Dance with Mom?

I was wondering how many of you did (or plan to) dance with your mother at the reception? My mother thinks it would look weird to have us dancing together ('Who would lead?!' is one of her concerns). I'm not sure how I feel about it so I wanted to get your thoughts. Thanks!

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My Father passed away a few years back and I will be dancing wiht my Mom. I asked her by writing her a poem, and she was so excited she cried. I'm shocked that your Mom wouldn't be thrilled to dance with you. I went to a wedding last summer and the bride danced with her Mom. Everyone gave them a standing ovation. I thought it was beautiful!

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Posted by DayBeforeThanksgiving

My Father passed away a few years back and I will be dancing wiht my Mom. I asked her by writing her a poem, and she was so excited she cried. I'm shocked that your Mom wouldn't be thrilled to dance with you. I went to a wedding last summer and the bride danced with her Mom. Everyone gave them a standing ovation. I thought it was beautiful!

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My mother is so liberal but she gets surprisingly conservative & traditional at times. My dad also passed away and I asked my mother if she wanted to walk me down the aisle. She said no! She said my older brother should do it because 'a man should walk you down the aisle and give you away.'

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Mom and I danced to 'I Am Your Child' by Barry Manilow. She loved it!!!

Donna

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My mother raised me and she refuses to. 'It's too weird to see two women dancing together'.

Oh well. Other things to worry about.

Good luck!

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my mom will be leading :) She's the mom!

We're definitely dancing together. And she's walking me down the aisle. I don't really care what anyone else will think, it's my mom. Not some strange woman, ya know? And most everyone who is attending our wedding knows what she means to me and that she raised me. So, I think it will actually be very nice and sweet. I'll even bet there might not be a dry eye in the place ;)

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Posted by jenniesunshine

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Posted by DayBeforeThanksgiving

My Father passed away a few years back and I will be dancing wiht my Mom. I asked her by writing her a poem, and she was so excited she cried. I'm shocked that your Mom wouldn't be thrilled to dance with you. I went to a wedding last summer and the bride danced with her Mom. Everyone gave them a standing ovation. I thought it was beautiful!

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My mother is so liberal but she gets surprisingly conservative & traditional at times. My dad also passed away and I asked my mother if she wanted to walk me down the aisle. She said no! She said my older brother should do it because 'a man should walk you down the aisle and give you away.'

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awww :(

Do you want to dance with her? I'd tell her how you really feel. If it's that important to you, I'd try to sit her down and say why it would mean so much to you? (she raised you, she's the one that's been there for you, or whatever the case may be) I think if it's that important for you, or you'd be upset about it, then I'd share that with her. It might not change her mind, but you told her how you feel and that's all you can do.

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My cousin's father passed away when she was young. Although she did not dance with her mother, she wrote a speech for lack of a better word and read it to her mom at the reception and dedicated 'Wind beneath my Wings' to her. It was very touching.

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My Mom walked me down the aisle and while I danced with one brother, I had my Mom on the dance floor with my other brother and we switched halfway through the song

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Posted by cloddy

My cousin's father passed away when she was young. Although she did not dance with her mother, she wrote a speech for lack of a better word and read it to her mom at the reception and dedicated 'Wind beneath my Wings' to her. It was very touching.

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That's a really good idea. Maybe I could have the DJ dedicate a song to her while people are seated.

If she doesn't want to dance with me, I'm certainly not going to force her. I'm not sure how important it is to me. I'll probably dance with my brother so that should be enough for me. Thanks for all the suggestions!

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I was thinking of 'In my Daughter's Eyes' by Martina McBride, but I know I will cry like a baby!

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Posted by curliegirl

I was thinking of 'In my Daughter's Eyes' by Martina McBride, but I know I will cry like a baby!

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I heard that song on Oprah today (I was working from home ) and it's really pretty! That's what made me think of this post!

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I would love to be able to dance with my Mom. I was Mommy's little girl. She passed away 4 years ago... Not close with my Dad, so we're skipping it all together.
Go for it!!!

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I think it's a great idea. If you choose not to do it the suggestion about reading a poem or dedicating a song to her was beautiful as well.

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my cousin's father passed away and she danced with her mom to 'dance with my father'...i have also been to a wedding where the bride danced with her dad and then danced with her mom too to 'i hope you dance' by lee ann womack --it was really nice!

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I'm dancing with my mom to Wind Beneath My Wings.

I voted yes, it's a good idea but ONLY if your mom is ok with it.

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DH and I decided when we have our reception in May that when I dance with my father, he's going to join in about halfway through and dance with his father. Then, when he's dancing with his mother, I'm going to join in and dance with my mother. May seem silly, but we're all about having a good time and my mother and his father are big parts of our lives too. Why should they get left out?

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Posted by steflily

My mother raised me and she refuses to. 'It's too weird to see two women dancing together'.



My mom feels the same way