But in the meantime, let's move on to parent dances. The mother-son dance was an easy choice for Mr. Coyote. In order to understand this choice you need to understand something about Mr. Coyote. He is part muppet. Seriously. The guy gives Frank Oz a run for his money with his impressions and can contort his face in ways only a muppet could:
Image of Kermit via Muppet Wiki / Image of Mr. Coyote as a muppet courtesy of me
Because of this, Mr. Coyote's momma always associates the muppets with Mr. Coyote and "The Rainbow Connection" in particular always, always reminds her of her baby boy and brings tears to her eyes:
Video via YouTube
Choosing a father-daugher dance was a bit more difficult. My dad and I are close, but our relationship is a little different. Although I am his only daughter I consider my dad my buddy more than his "little girl" (although he may beg to differ). We are both huge sports fans so a lot of our bonding is over the latest Yankees win over the Red Sox (15-9, what!) or the Giants Super Bowl win (Adios Brady!).
Because of this I was having trouble deciding on a song for us. Everything seemed too sentimental and sappy for a pair like us. And so I did what any other bride would do. I passed the buck and asked Poppa Coyote if he would choose the song. ;-) He grumbled a bit and then sent me this:
Video via YouTube
Wow. I have to say Poppa Coyote totally blew me away with this choice - I was not expecting such an emotional song from him. I had heard of Heartland's "I Loved Her First" before and I know that a few bees have also used this song for their father-daughter dance, but I never really paid much mind to it. This time though I really listened to the lyrics and my heart melted. Thankfully Mr. Coyote wasn't home because I started bawling right then and there at my computer.
When I reported back to Poppa Coyote that I had cried big, stupid tears when I listened to the song he responded that it had an effect on him too and suggested that "maybe we can talk about the Yankees or the Giants during the song to take our minds off of it." Now I have only seen my father cry once in my entire life and that was when his own father passed away (although I swear he teared up when I came out in my wedding dress) so this whole walk down the aisle and father-daughter dance thing is going to be interesting for both of us.
Oh and because I left you hanging with our first dance song (and because I'm tearing up again thinking about the father-daughter dance), I'll share with you our cake cutting song instead:
When I reported back to Poppa Coyote that I had cried big, stupid tears when I listened to the song he responded that it had an effect on him too and suggested that "maybe we can talk about the Yankees or the Giants during the song to take our minds off of it." Now I have only seen my father cry once in my entire life and that was when his own father passed away (although I swear he teared up when I came out in my wedding dress) so this whole walk down the aisle and father-daughter dance thing is going to be interesting for both of us.
Oh and because I left you hanging with our first dance song (and because I'm tearing up again thinking about the father-daughter dance), I'll share with you our cake cutting song instead:
Video via YouTube
I am a huge Beatles fan and "When I'm 64" always, always brings a smile to my face. Here's hoping that Mr. Coyote and I will still be needing and feeding each other when we're 64!
Are you incorporating special dances into your wedding? How did you choose your songs?
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