Light up the Museum

Solus Lighting LTD had the excellent opportunity to light up a wedding at the Akron Art Museum.  It was a night to remember for all.  We had many lighting elements in all corners of the space.  The lighting package consisted of a mixture of LED and incandescent lighting fixtures.  The LED fixtures were used for lighting the architectural features of the space, for a ceiling wash outside on the terrace and also for dance floor lighting.  The incandescent lighting fixtures handled the work of uplighting, pattern projection and food/bar stations.

Check out some of the shots of the event below as well as on our website and on our Facebook page.  You can also see some awesome pictures taken by Ken Love Photography.

Sean Moore Memorial Event

Please come out and join this great cause - awesome live music, good food and tasty drinks.  Lighting by Solus Lighting LTD.  Tickets available at the door.

Tent Lighting

A popular choice for summer and fall wedding receptions is to hold them in a tent.  There are all different types and sizes of tents, and therefore all different design options and price scales for lighting a tent.  You have all of the same options of designs in a tent that you would in a more traditional reception space (i.e., a ballroom, or banquet center).  Most people wouldn't think that would be the case, but there are very little limitations when dealing with lighting a tent.

Check out our website for some awesome tent pics, and then give us a call to talk about how we can light up your tent.
Below is an example of a recent graduation party that Solus Lighting LTD lit.  I have included some shots of the tent before we started, a day shot of the completed hang and a shot of the final result.

Uplighting

Ok, it's been a while since my last intro blog.  I have known that I wanted to talk about uplighting for a couple of weeks, but have been trying to organize my thoughts.  That hasn't happened yet, so I am just going to wing it here.

Uplighting is probably the most common type of wedding venue lighting.  It can be used for most any event, but it seems that these days uplighting is a must at wedding receptions.  Wether you go with a static look, or have color changes happening through out the event, it is an affordable way to change the entire feel of a space.

Let's talk a little about what options are available to achieve this look.  First up is the simple one color look.  This can be achieved with incandescent lighting fixtures.  Solus Lighting LTD can provide you with any color you can imagine for your uplighting.  We will sit down with you and talk about the theme of your wedding, what colors you are going to have in your wedding party apparel and what colors are being used in any decor elements for the reception.
The second option for uplighting is to use light-emitting diode (LED ) lighting fixtures.  These fixtures, while a bit more costly, have the greatest flexibility.  We can have a subtle scrolling color change through out dinner at your wedding reception, a classic look for the first dance and then use these same fixtures to get crazy and do some fun looks during the party/dancing portion of the reception.  The LED fixtures while having this awesome flexibility, are also very green - as they do not use much power at all and will not produce any extra heat in the venue.

So that covers the "how", now on to the "what".  What should we uplight in your venue?  One option is to uplight all the walls through out the entire space.  This can make an extremely impactful first visual impression on your guests.  If your budget doesn't allow us to uplight the entire space, then we can scale it back a bit and just uplight the architectural features of the space.  Yet another option would be to put uplighting just behind the head table, food stations and/or bar area.

This might sound like a bunch of decisions to make, but we can walk you through the entire process from beginning to end.  As always, Solus Lighting LTD offers free consultations and site walk throughs to ensure that we are going to make your big day just as you envision.  So check out our website or give us a call.

Blog - Intro

Here goes.  I am going to try and have some inspiring and innovative thoughts on the subject of special event lighting.  I say try, not because I don't have the experience - I have been in the industry for 12 years, it's just that writing isn't my strong suit.  So, if you can keep up with my, sometimes, rattle on sentences then good luck and welcome.  I will also try to convince my business partner, who is the designer and who actually comes up with the ideas that I will be talking about, to be a guest blogger.  She is a much betterer writer than I.

I guess I should start with who we are.  Solus Lighting LTD is a special event lighting company.  In fact, Solus Lighting LTD is the only company in Cleveland, Ohio dedicated exclusively to special event lighting.  We have experience lighting all different types of events; weddings, galas, fundraisers, corporate parties, private parties just to name a few.  Other companies in town are a so-called "one stop shop" which handles lighting, sound, video and staging for an event.  We are solely focused on lighting, that is what we know and what we do best.  We do, however, have tremendous relationships with the other vendors in town and would be more than happy to recommend a vendor for any other service you need for your event.

This blog exists as a tool to open the creative world of special event lighting.  I will be posting some ideas, news, and photos of our events soon.  In the meantime, please check out our website at www.soluslightingltd.com and become a fan of ours on Facebook