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3 Secrets to a Fun Filled Wedding Reception

After a beautiful wedding ceremony, you and your guests are ready and raring to go to get celebrating your marriage party-style. In order to get your guests into the party mood, there are a few things that you can consider to create a really fun wedding reception. As providers of event lighting solutions such as

The Finishing Touches: It’s all in the Detail

You’ve got your party basics out of the way such as food, photography and the venue, but you’re still looking for the details that are going to give your event that pizzazz. If you focus on adding a little bit of detail to your special occasion, it will create an atmosphere and space that people

Make Your Event Photos Look Amazing

In honour of World Photography Day yesterday, we’ve put together a list of how to make your pictures look incredible on your big day. Whether it’s a Sweet Sixteen, your wedding day or a conference you’re planning, the photographs are your key to unlock memories at the end. Here is our guide how to make

Top Tips: Wedding Reception Must Haves

Are you in the middle of planning your wedding but stumped on what your big day should include? Whilst the ceremony is usually straight forward, the wedding reception is where you really get to be creative. However, this also means that it can be frustrating trying to think of cool and unique ideas that will

Is Lighting Really Important At Your Event?

So, you are planning an event and have started to think about lighting options for your venue. With many different options available, you may find yourself thinking “is lighting my event really that important?” Without a doubt, lighting is one of the most important features to consider. More and more people are looking into creatively

Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo: Magical Weddings

It’s pretty obvious to say that our culture is somewhat obsessed with weddings – the romance of these events is completely enchanting, and almost magical. It’s not difficult to understand, then, why more and more people are choosing to give their wedding that magical theme. From Harry Potter to Cinderella, people just can’t get enough

Standing Out From The Crowd: How to Make Your Party Memorable

When it comes to organising the perfect party, your number one aim should be to stand out from the crowd.  Whilst professional party planners can make this look easy, it can often be a daunting and frustrating task when attempting to plan everything alone. We previously wrote a post on how to plan the perfect

Boring to Brilliant: How to Spruce up a Bland & Boring Venue

You’ve been searching all over for a venue for your event that is big enough to fit all your friends and family (and you have a lot of friends and family), but you can’t find anything that fits in your budget that has the size and personality that you are looking for. You’ve finally found

Great Bands and Their Even Greater Light Shows

If you’ve ever been to see a band play live, you may have noticed that more often than not, the music just isn’t enough to make a great show. These days, bands are investing in a whole range of things from pyrotechnics to confetti in order to really and truly grab a crowds attention. But,

Step to the Beat!

  Dig out your dancing shoes and prepare to show off your moves, it’s time to bring out the dance floor and crank up the music at your event this year! Looking for a good dance floor to hire in Essex can be tricky; there are so many dance floors you can invest in to

Lights! Camera! Marriage!

At Monitor Lighting, we don’t just provide event lighting hire in Essex, but throughout the UK and Europe, so when it comes to providing event-specific bespoke lighting, we have a few tricks up our sleeve.  Or should I say traditionally-blue garter; because in this blog we’ll be providing an insight into how we can help

No Panic at the Disco: 3 Awesome Themes for Your Party

Ok, so you’ve decided to throw a party, you’ve booked your venue, and now it’s time to figure out a theme, right? After all, every great party can be made even more awesome with a well-conceived theme.   But what theme will work for you? Are you looking for a tried-and-tested, much-loved classic or something

In the Mood? How Your Mood is Affected by Colour and Lighting

It is often thought that people’s moods change with the seasons, but did you know it’s not a seasonal change, but to do with how much light we’re exposed to? Dr Victoria Revell, a chronobiologist at the University of Surrey argues that “light is critical for our health and wellbeing. Ensuring that we receive adequate

Planning the Perfect Party

Planning a party can be extremely stressful. You want all your guests to enjoy it, and you’re determined to make it a success. As leading industry experts in providing lighting and PA equipment for events, we like to believe that we know what’s needed to throw the perfect party. That’s why we’ve put together this

Throw A Summer Party: The Must-Haves

Yep, the sunshine season is nearly upon us (hurray!) and that means only one thing: it’s P-A-R-T-Y time. And a good excuse to throw lots of ‘em!

Welcome To Our Blog!

Hello, and welcome to our lovely new blog here at Monitor Lighting! If this is the first time you’ve stumbled across us, then we’re very glad you’re here, and if you’re a returning customer – thank you and welcome back! We hope you continue to keep visiting our website in the future, as we’ll be

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