Immediately after hearing our band play, I was hooked. Not only did they sound great, but they would provide their own sound system, and even compose a version of our first dance song in their style.
I’ve never heard our song done in the Zydeco-style, so I will instead share the music video for the original:
*tear*
It’s not the typical love song, I know. But the Enginerd and I have a sentimentality toward that song, and it was the obvious choice for our first dance. The tempo will pick up a bit, and the sound will be jazzy and full of brass.
We’ve decided to combine and shorten the father/daughter and mother/son dance into one event. Our band will perform “What a Wonderful World,” and it will be Daddy Ginger and I on the dance floor, as well as Mr. E and his mom, for about the first half of the song. Then the band will up the tempo midway through, and invite everyone else out to join us. We decided to do it this way for several reasons.
- We don’t want people to get bored. Our first dance will be after dinner, and the “parental dances” will follow. I’m sure our guests will be bored with watching us dance – especially since none of us are really very good at it!
- My dad is easily winded, and I don’t want him to feel pressured to stand up and sway with me for the full duration of the song. As other folks fill the dance floor, my father will be able to step off whenever he needs to.
What song will you dance to for your first dance? Will it be in a different style than the original? How did you choose which song to use?
