We are having a "smaller" wedding, 50 people. I love to dance at weddings but I know with such a small group it's unlikely that will happen at ours. The band we hired isn't a dance band they are more of a lounge band. However, even if there is no dancing I want to really create an environment so people stay and mingle and enjoy the night and don't just leave after dinner. I'm struggling with our planner about the layout. Currently we have a stage where on one side of the patio and a bar on the other. In layout 1 we have a small open space in front of the stage to serve as a dance floor with lounge furniture on each side. On the other side of the patio, is a bar and tables. I'm debating on moving the lounge furniture to the side with the bar and the tables to the side with the stage. This means the open space will be in front of the bar instead of the stage. My thoughts are if no one dances and everyone just hangs out it might be nice to have the lounge and open space in front of the bar. But if people do dance or we do a first dance it would have to be in this space, Would it be weird if the available dance area is in front of the bar area and not the stage?