Weddingbee Blog

After taking our portraits we met up with our bridal party and got ready to enter the reception.

After our guest were all seated, the lead singer of the band introduced the bridal party.

Groomsman Joe and his wife, BM Jane:

Groomsman Jer and BM Felicia…

Best Man Brandon with MOH, Sister Frenchie…

We waited for Brandon and Jen to get to their tables and then we were announced, “For the first time in public Allison and Jason French Bulldog!” (I stressed the band leader that I wanted him to announce my name, just like in our ceremony).

The classic bouquet in the air pose!

From this picture you would never guess Mr Frenchie hates being the center of attention.

I, however, love it!

We decided to go straight into our first dance. We’ve seen this done at most the weddings we’d attended, but we did it this way mainly because Mr Frenchie wanted to get it out of the way so he could relax the rest of the evening.

Back when Mr Frenchie and I first starting dating (about 4 years ago) we took a dance class at my church. I was SO very excited to be dating a guy that would take dance classes with me and take me out to dance.

The little old ladies at my church thought we were so cute and even cut in to dance with Mr Frenchie… okay so maybe they thought he was so cute. I will never forget that date.

Fast forward three years—we were engaged and planning our wedding, and I asked Mr Frenchie about taking dance lessons for our first dance. He was not having it. *pouty face* Papa Frenchie brought up the idea that he and I could take dance lessons, and Papa Frenchie talked Mr Frenchie into taking them, too.

For a couple months I would take 2 dance lessons a week, one with Papa Frenchie and one with Mr Frenchie. Mr Frenchie admitted after the first lesson that dance lessons were fun AND he’d actually go with me after the wedding. Thanks, Papa Frenchie!

I’m not gonna lie, we only look graceful in these photos. You’ll see in the video, that although we took several dance lessons, we are nowhere near ready for Dancing With The Stars. However, I’m very glad Papa Frenchie talked Mr Frenchie into the lessons. Whenever “our song” comes around on the iTunes rotation at home, Mr Frenchie takes me by the hand and we do our dance.

Don’t worry, I still tease Mr Frenchie about only dancing with me at the beginning of our relationship to get me to fall in love with him and that once I was hooked he didn’t want to dance anymore.

After our first dance we took our seats at our “sweetheart table”….

…aka the Lovebird table, and it was time for dinner.

Are you planning a choreographed first dance? Did you have to talk your partner into talking dance lessons or get your father involved?

So Far…

• The Beginning
• Gettin’ Sassy
• Me & My Bridesmaids
• Mr Frenchie’s Morning
• Waiting to go down the aisle
• The “I Do”s
• The Big ’Oops’
• Family Portraits
• Portraits with my New Husband

***Note: All photos, unless otherwise noted, are by the fabulously talented Ohana Photographers***