With winter upon us, it is finally time to dig out those tacky sweaters, heat up some hot chocolate, and start planning your holiday parties. Planning a holiday party can be stressful, but here at Lighting Professors, we want to make it easy to for you to illuminate your event and a teach […]
Being in the event industry, we have the esteemed pleasure of witnessing love, passion and happily ever after stories. Our most recent celebration was spent under a star filled canopy at the Science Museum of Virginia. Two amazing couples from different backgrounds came together as one and celebrated their love for one another! […]
As summer comes to an end and the hot temperatures begin to drop. Autumn colors begin to show and leaves begin to fall off the trees. The forest becomes quilted with warm, chestnut harvested colors. Infusing these colors with light gives it that extra pop that really makes it stand out. Whether its bistro lights sprouting […]
The Westin Richmond hotel has over 17,000 sq ft of venue space. This upscale atmosphere is perfect for wedding receptions and any special occasions. We thrive as a company to consistently produce high quality lighting designs that fits the aesthetics of the venue space.
The ruins at Tredegar are a beautiful focal point for the event space, and our canopy of bistro lighting is an organic lighting concept that compliments them perfectly! The event space at Tredegar features a 4,000 square foot frame tent, that creates a blank canvas for design. We decided to continue with […]
Infusing light into your outdoor event changes the mood drastically. A bistro canopy is perfect for outdoor receptions. It turns your home back yard or venue site into a romantic paradise, where family and friends can celebrate your special occasion. We’ve also had the esteemed privilege to illuminate some special occasions including the University of Richmond’s Alumni […]
The John Marshall Hotel sits in the heart of Richmond at the corner of North 5th street and East Franklin, and is one of our favorite venues to see transformed with lighting. Not to mention, they have a wonderful staff and two stunning ballrooms that are filled with character! Each ballroom features an array of […]
The Kugel Ball is hosted every year at the Science Museum, and for 2014 we were given the theme of “fire & ice”. In this lighting concept, we used lighting effects to simulate fire movement going up the large wall that led into the auction room. The remainder of the room was lit with blue […]
We had the privilege of lighting the 25th anniversary of Richmond Weddings Magazine at the Renaissance. Their theme was Havana Nights, and we provided a combination of deep red and amber up lighting with swooping bistro lighting that had a sequence of red, amber, and teal colored bulbs. Beautiful floral arrangements were placed on all […]
Lighting has an affect on so many aspects of an event, it affects how everything looks, the mood and atmosphere, and is the key element to photography. These “before & after” photos are great visuals to help you understand the true power of lighting design.