Outdoor Events - Outside does have its pluses and minus, please see below:

Plus:

- being outdoors, there is lots of freedom to design

-Fresh Night Air

-Dancing under the stars and moon

-More room

-often times cheaper

-Can use all the smoke you want (i.e. fog machines - mentioned later in article)

-Lighting designs can be as big as the budget is

 

Minus:

-For all of us in Arizona, it can be too hot at times

-Wind and breezes can cause big problems

-smoke gets blown away from wind

-You may need to supply tents, tables, chairs, restrooms and others

-Costs more at times

-Rain

-Bugs

Any event outdoors does have a chance to have problems because of the weather. Aside of that outdoor events can be as good as indoors.

Horizon Home Coming 04- Outdoor in the middle of the school

MCC 05 Graduation- Also in the middle of the school

Queen Creek Graduation 05 - Football field