Considering not doing a first dance... will I regret it?
Maybe it's just me, but I always found the first dances at weddings to be really awkward (unless they are a couple who already does a lot of dancing together).
Most weddings I've been to, one of two things happens during the first dance, either:
1) Neither person knows what they are doing, so they just sway back and forth, hardly moving for 3.5 minutes to an incredibly sappy song (or worse, awkward slow swaying to an upbeat song) or
2) It's clear that they have taken a couple a dance lessons, barely learned the steps, and they are both just fighting for their lives on the dancefloor, clearly not enjoying themselves, while their families and friends look on to this awkward attempt at choreographed dancing.
My fiancé and I have literally only danced together a few times at other peoples weddings (we met during covid and just haven't had much opportunity). I like dancing, but he isn't a huge fan, and we are both so awkward with it. So I essentially see two routes, we could either get dance lessons and really go all-in, and really polish up this thing that (I'm quite certain) my fiancé isn't thrilled about, or we just skip it all together.
I'm just nervous that years down the road I will look back and regret not doing a first dance just because I was self-conscious. I also don't want to do anything on my wedding day that makes me uncomfy just because people expect it. Would I be less uncomfy with it if we learned so super sick choreography and absolutely nailed it? I don't know!
Has anybody else dealt with this? Any tips for the very self-conscious bride?
P.S. This is totally not me hating on people who do first dances, I'm just trying to explain how I have interpreted the first-dances at weddings I've attended, and why they make me think I would feel too awkward to do one. Anybody who does a first dance and enjoys it, more power to ya!