Lighting and extras
Bistro and string lighting in Knoxville
The sun goes down, the bulbs come up, and a field with a tent in it becomes somewhere nobody wants to leave. That is the whole trick, and it is warm light overhead where there was none.
Strings of clear bulbs hung across a tent, a patio or a barn ceiling, and it is the reason an evening under them photographs the way it does.
Quoted on the hang, always. A tent with a center pole and a patio with nothing to tie to are the same length of string and completely different days of work. A full wedding day with Rob starts at $2,500; what that includes, and what the extras do to the night.
What it actually is
The part the other pages skip.
It replaces the lighting you do not want
Most outdoor venues light after dark with floodlights, which flatten everything and look like a parking lot. Bistro lighting sits above head height and lights faces warmly instead.
The hang decides the job
Every bistro install is different, because every tent, patio and barn is different. Anchor points, spans, drop heights and where the power is all change the work. This is why it is quoted on the room rather than by the foot.
Hung and struck the same day
Up before guests arrive, down at the end. Nothing left for you or the venue to deal with the next morning.
Before you book
What your venue needs to be able to do.
Ask these before the deposit, not on the week of. Every one of them has stopped somebody’s plan at some point.
- Anchor points: poles, beams, trees or a tent frame the venue allows you to attach to.
- A power source within a reasonable run of the install.
- A site visit or photographs before the day, so the hang is planned and not improvised.
Why it is quoted, not listed
Anyone quoting bistro lighting off a price list has not looked at your space. A 40-foot tent with a center pole and a 40-foot patio with nothing to tie to are the same length of string and completely different jobs.
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Before you ask Rob.
What is uplighting, and does it actually change the room?
Uplighting is a set of fixtures placed around the walls that wash the room in one color you choose. It is the single biggest visual difference for the money, because it changes every photograph taken after dark. Rob delivers, places and runs them, which is the part the ship-it-yourself rental companies cannot do.
Are cold spark fountains safe indoors?
They are designed to be. A cold spark fountain uses a heated metal powder rather than pyrotechnics, so there is no flame and no smoke, and the sparks are cool enough to touch. Venues still set their own rules, so Rob checks with yours before the day rather than on it.
Add it to your date
Tell Rob the date and what you are thinking about. He will come back with availability and a price.