7 Breathtaking Wedding Lighting Ideas

Hanging wedding string lights or patio lights above your dance floor and dinner tables is a beautiful way to elevate your indoor and outdoor wedding reception. String lights create a sky full of stars above you on your big day, which is just so much more romantic than traditional landscape lighting and uplighting typically used in events.

Wedding pathway lights help to guide guests around an event venue and can even be used to create a glowing aisle for your big entrance! We especially love the use of unusual light types like the fairy bulbs and starburst lighted branches shown below to personalize your wedding by using lighting in a very unique way.

This intimate ceremony setup proves that you don't need a big budget to create something truly beautiful with wedding string lights. When you use larger globe patio light bulbs like those shown in this photo, you don't need very many to make an impact, especially in a smaller setting. If your outdoor ceremony decor doesn't include an arbor or arch for hanging lights, but it does have a few trees nearby, you can still create the same effect by wrapping the surrounding trees with mini string lights or larger patio bulbs to create a gorgeous backdrop for your vows.

How gorgeous is the backdrop of patio bulbs for a ceremony?! This awe-inspring wedding lighting idea can be easily recreated using a variety of light types to suit your wedding decor style and budget. Curtain lights can be created using globe patio light bulbs as shown in this image or LED mini string lights in any color or bulb size, but you will need several outlets and extension cords to make it work. Alternatively, there are curtain light products available that have multiple drops of mini string lights all connected together to create a similar look with a smaller bulb, and they only require one plug.

Wedding lighting doesn't get any more romantic! Vintage style Edison bulbs stand out for their visible filaments and give off a warm glow that simply can't be matched. You can hang Edsion bulbs anywhere to add an elegant, romatic, and sophisticated atmosphere to your wedding ceremony and reception. Some of our favorite areas for Edison bulbs to really shine when it comes to their use as wedding lights are above the cake table and in areas where guests will dine and drink.

These images of wedding fairy lights really speak for themselves! There's a certain magic in these tiny bulbs that just can't be found in any other type of lighting. Fairy lights are delicate and beautiful - a perfect combination for your most perfect day! Fairy garland lights wrap easily around greenery, while fairy light bulbs can add an ethereal glow to both indoor and outdoor wedding venues without overwhelming the space. There are even these fairy light trees that can be used to frame a ceremony or accent a cake table display in the most gorgeous way!

For the couple that wants to do something a little different and make their wedding lighting stand out in a unique way, there's lit decor! Star light decorations, light balls, and lighted branches can all add a special decorative element to your ceremony and reception while also doubling as wedding lights in a completely non-traditional way.