| The visual senses are perhaps the strongest in the | | | | corporate event, any item of focus will also be |
| human experience. As such, it is no surprise that | | | | showcased. |
| powerful lighting elicits powerful emotional responses. | | | | By dimming down the main lighting, you will have a |
| Because you cannot touch or feel it, people often do | | | | greater overall impact on the areas you are |
| not understand or comprehend why they should | | | | highlighting. The colors will be more saturated, and the |
| make sure lighting is a key component to their event. | | | | items you want to highlight will show up while some |
| Lighting is the single most powerful element in | | | | of the less attractive elements will be hidden. |
| transforming a space from drab to amazing. A good | | | | Dynamic and well placed event lighting will make or |
| lighting provider examines the complete experience | | | | break your event. However, remember to set aside |
| and design lighting for every theme. They usually do | | | | a decent budget for the event lighting. Labor is the |
| this based on the client's goals for the event. Party | | | | number one cost in Event Lighting. In terms of other |
| lighting is different than wedding lighting, which is | | | | costs to be aware of, you should look carefully at |
| different than themed prop lighting. It all depends on | | | | the venue's power availability before designing your |
| what kind of effect you want to create with the | | | | lighting. If your lighting requests are too grand, the |
| lighting. | | | | venue may not have power to support it, in which |
| The largest component of creating great wedding | | | | case you can either reduce your lighting load on the |
| lighting, or any other Event Lighting, is to turn down | | | | circuits or bring in a generator. You can rent a |
| the ambient lighting of the event space to 20 to | | | | whisper quiet generator for around $800 per day for |
| 30% of its normal luminosity. A dark room, then | | | | a 25kw, which is a good number to have if lighting a |
| allows a pallet for the lighting designer. Particularly, if | | | | larger ballroom and using a fair amount of power. |
| there are lighter walls for uplights. Each individual | | | | Other concerns are load in and out times. It is easy |
| element can then be lit up and your event becomes | | | | to not consider the intense labor involved in lighting. |
| romantic, exciting, and dynamic. Every item you | | | | Usually, a request for 6 hours to load in, and a |
| brought to it also gets noticed. The Bar will be aglow | | | | minimum of 2 hours to load out is made. If you are |
| in a blue huge for instance. The buffet may be | | | | willing to pay a premium, additional staff may always |
| washed in a warm glow. If it is a wedding, the cake | | | | be hired for a faster load in. Additionally, if you limit |
| will be a shimmering star of the event, and everyone | | | | your lighting fixtures, you can get lighting done in a |
| will see the well lit wedding gift table. If it is a | | | | faster set up time. |