Lights are an important part of wedding decor, they will highlight every moment, create an ambience, make the space more beautiful and adorable, so you should choose them carefully. As the indoor wedding season is in full swing, you may need some ideas how to light up your ceremony space and reception to create an atmosphere and make everyone feel cozy. I’ve prepared some fresh ideas to get you inspired, let’s have a look at them.
String Lights
This is of course the most popular idea for lighting up any wedding venue and space, they are budget-friendly, you can get a lot and you can use them in different ways wrapping and hanging them everywhere. They fit any spaces, venues and wedding styles, and bring much light in, besides, string lights combine with candles, lanterns and chandeliers very well, so you can use different combos, too. Hang them in rows over the reception, hang them vertically to create a romantic wedding backdrop for the ceremony, hang them creating oversized canopies over the reception, wrap pillars and beams of the venue and create all kinds of shapes you like.
If you want to add a fairy-tale touch to your wedding, there’s a great idea: bring large branches or potted trees inside and cover them with lights, wrap them completely. Such magical lit up trees will make your reception amazing and your ceremony space breathtaking.
String lights hanging over the reception is a timeless idea, which will fit any wedding style.
A beautiful canopy of lights for a barn wedding looks chic and brings enough light.
string lights hanging vertically and floating candles in jars make the industrial space look softer.
Hanging string lights and lanterns with LED lights and fabric stripes to create a fairy feel.
Hang string lights in various shapes or create canopies of them to make the space more eye-catchy.
Canopies of string lights will look in a rustic, vineyard, industrial or any other space.
Cool hanging balls with LEDs from above bring much light and look very interesting.
Place some large branches or tree parts in your venue lights to make the space unique.
If there are pillars and beams, cover them with lights for a bold look.
Lit up trees are perfect for lining up the aisle, this is pure magic.
Lights covering the tree branches create a festive feel and look very eye-catchy.
Trees lit with illuminated crystals are amazing for a winter wonderland wedding or just a romantic affair with a fairy-tale touch.
Whole trees with lights put in the ceremony space, candles in the fireplace and on the mantel.
Potted trees wrapped with lights look fantastic and will make your venue magical.
Candles
Candles are also extremely popular for wedding decor, they create a romantic ambience. candles are more often used for ceremony spaces, first of all, to line up the aisle. Place candle lanterns or candles in tall vases and petals or other stuff that fits your wedding style, and voila – your aisle is decorated! You can place some candles in the fireplace or mantel if there’s any, or just put many candles around your ceremony space. You may also add candles to the reception tables – hang them above in geometric candle lanterns, or put them in candle holders or candelabras on the table.
If it's a rustic wedding, why not place candles on wood stumps and wood slices to stick to the style.
Candle lanterns, candles in candle holders and the fireplace itself for an intimate feel during the ceremony.
Candles in tall vases and candles in hanging candle holders on the branches are a cool idea for a wedding altar.
candles in tall vases and geometric candle lanterns hanging above the table for a chic look.
Candles in tall vases and petals are a timeless idea for lining the aisle and they will fit most of wedding styles.
Candles in the fireplace, around it and on the mantel with lush greenery create a gorgeous atmosphere.
Crystal candlabras with candles and candles in smaller candle holders create a fantastic lit up ambience.
Chandeliers
Glam chandeliers are a hot trend in decor, not only in home decor but also in event decor. Get some gorgeous crystal chandeliers, maybe oversized ones, for marking your reception, or the dance floor, or to make your ceremony space more glam. Get inspired!
Large crystal chandeliers will bring a gorgeous glam feel to any space.
Cool chandeliers will glam up any space or add vintage touches if needed.
Glam crystal chandeliers will bring much light to the reception and dance floor and will look cool.
Large crystal chandeliers make any space edgier and cooler, and will fit any space.