How to Hang Lights at a Wedding Reception
The lighting at a wedding reception helps to set the tone for the event. The type of lighting fixtures you choose, the brightness of the light and the manner in which the lighting is presented will all impact the atmosphere and overall tone of the wedding. Use your wedding theme as inspiration for choosing the lighting for the wedding. For example, a vintage-theme wedding should have vintage-style lighting and fixtures. All elements of the wedding decor, including the lights, should tie into the overall theme or feel of the wedding.
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Things You'll Need
- Paper lanterns
- String
- Tacks
- Christmas lights
- Candles
- Battery-operated candles
- Hanging candle holders
- LED lights
Instructions
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Wind strands of white Christmas lights around the edge of the ceilings, around doorways and over any arches. Use tacks or electrical tape in a color that blends with the wall to help keep the lights in place. Sparkling Christmas lights create a whimsical feel especially appropriate for a winter wedding.
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Wrap white Christmas lights around trees at the entrance way to the wedding venue, or throughout the space if it is an outdoor wedding.
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Hang paper lanterns from the ceiling of the wedding reception. For an outdoor reception, the lanterns can also be hung from the trees. Choose white lanterns for a simple and elegant look or colors that coordinate with your wedding color palette for bright bursts of color.
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Place candles in hanging candle holders. Substitute battery operated candles instead of candles with actual flames if you are concerned about them being a fire hazard. Hang the candle holders from ceiling rafters or from the branches of trees.
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Mount LED lights on the ceiling or around the border of the room, following the instructions on the light packaging, to create a sleek, modern look.
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References
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