3 Steps to Dance Floor Rental. What size dance floor do I need?
Dance Floor Rental set up for a wedding at Rock Creek.
What size dance floor do I need?
When you do wedding rentals in Mobile and Pensacola areas, you get a lot of questions regarding wedding planning. This is to be expected as most people don't normally plan elaborate events every day.
One of the first questions that we ask our clients is if they have a local wedding planner or event planner that they are already working with. While this is not a necessity it certainly helps to have a partner in this process to help you navigate the wedding and event process. Your wedding planner has established relationships with local vendors, florists, venues etc and with their expertise can usually save you money in the end. One of the areas they can help with is dance floor calculations.
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Would any discussion about dance floor rentals be complete without a little Justin Timberlake?
Ok on to the math, yes MATH, How much dance floor do I need for a wedding? Well to begin with, there are a few questions that you must answer:
- How many guests are going to attend your event?
- Where is the Dance Floor going to be located? (Indoors or Outdoors)
- Are there any space constraints at your venue for a Dance Floor?
Once you determine how many guests are going to attend and any space constraints, calculating your dance floor size gets a lot easier. Now if your event is going to be outdoors and you want to setup the dance floor on the grass you will need to get a sub floor to help keep the dance floor level, and stable so that it doesn't sink into the grass.
Dance floor rental sections usually come in 3 x 3' sections and we lock these together to build your dance floor. Generally speaking about 1/3 of your attendees will be on the dance floor at any given time, then multiply this number by 4.5 to get an approximate amount of dance floor rental you will need in square feet. (You could then divide this number by 9, to figure out how many dance floor rental sections you would need)
Here's the math:
- If you expect to have 200 guests and there are no space constraints
- To get the number of dancers it would be 200 * 33% = 66 dancers
- 66 dancers * 4.5 sq ft = 297 sq ft needed for your rental dance floor
We have also loaded the quick dance floor calculator on our tools page here.
Please contact us if there are any further questions that we can help you solve with your dance floor or any other setup or rental questions. Please provide any feedback in our comments section below and we are social, click the links below to join the party.
Chiavari Chair Rentals
White Chiavari Chairs on the beach
Chiavari Chair Rentals
From Mobile to Pensacola, chiavari chair rentals are one of the most elegant statements that you can make at your event or wedding. We have chiavari chairs available in gold, silver, mahogany or fruitwood, and white to fit any occasion. When you are ready to discuss your wedding rentals contact us and we can meet to help bring your vision to reality.
History of Chiavari Chairs
The history of chiavari chairs dates all the way back to 1807, when Giuseppe Gaetano Descalzi was invited to rework some chairs in the French Empire style, and in doing so reworked the chairs and made them lighter. The new chiavari chair was an instant success. The name comes from the town that they were invented, Chiavari, Italy.
In the comments section at the end please let us know your favorite color chiavari chair. Thanks!
Here are a few pictures of chiavari chair rentals that are very popular in Mobile, Fairhope and Pensacola these days.
In the United States, chiavari chairs really came onto the scene when President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jackie Kennedy wedding pictures were in Life Magazine and they were pictured sitting on chiavari chairs. Instantly everybody wanted to know how they could rent chiavari chairs, and an industry was reborn.
Even the Kennedy's had chiavari chairs at their wedding.
We also have kids chiavari chairs for rent, and these are oh so cute. Take a look at a few photos below for some wedding inspiration.
Kids white chiavari chairs used for a girls tea party birthday
Kids White Chiavari Chair
Teardown day can be sad: (
We are so blessed each day that we get to work with all the great wedding planners, photographers, bakeries, venues, etc. Everyday we come to work and get to help bring a vision or inspiration together and it is very satisfying when you see that smile of approval or the text or email after the event.
The one part of doing wedding rentals in Daphne (or in Gulf Shores like the above photo) that is bittersweet is teardown day. You work to get everything pulled together and looking great and them you come pull everything down and return it to it's original form.
Slip and Slide at Steelwood Country Club
Slip and Slide at Steelwood Country Club
Steelwood Country Club is known for their beautiful weddings and championship golf, but did you know that they also rent bounce houses and slip and slides for the kids for special events. Located in Loxley, Al or central Baldwin County, Steelwood is a secluded lakefront club that provides a stunning backdrop for weddings and events. The Steelwood Chapel is quaint, quiet and oh so beautiful, this is definitely a venue that you want to look into having your wedding.
The SOHO Blog
Our intent with the SOHO blog is to have fun, be informative, and hopefully shed a little light on party rentals in mobile, pensacola, and the gulf coast.