Are you doing uplighting at your reception and how much are you paying for it?

Re: Are you doing uplighting at your reception and how much are you paying for it?

• BlissPhilly

  

  January 2012

  I want to do uplighting too, I agree with you I love how it looks. I haven't compared pricing yet, though.

  

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• ysl1983

  

  January 2012

  My DJ only charges $150 for uplighting.  Too bad my venue won't let me bring outside lighting =(

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• krazykramer

  

  January 2012

  Our DJ is charging $20 per light. We are doing 8 lights, 2 per wall for a total of $160.

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• tdmaus

  

  January 2012

  Ysl1983 and Krazykramer: would you mind giving me your Dj's contact? yours is so much cheaper than mine! Thank you!

  

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• ysl1983

  

  January 2012

  ours is moejam@aol.com.  I'm not sure if they rent out the uplighting separately but it would be worth asking

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• jessa1228 member

  

  January 2012

  We are paying $750 for 24 LED uplights and 1 monogram light. That is a HEAVILY discounted rate though, since we booked with the same company our DJ is from and we bargained with them.

  

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• krazykramer

  

  January 2012

  We are using Celebration Sound.
  
  http://celebrationsound.org/
  
  He is charging us $700 plus the $160 for the uplighting.  He has been voted best DJ in Philadelphia.  My parents were at a wedding where he was working.  They said everyone was dancing and they loved the fact that the music wasn't blaring to the point where you couldn't talk to other guests.

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• [Deleted User]

  

  January 2012

  my venue charges 500 for the most basic package of uplighting 

  (around and it goes up from there. i wonder if they'd allow an outside company...probably not.

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• krazykramer

  

  January 2012

  Sorry, I just checked my contract and it is $25 per light.

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• bridetobe71412

  

  January 2012

  We have a lighting package through Synergetic. They aren't our DJ though (we have a band). We're not doing uplighting per se but we're doing a dancefloor wash, some lighting for the band, and some lighting outside with G40 lights and some additional structures they have to build with poles. They're charging us $1500. I think we're getting totally ripped off.

  

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• kamira87

  

  January 2012

  I'm getting married at drexelbrook and I'm using their lighting I think it was 800 but they now add it to your final total

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• jessa1228 member

  

  January 2012

  In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_pennsylvania-philadelphia_doing-uplighting-reception-much-paying?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:105Discussion:4b1ed484-4776-4e6a-8d37-6a9f80e91af1Post:340284ac-d679-4afa-b829-76b2f87d9575">Re: Are you doing uplighting at your reception and how much are you paying for it?</a>:
  [QUOTE]We have a lighting package through Synergetic. They aren't our DJ though (we have a band). We're not doing uplighting per se but we're doing a dancefloor wash, some lighting for the band, and some lighting outside with G40 lights and some additional structures they have to build with poles. They're charging us $1500. <strong>I think we're getting totally ripped off.</strong>
  Posted by bridetobe71412[/QUOTE]
  
  <div>This is a BIG reason why I didn't choose Synergetic. While I've heard nothing but good things about them, I felt that their prices (especially for lighting) were a little ridiculous.</div>

  

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• rridd1984

  

  January 2012

  My good friend i used to work with in a hotel AV department who has a
  Video/Sound/Lighting/Audio Business is doing our Videography and throwing in uplighting for us

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