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Here is a selection of Q&As from Your Surrey Wedding magazine whether it be about flowers, hair and makeup, fashion, wedding themes, health & beauty, cakes, stationery, legal advice. If you would like your question answered by our experts, please email it to editor@yoursurrey.wedding
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Best Foot Forward
| Q | What is your advice on taking the first steps in wedding planning? |
| A | Emma Brewer says: No doubt you'll already have started your to-do list of people and places to contact, so regarding your first dance we can chat online or on the phone before pencilling in dates for your lessons. Don't panic though as these won't start until a minimum of two to three months before the big day. Life can take over as you hurtle towards it, so we don't want to start too soon in case you don't have a chance to practice and you forget everything you've been taught! I absolutely promise that the lessons will be a major fun part of the wedding planning and you'll have a skill for life. Just think, you'll be sorted for all future weddings and events, and you'll be able to dance together confidently. You never know, it might even spark a love for dance and you'll carry on your lessons once you're newlyweds – what a great date night idea! Let's not get ahead of ourselves, the first step is to get in touch with your chosen dance studio for a chat and discuss your ideas or ask for advice if you don't know where to start. |
Emma Brewer, First Dance Studios
Dance off
| Q | Although our evening guest list is small, we still want our reception to have the wow-factor! |
| A | Lorraine Ansell says: Weddings come in all shapes and sizes and we love that. Some of our most favourite weddings have been small and intimate occasions! But even with a scaled-back wedding your reception can still pop and have all your guests enjoying themselves. We have a few ideas that can make small and intimate super-sized in terms of fun and laughs: 1. The first dance The traditional first dance is the way to make the transition from wedding breakfast to wedding party. Your first dance is such a lovely way for you and your guests to see the newly married couple take to the floor and showcase their love and commitment to each other. Choose a song that means something to you both, from romantic ballads to rock, whatever works for you. 2. Get on the dancefloor After your first dance your guests are up for a party. Make sure you pick a second song to fill that dancefloor. Talk to your DJ/band and pick something that will get your wedding party throwing some shapes. 3. Group dance There's always that one song, that everyone magically knows the moves to. Is it the Macarena? Is it YMCA? Whichever it is, get everyone involved on the dancefloor. We've even been to a wedding where the whole wedding party throw an invisible air guitar to each other in a massive circle! Whatever song choice you go for, commit and you'll get everyone having a good ol' time. |
Lorraine Ansell, First Dance Studios
Treasured memories
| Q | I want to have a first dance with my dad, but he's shy. How can we build his confidence before the big day? |
| A | The team at First Dance Studios says: Weddings are a wonderful way for friends and family to come together to celebrate the couple as well as their love. At First Dance Studios, we have helped more than 2,000 couples and wedding parties make their wedding dance something unique and personal. This dance is a celebration of family and a moment to be really proud of. We've picked up some tips over the years and know some dads and daughters might be a little shy when stepping out onto the dancefloor. Our top tip is to practice, practice, practice. Your teacher will ensure that you both learn the steps, feel the music, listen out for musical cues, know how you can talk to each other verbally and with your hands, and so much more. All you need to do is spend the time listening and dancing over and over, and yes, practice does make the wedding day perfect. Start learning a choreographed routine about six to eight weeks before the wedding. This helps get the dance into your muscle and mind memory and make those dancing feet, dance! As well as practicing the steps, you also need to work on performance. Your teacher will guide you through the dance together in terms of staging. At First Dance Studios, we work on visualising the venue where the dance will take place, what the lightning will be, where the band or DJ will be. All this so you have a mental reference as you practice so that it isn't a surprise on the day. Always remember, the crowd will be with you, cheering you on so we encourage you to use that energy and go for it. They are watching with joy and love, so work with that and dance it out in style. The most important thing is to have fun, it's a party after all, and pick music that you both enjoy. |
The team at First Dance Studios, First Dance Studios
