How Many Uplights Should I Get for my Wedding or Event?
You’re planning a beautiful wedding reception or an eye-pleasing event and hear nothing but good things about “Uplighting”. It is the best “bang for your buck” in regards to custom event decor and event lighting. An “uplight” is a single fixture that sits on the ground and shines “up” something. Simple enough? But how many uplights should you plan on getting for your event? Typical Number of Uplights in a Room After supplying over 200 events with some form of Uplighting, it’s not...
read moreOpen Dance after Bride & Groom’s First Dance Before Dinner? Check Your Flow
I just finished a consultation with a Bride & Groom for their wedding and we discussed doing an “Open Dance” of one song with all of the guests immediately following their first dance, which is happening before dinner. (As opposed to having the first Open Dance after dinner to start off the dancing portion of the night. ) Having everyone come out to the dancefloor before dinner is a nice way to change things up a bit, get everyone out of their seats and do something unique. This bride actually attended a wedding recently...
read moreBryan & Kristin’s Altadena Town & Country Club Wedding
Bryan & Kristin were referred by a previous couple and celebrated their big wedding day at the Altadena Town Country Club which proved to be quite a hike from San Diego – about 2.5hrs. After an extensive setup and battling the sun and heat, everything went off without a hitch!! The ceremony was held on grounds on the lower patio. Kristin and her father made a grand entrance down the staircase and the sun luckily went down behind the buildings to provide some shade for the guests. Following the wedding ceremony, guests were...
read moreStep & Repeat Banner for Mariam
Sunday, June 10, 2012 was a special day for Mariam by having just completed her formal Communion. Her family wanted to celebrate with an extravagant private party amongst the closest of family and friends. They did so at the Sheraton Harbor Island and we helped by providing a “Red Carpet” entry complete with Step & Repeat Banner, Red Carpet with Red Rope Stanchions and some gold/amber lighting to highlight the area. After delivering and setting up, it was great to see the start of the party as guests were arriving to pose...
read moreAvi & Indra’s Wedding at Coronado Community Center
Avi & Indra got married and had a wonderful celebration at the Coronado Community Center where they held the Wedding Ceremony and Reception – one of many benefits of the CCC. We were please to have been asked to provide DJ/MC Services and Wedding Lighting & Decor. The wedding ceremony was held outside in the lawn overlooking the harbor. Cocktails and Hord’d’ouerves were enjoyed on the patio before being escorted inside for the Dinner & Reception. We lit up the room with Champagne Colored Uplighting which...
read moreRick & Mandy’s Ponte Family Winery Wedding
Rick and Mandy held their big wedding day at the wonderful Ponte Family Winery in Temecula, CA. Everything from the ceremony, cocktail hour with photobooth, dinner and dancing through the end of the night went off perfectly and was a night for Rick & Mandy to remember for them and their 160 guests. The ceremony was held outside at the arbor with nearly perfect weather where we provided background music and sound support for the ceremony. Guests were then escorted to the patio for cocktails where a photobooth was waiting for them. The...
read moreStep & Repeat Banner for Poker Celebrity Poker Championship
It’s not everyday we get to drive onto the airport taxiway to get to an event – at Palomar Airport. Congrats to the Celebrity Poker Championship benefitting the Brees Dream Foundation supporting the {Drew} Brees Dream Foundation for a very successful night! We designed, printed and delivered/setup an 8×8′ step & repeat banner for guests to take pictures in front of and to help “show off” the great cause and awesome sponsors! The event was produced by our great partners at Jade Phoenix – thanks...
read moreBrenda & Jim Celebrate at the Japanese Friendship Garden
Brenda and Jim held their wedding ceremony and reception at the beautiful Japanese Friendship Garden in Balboa Park in San Diego. I was ecstatic when Jim let me know he was engaged to be married! Jim has been in my Running Club for years and I have gotten to know him well. What began early on in the planning process as a “simple” gathering amongst family & friends turned into a wonderful arrangement of good food, song, dance, lighting and atmosphere – and Jim & Brenda were even surprised that we ended up extending an...
read moreRyan & Erin’s Wedding at Cannon’s Dana Point
Ryan and Erin held their seaside wedding at the wonderful Cannon’s Restaurant in Dana Point, CA with high views of the pacific, overlooking the harbor full of sailboats and public parks. It was a great celebration with half of the guests from the “East Coast” while the other half from the “West Coast”. Ryan & Erin were referred from a past couple, Mike & Alison – the best kind of work (Erin’s parents were at a wedding I worked a few years ago.) The wedding ceremony was held outside on the main...
read moreUSD Barristers Ball (College Formal) at Paradise Point
They call it the “Law School Senior Prom” but in reality it’s formally called the “Barrister’s Ball”. It is the USD School of law spring formal held at Paradise Point Resort in San Diego. The planning was pretty simple. Music? “Just friggen party music”. Lighting and Decor? “We want it to look really cool” . Cocktail and Dinner was a groovy mix of lounge, classics and rat pack type of stuff. Dancing was truly “party music”. And they did party. The pictures...
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