I light wedding receptions and dance floors — the toasts, the first dance, the part of the night everyone films. Colors matched to your palette, brightness set so no phone video ever washes out, and every cue run live by the person who built the rig that morning.
Check My DateFull ceremony production is its own discipline with its own vendors. Cuebeam is built for the reception: the room your guests dance in, the toasts your videographer needs to nail, the first dance that starts twenty minutes late. That honesty keeps the price flat and the product sharp.
A reception runs on maybe a dozen lighting cues. These two decide how the night is remembered.
Brightness is capped where phone cameras hold color, and faces stay readable under the wash. Your photographer works with the light instead of fighting it.
Dinner runs long, the toast goes double, the first dance moves. I'm at the board all night, so the light follows your evening — never the other way around.
Truss, fixtures, haze, and the operator arrive as one package from $1,200. No cost stacking, no coordination overhead for you or your planner.
Most receptions land on Signature at $1,500 flat — full truss rig, controlled haze, and up to 8 hours onsite. See what's in each package →
My focus is the reception — the dance floor, the toasts, the first dance. That's where designed lighting earns its keep. If your ceremony is in the same room and the rig can serve both, I'll tell you honestly when you check your date; full ceremony production isn't the product.
I light the room and the moments; your DJ or band runs the music. I coordinate with them ahead of time and cue around their set, so the first dance, the toasts, and the open dance floor each get the right look — instead of one preset loop all night.
Yes. Send your palette — swatches, a Pinterest board, or the invitation suite — and I calibrate the wash to it at load-in, checked through a camera so the photos show your colors accurately.
Yes — the truss is ground-supported, so nothing hangs from the ceiling and no venue rigging approval is needed. Barns, tents, lofts, and hotel ballrooms all take the same rig. Outdoor or tented receptions need cover for the gear; ask when you check your date.