Wedding Decorations - Need-to-Know Tips For Wedding Lighting
Your wedding day marks the beginning of one of the most important journeys you will ever take in your lifetime. It takes a great deal of thought and effort to create the perfect day to start it off right. The number of details that require attention can be overwhelming, but with a little guidance from the experts that make it their business to create the ambience for such a special occasion you can get it all done with ease.
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- Find your power source. Does each source/outlet have anything else pulling power from it or is the outlet a dedicated line? (There is nothing else on the electrical line going back to the breaker.)
- Find out how much AMPS are available in the breakers.
- Calculate the amount of AMPS your desired lighting might need. AMPS = total watts per application ÷ voltage (120).
- Know the watts the lights use. (Mini-lights use ½ watt per bulb, rope lighting is 5 watts per foot & decorative light bulbs are usually 5 to 10 watts per bulb.) Example: 100 light curtain light = 100 x .5 watts = 50 watts per curtain x # of curtains (10) = 500 total watts ÷ 120 volts = 4.17 AMPS.
- Once you know the AMPS per application (Ex. Curtain lighting behind wedding table) then use power cord sized to fulfill your need. An 18-2 white lamp cord wire is rated for 7 amps. Try not to have big, ugly extension cords that are not need for the amount of AMPS being used.
- If a light strand says you can connect 3 sets, don't try to use more. You will blow the fuse in the first set of lights.
- Do not use any material in front of lighting that is not flame retardant.
- Use appropriate colored light cords per application. White corded lighting for pillars, backdrops or ceilings, green or brown corded lights for trees or shrubs.
- Keep extension cords and lighting out of harm's way. Try to find a path from your lights back to the power source that would have little or no traffic pattern. Follow wall lines or go along ceilings and drop down.
- Battery powered LED lights are great for use on tables. They can be used in floral arrangements or in simulated candles.
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