Lusting After Lighting No More

Remember way back when I oohed and ahhhed over event lighting? (And then pouted when Mr. Hawk put the kabosh on all my hopes and dreams?!) Well Hive, the mister has officially seen the light. ;) (Har, har)

Over the past couple of months, I've stayed pretty silent about my quiet obsession, but I never lost hope. With our date rapidly approaching I knew the decision was a now-or-never one. I set up another appointment with Blue Steel Lighting and made sure Mr. H was going to be able to tag along this time. During the appointment, Mr. Hawk and I viewed a slide show of before and afters along with various color scheme options. Then, like my previous solo appointment, we headed to the mock-up room to see the lights in action.

Seeing the demonstration in person was a game-changer. Plus, I think Mr. H really connected with Rich, our consultant. Rich explained how at first, before working in the business, he had not really understood event lighting. But once the lighting set up was complete, he described how there was no denying the wow-factor and complete transformation of the room.

I think that our venue is gorgeous, but being that it is an event space, the decor is extremely neutral. Here's a refresher photo:

Personal Photo

I can't wait to see it with a warm and welcoming wash of color like this:

Image via Blue Steel Pro Lighting, Photo by Rebecca Keeling Studios

By the end of the appointment Mr. H was already getting into it and thinking about selecting fun colors for the bridal party introductions at the start of the reception. I WIN! I mean, we win! I cannot describe how thrilled I am to be able to work with Blue Steel. I literally skipped out of the appointment. (And got caught. Ooops.)

Was there a time when your FI was a hard sell? What made him/her come around?