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first dance alternatives

Looking for an alternative to the first dance? Want to kick off your wedding reception with SOMETHING, but not hugging and dancing in a small circle while people stare at you? We’ve got tons of other things to do instead of a first dance… first drink! first bounce! flash mobs! sword fights! first video game battles! We’ve got tons of ideas…

Two Weddings Devon Rowland Photography31

Gordian knots and walking on glass: a tale of two weddings

We love when couples have two weddings! Lyndsay and Patrick had a family-friendly wedding ceremony with a Gordian knot, then a second wedding that was straight up wild in the best of ways. Don’t miss the genius “first karaoke song” as a first dance alternative!

Unique Hip Hop Wedding Photos by Jully and Alex Photography4

Steal this idea: honoring Covid wedding couples on the dance floor

Here’s a special way you can honor folks who had a Covid wedding on your wedding day.

Nonbinary Fantasy Photos by De Nueva Photography21

Nonbinary fantasy wedding with a first sword duel

From the bespoke suit fashion to the sword duel instead of a first dance, this nonbinary fantasy wedding was nothing short of a faery-tale wonderland. Jessica’s wedding cape and Kristen’s jeweled floral crown are here to take nonbinary fashion finery to a whole new level!

"First stomp!" Stomp grapes at your wedding to make wine

Yep: there are totally ways to incorporate grape stomping in your wedding

Whether you’re stomping grapes at your wine-making unity ceremony or maybe a “first stomp,” making wine at a grape stomping ceremony seems like the perfect way to get really dirty and have a crap-ton of fun. And a whole new meaning to a wine ceremony.