Wedding lighting is not one single thing: each moment needs different light. At the ceremony the couple and whoever is speaking have to be clearly seen; at the drinks reception the light decorates; at dinner it sets the mood without getting in the way; and on the dance floor it changes colour and rhythm. That is why, in our event lighting service, the lighting is planned moment by moment and a technician changes it as the wedding goes on.
Below you will find what each moment needs and what you need to tell us so we can prepare the proposal. If you are looking at how to fit the music and the lighting together throughout the day, we cover it in how to set up the music and lighting for a wedding.
The ceremony: the couple must be seen
At the ceremony, what matters is that the couple, the officiant and anyone doing a reading can be clearly seen from the seats. If it is outdoors and starts in daylight, it is worth thinking about how it will end: in autumn or late in the afternoon it may finish when it is almost dark. With wireless battery-powered LED PAR lights you can light the altar, the arch or the table without running cables down the aisle.
Lighting and sound at the ceremony go together: if you want to know how each part will sound, we cover it in music for the wedding ceremony and in sound for an outdoor wedding ceremony.
The drinks reception: light as decoration
At the drinks reception the light decorates the space. This is the moment for warm festoon lights strung over the courtyard or the garden, and for the lights that add colour to trees, walls, columns or entrances. That is how we do it with our decorative lighting: dimmable festoon lights and battery-powered lights. You will find ideas for any kind of event in decorative lighting for events.
Dinner: warm, dimmable light
- Warm and dimmable, so it can be lowered when needed without leaving anyone in the dark.
- Faces and plates can be seen, with no lights shining straight into the guests' eyes.
- A light for the speeches and the cake, which the technician brings up at the right moment and lowers again afterwards.
The dancing: a different scene
When the dancing starts, the lighting changes completely: colour, movement and effects on the dance floor. This is where moving heads and LED PARs come in, controlled from a DMX desk with scenes that the technician changes live. If you want to know how it works, we explain it in what DMX is. If there is also a DJ, the dance floor lighting can come with the mobile disco.
Do you have a date and a venue? Tell us what the space is like and the timings, and we will prepare a lighting proposal for you.View lighting If the wedding is outdoors or there are no sockets
- Wireless battery-powered LED PAR lights, with enough battery life for the whole day, for the spots where there is no power.
- Festoon lights are planned around the power points available; if there are none, it is solved in the design.
- Festoon lights are fixed without drilling, unless the owner of the venue authorises it: we use the fixing points that already exist and tensioning systems that come off without leaving a mark.
What you need to tell us
- The timings: what time the ceremony, the drinks reception, the dinner and the dancing are.
- What the space is like: a few photos or a floor plan are enough to start.
- Whether it is indoors or outdoors, and where the sockets are.
- The venue's rules: whether things can be hung, until what time, and when set-up and take-down are allowed.
We recommend booking at least a month in advance, especially in wedding season. You can see what drives the price of lighting in how much event lighting hire costs, and what the whole audiovisual side of a wedding costs in how much the audiovisual side of a wedding costs.
Tell us the date, the venue and the timings of your wedding, and we will suggest the lighting for each moment.Request a quote 
