?? Lighting Anyone ??

Besides flowers and linens, lighting can also play an important part of your decor. It can totally transform a regular ballroom, and it definitely sets the mood for the entire wedding/event. Make sure the colors that you plan on using complement your florals and linens. It's always a good idea to check with the floral/linen designers as well as the lighting company first. Below are different types of lighting options you can choose from...

~ Ambient or Diffused Light - This is the main light in the room, usually coming from either natural or artificial sources - This light should soften and flatter

~ B, Fairy or Twinkle Lights - These are strings of tiny lights like Christmas lights - when used behind fabrics or in trees, they add a magical touch - An inexpensive lighting method is to drop strings of these lights from the ceiling

~ Gobos - These are stencils that go over lights to project patterns (such as stars, musical notes, or even the couple's names and monograms etc.) onto walls, draped fabrics or dance floors

~ Pin Spots - These are narrow beams that are directed at centerpieces, the wedding cake or other items that you wish to highlight - They look especially dramatic when the rest of the room is relatively dark - They are usually hung from the ceiling and used in pairs

~ Up-lights, Down-lights or Light-cans - They are used to project beams of light upward from underneath a table, or up from the base of an urn or tree, or down onto an altar or mantle - They create a mystical glow

~ Washes - These are colored lights projected over large areas such as the dance floors or bars