Congratulations to Mim Sommers on the marriage of her daughter, and to Maria Komar on the engagement of her son. It is important to recognize what the better players want. If you were to poll the top 1000 players on their preferences, something like 990 would say IMPs . First choice, knockouts. Respect the game.
Bridge is a hard.
Make these events tougher. If you really must mess with the team games, then get creative. A Danish is similar to a Swiss. For the first round, the field is seeded into two halves, and teams from the top half play teams from the bottom. Thereafter, pairings are based on Victory Points.