Today, I’m taking a step away from my regular early week wedding blog posts, or even my random garden blog post, to talk about wedding reception lighting.
Whenever I walk into a room the first thing I see is the light. You probably too, but don’t pay as much attention to it as I do. But it really influences our mood, perception, and attitude. Think about the difference between a club, with it’s darkness, lasers, disco balls, and other flashing lights. Contrast that with the relaxed lighting at your favorite day spa.
Wedding lights are the easiest way to step up your event to the next level. More than just simple christmas lights, custom wedding lighing can have several components: pin spots, color washes, or those fancy gobos that project your initials or floral pattern onto the dance floor. There are also tent lights, projections and color changing LED lights. Even the most simple wedding light techniques can make your cake, flowers, tablescapes and decorations look 100% better. This is much more than putting a couple of votives on a mirror in the center of the table, but for just a little more than what you would spend on votives, you can rent the equipment you need for 1 night.
Red and blue lights are by far the most common used at weddings because they are the most flattering for skin tones. You don’t want your guests to look like sick green monsters (although with enough trips to the bar…)
Of course once you have your room perfect, the next step is to make sure the pictures of your reception match. Photographing wedding lighting can be tricky - especially during the fast pace of a wedding reception. It’s more than just having professional equipment – it’s knowing how to use it when someone else is in charge of the lights. Too little flash, and you can’s see the details, too much and all that hard work lighting the room is washed out.
Here are some photos from some recent events where custom lighting was used in Austin if you have any comments or questions, be sure to let me know at the bottom of this post.
Custom blue tent lights at this private residence with white spots on the center of each round table
This ballroom at the Four Seasons is lit with red up-lights flooding each wall, then custom pin lights on the tables, accented with electric votives hanging from the table centerpieces
This dance floor is lit with two custom gobos - the first is a red light filtered through a floral pattern, creating shadows on the floor, and then the second is the couple's initials in white light over the top.
Custom Lighting at Laguna Gloria projected onto the side of the villa.
This wedding ballroom at the Renaissance Hotel was also lit with custom red up-lights washing each of the walls.
Blue floods were used to wash the entire UT alumni center. In addition, each table had a custom centerpiece with LED's glowsticks, and pin lights.
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