A wedding is a special occasion in anybody's life. It is up to you to make the best of it. You can make the best out of your wedding by including your own creative ideas in lighting, gifting, dressing, and any other related activities. Wedding Lighting Chicago is one thing where you can pay more attention. A whole space or a wedding venue can look magical with the right lighting. You can transform the ambience by adding candles, lanterns, colored lights or colored bulbs; all this adds warmth to the ambience.

Lighting is often overlooked when discussing wedding decor. This is unfortunate because lighting can have a significant impact on the look and feel of your wedding for a relatively small investment. The proper lighting can transform an ordinary room into a stunning work of art. In addition to transforming the room, different types and colors of Wedding Lighting Chicago can create different atmospheres and moods throughout the course of the evening.

Hire a professional

It is better to take the help of a lighting designer. A professional will first check the venue and suggest décor ideas that are in sync with the space and the rest of your wedding designs. Your designer will ensure you have a plan and that it includes programs to transition moods over the course of the evening seamlessly. The designer will also work in tandem with others like your florist, photographer to set the best Wedding Lighting Chicago. You can also suggest your own ideas to the designer and see if they can be implemented.

Use combination treatments

Adhering to a single treatment may not be a good idea. Using combination treatments is better. Decide what kind of light you want to light up the venue. Do you want to use pin spot lighting, wherein a single beam of light focuses on an object or a centerpiece. Do you want to use gobos? Gobos are circular stencils used to project a design in light. Do you prefer LED lights as they don't consume much electricity? You also need to consider other factors like accessories. Do you want candles? Where and how should you place them?

Play with color

Color is necessary to make an ambience look awesome. Everybody looks good in soft rose light. Similarly other shades like amber and magenta flatter most skin tones. Avoid green as it will not suit anybody's skin tone. So you use all colors except green.

This is done through the use of a specialized Chicago Wedding Lighting fixture and a gobo. A gobo is a special metal or glass disc that goes into the light fixture to produce the desired pattern wherever the light is projected. Gobos come in pre-made patterns or you can have one custom made for you with whatever artwork you would like. In addition to having your names projected gobos can be used to project patterns corresponding to your wedding theme onto the dance floor or the walls. Read more about gobos for your wedding here.

Popular effect is to use a pattern gobo on the dance floor and wash the dance floor in coordinating color. A wash is a lighting term that means to fill an area with light. Washing your dance floor will make it really stand out and a focal point of the celebration. You may also wash walls, ceilings, entryways or any areas you want to highlight.

DJ companies carry intelligent Chicago Wedding Lighting but the quality varies greatly so you should always ask to see at least a video of their lighting system in action. Intelligent lighting is a step above your normal DJ lighting. The light fixtures can be programmed either by a special controller or using computer software. The functionality and abilities of intelligent lighting go far beyond that of ordinary lighting and are only limited by the user’s imagination. With the use of the controller the lighting designer can control the patterns, speed, color and many other functions of the light fixtures.