one wedding moment to become a trend, and if we’re adding on traditions or best practices, we think this idea might just take the cake.
