2012′s hot trend in Los Angeles for wedding receptions is uplighting. Notice the difference between boring basic venue lighting and LED uplighting. If your centerpieces are really important to you then be sure to add pin spots to your lighting package. The picture below shows a room completely lit by venue lighting, below that is the uplighting. Notice that when you uplight a room your centerpieces disappear because it gets dark in the center of the room. The last picture shows the impact of pin spots.

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