Weddingbee Blog

Neither Mr. S nor I are very dancily-inclined. We’re both pretty awkward people, to be perfectly honest. I forget how long my limbs are. Mr. S has big feet. I have tiny feet. I giggle or act like a fool when I’m nervous. I think our idea of dancing is jumping up and down. We’re really good at that. Mr. S can totally rock the Nathaniel Dance. Regular dancing? We’re not so good at that.

I took ballroom dancing in middle-school. The only thing I remember about it is always being paired with the shortest dude and how to do the boxy dance move doo-dad.

I’m not sure how Mr. S and I will handle our first dance as far as “moves” go. Maybe we’ll just wing it? That sounds like us. We do, however, have a pretty good idea of what we want our first dance song to be– “The Way I Am” by Ingrid Michaelson. It’s a sweet song, but also sort-of fits in with our omnipresent “We’re going to be who we are, damnit” theme. Life and love are not always ponies and rainbows, but we’ll always be there to back each other up.

Without further ado, here’s the song if you haven’t heard it. (And yes, it was on that Old Navy sweater commercial. Leave me alone).

’Cause I love you more than I could ever promise.
And you take me the way I am.
You take me the way I am.

It’s a little less cheesy than most first dance songs, but with just as much sweetness and meaning. (Even though I doubt Mr. S’s insanely thick hair will ever need Rogaine. Maybe we should replace that part with Just for Men Gel).

Not to turn all mush-pot on y’all, but I think another reason this song gets to me is the fact that Mr. Scissors really does take me the way I am. I am a handful, to say the least, and he doesn’t try to change me or push me to be something I’m not. He accepts and loves me despite all of my faults, neuroses, and broken parts. And vice-versa. We’re in this together.

So, Mr. S, if you try not to step on my dress, I’ll try not to step on your toes.

How did you choose your first dance song? Is it more of a traditional first dance song, or something that is a little off-the-beaten-path?