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Luckily, after I had gotten cake down my dress, it was time to change into a new one–my qipao! My qipao was my 3rd outfit of the night (I wore my white wedding gown and qua before). Right after I got changed, we had our parent dances. Since I’m not one to be the center of attention, we opted to have our father-daughter and mother-son dances at the same time.
I love Daddy Toucan. 
and Mr. Toucan loves his momma.
While Daddy Toucan and I were quite tame during the parent dance…
pause and smile for the camera!
I can’t really say the same about Mr. Toucan and MIL Toucan…
Mr. Toucan told me later that his mom grabbed the back of his vest and just yanked! Now there’s one graceful dip! They had a good laugh about it after…
I’m glad we chose to do the parent dances simultaneously–Mr. Toucan and MIL Toucan certainly took the attention off of us for awhile! Is anyone else planning on doing their parent dances this way?
*Please credit all photos to Robert Mirani Photography.
Relive our day! Previously in the Toucan Recap Series…
1. Getting Ready
2. Getting in the Door
3. First Look and Tea Ceremony #1
4. Get Me to the Church on Time!
5. The Ceremony and Something Almost Missed
6. We’re Married! Err… Now What?!
7. Tea Ceremony #2 and the Donning of the Qua
8. Dance, Lion, Dance!
9. Intros, “the 1st Dance”, and the Real 1st Dance
10. Cutting the Cake and Eating it Too!
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I am having a father-daughter dance, and a stepfather-daughter dance. So we are going to do the mother-son dance at the same time that I dance with my stepfather. Also qipao is gorgeous!
I meant your qipao is gorgeous! oops
Love your qipao! where did you get it from??
Love the color of your qipao! It’s so beautiful!
i loved your qua and the qipao is just as gorg!
we did our parents dance together as well, and when my dad saw the MIL getting down, he started to as well! i’m like “dude, it’s not a competition!”
We’re planning on doing mother-son and daughter-father dances at the same time too! I’m afraid our guests would get bored if we did it otherwise. 
Your dress is so gorgeous on you! I love how I can feel all the happiness that went on at your wedding! Even in the background of pics you can see everyone laughing it up. So cute!
What a great picture with your dad in the first picture! The dress is so pretty.
@cannotwait: Sadly, I can’t remember! We totally forgot to pick a song, so when it came time for it, we just had the DJ pick one!
@Veronica: I had it custom made in Hong Kong last December!
[...] the parent dances, per Chinese custom, Mr. Toucan and I walked around the room with our immediate families to toast [...]
[...] 9. Intros, “the 1st Dance”, and the Real 1st Dance 10. Cutting the Cake and Eating it Too! 11. Parent Dances 12. Toasting the Tables! 13. Our Private Photo [...]
[...] but after we cut the cake, I changed into my qipao, another traditional Chinese dress, for the parent dances and to toast the tables. I had my qipao custom made in China, as well, and it cost [...]
love your qipao i bet you had so many compliments, beautiful fabric as well where can I et this from?
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Mrs. Toucan, Boston
Age and Occupation: 25, Full-time Research Assistant, Part-time Graduate Student
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 25, Actuary
Engagement Date: February 18, 2007
Wedding Date: June 7, 2008
Blogging Since: November 07, 2007
Venue: St. Catherine of Genoa, Jin Asian Cuisine Restaurant
About Me: I’m a Gemini to the extreme. On one side, I’m a girly girl. I read countless bridal and fashion magazines, and have an obsession with keeping up with the latest Hollywood gossip. On the other side, I’m a sports fanatic. Despite being a full-time bride-to be, full-time research assistant, and part-time student, I’m also a full-time Red Sox fan from spring training to October, and a full-time Patriots fan from mini-camp to February. I devote almost as much time researching my for fantasy football team as researching for our wedding!
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