After the cake cutting comes the dances. The first dance is named so because it’s not only the bride and groom’s first dance as husband and wife, but also because it’s the first dance of the evening. When it’s time for the first dance, I make sure that the photographer is ready and that everyone else has their cameras out too. After that it’s simply pushing play, stepping back, and letting it happen. I always like to do the dances back to back, but it’s important to have a couple segway songs in between the dances so there is no dead air.
The next dance is the father/daughter dance. I ask the bride to stay on the dance floor and have her dad come meet her there. When he gets close, I start the song. This way they can ease into it and it flows nicely. After this dance I call the groom and his mother back to the dance floor for their dance. It’s the same routine once again; push play and let it happen.
Sometimes the bride and groom will request that their parents dance as well. Usually when this happens, about halfway through the song, I will invite anyone else from the wedding party who wants to dance to the floor as well.
If you’ve done your homework, you should have every song ready to go, and this part of the reception should be a breeze. The most important thing to remember is to do your best and make sure everything flows. For safety, I generally like to take a couple steps back from my equipment to make sure I don’t accidentally hit the mouse or something while their song is playing. That’s never happened to me at a wedding, but it has happened to me at karaoke shows. I don’t want to be the guy that cuts off a first dance song in the middle.
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