Here’s how to make your day shine
Lighting is the single most important décor element at your wedding. The bulbs and candles you select (whether they’re simple votives or over-the-top chandeliers) are what will ultimately light your perfect venue, make your photos just right, and keep the party going. So,yes, lighting is important, and it’s an essential element of both your budget and wedding-day décor. But that doesn’t mean you can’t have fun with it—in fact, you should have fun with it! As with any other design detail, treat choosing, planning, and installing the night’s illumination as yet another opportunity to carry out your design vision—whatever style that is.
Colored Tapers
Incorporate your wedding colors into every detail of your big day by opting for colored tapered candles.
Stunning LED String Lights
LED string lights can turn an outdoor wedding into something magical. They provide enough light to illuminate tables, florals, and other décor, while still maintaining a playful atmosphere.
Tapered Candles
Candlelight is the most common trend and we love how couples are incorporating a new take on this traditional look on their big day.
Luxe Lanterns
For a centerpiece, a collection of candles in big and little glass hurricanes is an eye-catching choice. Light them as the sun goes down and the magic continues.
Chandelier Chic
Turn your sweetheart table or cake table into a focal point with strategically-hung, ultra-luxe candle chandeliers.
Lanterns Down the Aisle
Line a wedding ceremony aisle with flowers and candles to add romance and drama. “(The effect) will wow your guests from the moment they join you for the big day. Lanterns are the perfect vessel, as they’ll shield the candles from any potential elements.”
Pretty Paper Lanterns
Paper lanterns are an inexpensive way to make a big lighting statement. After dusk, these lights cast a warm, inviting glow for simple or elegant gatherings any time of the year.
A New Take on Tapers
Take your wedding decor up a notch by filling glass bottle vases with water and greenery, then fitting pretty taper candles into the narrow openings.
Bistro Wedding Lights
An outdoor reception doesn’t mean you have to let go of elegant elements. You can use a mix of bistro lights and candelabras, as well as hurricane lamps and smaller votive candles. The lighting gets stronger after sunset, creating a truly elegant mix of candle light, bistro lights and the natural light of the moon and stars. Tall, elegant candelabras towering over floral centerpieces create a dynamic feel to a table.
Mercury Glass Hurricanes
Large mercury hurricanes add a touch of shimmer to your ceremony space and complement a wedding’s New Year’s Eve theme.
Lighting a Wedding With Tapers
Tapered candles come in almost any color, giving you lots of options to complement your wedding florals.
Dress Up the Dance Floor
Lights hung from trees can illuminate the dance floor and provide the ambience for your special wedding dances.
Uplighting a Wedding
Uplighting can wash a room in the color, or colors, of your choice, while pin spots strategically focus on the details you’d like to highlight the most.
Mix and Match Wedding Lighting
Instead of sticking to simple pillar candles for centerpieces, opt for mixing and matching. Select assorted stemmed glasses or votive holders for a fun, clean look that will add character to each table.
Line the Walkway
Mason jars hold votive candles and Epsom salts to brighten a holiday wedding walkway. For summer, swap the salts for plain or colored sand.
Pittsburgh Event Lighting is a full-service lighting production company that serves Pittsburgh and Western PA. We believe that your event should be handled with great care, precision, and planning. Our years of experience, state of the art equipment, and knowledge of the lighting industry set us apart from the competition. If you would like to book an event or would like additional information, please feel free to contact us at 412.379.3907 or visit http://pittsburgheventlighting.com
