Wedding Dance Floor Ideas: 5 ideas for a pumping dance floor!

Ready for your wedding dance floor to make legendary status with your friends and family? You’re not alone. No couple wants an empty dance floor. We’ve seen our share of dance floors too! Our photo booths work in perfect synergy with dance floors at almost every event. We’ve seen dance floors burning up AND dance floors that crash and burn!

There’s not always one specific reason why. There’s a range of factors that contribute to a successful dance floor. Trust when we say your crowd isn’t the problem! In every group of people, you have introverts and extroverts aplenty. Dancers and non-dancers. Or at least people who say they don’t dance yet they’re always on the floor for Nutbush City Limits (Side note: did you know that Australia is apparently the only country that does the Nutbush dance? Whaaaat…?!)

That astounding fact aside, let’s break it down (see what we did there) with a few tips that will make every guest wanna dance with somebody (oops, we did it again…and again! We’ll stop now )

Book an actual dance floor supplier

Setting the scene with a professional dance floor is the perfect way to start. Your venue may not have a dance floor installed in your reception space. Make sure you check this with them when you visit. Just remember, dancing on concrete isn’t fun! Sore feet do not make for full dance floors. Timber or parquetry flooring have more ‘give’. Consider adding dance floor hire to your budget if one isn’t included. Dance floors communicate to your guests that there’s fun ahead before the music starts. In addition, there’s so many different types. Have you seen these simply stunning starlight dance floors?

Set your wedding dance floor scene

No room in the budget for dance floor hire? No worries. Find other creative ways to set your scene. How about rope lighting to create a border? In the right setting and surface, you could even use chalk! What about a rose petal border around your wedding dance floor perimeter? There’s an answer for every budget – you just need to think creatively.

Add in a special effect

Dancing on a Cloud
Dancing on a cloud has been popular for generations due to its beautifully timeless effect. Hasn’t every bride dreamt of their wedding day in their dress on a cloud? Dry ice was used back in the day but nowadays there’s more technical methods behind the magic.

Dance Floor Monogram
A dance floor monogram is a beautiful and inexpensive way to personalise your dance floor. This can be done via an adhesive monogram to the surface or via specialised lighting. A wedding dance floor monogram puts the spotlight on the dance floor – literally. All your guests will want a photo of your monogram as a special memory.

Sparkulars
Did you know you can have indoor fireworks? Yep! Sparkulars are heat-free and can’t burn or damage anything. They look simply amazing around the dance floor ready to light up for the first dance. You’ll hear gaps of surprise and delight from your guests guaranteed!

Professional Music

Last, but certainly not least! There’s a time for Spotify and your wedding day isn’t it. Your dance floor requires a skilled DJ or band to keep it filled all night long. Hire professionals and you won’t have dance floor regret. We have witnessed many a wedding with DIY music. They are full of technical glitches, log in and wifi issues and coordination problems. We have even seen arguments break out between guests over the music! Coordinating music is a huge task.

Interview some potential suppliers and discuss the mood you’d like to create. The perfect supplier will have you looking back on your wedding dance floor as the time of your life (thanks for that one Baby and Johnny!)