Hi, folks.
My sister suggested I try The Knot for ideas as she planned her wedding with a lot of help from the Pittsburgh Knotties several years ago.
I'm planning a wedding for Cleveland on 7/3/11. My fiancee and I will celebrate on that day in two parts: In the afternoon, we're having the wedding ceremony and a small reception for family during the day -- this part is already set up and ready to go.
But: later, at night (~8p-1a), we're planning to have a swing dancing party which will be open to more of our friends. At this venue, we're going to bring a band and serve light snacks and dessert which we will bring ourselves.
We want to have lots of room for dancing, plus a few tables and chairs for snacks and for people who'd like to sit.
Because of this setup, our needs are somewhat unique. We need:
-A large, wood, dance floor for around 200-400 people
-Air conditioning
-Permission to bring own food
-Dry venue is OK, since our event is dry
We don't have a specific budget for this but we would like to SAVE money as much as possible! We would be happy with low key, non-fancy places. Possible locations might include churches, schools/colleges, old-fashioned social halls (Elk's Clubs etc.), community centers (YMCA?), etc.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH!! to anyone who can contribute some wisdom.