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Cost guide
Wedding lighting cost.
The short answerWedding uplighting cost depends on which event lighting you add and your room’s size, read from your guest count and floor plan. Elevate prices it in your quote. Dance floor lighting already comes with every Elevate DJ booking. 4,000+ events, 20+ Elevate-Certified™ DJs, 18 awards, 9.7 NPS and 4.9★ across 1,058 verified reviews, as of August 4, 2026.
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What moves the number
What changes wedding uplighting cost?
What changes the cost of wedding lighting is which lighting you add, how much of the room it has to cover, how many rooms you use, the crowd you are lighting for, what your venue already hangs, and whether you add a monogram. Here is what each one changes, and how we handle it.
- Which lighting you addWhat it changes: Whether you keep the dance floor lighting alone or add lighting for the rest of the room.How Elevate handles it: On top of the dance floor lighting, you add event lighting for your colors on the walls, the interactive lighting towers for a moving show, or both together.
- How much of the room is litWhat it changes: How many lights it takes to cover the whole edge of your room.How Elevate handles it: We size it off your guest count, so the whole edge of the room is covered without you paying for light you do not need.
- The rooms you useWhat it changes: More rooms in use means more of the venue to light.How Elevate handles it: The number of lights comes from how many rooms you are using, read from your floor plan. Send us a floor plan and we will spec it for your room.
- The crowdWhat it changes: Whether your guests want color in the room or a moving show on the floor decides which lighting is worth adding.How Elevate handles it: If your guest list skews older and the night has a relaxed family feel, event lighting without the towers will make them happy; if your people are younger and used to clubs or festivals, add the towers.
- What your venue already hangsWhat it changes: Venue lighting usually covers the dance floor, which is a different job from lighting the room.How Elevate handles it: What you add is lighting for the rest of the room. Tell us what your venue hangs and we will give you a straight answer.
- A monogramWhat it changes: Your names, date or invitation design on a wall or the dance floor.How Elevate handles it: Our graphic designer cuts it into glass, and the etched glass is yours to keep.
What does wedding lighting cost in other published guides?
Zola’s cost guide puts uplighting in a large ballroom at $600 to $2,000; The Knot and WeddingWire give a per-piece figure and a starting price. They are industry ranges, not Elevate prices: your Elevate Entertainment event lighting is priced in your quote, with the rest of your night.
Industry ranges, not Elevate prices
- ZolaRange: $600 to $2,000Uplighting in a large ballroom.Dates: Updated September 10, 2025. Read October 29, 2026.
- The KnotRange: $25 to $50 per pieceEach uplight, as one wedding planner quoted it to The Knot.Dates: Updated June 20, 2024. Read October 29, 2026.
- WeddingWireRange: around $250The starting price for uplighting from wedding DJs, on average. A starting price, not a typical total.Dates: Read October 29, 2026.
What is included
What comes with Elevate Entertainment event lighting?
Elevate Entertainment event lighting is wireless lights around the edge of your room, set to your colors and sized to your room. Beside it sit dance floor lighting, which comes with every DJ booking, the interactive lighting towers and a monogram; event lighting, the towers and the monogram are each added to your Elevate booking. How each one works is on our wedding lighting page.
LightingNearly 1 in 5 of our events
Dance floor lighting
With every Elevate DJ booking.
Graystone Valley, 2026 · photo Sabra Teel Photography
Event lighting
Your colors on the walls and the room itself.
Integrity Hills, 2025 · photo Chris Killingsworth Photography
Interactive lighting towers
A moving show that follows the music.
Integrity Hills, 2025 · Elevate staff video
Monogram
Your initials, names or date on a wall or the dance floor.
Sycamore Creek Ranch, 2025 · photo Sheri Holloway Photography
Which lighting
What do dance floor lighting, event lighting and the towers each add to the night?
Dance floor lighting comes with every Elevate DJ booking, so the floor is lit before you add anything. Event lighting adds your colors on the walls and the room itself, sized to your room. The interactive lighting towers add a moving show: typically two, each with a moving head on top and sweepers mid-pole, moving with the music as one show run from your DJ’s software. Event lighting and the towers are each added to your Elevate booking and priced in your quote, one or both together.
How we build it
Why does Elevate Entertainment quote event lighting instead of listing a price?
Elevate Entertainment quotes event lighting instead of listing a price because every Elevate night is custom-tailored from scratch: no two couples, no two weddings and no two sets of preferences are the same. Your lighting is sized to your room from your guest count and floor plan, and priced with the rest of your night, piece by piece in your Entertainment Design Session, so you get exactly the experience you want.
The exact number
How do you get an exact event lighting price?
You get an exact event lighting price from Elevate Entertainment in three steps: see your price range above, design the night in one free conversation, and read the itemized number in your quote. Event lighting is added to your Elevate booking, so it is always priced inside a full night.
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Tap what your night needs in the estimator above. It sorts your running order and shows one rough range for the whole night; your exact price still comes from your quote.
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Pricing
How much does a full Elevate Entertainment night cost?
Experiences begin at $1,500
Prices start at $1,500. Most couples spend between $2,500 and $7,500. Highly produced events can run up to $25,000. Where your night lands depends on how much of it you hand to one team, and your lighting’s own number comes from your quote, sized to your room.
$1,500Experiences beginOne experience, done right.
$2,500 to $7,500Most couples spendA DJ who is also your MC, plus live music, lighting, photo booths and effects.
$25,000Highly produced events run up toEvery part of the night from one team.
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Build it online, or get your exact number in your free Entertainment Design Session. Klarna and Affirm financing are available.
Worth it, in their words
What do couples say about Elevate Entertainment event lighting?
Couples say the lighting from Elevate Entertainment set the atmosphere and made the night more fun, in their own words. Filter the reviews by topic, check whether we have played your venue, and read the rest on the reviews page.
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★★★★★“…We purchased the uplighting package which is definetly a must.…”
★★★★★“We loved our experience with Kassi as our DJ and the selfie mirror! The energy was great, the playlist was perfect and the lighting was so fun!! Everyone had a blast at our event thanks to the Elevate team! Thank you so much!! The phone calls before really helped get to know each other and the vision we had for our event and the team crushed it! Thank you!!!”
★★★★★“…From the very beginning, their team took the time to understand exactly what we wanted and helped us bring it to life. From the music and lighting to the overall atmosphere and guest experience.…”
★★★★★“…He also detailed the different price points (depending on the DJ selected, extra perks like glow sticks/lighting/cold sparks) very thoroughly.…”
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Related cost guides
What else does a wedding night cost beyond the lighting?
Event lighting is one line of a wedding entertainment budget; the guides below cover the rest of the night and how pricing works.
How much does a wedding DJ cost?This guide explains what moves the price of a wedding DJ and MC: the hours on site, the tier of DJ you book, the date and the drive, and what a booking covers before a single add-on. Its estimator shows a rough price range for your night.Read the guide →
How pricing worksThis is Elevate Entertainment’s own pricing page: what a booking includes, what moves the number up or down, and the two ways to get an exact price for your night.Read the guide →
How much does photo booth rental cost for a wedding?This guide explains what changes the price of a photo booth: the format, the hours, the prints, the props, and whether a host stays with it for the hours you book.Read the guide →
How much do ceremony musicians cost?Coming soonThis guide explains what changes the price of live ceremony music: how many players, how long they play, and whether they carry the cocktail hour as well.
Wedding lighting options comparedComing soonThis guide sets the lighting options side by side and explains what each one changes in a room.Before you book
What do couples ask about wedding lighting cost before they book?
Couples ask whether dance floor lighting is included, whether event lighting books on its own, what the towers are, whether a monogram is possible, how venue lighting compares and why there is no price list.
Is dance floor lighting included with an Elevate Entertainment DJ?
Yes, dance floor lighting comes with every Elevate DJ booking. Event lighting is the add-on that colors the walls and the room itself.
Can you book event lighting on its own?
No, event lighting is never booked on its own; it is added to your Elevate booking and priced in your quote with the rest of your night.
What are Elevate Entertainment’s interactive lighting towers?
They are lit towers that stand in the room, typically two, each with a moving head on top and sweepers mid-pole. They move with the music as one show run from your DJ’s software. They suit a younger crowd used to clubs and festivals; for an older, relaxed crowd, event lighting without the towers does the job.
Can you add a monogram to your wedding lighting?
Yes, Elevate Entertainment can put your initials, names or date on a wall or the dance floor. Our graphic designer cuts it into glass, and the etched glass is yours to keep.
Does the lighting your venue has do the same job as event lighting?
No, it does a different job. What venues provide usually covers the dance floor; event lighting colors the walls and the room itself. Tell us what your venue hangs and we will give you a straight answer.
Why is there no price list for event lighting?
Because every Elevate night is custom-tailored from scratch. Your lighting’s own number comes from your quote, sized to your room from your guest count and floor plan, and priced with the rest of your night.
Your Event Made Perfect
How do I talk to a real person about my event lighting cost?
You talk to a real person about your event lighting cost by booking an Entertainment Design Session in the four quick steps here. One free conversation, 60 minutes, video or phone. You leave with a complete plan and an exact number, without any pressure on the call.
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Step 1 of 4
Which event are we designing entertainment for?
One tap, then we check your date.
Pick the one that fits best and we’ll take it from there.
When and where is the celebration?
A rough idea is fine. Peak Saturdays go first.
Your date
Which of our locations is closest to your event?
Choose your closest market, and either a date or the no-date box.
Help us tailor your session.
Honest answers get you a sharper plan. There are no wrong ones.
Where are you in planning?
Which venue?
Optional. It helps your designer prepare for that room.
By when do you want to have found your best fit?
What do you feel is non-negotiable, if you had to pick one?
At its peak, how loud does the dance floor go?
Tap one answer in each row and you’re nearly done.
Tell us about the event.
Enough to bring the right ideas, nothing more.
What kind of event?
About how many guests?
Where is it being held?
Optional. The city is enough if the venue is not set.
When do you need this decided?
At its peak, how loud does the dance floor go?
Tap one answer in each row and you’re nearly done.
Tell us about the celebration.
Enough to bring the right ideas, nothing more.
What’s the occasion?
Where is it being held?
Optional. The city is enough if the venue is not set.
When do you need this decided?
At its peak, how loud does the dance floor go?
Tap one answer in each row and you’re nearly done.
Last step. Your details, so we can check your date.
Your designer reviews your answers before the session, so the conversation starts at your event, not at a blank page.
We need your name, a working email and phone, and the consent box checked.