Mrs. Radish, Chicago/Syracuse
Age and Occupation: 27, Executive Assistant/Journalism Student/Musician
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 28, Anthropologist/Musician
Engagement Date: December 20, 2005
Wedding Date: August 18, 2007
Blogging Since: June 26, 2007
Venue: The Wellington House in Fayetteville, NY
About Me: Mr. Radish and I are both from upstate New York, so we are planning a wedding in Syracuse from about 700 miles away. When I’m not obsessing about our wedding I play the cello in my band (which Mr. Radish is in too), read as much as I can, sleep even more, travel whenever possible, and try to find time to have fun with my friends. I’m also working on finishing up my journalism degree with a concentration in environmental reporting and I’m the VP of my campus Amnesty International chapter… so I’m a pretty busy bee.
XIII: Shall We Dance?
March 18th, 2008 @ 12:43 pm by Mrs. Radish
Believe it or not, I am actually a trained dancer. I tap-danced and pliéd my way through adolescence, but thanks to knee problems, I gave up dancing about 10 years ago. I like to think that I retained some gracefulness and a sense of rhythm 
Mr. Radish, on the other hand, has never been much of a dancer. He was a great hockey player though, so I knew he had the needed coordination and agility in him somewhere. I tried to teach him a few moves, but he approached it like he was playing hockey with me — I was nearly hip-checked several times!! But I really wanted to avoid doing what I call the 8th Grade Shuffle (you know… the awkward, swaying back and forth thing that was the slow dance du jour at your middle school dances) so we got professional help and took ballroom dancing lessons. It was a good thing we did because when the big day rolled around, I must admit we looked pretty sharp out there and all of our guests were totally surprised.
We chose Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space (click on song title to listen to a clip) by Spiritualized as the soundtrack to our first married dance. We went to see Spiritualized in concert on our very first date and they played this song, so it’s a very significant song to us. It also just so happens to be the perfect speed for dancing, and it’s in a 3/4 time signature, which is a waltz… and my favorite type of ballroom dance.
Well, here it is… our big Dancing With the Stars-esque moment!
Deep concentration mode!
Here comes the dip… this was the scariest part for me!
… and the big finish!
Yay! We did it and there was no toe-stomping or tripping 
Notice all the clapping in the background… we totally rocked it!
Mr. Radish did such an awesome job! I was so proud of him. He was totally the Fred Astaire to my Ginger Rogers
And here’s some non-professional photos, just for fun. Lot’s of twirling action going on.
I have no idea why I look so mad in this picture! I swear I was happy — really!
***Professional photo credits go to Tim Forbes of Forbes Creative Photography.***
I must say, learning to dance together was actually really fun and was one of the more relaxing and enjoyable things that we did during the course of planning the wedding. Even if you are already a pretty good dancer, I recommend taking some lessons because if nothing else, it’s just a great way to spend some time together and get a little exercise to boot. I honestly kind of miss dancing together now that it’s over. Maybe someday we’ll take some more lessons just for kicks.
Previously on The Radishes Get Hitched…
Part I: Here Comes the Groom
Part II: My Ladies in Waiting
Part III: Here Comes the Bride
Part IV: Meanwhile, Back at the Church
Part V: The Procession
Part VI: My LAST Unmarried Moments!
Part VII: Ceremony Highlights
Part VIII: Making in Official!
Part IX: Well Received
Part X: Say Cheese!
Part XI: Waiting Around
Part XII: The Grande Entrance
Up next - the toasts!
6 Responses to “XIII: Shall We Dance?”
I’m sorry, but it just must be said:
you two are the cutest couple ever! you guys just *match*
and i love your wedding day hair– such a pretty ponytail.
If I may add, as a swing dance teacher, I see some couples try to learn to dance the week before the wedding. It’s never good. The couples that start about 4-6 months before their wedding look great, though, and say that they feel experienced enough that they weren’t nervous.
With a good teacher and enough time, I think anyone can learn to dance. It’s great that you two took the time to learn!
can i just say how much i LOVE your dress? 
Oh I LOVE that song! It’s such a perfect wedding song too!
You are SO beautiful! Wow! I love your necklace. I’ve been looking for something delicate, possibly tiny pearls, but haven’t had much luck. Would you be willing to share more about it?
I really like those photos. They are really similar to this Ottawa Wedding Photography guy’s work.
