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Wedding Lighting Video

Here’s a quick video showcasing a few of our favourite recent wedding lighting installations:

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Bix Manor Fairy Lights

Bix Manor Fairy Lights

We went to the lovely Bix Manor again recently, where the beams in the main barn are great for hanging a fairy light canopy above the tables and dance floor area. As with many barns the beams and walls are at uneven angles, which makes for some interesting challenges getting the fairy lights to hang just right!

On this occasion we installed a relaxed, centre-gathered canopy of lights running along the length of the barn in two large swags. They looked gorgeous in the day and super sparkly at night during the disco.

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Chandeliers and Fabric Ceiling Drapes

Chandeliers and Fabric Ceiling Drapes

Another chance to visit the fabulous Monks’ Barn in Hurley, this time installing chandeliers and fabric ceiling drapes in the main barn along with a giant mirror ball and disco equipment in the smaller dance barn.

We love the Monks’ Barn – always a pleasure to work there!

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Barn Fairy Lights and Pom Poms

Barn Fairy Lights and Pom Poms

Here’s a photo of one of our recent fairy light canopies. This barn was enormous! The fairy lights were installed in a high density parallel canopy across the beams and then the beautiful pom poms, which were hand-made by the bride and groom, were added.

Stunning!

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Paper Lanterns and Pom Poms – Perfect in Pink!

Paper Lanterns and Pom Poms – Perfect in Pink!

The marquee at Uplands House in High Wycombe is a fantastic blank canvas with plenty of scope for adding your own personal touches. We recently installed this lovely canopy of over a hundred paper lanterns, pom poms and honeycomb balls in mixed pinks and ivory. Also in the disco side of the marquee were clusters of coloured and colour-changing paper lanterns to add a splash of colour in the evening.

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Stunning DJ Lighting

Stunning DJ Lighting

We firmly believe that the lighting for your evening entertainment deserves just the same care and attention to detail as the rest of your day. A few carefully chosen, coordinated effects can make the difference between a good party and a night to remember forever.

This beautiful photo was taken at a recent wedding where we supplied the DJ along with synchronised, colour-changing uplighting, a mirror ball suspended from the wooden beam above the dance floor, and a set of moving heads sweeping patterns and colours around the room.

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Warm Golds at the Monks Barn

Warm Golds at the Monks Barn

A simple, elegant scheme of warm golds was the order of the day at the Monks’ Barn. We combined a huge fairy light canopy in the main barn with gold uplighting and a pair of crystal chandeliers in the smaller barn. Whatever the weather, using all gold lighting gave the barn a fantastic warm glow. Magic!

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Beautiful Barn Lighting – Festoon

Beautiful Barn Lighting – Festoon

Fairy lights are fantastic but if you’re looking for something a little different, festoon lighting is worth considering. It provides good ambient light and the larger bulbs are a stylish touch to suit country fayre, vintage and elegant weddings.

Here are some photos of our festoon light canopy with gold uplighting at a wedding in the beautiful Monk’s Barn in Hurley.

 

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The Great Barn, Ruislip

The Great Barn, Ruislip

The Great Barn is part of the Manor Farm estate and dates from around 1280. At almost 40m long, and with 12 pillars this barn is one of the largest we’ve worked at. A stunning space.

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Fairy Lights at Great Fosters

Fairy Lights at Great Fosters

The beautiful Tithe Barn at Great Foster’s, Egham is one of our favourite venues. Superb staff and a location steeped in history make this a polished and elegant choice for a wedding. The barn works brilliantly with fairy lights, which make the large space warmer and more intimate.


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Lanterns and Fairy Lighting

Lanterns and Fairy Lighting

The Stables at Tewin Bury Farm is a gorgeous, intimate venue for smaller weddings. Lanterns and fairy lights took the cosy and intimate feel to a new level and complemented the bunting, lace sashes, tea cups and birdcages for this vintage barn wedding beautifully.


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Marquee Lighting and Disco

Marquee Lighting and Disco

My Lords, Ladies and Gentlemen… a stunning marquee wedding where we provided lights, effects and disco.

Marquees are great for this kind of job because there’s flexibility to attach equipment to the ceiling and spread the effects.

The mirror balls and overhead installed lighting made the most of the effects, complementing the high spec disco set up which included wizard, moving heads and par cans.

Using a haze machine helps highlight the beams of light and creates a fantastic atmosphere.

Top quality sound, extension speakers and a DIY disco set up once the DJ went home made for a great party and a full dancefloor.

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