help!

[laurel_aurelia]

traditionally, how does this work?

1. bride/groom dance
2. father/daughter dance
3. groom/his mom dance??

is that true??

and if so, my father passed away so i will be dancing with my uncle -- and am going to let him pick the song. something fun that won''t make me all emotional.

but, darling FI and i were chatting over lunch and realized -- what the hell should he dance to with his 63 year old mom??

SUGGESTIONS!!! please!!

 

[Skylah]

Oh man, I can''t remeber which magazine (may have been Bride''s or ModernBride) had an article with tons of song suggestions in all categories(Mom with Groom, Dad with Bride, etc.). It was the latest issue but I am so sorry, I can''t remember which mag it was. Maybe someone here or on TheKnot will remember.

 

[laurel_aurelia]

ooh i hope so!
and any song suggestions or what you are doing would be great! he''s not overly emotional with his mom but we want something appropriate!

 

[flopkins]

we did the bride/father dance to ''the way you look tonight'' by sinatra, and the groom/mother just joined in halfway thru... that worked out pretty well.

I do remember that list too in one of the mags, don''t remember which!

 

[AmberWaves]

Here''s a list I found:

Mother/Son music: The dance between the husband and his mother.

* Don''t Know Much (Linda Rondstadt and Aaron Neville)
* Butterfly Kisses (Bob Carlisle)
* I.O.U (Jimmy Dean)
* Moon River (Andy Williams)
* Moon Dance (Van Morrison)
* ''Til The End Of Time (Perry Como)
* Through The Years (Kenny Rogers)
* Have I Told You Lately (Rod Stewart)
* Because You Loved Me (Celine Dion)
* Just The Way You Are (Billy Joel)
* Unforgettable (Nat King Cole / Natalie Cole)
* What A Wonderful World (Louis Armstong)
* In This Life (Bette Midler)
* You''re The Inspiration (Chicago)
* Wind Beneath My Wings (Bette Midler)
* Friends (Elton John)
* Wishing Tree (Sonia Dada)
* Blessed (Elton John)
* Hero (Mariah Carey)
* In Your Eyes (Peter Gabriel)
* A Song For My Son (Steve Moser, Mikki Viereck, Ray Allaire)
* Sunrise, Sunset (Fiddler On The Roof - Sndtrk)
* In My Life (The Beatles)
* Ever I Saw Your face (Roberta Flasck)
* Greatest Love Of All (Whitney Houston)
* I Wish You Love (Natalie Cole)
* Thanks Again (Ricky Skaggs)
* Stand By Me (Ben E. King)

 

[sosst7]

I checked on theknot.com and this is what I found. Hope it helps!
http://www.theknot.com/ch_article.html?Object=AI980914213218&keywordID=153&keywordType=2&parentID=527

Mother/Son Dance
1. "Blessed" (Elton John)
2. "Can I Have This Dance" (Anne Murray)
3. "Close to You" (The Carpenters)
4. "Have I Told You Lately" (Rod Stewart or Van Morrison)
5. "Loves Me Like A Rock" (Paul Simon)
6. "I Can See Clearly Now" (Johnny Nash)
7. "I Wish You Love" (Gloria Lynne)
8."In My Life" (The Beatles)
9. "Stand by Me" (Ben E. King)
10. "Through The Years" (Kenny Rogers)
11. "Unforgettable" (Nat King Cole/Natalie Cole)
12. "What A Wonderful World" (Louis Armstrong)
13. "You are the Sunshine of My Life" (Stevie Wonder)

Father/Daughter Dance
14. "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" (Elton John)
15. "Daddy''s Little Girl" (Al Martino)
16. "Daddy''s Hands" (Holly Dunn)
17. "If I Could" (Ray Charles)
18. "Isn''t She Lovely" (Stevie Wonder)
19. "Lean on Me" (Bill Withers)
20. "Lullaby" (Billy Joel)
21. "My Funny Valentine" (Carly Simon)
22. "My Girl" (The Temptations)
23. "She''s Leaving Home" (The Beatles)
24. "Sunrise, Sunset" (from Fiddler on the Roof)
25. "Thank Heaven For Little Girls" (Merle Haggard)
26. "The Way You Look Tonight" (Frank Sinatra)
27. "Times Of Your Life" (Paul Anka)
28. "Turn Around" (Harry Belafonte)
29. "You Are So Beautiful To Me" (Joe Cocker)
30. "Whenever I See Your Smiling Face" (James Taylor)

 

[saturn]

I think that we''re going to do the mother/son and father/daughter dances at the same time, to the same song. That way, the attention can be divided btwn us - the idea of dancing while everyone watches makes me kinda nervous!

 

[laurel_aurelia]

good idea dancing together -- my main thing is, since my father passed away i''ll be dancing with my uncle.

my uncle is a complete goof. he''s more like a brother than a father figure. so alot of the songs are TOO hokey for us.

i was chatting with y mom and we thought some fun ones would be:

what a wonderful world

forever young

in my life (the beatles)

etc.. who knows.