25 Ways to Transform Your Wedding With Lighting

If you want to make your wedding unique in an affordable way, Bridal Guide shows how to spice up your wedding with different lighting techniques.

Unlike covering your wedding venue with towering floral arrangements, creative lighting can be surprisingly affordable. From uplighting to lanterns, image projections to illuminated backdrops, here are some of our favorite ideas.

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John Labbe

Twinkling Lights

Create a "ceiling" of twinkling lights to reflect the night sky during an outdoor wedding.

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Twinkling Lights

Transform a barn into a glamorous ballroom with light strands and chandeliers.

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Uplighting

The dramatic centerpieces combined with the purple uplighting transform this reception space into a winter wonderland.

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Uplighting

Blend a few different colors for this watercolor-inspired effect.

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Uplighting

Cool uplighting, candles, and chandeliers warm up an industrial loft wedding reception.

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John Labbe

Uplighting

Give your reception a frosty feel with icy blue lights.

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Uplighting

Don't be afraid to go bold with your uplighting!

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Suspended Lights

Wow your guests with a cool lighting installation.

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Backdrop

Creating a stunning photo backdrop is as simple as hanging a few strands of twinkling lights.

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Backdrop

Oversized light-up letters provide a fun background for your photos.

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Backdrop

Put the focus on your head table with strands of café lights.

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John Labbe

Lanterns

Your guests will feel like they've been transported to an enchanted garden with this romantic idea.

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Lanterns

Floating paper lanterns are a fun and colorful way to punch up your reception space.

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Lanterns

Jewel-toned lanterns, combined with cool uplighting, provide a soft glow.

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Santana Photography

Lanterns

Lanterns provide a warm glow over your nighttime reception.

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Lanterns

Choose paper lanterns that contrast your uplighting.

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Chandeliers

Bring the indoors out with chandeliers over your dance floor.

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Projections

An illuminated aisle is an ultra-romantic idea for a nighttime ceremony.

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Projections

Add the appearance of texture on your walls with creative lighting.

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Projections

Create a beautiful backdrop for a winter wedding ceremony with images of trees.

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Jared Alvarez

Projections

Give your wedding a one-of-a-kind feel with a pattern projected across the ceiling.

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Projections

Highlight your monogram with a wavy image projection.

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Dance Floor

A light-up dance floor will be a fun surprise for your guests.

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Dance Floor

Pin lights give this dance floor a magical feel.

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