Love by the Bay: Dancing and Toasting

Love by the Bay: Dancing and Toasting

September 14th, 2009 @ 5:52 pm by Mrs. Peep Toe

After our ridiculously fantastic entrance, we walked straight onto the dance floor and had our first dance.

Our first song was a hit; everyone loved it:

Although, our 7th grade sway left a lot to be desired.

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So, it was a very good thing that we were distracted…

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… by the cutest little girl in pink.

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And her equally cute cousin:

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Later, my sister apologized for the interruption, but I gleefully thanked her for the distraction.

Before the song ended, we did get a couple moves in:

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While I love the tradition of the first dance, I will say it was a bit awkward. I wonder if dance lessons would have helped?? Oh well. C’est la vie.

The song eventually ended, and a very proud Papa Peep came to the dance floor.

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I don’t know if I mentioned it before, but Mama Peep let us borrow her and Papa Peep’s song—I Left My Heart in San Francisco—which was ridiculously fitting for the moment, and also the same some song that Sister and Papa Peep danced to 5 years ago at her wedding.

A few minutes in, I was more than happy to share the moment with Mr. Peep and MIL Peeps.

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And even more happy to invite all the other Father/Daughter couples up to join in on the fun:

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At least I know my niece was having fun:

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After our only official dances of the evening, Big Brother Peep said a quick blessing:

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FIL Peep came up and said some of the sweetest words.

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This really meant a lot to Mr. Peep:

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I was nervous about what my Sister/MOH might say about how I use to follow her around like a little puppy dog.

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And true to form, she kept us in stitches when talking about how I demanded to hang out with her and her friends.

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Of course, I still love her all the same:

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And finally, it was time to eat some amazing food:

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Are you nervous for your first dance? Or any of the toasts??

Up next, the celebration continues.

Pictures by the always fantastic Amanda at Blueberry Photography.

Previously on Love by the Bay:
Love By the Bay: Wake up, It’s Mr. and Mrs. Peeps
Love by the Bay: Us.
Love by the Bay: Celebrating over Cocktails
Love by the Bay: Mazel Tov
Love by the Bay: Our Vows
Love by the Bay: The Ceremony
Love by the Bay: We’re Ready to Go
Love by the Bay: An Old, But New to Me, Tradition
Love by the Bay: Portraits of our Peeps
Love by the Bay: A First Look
Love by the Bay: The Ladies
Love by the Bay: It Took a Village
Love by the Bay: Details in the Midst of Chaos
Love by the Bay: Hair Stylin’ and Profilin’
Love by the Bay: A Room Full of Love
Love by the Bay: Cheers to our Peeps
Love by the Bay: Peeps Guide to Running Your Own Rehearsal
Love by the Bay: Kickin’ it Off

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19 Responses to “Love by the Bay: Dancing and Toasting”

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thefuturemrsjewell (message) 1,534 posts, Bumble bee

Mrs Peep, you are so great. I love all of your recaps & your wedding looks like it was so much fun! i love the idea of getting other father/daughters on the dance floor!

9/14/09 @ 6:05 pm (reply)

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tea (message) 2,659 posts, Sugar bee

the girls provided such a cute little distraction! they just wanted in on the fun and love

9/14/09 @ 6:08 pm (reply)

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krissycake (message) 2,092 posts, Buzzing bee

This song is so adorable…I love it! Thanks for sharing it with us =)

9/14/09 @ 6:09 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Espresso (message) 1,064 posts, Bumble bee

How cute is FIL Peep?! And your song- I love it! Never heard it before and I’m heading to itunes to dowload it right. now.

9/14/09 @ 6:11 pm (reply)

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Miss Sunbeam (message) 523 posts, Busy bee

So cute! I am nervous for both! All eye on us - eek.. and who knows what the toasters will say!

9/14/09 @ 6:49 pm (reply)

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RecessionistaBride (message) 3,424 posts, Sugar bee

I love the photo where you are listening to FIL peeps speech… you look so radiant!

Also, how cute are those little girls? They always steal the show… I mean, its hard to compete with a 5 year old in pink lol.

9/14/09 @ 6:54 pm (reply)

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MsPeanutButter (message) 135 posts, Blushing bee

oh ms peep! you are so stunkin cute! your wedding rocks!

9/14/09 @ 8:23 pm (reply)

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Miss OceanBeach SF (message) 145 posts, Blushing bee

Mrs. Peep, This is my very first Weddingbee post because I just HAVE to know where Big Brother Peep got his amazing tie! My honey would love love love me forever if I gave him that tie! Please let us *me* know if you find out the details. (BTW, although this is my first post, I’ve been blog-stalking your entire journey because I’ll eventually be a fellow San Francisco bride myself! And I adore that you included “I Left My Heart in San Francisco” into your reception. What a beautiful idea!)

9/14/09 @ 10:16 pm (reply)

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skibobrown (message) 269 posts, Helper bee

I love the idea of inviting the other father/daughter pairs out onto the dance floor during the father/daughter dance. I don’t know if we will have enough parent / child combos in attendance at our wedding to make it happen, but we will see…

9/14/09 @ 10:50 pm (reply)

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ColorCoated (message) 951 posts, Busy bee

Those girls are cuties!

9/14/09 @ 11:18 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Peep Toe (message) 1,636 posts, Bumble bee

@Miss Fondue: @Miss Fondue: Welcome to the hive. the tie is from Macys. We bought it last Dec.

9/14/09 @ 11:54 pm (reply)

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Miss Moonbeam (message) 1,335 posts, Bumble bee

So sweet! I’m trying to talk Mr. MB into dance lessons.

9/15/09 @ 2:37 am (reply)

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Miss Poodle (message) 3,020 posts, Sugar bee

aww how cute!! I loved that picture of you two dancing with the little girls, how cute!

9/15/09 @ 3:51 am (reply)

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DC Anna (message) 480 posts, Helper bee

Neither FI nor I are dancers. So we’re looking for a shorter song since we’ll most likely be doing the 7th grade sway.

9/15/09 @ 8:06 am (reply)

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pvaulter718 (message) 1,604 posts, Bumble bee

I was very nervous about our first dance, so we danced to Better Together for about a minute (more than long enough for our 7th grade sway) and then the dj transitioned into “I wanna grow old with you” from the wedding singer. It was a fun-upbeat transition, we danced around like fools for another 30 seconds, and then we were done!

9/15/09 @ 10:22 am (reply)

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Jessie516 (message) 4,039 posts, Honey bee

The reception looks great. I wasn’t actually nervous about our First Dance, but it was the one moment of the wedding where I realized that EVERYONE was looking at us and taking photos! That was a little strange.

9/15/09 @ 11:03 am (reply)

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IA_Snowflake (message) 1,622 posts, Bumble bee

You look god dancing. My dad has a disability but was still able to dance with me, so to take all eyes off of him, we invited all father/daughters up to dance with us (my husband danced with one of my daughters).

9/15/09 @ 1:55 pm (reply)

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