Wedding First Dance Tips

If you are a little nervous about your first dance at your wedding reception, then our first dance tips will help you gain the confidence you need. Your first dance at the wedding reception can be a scary prospect for both brides and grooms, but mostly for the groom who may feel like he has two left feet. Going for a few dance lessons before the wedding will help you both to feel more confident and often deepens your bond with the shared experience. Whether or not you are going for some lessons, read over the ten wedding first dance tips below to ensure that your first dance as a newly married couple is the happy and romantic event you have always dreamed of:

1. Try and choose a romantic first dance song with a steady dance beat that is consistant throughout the song. Click here for a list of wedding first dance songs.

2. Don't choose a song that is too long. Around 3 minutes is perfect.

3. Go for some dance lessons or buy an instruction video at least 3 months before your wedding to give you enough time to plan, practice, and perfect you dance.

4. Together with your partner and/or instructor plan a first dance that is easy to learn, will look natural and is interesting to photograph. Add in some sexy moves, dips, turns and spins for interest.

5. Measure out your dance floor at the reception to make sure you will have enough room to dance and you can also become accustomed to the size.

6. Keeping your reception venue in mind, plan how and where you are going to start (enter), and end your dance.

7. When you meet with your musicians, dj and photographers, let them know as well where your dance will start so that they can start the music at the appropriate time and that the photographers can position themselves in the correct spot as well.

8. Decide and plan if you want to dance the whole song on your own, or if you want to invite the wedding party to join in half way. Inform your musicians of this choice.

9. If you are taking dance lessons you should plan to practice at least twice a week, a half hour or more each time. Practicing between dance lessons helps you to feel more confident on the actual night.

10. Brides must make sure that they will be able to perform the practiced dance in their wedding dress. Check to see if you can raise your arms comfortably, that the skirt is not too long, and make sure you can gather your train somehow (if you have one).

And lastly, whatever happens, smile and keep dancing. It is also a great crowd pleaser to start and finish your wedding's first dance with a kiss!

Click here for a great First Dance Instruction Video!

Link from First Dance Tips to First Dance Songs to choose the perfect song to dance to.