In fitting with the Extreme Wedding culture in which we are now living, every aspect of the wedding and wedding day must be supersized in order to show how much you love each other. And now announcing the bride and groom's first dance as a married couple.
Queue the music, and dim the lights.
The two of you are finally together (and somewhat alone) for perhaps the first time that day. It's the perfect time to reflect on the wedding ceremony and the fact that you made it to the I Dos unscathed--except you're both counting steps because you're trying to remember your carefully choreographed dance that was designed to prevent your first dance as a married couple from looking like it were straight out of a junior high dance.
It's making me wonder--are dance lessons for the couple, or are they for the guests?
I think it's a combination--both the couple and the guests benefit. In theory, if the couple feels comfortable and confidant, then they can provide an entertaining show for their guests. Plus there is always the show-off factor--hey, it's your big day--what better time to show off your moves? In addition, the guests enjoy the show and feed off the energy that the couple projects.
Taking dance lessons is obviously the way to go, assuming you have enough time to get to the "comfortable and confident" stage and aren't counting every step while on the dance floor.
B and I took dance lessons last summer (way before the engagement--just because we had a lot of weddings to go to, and we didn't want to look like donkeys on the dance floor), but aren't quite at the level we want to reach, and lack of practice has put us practically back to the starting line.
But the dance dance revolution will rise up again this weekend! We've booked our first dance lesson, and we're hoping the process won't be too difficult. After all, we just need to learn one dance for one song.
The only question that remains is, which song will it be...
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