Weddingbee Blog

Oh, the first dance. We’ve all seen the YouTube videos where the bride and groom and sometimes their bridal party break out choreography that makes you say, “I wanna do that at my wedding!” Well Mr. Sunbeam and I attempted. We took a few dance lessons and learned the two-step to My Lady’s House by Iron & Wine.

Let’s just say it went OK. We tried! Even though it makes us blush, I’ll share the video in case you are interested in our two-step attempt.

*video by a guest

For those of you who skipped the video, about halfway through we switched to 8th grade classic slow dancing! Hehe. It will be one of those moments we never forget for so many reasons and photographed moments were beautiful!

It’s harder than I expected to get up in front of everyone and dance! Besides being nervous in the first place, the two-step wasn’t very ’us’! We started the dance lessons late, when Mr. Sunbeam’s nerves hit, so we didn’t really have time to mess around trying out different dances. So for all of you considering choreographed slow dances, I say go for it, but make sure the dance moves fit you so they feel more natural and start them early so you can try out several options!

As for the father daughter dance - don’t skip it! Even if you and your dad don’t want the spotlight together, maybe just pick a song that the two of you will dance to when it plays. It’s a special moment not to miss. I picked Father and Daughter by Paul Simon for the father daughter dance. It was a bit fast paced, but we made do!

I love our serious moment above and how it turned into silliness below.

Mr. Sunbeam and his mom also took the dance floor and danced to Upward Over the Mountain by Iron & Wine.

After the mother-son dance, we invited all the couples to join us on the dance floor. It was our secret ploy to get them up before the dance music started! It worked!

Up next: We hit the dance floor and you’ll see, even more so, why lights can make a huge impact on your photographs! Then, we’re off to the Sunny Honeymoon!

Did you, or will you take dance lessons for your first dance? How was your first dance experience as husband and wife?

All photos were taken by RAD photography with occasional additional editing by me, unless otherwise noted.

Previously with the Sunbeams:

• Kind Words and Cake
• A Feast for the Eyes and Stomaches
• Warm Reception
• The Heirloom Photos
• Sunny I dos
• Here comes the Sun
• Love, Anticipation, and a Trip Down the Isle
• The Lovely Bridesmaids
• Quintessential Portraits
• Chemistry
• Love in the Stacks
• Bride Meets Groom
• Bridebeam
• Old, Borrowed, & Blue
• Groombeam
• The Dress, Shoes, & Rings
• Let’s Get Beautiful!
• Papery Details
• One last busy night
• Dessert and an impromptu photo shoot
• Pasta & practice makes perfect
• Sunbeam final fling!
• Five days and counting