Wedding Venue and Party Lighting 101
Wedding Lighting 101
Get ready to be excited to have the best photos and party experience at your wedding! Below are some top terms to help you learn what lighting options will be the best for your venue and theme. Venue and party lighting creates stunning photos, fuels the dance party, and highlights important details at your wedding. From simple to elaborate, there are many options to explore with our extensive lighting catalog.
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Uplighting - Colorful lights that shine up the walls or beams to give the venue a certain feeling or warmth. Also look amazing under the DJ booth or behind live musicians to highlight that area with a nice glow.
Gobo light - Share your monogram or logo as a spotlight on the dance floor, ceiling, or wall. For inside or outside use.
Texture lighting - Starry night skies and beautiful patterns of any shape can be added to spotlights or colored lights to add texture to the venue.
Spotlight – Light up a certain moment or area of your wedding with a dramatic spotlight. First dance, anyone?
Pinspot – Highlight a specific area, such as your cake or dining tables with pinspot lights. If you want the room to be darker but still show guests where to place their attention, pinspots are a great option.
String lights – String lights come in twinkle, fairy, bistro, or market lights, and these strands of lights are the most versatile way to light up your venue.
Edison bulb drops – With a exposed filament, these are rustic, single fixtures that hang from the ceiling. A great accent for above the sweetheart table, or light up your entire venue for a timeless feel.
Concert-Grade lighting - Moving heads, lasers, and lighting arches like you would see at Red Rocks or a music festival. Yes, you can have this at your wedding.
Midi-Synced Light Shows - Dance party lights create a visual feast for the eyes; moving, flashing and color-coding with the music. This is a high energy light show versus a random light bar flashing to the music.
Cold Sparks - A revolutionary special effect that looks just like a classic pyrotechnic display, without the dangers associated with common fireworks. Cold spark machines work by heating granules of titanium powder to create glowing sparks, before quickly cooling them to a safe temperature for indoor use.
Dancing on the Clouds - This is a dry ice special effect makes for a truly magical first dance, as it lasts about 3 - 5 minutes at a time. Silent, odorless, and won't trigger smoke alarms!