Uplighting Elevation
Soft, room-wide color in your palette. The simplest way to make a venue feel transformed.
Includes
- •12 custom color uplights
- •100 glow wands
- •All lighting programmed to the music
Elevated Lighting from Modern Era Weddings is a full-production wedding entertainment offering produced in-house alongside our DJ, emcee, lighting, photo, and video divisions, available across Florida (Naples, the Florida Keys, Miami, Tampa, Sarasota), Pittsburgh, New York, and destination venues worldwide.
The work
Tier 1 uplighting, Tier 2 uplighting + pin spots + monogram, Tier 3 full venue wash with intelligent moving heads.
What’s included
- Tier 1, wireless uplighting
- Tier 2, adds pin spots + custom gobo
- Tier 3, full intelligent moving-head rig
Planning your elevated lighting.
Tell us about your wedding
Fill out a short inquiry form with your date, venue, and vision. It takes less than two minutes and we respond within 24 hours.
15-minute discovery call
A lead producer calls to cover your timeline, music preferences, lighting goals, and any multi-day or destination plans.
Review your custom proposal
You get an interactive proposal with DJ options, full package details, and optional add-ons. Pick what fits your day and your budget.
Sign and secure your date
A digital contract and retainer payment locks in your team. We handle every production detail from there.
Lighting is the single biggest lever for changing how a venue feels. The right wash of color turns a neutral ballroom into your room, dims the parts that should disappear, and pulls every eye toward the moments that matter.
It's also what gets people on the dance floor and keeps them there. When the lights move with the music: color shifts on the build, beams cutting on the drop, the room pulsing with the beat. The energy in the room changes. Guests stop watching and start dancing.
Every package below is designed, programmed to your music, set up, and broken down by our team.
Three ways to elevate the room
Club Vibe Dance Floor
Build a real dance-floor moment with intelligent lighting and color movement above and around your guests.
Includes
- •12 custom color uplights
- •4 color tube lights
- •2 moving lights on pedestals
- •100 glow wands
- •All lighting programmed to the music
Signature Enhancement + Dance Floor
Our flagship lighting package, your choice of enhancements layered with a doubled lighting rig for venue-wide impact.
Includes
- •Your choice of 2 enhancements
- •24 custom color uplights
- •8 color tube lights
- •4 moving lights on pedestals
- •100 glow wands
- •All lighting programmed to the music
Why a package over à la carte
Each elevation is priced well below buying the same gear individually, and every package includes design, setup, programming, and breakdown.
Common questions
About elevated lighting.
How is this service priced?
Modern Era Weddings uses day-rate pricing rather than hourly billing — your DJ, photo, and video packages cover unlimited hours on the day of your event. Photo booth packages run a fixed 5 hours of active rental time (additional hours are available as an upgrade). Pricing depends on the artist or DJ you choose, venue location, equipment needs, and whether the service is part of a multi-event Signature Wedding Weekend. Every couple receives a custom quote within 24 hours of submitting a consultation request.
Where is this service available?
This service is available throughout Southwest Florida (Naples, Marco Island, Sarasota, Tampa, Fort Myers), the Florida Keys (Upper Keys: Key Largo & Islamorada; Middle Keys: Marathon & Duck Key; and Key West), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and the Hudson Valley and Finger Lakes regions of New York. Travel is also available for destination weddings in the Berkshires, the Poconos, the DC metro, and nationwide.
How far in advance should I book?
For peak season (October-May in Florida, May-October in Pittsburgh) we recommend booking 9 to 12 months in advance. Off-season and short-notice bookings are accepted when availability allows.
What kind of lighting do you offer?
Our lighting catalog includes wireless LED uplighting in any color, dance floor lighting, monogram and gobo projection, pin-spotting on cake and centerpieces, and full intelligent moving-light packages for higher-production events.
Can the lighting be custom-color matched to our wedding palette?
Yes. Our LED uplights are fully RGB color-mixable and we color-match to your specific palette, swatches, or florals during the planning consultation.
What's the difference between Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 lighting?
Tier 1 is wireless uplighting around the room perimeter. Tier 2 adds pin-spotting on cake and centerpieces plus a custom monogram or gobo projection. Tier 3 is a full venue wash with intelligent moving-head fixtures programmed to the music — the closest a wedding gets to a club lighting rig.
Do you offer custom monogram or gobo projections?
Yes. Custom monogram gobos are designed from your wedding crest, monogram, or motif and projected onto the dance floor, a wall, or the ceiling. Lead time is roughly 3-4 weeks before the event for the custom gobo to be cut.
How does dance floor lighting differ from intelligent moving heads?
Dance floor lighting is included with every DJ package — fixed-position color-changing lights that wash the dance floor. Intelligent moving heads are an upgrade: programmable fixtures that pan, tilt, gobo, and color-shift to the music, used on Tier 3 packages.
People also ask
How much does a Modern Era Weddings DJ cost?
Modern Era Weddings uses day-rate pricing rather than hourly billing. Standard wedding DJ packages typically start around $2,500 and scale up with add-ons such as elevated lighting, photo booths, ceremony coverage, and live musicians. Multi-day Signature Wedding Weekend packages are quoted custom based on the number of events. Every package includes a professional emcee, premium sound, unlimited planning consultations, and our online planning portal.
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