This is a thread that was started in our old BlissWeddings.com forums by HeatherR on 04/14/2003.
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posted by HeatherR
Hi all, my father passed away five years ago and my two big brothers will be walking down the aisle ahead of my mother and myself. My questions relate to the mother/son dance. If I don't have my father to dance with, do I dance with one or both of my brothers (not at the same time) or with my mother? If I do neither, is it still appropriate to have a mother/son dance? I never even thought of this until I read the previous question!
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posted by angel17
You can do whatever you want. A couple of scenarios (I'm sure there are others):
a)dance with either/both of your brothers
b)dance with godfather/uncle
c)dance with FIL
or skip altogether and only have mother/son dance.
Best wishes!
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posted by Holly
angel17 gave lots of great suggestions, and I think they depend on personal preference. I believe I'd likely dance with both brothers (start dancing with one and then half-way through, continue dancing with another). I saw this done before and it looked really nice.
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posted by anon
That's a great idea -- start dancing with one and have the other cut in halfway through. It would be very cute.
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posted by HeatherR
You know what? You're right... I could even dance with my FIL after my brothers, as sort of a 'giving away' maybe? It's very emotional for me, so I definitely want to make that part of my reception special. Thanks for the input.
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posted by anon
I think that would be beautiful, and very meaningful.
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posted by feb-bride
I like the idea of dancing with your brothers (having one cut in half-way). A dance with your FIL would be nice as well, though it doesn't have to be a "dedicated" dance where you two are the only ones on the dance floor.
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posted by Anngel28
HeatherR
I know how you feel, my father passed too and my brothers will be walking me down the isle but my Mom will be standing in the front so when I get to the alter they will pass me to my Mom and she will give me away. I have a friend of the family that is just like a father to me, he has been there all my life and he was my fathers best friend. He is going to do the father daughter dance with me and the song will be dedicated to my father.
What if Dad isn't there?
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