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Wow I didn't realize what a transformation it offers - - I need to look into this, WOW gosh I am just beside myself. Looking at your photos I have to say I think its 100% worth it - - IF ITS IN YOUR BUDGET!!!! If its not can you use a lot of candles and/or white lights?
Do you know how it gets decided on how many lights to use? I was thinking I'd only need like 16 and put one behind each column, but I seriously have no idea. The company I found is really a tent rental place so I think they were a little annoyed that I only wanted the lighting.
@jackie - I KNOW RIGHT!
@MrsPinkPeony: now I am on the hunt looking for pictures of my venue with and without uplighting, HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH
I am no help on your uplighting situation, but I had to comment- I recognized your venue from my trip to Charleston- so beautiful!
@jackie- thats hilarious! Isn't it funny how you don't think about things until you see it on wedding bee!! Thats how my bathroom baskets got started!!
You can rent them for that price and have someone put up the lighting for you. Seriously. Our wedding is in San Diego - not exactly cheap - and our lighting was $20 per uplight and like $75 for labor. Don't put yourself through it, it isn't worth it!!
@crayfish - I've never actually seen the lights. And when I've seen uplighting I never thought to try and find them! Is there anything special that would make is hard for a normal person to do? And where would I get the lights from? It just seems really complex! lol.
Beautiful difference! I say go for it. But leave it to the professionals to do IMO. You don't want to overload the circuits in the room, have to hide the cords, test lights, etc. etc. Professionals can also set the lights to subtly change color over the evening if you want that effect. Many DJs in smaller towns are "sound and light" guys so even if you aren't using a DJ for music you might start there and find one whose services you can hire just for the lighting. In larger cities, there are lighting specialists - you can look online.
@jackie-o: We had DIY uplighting, and ended up paying almost nothing for it, because we resold the lights for almost as much as we paid for them. If you are interested, details are at this link.
@2dbride - How many lights did you use? Did you have any problems? I'm cautious of doing it myself b/c there is not a lot of set up time and like surgie says I don't want to worry about a short or the wires and such.
Nothing makes as much difference to a reception venue as lighting - nothing!!! It's SO worth it, it totally transforms the whole place!
Call around a get lots of quotes, and go to some bridal shows. There are tons of them in July and lots of people give good lighting deals at the shows. That should give you a good feel for what the average price is, too.
Uplighting on the walls will make the biggest difference. If you have a little more to spend, pin lights on the tables (little white spotlights that light up the tables) also make the venue seem incredibly high-end. You can also have a monogram, pattern, or texture added to the walls (called a "gobo") which will give the room lots of depth and personality. Sometimes if you ask nicely lighting people will throw in a gobo free of charge!
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I cannot for the life of me wrap my head around this uplighting thing! I am fully certain that I cannot do it myself despite the very helpful things I've found online. That being said I'm having a hard time finding someone who does it! I've only found one place, they charge $25 per light, is that normal? good? I just think uplighting will completely transform my venue. Here are two pics of my reception place one with it and one without just so you can see the difference. Don't you agree uplighting is a good idea?
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