What should I do about an outdoor dance floor?

I think it's ok if you don't have one if the ground is fine. People have been dancing long before dance floors came into play!

I'm not renting a dance floor, and my reception is in a backyard. But, dancing isn't a huge priority to me and I'm not having a DJ. So I don't expect there to be any crazy dancing. If you want to rent one, call your local rental place and ask them how it works on grass.

It might be fine but all I can think about is heels on grass and how terrible that is to walk on let alone dance on... And I know late at night the grass starts getting damp and dewy here so I wouldn't want to take my shoes off even though I might at an indoor place

It depends on who you would rent the floor from. Some places put down a large piece of plastic that the floor "clicks" into others just put the floor on top of it.

to be honest, I have danced on those rented floors and they are horrible, they are uneven and bubble up. it would be best to use a patio with concrete and no rented floor if your parents have it. or take the shoes off and dance on the grass. I would think that kind of floor on grass would only be worse. However, it might be better if you go to the local hardware store and get 2/4's and then some hardy board and just make your own floor cheaper than renting and more durrable. It would be raised off the ground and be smooth.

We are doing a flip flop basket for our guests that wear heels or uncomfortable shoes. We also have a concrete pavilion area that we are using as our "dance floor"

I have seen an instructable on instructables on using pallets to construct a floor. http://www.instructables.com/id/Low-Budget-Pallet-Outdoor-Lounge/

Maggie s- I have b contemplating this issue for a while, I think your comment just helped me decide. I honestly totally forgot about the dew at night. If it was a normal bonfire I would not care but it's a wedding and I don't want powerless clothes to get nasty or their feet.

I had my wedding reception outdoors and we had a giant slab of concrete to work with. It was just big enough for everyone when we were all dancing but small enough to be out of the way when there was no dancing going on. Our was about 20ft by 20ft and we had probably 200 guests. Best of luck to you! http://www.lapinataparty.com/product-catalog/dance-floor.html