Bride pauses first dance to let Mom and her dad finally have the dance they never got to have at her wedding
Erin and her dad stepped onto the dance floor as the guests awaited their first dance, but they paused to make an announcement.
First dances are one of the most cherished moments for every bride and her father, but this bride and dad stepped aside to let the bride’s mother and her father take the spotlight. Decades ago, they had missed their own first dance, and now the teary-eyed bride’s father announced this "unfinished business." This heartfelt gesture by the bride and her father moved online users to tears in September 2025.
Erin and her dad stepped onto the dance floor as the guests awaited their first dance, but they paused to make an announcement first. In an emotional revelation, Erin's father stated, "Erin and I right now are not going to dance because there's some unfinished business." Unable to contain his tears, he asked Erin to take over, who explained that her mom and grandfather had never shared their first dance decades ago. She said, "They had a mix-up, but we have them here today, and we're gonna put them on the spot," before inviting her mother and grandfather to the floor for a long-awaited dance.
The touching video captured the bride's father choking up as he watched his wife and her father finally share a moment they had missed decades ago. The main duo was moved to tears as a grown mother finally had the dance she had always dreamed of as a little girl, but never got to have. The father’s reaction highlighted the respect he had for his father-in-law and the deep love he felt for his wife. This display of love and respect has been reflected in the research from a study authored by William Axinn and Sarah Brauner-Otto in 2020, which showed that stronger emotional connections between parents can positively influence their children, helping them view marriages positively. The study also highlighted that these children may also view their parents as role models and take longer to seek similar marriages. Seeing her father show respect to his father-in-law and honor his wife’s wish sets a powerful example for Erin as she begins her own journey of love.
Soon after the video gained traction, many online users praised the bride and father for giving the mother-grandfather duo their moment. @lety.ochoa wrote, "The fact that her dad was not able to contain his emotions." @loglaze wrote, "That’s awesome! Tearing up because I never got a dance with my Dad, it just didn’t happen. We just didn’t have music at ours. I however, loved seeing my daughter get to dance with her Dad at her recent wedding." @livmachay commented, "If 'a girl will always need her father no matter how old she is' was a video 😭😭 This mother won in life for having a father like that, a daughter who gave up time during her wedding to shift the focus on her, and marrying a man that cried with her while she dances with her father. The amount of love in this video is IMMEASURABLE."
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