This dancer bride cast her bridesmaids in a bachelorette party music video
In “bachelorette parties we could never dream of having” news, bride Jana B. managed to craft a full-scale DANCE MUSIC VIDEO with her bridesmaids. Caveat: Jana is a professional dancer and her crew (from dancers to dentists!) is clearly willing and able to pull this off. Could most of us do it, too? Hell no. Is it fun to watch? Hell yes…
Are you having an “East Coast Style” reception with dancing FIRST?
A lot of American wedding receptions follow this formula: a grand entrance followed by a meal, speeches, and finally dancing. But in what’s been dubbed an “East Coast Style” reception, dancing happens right away with intermittent boogie-ing down between meal courses, too! It sounds pretty rad to me and gets everyone out of their seats and into mingle and mix mode right away.
“I got you”: The revelation I found hidden in a wedding tango
When my partner suggested we do a full “so you think you can dance” stylized wedding tango as our first dance, I was thrilled. I’ve always loved the idea of learning how to tango. It’s a bold choice. It’s a feminist choice. The tango is the only ballroom dance where the man is not in charge. I was excited. But on the day of the wedding, I started to get anxious. I heard the shift in the music we had agreed would be our queue, and I hesitated. My introverted self just wanted to stay in my room and flee the audience. I pulled myself together and stepped out onto our living room floor…
Make your youngest guests feel welcome with a kids-only dance
Planning on having a plethora of kiddos at your wedding? Steal this idea: Dana and Sheldon (who totally made their own dance floor) set aside a song or two at their Oklahoma wedding for kids to bust a move without running into knees or getting stomped on by heels!