Spruce Up Your Big Day with These Amazing Lighting Décor Ideas!

Weddingz.in
4 min readDec 22, 2015

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Just because you’ve got daylight streaming through your window, doesn’t mean you can’t find creative ways to play with those lights at a wedding! Why so much emphasis on the lighting, you ask? Well, it is one of the most overlooked aspects while planning a wedding, and there’ll be no spotlight on you if the lighting isn’t up to mark. If you get it right, you can transform your venue into a spectacular sight. Whether it’s a romantic, party-like or classic atmosphere, lighting can make everything possible.

So, here are some stunning lighting ideas to illuminate the most important day of your life.

Edison light bulbs

Photo By: Dipak Studios

Now let’s give Mr. Edison some credit and make the most of it — the electric light bulb! Those beautiful suspended light bulbs have the ability to light up an entire event irrespective of an indoor or outdoor wedding or reception party.

Candles

Photo By: PK Suri

Photo By: Going Bananas Photography

Candles and weddings as a combination date back to a time when lighting wasn’t given that much of consideration. These days, there are so many creative ways of incorporating candles for various wedding functions — candles in hanging glass globes, crystal candelabras, floating candles, candles clustered on wooden stumps or candles suspended from tall floral arrangements. They make your wedding function a splendid affair.

Light up the trees

You may have seen this decoration theme during Diwali or Christmas or every time you visit the mall. The elegance and resplendence of this décor idea make the entire venue beautiful. As the sun goes down, this style of lighting gives a celestial look and feel to your wedding.

Indoor canopy of lights

Photo By: PK Suri

A beautiful canopy of lights on a wooden ceiling looks ethereal as the whole room glows. This canopy lighting idea can also be used for outdoor weddings, even though outdoor weddings have other lighting requirements. A canopy of lights in the form of a ‘tent’ can make your wedding look heavenly and like the entire universe trying to make its presence felt.

Chandeliers

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Photo By: Robin Saini

You’ve got to agree that installing chandeliers adds an extra touch of class and elegance to any event. Incorporating chandeliers at a wedding makes it look grand and exquisite.

Lanterns

Photo By: Going Bananas Photography

It gives a quick makeover to the venue, transforming it from something simple to something that is effortlessly sophisticated. Also, a sky lantern is quite popular right now, and people are in love with this idea. The release of sky lanterns at a wedding symbolises hopes and wishes of the newly married couple and hence is featured at a lot of weddings.

Contrast lighting

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Use coloured lights according to the theme and décor. It adds the much-needed contrast, making your wedding look nothing short of a fairytale. This lighting adds life to any event and is suitable for smaller gatherings and functions.

Whatever you chose, ensure that you follow all the rules for fire prevention and take safety precautions. Weddings are a sacred and cherished time in the life of a couple and hence it should not be compromised on. Lighting has the potential to make or break a wedding day and make something ordinary look extraordinary.

Do leave a comment telling us which of these bright ideas you’d use for your wedding!

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