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 Hello, and welcome back to this week's episode of the Wedding Lounge Podcast.

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 Today we are going to be talking all things lighting.

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 So if you're getting married in a venue,

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 then your venue will have basic lighting there.

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 You will have lighting so that your guests can see where they're going,

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 lighting in the toilets, for example.

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 And you might even find that they have some sort of

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 france floor lighting or lighting on a stage already in place.

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 We do recommend though that you find out with your venue what lighting there is,

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 what they can provide themselves in addition,

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 and also if you're allowed to bring in external lighting to really up the design.

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 Something to consider as well is whether it's dimmable,

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 mess check, check that, get handles.

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 Yes, whether you're allowed them, and if they allow to be,

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 or if they need to be holidays.

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 Yeah, or to be in like a hurricane verse, for example.

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 Yes, sometimes, especially if you've got a historic venue like a barn,

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 then you can be very, but one, they're not going to blame.

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 No, but obviously we specialize in marquee weddings

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 and with the venue, the lighting that you need to consider

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 is more like additional and extra niceties.

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 So that will be covered when we go through things,

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 but we're going to focus on lighting for marquees,

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 because it's something that isn't given a standard,

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 and you do need to think about things a bit more consideration.

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 And then towards the end of the episode,

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 when we talk about all the lovely additional decor lighting,

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 which I think is so underrated.

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 Yes, any of that lighting can be put into a venue or into a tent.

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 It can just elevate your space, definitely, definitely.

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 We did touch a bit on lighting when we spoke to Tom and Matthew

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 from County Markees a few weeks ago,

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 but we're going to dive into it a bit more now.

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 Yes, so if we think first about the structure itself and the marquee

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 and what lighting you need inside,

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 you need some sort of ceiling lighting.

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 Yes, those can be chandeliers,

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 bastoons, fairy lights, something to light your space.

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 And again, track with your supplier and your marquee company,

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 whether or not these are dimmable,

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 or if they're on or on separate switches.

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 I've found before that if you've got the whole marquee on one switch,

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 you might want to turn it off over the dance floor,

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 but then the bar staff are in the pitch black.

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 I had a wedding once where we were literally going backwards and forwards,

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 so the guests turned it off and we turned it on,

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 because the party wasn't that much fun with the lights on,

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 but we can't have people serving drinks,

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 opening bottles of wine with pork scrues in a pitch black.

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 No, well, you can do those, you can get spotlights.

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 Yes, exactly.

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 So ensure that you think about your bar and your bar area.

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 The other thing I like to do if spotlights aren't possible

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 for whatever reason or way you position the bar

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 or the spotlights are going to be shining onto the dance floor

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 and you guess want it to be dark.

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 I take fairy lights on the inside of the bar,

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 so then they can always see what they're doing

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 and they've got enough light.

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 Yeah, but it's not overwhelming.

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 The spots are quite a good way of coming around that as well,

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 definitely, but it's just something to consider,

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 as you say, make sure it's on separate switches or dimmer balls

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 so that you can change the mood.

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 Yeah, you can also put up lighters around the outside.

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 Yeah, kind of create a nice moody atmosphere lighting

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 if you don't want to go with quite so much in the roof.

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 that's quite good way to show a bit more of a teepee up lighters

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 who much we've lighted.

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 You'll also want to think about inside your market with your dance floor.

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 Are you going to have lights on your dance floor?

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 Are you going to have lights on your stage for any performers?

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 As we mentioned before, in a venue if they've got like a function room

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 and they have a stage area,

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 they will probably have some sort of lighting already set up.

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 Some is very basic.

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 You just need to have those discussions.

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 Does it suit all your needs as well?

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 Like are you having band and then a DJ afterwards?

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 The band providing the lighting and then the poor DJ is going to be left in the dark.

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 You need to make sure it's cohesive throughout.

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 they're putting the marquee company to set up guards floor lighting,

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 whereas a staging lighting was actually your band provided anyway.

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 So it's just about communication and thinking about these things in advance.

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 depending on the style of the marquee,

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 Lighting, which is very lovely.

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 You can get fairy lights or festoons going on the edge of the tent.

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 Up light is on the guy ropes and you don't want people flipping over their ropes.

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 Everyone else can see it coming in.

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 You might also just have some festoon lighting on like shepherds on a path

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 So you've got to consider these things when you're thinking about a marquee

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 because they're not all there.

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 Inside and outside your catering tent.

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 outside the back of the tent is as important as inside the tent.

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 you're going to want to light up the path to the toilets.

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 The toilets, most of them come with some sort of light inside,

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 but when it gets dark, you need to make sure you get that path to get there.

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 Making sure just one single flood light is something that's going to brighten that space.

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 So guests can see where they're going and at least can identify the tents and see that

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 not too bright or something that you can turn off but most people are in bed.

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 Whether or not that is basic.

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 I think lighting is so underestimated.

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 It really is.

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 And weddings where they really thought in consideration into the lighting,

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 it just makes such a difference.

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 Lighting that up is a big thing to do and definitely definitely underrated.

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 Obviously soft warm whites and things work really, really nicely.

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 and it's really crucial to your wedding aesthetic,

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 you can light areas up in that, whether or not it's front of the building.

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 The atmosphere it created just like really simple.

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 Mm-hmm.

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 We love making sure the cake is worth well.

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 Have the cake lit up or, you know,

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 I've spot that on the cake, if it's that amazing.

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 Just use candles to create a warm, soft glow.

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 Yeah.

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 And again, you could use candles and lanterns outside.

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 Well, it's a position of around the landscape.

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 You know, you can just, if you've got some grass areas

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 or some clopery areas outside your venue or your,

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 your marquee, you can light those up beautifully

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 with some really soft lantern lighting.

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 And what are the, I'm trying to think now,

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 the oil-wide lanterns, the teaky lights?

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 Yes, teaky lights, that's the word.

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 Teaky lights are great for lighting up pathways to places

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 and generating a statement.

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 And also, the flame flickering.

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 Yeah, they look really cool, don't they?

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 Your venue doesn't allow you to have naked flames

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 or open flames or fireful stops.

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 You can find it, I mean, there's a phenomenal LED.

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 It's nice.

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 Lighting for fun.

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 Do some really good ones in lots of different colours

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 that look really, obviously don't look as good as the real thing.

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 Yeah, but they still create such a beautiful impact.

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 And it's also really good to know

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 because sometimes if you've got wind or air conditioning

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 in your venue, that can affect how the candles

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 blacks sometimes and burn down really quickly.

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 So if you've got an air-conditioned venue,

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 you're getting married in July,

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 and you know you're going to need the aircon on,

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 it might even just be worth going for LED candles

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 because they may not look as brilliant to start with,

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 but black candles and a burn down within two minutes

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 are going to look worse than an LED candle.

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 Exactly.

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 You've got these options.

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 And you've also got little LED lamps.

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 And the teaky lamps, is that?

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 Well, pokey's brand.

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 Pokey's brand.

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 They do do, I think that's kind of the biggest brand that's out there, isn't it?

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 Yeah, they look like, they look like you'd get them

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 in like a smoking lounge, almost.

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 So there's a little lounge on the table.

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 So you, is it coming different styles?

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 Yes.

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 So you don't need to have how much every table

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 and you just put them on for the evening for dinner.

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 Yes, you know.

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 Ah, lounge areas, they look really good.

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 Yeah, they just create that, again, that real draw in.

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 And I think that's what's important about

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 any sort of decorative lighting.

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 Yes, it's there to create an atmosphere

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 and it needs to be thought about.

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 Yes, there's no point just going, oh, do this, this, this, this, this, and this.

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 You need to think about the space and think about how you want to light it

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 in the mood you want to create with lighting.

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 Yeah, what's the space going to be useful?

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 Like, you don't want something bright and colourful

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 if it's going to be a lounge area for people to relax with a whiskey after dinner.

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 But if it's near the bar and the dance floor,

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 you might want more bright colourful lighting to get the energy different

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 and to get people dancing.

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 So it's all about thinking, as you say,

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 well, what areas need lighting as of what they're going to be used for as well.

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 And considering the spots as well.

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 So going back to the spotlights to be on the bars,

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 making sure that you consider what areas you want your best spotlights on the cake.

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 Spotlight on the dance floor, spotlights on the stage.

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 Spotlights, you know, you could light over top table more

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 than you could light over your best table.

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 Just to, if you're deciding to mingle in with your guest

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 and not do a formal traditional top table,

325
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 that might be quite a nice way to really create an impact over you.

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 It's not to be much, just a slightly brighter light or a slightly different colour.

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 Yeah, just a bit of impact will really give your guest attention.

328
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 There's basically so much you can do with lighting.

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 The possibilities are endless and I'm sure people out there will come up with

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 different ideas of what they can do and what they would like to create.

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 And we definitely haven't covered every single option,

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 but hopefully we've just given you a bit of an idea.

333
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 And also with the lighting, really.

334
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 Yeah, and some food for thought on how you can use lighting in a different way

335
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 to create decor as well.

336
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 Yeah, making sure that it is part of your decor

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 and not just sensible lighting.

338
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 Then back to previous episodes, that's sustainable.

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 Like when you, you know, the lighting will be hired in.

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 It'll be reused.

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 Yes, it's using power, unless it's candles.

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 But it's just something that's going to be reused and not just disposable.

343
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 Yep, it's going to be one of us under just half of the wedding.

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 Join us next week for our episode on how to work with a planner

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 will be delving into the details of what's involved

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 once you've actually booked a planner.

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 Our top tip for this week is going to stick on that theme

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 and it's making sure you book your planner well in advance.

349
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 Yes, most planners don't take on too many weddings.

350
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 I take on six-year full plans.

351
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 Yeah, no more, no more.

352
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 So you want to make sure you're getting in there.

353
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 So when you know your date, or even if you don't know your date,

354
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 and yeah, roughly when you want to get married,

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 start looking into your wedding planners.

356
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 If you know that is something you really want,

357
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 rest in there early.

358
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 Well, someone is going to like to be booked up.

359
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 And even if they're not busy on your day,

360
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 they might not want to take that quite day.

361
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 So it's a good idea to get that sorted.

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 I'll tell you more on what's to eat.

363
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 Brilliant.

364
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 Have a far break.

365
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 See you then. Bye.