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First dance after your wedding

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Grandma70s Thu 04-Apr-19 19:09:03

1968, definitely no dancing involved. I know that at some point we had a meal in a grand hotel for our extremely small number of guests, just close family and a few friends. Best, most fuss-free wedding ever.

Greenfinch Thu 04-Apr-19 19:00:52

We didn't have a party either and also left the reception to drive to the Lake District for the honeymoon

kittylester Thu 04-Apr-19 18:57:27

In 1970 we had no party and left the reception to catch the train to London for the start of our honeymoon!

CanadianGran Thu 04-Apr-19 18:53:10

1983 - "Lady" by Kenny Rogers

Lady, I'm your knight in shining armor and I love you
You have made me what I am and I am yours
My love, there's so many ways I want to say "I love you"
Let me hold you in my arms forever more

Corny, yes! But still a lovely song.

Septimia Thu 04-Apr-19 18:50:52

July 1975 for us, too, and my DH doesn't dance (except, perhaps occasionally and reluctantly at a ceilidh). So we had a sedate sit-down meal and no dancing - that suited my dad as well, since dancing was never his forté.

paddyann Thu 04-Apr-19 18:45:40

the Carpenters We've Only Just Begun,my OH doesn't dance so the band had to announce it 3 times before we actually got him on the dance floor .July 1975 ,still together and nowadays he does dance ...now and again

Maggiemaybe Thu 04-Apr-19 18:42:04

Our DJ was one of DH’s friends. We realised a couple of hours before our evening do that we should perhaps have organised some supper, and my MIL quickly made some sandwiches and raided her cake tins so that we had something to take to the pub with us. How times have changed!

tanith Thu 04-Apr-19 18:29:19

No first dance here either we had a garden buffet for friends and family provided by my SIL.

silverlining48 Thu 04-Apr-19 18:28:20

Ours was a few friends with sandwiches and sausage rolls in the back garden. No music at all. I always slightly envied those who had a fancy frock and a ‘proper’ wedding and reception but despite the most basic wedding we are still together and about to celebrate our golden wedding. Might even push the boat out ..treat ourselves. Think we deserve it, why not?

ninathenana Thu 04-Apr-19 18:27:52

Ashamed to say, after 44 yrs I can't remember.blush
Our disco was provided free by a friend who had a mobile set up that paid his way through his accountancy studies.

Maggiemaybe Thu 04-Apr-19 18:27:24

We didn’t have a specific first dance either (1977).. We did have a bit of a disco at a local pub as our evening do though.

Calendargirl Thu 04-Apr-19 18:22:59

Back in 1972 we had no disco or anything, so no first dance. The guests just chatted together.

mancgirl Thu 04-Apr-19 18:13:38

Reading through a recent thread about wedding music prompted me to ask what was the music/song that you had your first dance to? Mine was Third Finger, Left Hand. Still makes me want to dance all these years latersmile