I love playing with lighting. I think lighting can totally help bring out the ambiance of an event by 110%. I’ve been trying to capture some good “before” and “after” photos to show my brides what lighting can do to enhance an overall look of an event. But guess what? Lighting is EXTREMELY difficult to capture on regular people’s point and shoot cameras – so much props professional photographers for always being able to capture lighting like it’s a piece of cake. Here are a few “decent” non-professional photos that I took last night at a Lanikuhonua wedding. Yvonne Designs did all the flowers, lounge set up and lighting – they turned out amazing! Check out the before and after photos!
Before: 30×30 tent with standard lantern lighting
After: Same 30×30 tent with ivory tent liner, leg drapes, spot lighting on all the guests tables. What a difference! The same sized tent feels much warmer and imitate with custom lighting.
More photos of the set up
Custom gobo designs projected onto dance floor and band tent
I’ve personally tried many brands and types of mascara, and I find the drug store “cheap” mascara to be the best. I have been using the pink and green Maybelline mascara for years but my new favorite this season is the Covergirl Lash Blast (as advertised on America’s Next Top Model). This mascara comes with a really large brush and will give your lashes much volume and illuminates your eyes like no other. I use the waterproof one because it never smears under my eye (giving me that “black eye look”) even when I am running around at a wedding, under the hot and humid Hawaiian sun.