No Dance floor at wedding reception

You could change it up and do it casino style?(no cash of course!)

It would alleviate the need to dance. I can't think of much else lol. But it wouldn't be hard to find friends of friends who'd be willing to run tables for you(poker, backgammon, etc), and I doubt renting a roulette would be hard. Hell you could probably make one with a lazy Susan :-)

No dancing at ours! We hate dancing lol. We are doing either a mad libs game or an I spy camera for each table. Each table will be a certain group and they have certain pictures they should capture

You could play games. Maybe some that get the whole crowd involved. Like trivia or catch phrase or something like that. Definitely serve alcohol. If people aren't dancing, they'll want to drink at least. Lol. I definitely recommend a photobooth. That keeps them busy and they are very fun. I would still have some music playing even though there is no dancing, so it's not super quiet. You could show a slide show of pics of you guys. You could do karaoke. The reception will probably be shorter without dancing. But you'll probably have other things to do like bouquet toss and cake cutting that will take up some time too. And guests can just mingle and enjoy.

I'm probably not being too helpful here, but I'm not goiong to lie - I went to a wedding last year that didnt have dancing and it was beyond boring. We didn't really know anyone besides the bride and groom and we ended up leaving early. They also didn't have any other entertainment, so it was either take pictures in their photobooth, or stand around and talk..

I think the mad libs and I-Spy for the tables is a great idea, but I think games will only keep people entertained for so long. I definatly agree with Alysa that it'll probably end up being shorter without the dancing.

I agree with brandy on this one...just because you guys don't like it doesn't mean others don't

I think playing games at a wedding could either be really fun or really boring, guess it all depends on the games and whether or not there will be alcohol.

I have never been to a wedding without dancing so it would really throw me for a loop to walk in and realize there was none, but you should at least still have music for background noise at the very least.

Poker tables are always good.

As long as the booze is plentiful and free flowing, you should be fine.

Like mention ^ the casino style would be okay. Our fire hall does a Monte Carlo night a couple times throughout the year. We have a color wheel, a dice table, black jack, poker, roulette. If you know any of your neighboring fire departments that do something like that, I bet you could rent their stuff. Maybe you can make up tokens too and give a certain amount to each guess so if they win, they could win a small prize or do a 50/50 or something. Maybe play some jazz music or get a live band to play some soft music but nothing upbeat so you don’t have drunks dancing on the tables

Photobooths are always fun or maybe hiring a person to draw caricatures. What about a magician going around to tables? Haha I’m just trying to think of things.

I have to say, I wouldn't be thrilled to be invited to a wedding without dancing. Just one of those things I look forward to at a wedding.

Games will be hit or miss - I can only stand playing any sort of game for about 30 minutes and then I am done

Just curious, why would you pick a venue that "space might be an issue"?

I would bum without the dancing...and I am not a big dance enthusiast, myself. If you can fit a photo booth...you should be able to fit a small dance floor area?

FH and I wont have a dance floor either due to venue space (we initially booked for less people) but we will be playing an ipod through their system in the room so I'm assuming if couples want to dance they'll do so in the smaller open spaces. I think it really depends on your guest list as to what entertainment will work for them. Games could work if they are small enough to use at a dinner table and if the room isn't too dark. Alcohol will probably be a big factor though and I wouldn't expect the night to last as long as a typical "party" wedding where people drink and dance for hours. Fun can still be had though, so don't worry. What do your family and friends do when you get together for holidays etc? Thats probably your best indicator.

Depending on what your guests like to do, you could have a Quizzo trivia type game where questions are asked either about the two of you or about general trivia things. The people at each table work together to come up with the answers. You could give some kind of a gag prize to the table with the highest score. The casino or Karaoke might be good ideas too, again depending on the crowd.

I've been to weddings without dancing and they were super boring. I always look forward to dancing at a wedding. Be prepared for lots of people to leave early. (Sorry, I know it's blunt but that is what I have seen at every wedding I've been to without dancing.)

Of the weddings I've been to, I enjoyed myself a lot more at the ones without dancing. The ones where dancing was the main focus of the reception were extremely boring.

We aren't planning on having a dance floor at our reception. There'll be music so if people want to dance they can, but since few of our friends and family are into that I doubt it'll be missed :p Instead we're going to have games and stuff available - both board games and backyard games.

Dancing is not mandatory ... however, if i was going to a friday night or saturday night wedding, i would definitely expect it. if your wedding is in the afternoon there won't be that expectation - just my two cents :-)

I'm with winnipegwriter, I love to dance and would be super bummed if I went to a wedding and there was no dance floor. I guess the casino idea sounds fun, but doesn't seem to me that it would be cheaper then just having a dance floor. The photo booth is nice, but after you do it 1-2 times you're bored of it.

OP, what kind of venue is it? Are you doing buffet or plated? We have a reception hall and doing a buffet. Space is an issue too, but what the manager suggested it setting up the buffet tables in the center of the room, that way as soon as we are done eating, those tables can go and it opens it up for a small dance floor.

We are doing yard games for the cocktail hour: cornhole, can jam, horseshoes, etc. You could do something like that if they weather is nice.

But I'm with everyone else who would be bummed there's no dancing because I LOVE to dance. But it's your wedding and you can do whatever you want! I also like the casino idea. It'd be fun to have a raffle and give away prizes.

I think we are going to forego a dance floor as well, but not 100% sure on the matter. However, our wedding is going to be 40-50 people, most likely in the early afternoon and not really a crowd that would take advantage of a dance floor. As long as we have a decent space for thr first dance, father-daughter dance, etc., I will be happy Don't get me wrong, I LOVE to dance, but the rest of my guest really aren't the dancing type. I think if it is a smaller, more intimate reception, you don't need to have a dance floor to have a good time.