It starts with the perfect location…a backroom storage area at Elegant Touches…yes, it’s a beautiful space isn’t it?

{ set space for Blush Magazine photo shoot | photo: Cindy Gagnon Photography }

But then we add some draping…and it starts to look a little better…

{ added draping for the photoshoot | photo: Cindy Gagnon Photography }

So let’s cue some basic white lighting…

{ white lighting added to set design | photo: Cindy Gagnon Photography }

Then we start to play with colors – this is where the fun starts…

{ amber room lights for ambience | photo: Cindy Gagnon Photography }

{ lavender wedding lighting | photo: Cindy Gagnon Photography }

{ teal lighting | photo: Cindy Gagnon Photography }

So tell me, what is your favorite color set?

Anyhow, you’ll have to look into back issues for the Summer 2010 issue of Blush Magazine – but it was fun to share with you how a photoshoot for a magazine comes to life!

Jolyn | Lifestyle Wedding Planner & Designer
Nuance Occasions
780.628.6457

As I was preparing for a Blush Magazine photoshoot…I needed to do a quick test of one of the lighting effects (one of my favorites I may add!)

{ Jolyn's livingroom turned lighting test central }

You’ll be seeing the final results in Blush Magazine next month and I’ll share with you some more behind the scenes from the actual photo shoot next month too!

Jolyn | Lifestyle Wedding Planner & Designer
Nuance Occasions
780.628.6457

Hazel & Barry – have an incredible time in Belize! It was such an honor to work with you both in developing your dream wedding day!

Jolyn | Lifestyle Wedding Planner & Designer
Nuance Occasions
780.628.6457

Well, I suggest you make use of that empty space during dinner and add lighting for a dancefloor wash or even a lighted monogram on the dancefloor.

We use a wash to add some color to a dancefloor or to add a bit of a design element to it.

Your monogram or names can also be superimposed on your dancefloor.

Generally, we’ll turn off the dance floor wash by the time we start your first dance, but you may choose to keep your monogram on the dancefloor for your first dance. Just be sure you know where the light beam comes from, so you can stay behind it and not block your lighted monogram during your dance.

Our team loves adding these elements into our weddings – never ignore your dancefloor again – instead, turn it into a focal point during your dinner and first dance.

Are you adding a dancefloor wash or dancefloor monogram to your reception dancefloor? Share the details with me in the comments section.

Jolyn | Lifestyle Wedding Planner & Designer
Nuance Occasions
780.628.6457

Ambient lighting is about creating a mood, an atmosphere and evoking emotion from your guests.

One of the basic lighting principles ‘uplighting’ is a creative solution to add additional atmosphere to your wedding day decor design.

Uplighting is simply adding light from the floor, splashed ‘up’ a wall around the perimeter of the room. How many lights, what type of lights fixtures, what colors and what electrical requirements you need, make uplighting an element that requires skillful planning and design!

Check out these two photos of the same ballroom, but each with different colored uplighting – feel how the change in color, changes the feel of the reception room.

Our wedding planning team loves learning new lighting design and technology! Our entire team is learning how different lighting techniques can enhance our couples’ wedding day decor. When planning your wedding day decor, don’t overlook the lighting of your reception room to complement your wedding day decor.

Want to know the most popular uplighting color? It’s amber!
When you meet with me, I’ll tell you why it could be the color for your wedding uplighting!

Share with me what colors you’d choose to uplight your reception room with, in the comments section below!

Jolyn | Luxury Wedding Planner
Nuance Occasions
780.628.6457