How Event Lighting Can Transform the Photos You Take and the Memories You Make

Imagine walking into an event where every corner, every detail is bathed in the perfect glow — where the lighting doesn’t just illuminate but also elevates the atmosphere. Whether it’s a grand wedding reception or a cozy corporate gathering, the right lighting can transform any venue into something truly magical. But beyond aesthetics, did you know that lighting plays a crucial role in making your event more enjoyable, particularly through the lens of photography? We will delve into how expertly planned and executed lighting designs can significantly enhance your event’s ambiance, create stunning photo opportunities, and, ultimately, make your special occasion an unforgettable experience for all attendees.

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Multi-Colored Lights Vs. White Lights: Which Looks Better for Christmas?

White vs. multi-colored Christmas lights — it’s a common holiday debate that’s gone on as long as anyone can remember. Various magazines, surveys, and light sellers over the years have declared one or the other more popular, adding to the conversation. Of course, whether white lights or colored lights are better largely boils down to personal preference and which style you grew up with as a kid. However, there’s more than just childhood memories at play in this debate, as certain circumstances may favor one style over the other. Let’s look at three factors you should consider when deciding between white vs. multi-colored Christmas lights.

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DIY vs. Professional Christmas Light Installation: Why It Pays to Go With the Experts

The holiday season is full of festive activities — from shopping for gifts to baking Christmas cookies to hosting holiday parties. Why would you waste a single moment decking the halls when you can hire a professional to do it for you? As you’ll soon discover, there are several benefits of professional Christmas light installations, and once you invest in this service, you will never want to go back!

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An Oregon B&B Stars in Upcoming Christmas Movie

Tall tree with lights
Holiday season is behind us and we already start thinking about the next one. It is still heart warming to see some houses and yards decorated with Christmas ornament. The association of the time when we just lay around and watch holiday themed movies is hard to avoid. Pinehill Inn, a bed and breakfast in Oregon, is living through Christmas season with full intensity these days. That is because the inn is the location of a Christmas movie set filmed in Oregon.

Key Takeaways:

  • Pinehill Inn Bed & Breakfast has Christmas decorations up because it is being used in a holiday romance movie.
  • The movie is titled ‘Lacy’s Christmas Do-Over,’ but its network isn’t clear yet.
  • The movie names the town and the B&B, so it could provide a tourism boost to the area.

“We are officially in the part of the year when I really miss the beauty and bustle of the holiday season.”

Read more: https://q985online.com/an-oregon-bb-stars-in-upcoming-christmas-movie/

8 Pro Tips for Hanging Holiday Lights

LED Trunk Wrap Holiday Lights
This Home had a Magnolia tree’s trunks wrapped in LED mini lights which looks spectacular. This service is called “Trunk Wrap”.

Hanging holiday lights outside can be a lot of fun, but you should make sure that you do it safely so you can enjoy the holidays. You should draw up a plan beforehand so you know where everything goes, and make sure that all of your strings, bulbs, and plugs are in good working order before you start. Here are eight more tips for how to string up your holiday lights to help make the final product look really professional.

Key Takeaways:

  • When it comes to lighting up the house for Christmas, it’s normal to want to accent the eaves and the roofline. But, don’t forget to balance the effect with some decoration below.
  • It’s a good idea to take a panoramic shot of your home’s exterior. With a street-side view you can really decide what you most want to feature.
  • It might be fun to decorate the backyard too. Use lights to add cheer to the deck and summer-use structures.

“Measure the lengths of anything you plan on decorating, such as windows, doorframes, fences, railings, etc., and make note of the location of the power source or extension cord.”

Read more: https://www.bobvila.com/slideshow/8-pro-tips-for-hanging-holiday-lights-46517

The 4 top tips to store your Christmas lights so they won’t tangle

Christmas music can be bad
Christmas lights are a magical decoration and can really pull your whole decor together, but untangling them when you’re unpacking can be really difficult and ruin the festive mood. However, it can get expensive to throw away the lights and buy them new each year, even if the lights are relatively cheap. Here are some tips for how to store your Christmas lights so that they’re easy to untangle the next year, saving yourself a lot of time and effort.

Key Takeaways:

  • Cut a slot in a piece of cardboard before wrapping your lights around it, so you can secure the loose end in it.
  • You can wrap your lights around a plastic hanger — this works best if it is one of the kind that has small hooks on each end.
  • For icicle lights, you might be better off wrapping them in plastic sheeting for storage.

“If you’ve got a leftover cardboard roll from your wrapping paper, a cardboard roll from your kitchen paper towel or an empty Pringles tube, you can use it to keep your Christmas lights untangled.”

Read more: https://startsat60.com/discover/news/the-4-top-tips-to-store-your-christmas-lights-so-they-wont-tangle

Ask Orlando: When should Christmas decorations come down?

suburban home decorated with Christmas lights
Orlando, unlike some cities, has no laws regulating when homeowners must take down their Christmas decorations. Instead, how long the decorations stay up is totally up to the homeowner. However, with some exceptions, leaving your decorations up for a full month after Christmas is over seems too long. People in the town of Christmas, near Orlando, keep their decorations up all year long to go with the town theme. But consider taking your decorations before now unless you have a really good reason.

Key Takeaways:

  • The city of Orlando does not require people to take down Christmas decorations by a specific date. It’s ultimately up to them.
  • A lot of people get angry for some reason when they see Christmas decorations when Christmas season has come and gone.
  • Leaving your Christmas decorations out for a long period of time can cause them to rust and wither and ultimately cost you money as you’ll need to purchase new ones.

“People see them and want to stab that inflatable 10-foot Santa in his belly. It would be hard to find a jury that would convict the assailant of lawn-ornament homicide, since about 99.7% of the Earth’s population put away Christmas lights weeks ago.”

Read more: https://www.orlandosentinel.com/opinion/ask-orlando/os-op-ask-orlando-christmas-lights-david-whitley-20200120-7uhxwnfzu5fwzlpacfezsy4ghe-story.html

You’ll find the best holiday lights in the US in these 13 towns

Commercial property with Christmas lightsI

One of the fun things to do every Christmas is to drive by the holiday light displays. Some of the best displays are in Nashville, Tennessee and St. Augustine, Florida and Brooklyn, New York. Each of those cities have very spectacular Christmas light attractions. Some other great Christmas attractions are in Washington, D.C. and Hershey, Pennsylvania and Branson, Missouri. Christmas Town in McAdenville, North Carolina is nominated for the best light display in the nation as is Wheeling, West Virginia. Las Vegas, Atlanta and Charleston have wonderful displays every year also. Baltimore has a German-inspired Christmas display every year. Newport Beach in California has a Christmas Boat parade that is great.

Key Takeaways:

  • While every city and town will have light displays during the holidays there a some select places that really celebrate Christmas.
  • Some of the best light displays are associated with local hot spots like the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., or Hershey Park in Pennsylvanian, and Branson Missouri.
  • Just because Christmas is associated with winter doesn’t mean only cold locales have the best lights. Nashville, Las Vegas, and St. Augustine have nationally renowned displays.

“Some of the best Christmas lights you’ll find in the Big Apple are in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn — specifically from 11th Avenue to 13th Avenue and between 83rd and 86th Streets.”

Read more: https://thepointsguy.com/guide/best-holiday-christmas-lights-us/

The cheapest and most expensive states to run Christmas lights

Many Americans like to celebrate the holidays by stringing up lights to display to the neighborhood. These festive decorations can add up in electricity costs to an average of $20 a month across the nation. Hawaiians pay the most while Louisianans pay the least to light up their homes. Researchers found twinkling lights to account for the largest consumer of power, while switching to a lower-wattage bulb like an LED can more than halve the bill. The analysis was performed by a consumer research group Simple, Thrifty, Living.

Key Takeaways:

  • The type of lights and the state you live in can greatly affect your electric bill this Christmas.
  • The average cost for most Americans was $20 for an average display. Hawaiians paid over double the national average, at $46.
  • LED lights greatly help reduce the electric bill, with a significant reduction over incandescent lights.

“But to add to their neighborhood’s holiday ambiance, Americans must pay roughly $20 more on average on their electricity bills.”

Read more: https://money.yahoo.com/christmas-lights-state-220127690.html

The Internet Is Getting in the Holiday Spirit Thanks to These Addictive ‘Christmas Explosion’ Videos

There is a new trend on the internet about Christmas. It is doing a ChristmasExplosion video or doing Christmas grenades. People are really watching these videos like crazy and it is getting them into the Christmas spirit. People from all over the world are filming themselves throwing a fake grenade into their plain room, not always a clean room. Then the fake grenade explodes and the room has magically been turned into a Christmas wonderland. People really love it.

Key Takeaways:

  • In a typical TikTok Christmas Explosion video, someone tosses a Christmas ornament, grenade-style, into an unadorned room, then walks in and finds it lavishly decorated.
  • There are Christmas Explosion videos featuring all kinds of Yuletide decorations in a range of settings.
  • Many people have taken to social media to talk about how addictive they find these videos to be.

“Consider it joyous holiday content to give everyone permission to start decorating whenever they choose.”

Read more: https://time.com/5735789/christmas-explosion-videos/