Dance floor in a separate room!

I’m planning on having dancing in a separate room. We are getting married at a winery and rented out the entire property for the day. We are having dinner in the garden then dancing will be in the barrel room. We will have lounge seating set up on the sides of the dance floor.

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Thanks for the response. Your wedding sounds beautiful, Ours is in a country club in a golf course. I was a bit stressed about it but we really loved the venue. I figured if people want to get up and dance they will... We can't please everyone!

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We have one room at our venue im not sure if we get both
But thet are seperate
I didnt think a dance room and food room would work

We did this (also at a country club venue) and it was fantastic. I was honestly really skeptical of the idea when it was first brought up, but our DOC/point-of-contact-person at the venue made a very convincing case and in retrospect I can't imagine not doing it that way.

Lounge seating near the dance floor is definitely a must: you want to make sure Great Aunt Mildred has a place to sit and enjoy the party instead of her getting stuck all alone in the dining room when everyone leaves to go dance. Plus, people need places to perch while they take a break from dancing from time to time.

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Hi Amanda! Thanks for the feedback. I am also a bit skeptical but my fiance loved it at first sight and it is a beautiful venue. I did expressed it to the wedding coordinators at the place and they convinced me as well that it will work out. They do have high tables and chairs around the dance floor This is for great aunts and grandma Here is a picture of our dance floor.

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Our venue was 3 floors. Guests entered the main floor and went up to the 2nd floor for the ceremony. Cocktail hour was on the main floor. Dinner was back upstairs and then everyone was ushered to the lower level for dancing and dessert. There were plenty of chairs, cocktail tables and highboys set up around the dance floor. I was skeptical about dinner being separate from dancing as every wedding I've been to, you sit at your table and dancing is between courses. However, this was really nice as you got to enjoy your entire meal and talk with your tablemates without blasting music. The room where the dancing and dessert was had more of a club feel and helped with the vibe. I was worried about all the up and down but guests said they barely noticed as there was a long time between moves.

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Thank you for the feedback! This is great to hear. I feel much better

The dance floor at my venue is going to right outside the reception area. I asked if the doors could remain open that way it won’t feel cut off when people are dancing.

My cousin did this for her wedding and personally it was a huge turn off and something people still speak of negatively. Some of our older relatives who maybe did not want to dance but did want to feel like they were apart of the evening felt like they were completely separate from everything going on. It was also annoying because every time they wanted to do something on the dance floor they had to get everyone up and moved into the additional room. That happened for First dances, parent dances, the bouquet toss, the garter, the final dance of the bride and groom ETC. I know my parents in particular felt slightly like they and anyone else in that room was being ignored. The Bride and groom and their friends were mostly in that room and didn't even really come around to anyone so it felt like we drove a long way to that wedding and didn't even really get to spend time in the same room as them.

We, personally, decided against any venue that had the dance floor separate but I'm sure it could maybe be done in a smoother manor. Not my cup of tea though.

View Quoted Comment Oh yes! Yes yes yes. This room is set up almost exactly like ours was. I hope the venue also lets you use that patio area in the back as well, because guests are going to love cooling off out there between bouts of dancing.

As one skeptical-of-this-whole-separate-dance-room-thing bride to another, I think you're going to be really happy with how this is going to turn out.

ETA: Munchkin9218 makes a really really good point about moving back and forth between rooms and how irritating that would be. We avoided this by having our first dance out on the terrace at the end of cocktail hour (immediately prior to dinner) and then we waited until dinner was finished before moving to the other room for the other spotlight dances and general dancing. Definitely something to stay aware of when figuring out your timeline.

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Thank you! Yes, we do plan on having our first dance after the cocktail hour right before dinner so everyone will be in the same room. I appreciate the feedback.