WEDDING MONOGRAM PROJECTION
Monogram / Gobo lighting is a great way to personalize your wedding and add that extra Wow factor. These monograms can be shown on the dance floor, wall or any open space, even on the side of a building or at the bottom of a pool. Your monogram can include your name, date, initials, a themed graphic and more. A nice touch is to have the monogram coordinate with your invitations, cake, napkins, or other wedding elements.
You can submit your own artwork or we can create your personalized design for you. Just another way Karma is helping to make your wedding planning easier! Make a lasting impression with your guests and add a monogram!
Digital Monogram / Gobo Projection
Traditional theatrical gobos projection lights like Source4 Ellipsoidals require a special made metal disk that acts like a stencil for light to allow your design or image to shine through. These fixtures are still great for certain situations but as technology progresses so do our image projection options. Very high end video projectors are now taking the place of these older theatrical lights and allow us a lot more flexibility with design and colors. It used to cost $400 just to get a full color glass gobo made… and that’s just for the gobo! You would then have to add the cost of our lighting service on top of that to project it. Now with Digital Gobos, we can project very complex & full color designs designs at a fraction of the cost. Digital Monogram Projection works for 90% of the events but there are times when traditional theatrical gobos are needed. These include outdoor events, projecting on mountains, and in some rooms with a lot of extra ambiant lighting that might wash out the monogram.
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My Wedding is this week, can I still get a monogram?!A Resounding YES! : ) That’s one of the biggest benefits to Digital Monograms. We used to have to wait a week or two for metal gobos to be specially fabricated but not anymore with Digital Monograms!
Hooray! We’re glad you’re as excited as we are about lighting! The next step would be to call or email us with your DATE, VENUE, and SERVICES you’re interested in. We’ll setup a free consultation call or site visit with you to discuss your lighting options and placement. We work with you every step of the way to help you design the perfect lighting plan! Please feel free to send us any inspiration photos or ideas you might have so we can get a better idea of what you’re looking for. After that, it’s just a 50% retainer to hold the date with the remaining balance due 10 days prior to your event.
We typicially book events 6-12 months out so it’s important to call us as soon as you’re ready to make sure we reserve your date. Don’t fret if it’s sooner tho, we can handle multiple events in one night and can probably fit you in. But it’s better to be safe than sorry so call us today even if it’s just to get some ideas : )
Digital Monograms works for 90% of the events but there are times when traditional theatrical gobos are needed. These include outdoor events, projecting on mountains, and in some rooms with a lot of extra ambiant lighting that might wash out the monogram.
Anywhere you like… But the best place in our experience is a wall rather than the floor. The wall offers more visibilty all night long, has a bigger wow impact, doesn’t dissapear when people are dancing and looks great in your photos! Sometimes the floor is the only option and they still look fabulous but our prefference is the wall. For outdoor venues where there are no walls, we’ve projected onto mountains, trees, buildings, in pools – the options are endless.
This is a great way to connect the design elements of your wedding together. If you want to use the monogram from the wedding invitation or provide your own design, then all we need is a Vector PDF, EPS, or hi res JPG, PNG file. If you don’t know what any of that is then we can communicate with your designer to get exactly what we need.
You’ve probably seen the word Gobo floating around when you’re looking for your Custom Wedding Monogram and that’s because it’s the same thing with a prettier name for Weddings. In the theatrical world a gobo (or GOBO), derived from “Go Between” or “Goes Before Optics”, is a physical template slotted inside, or placed in front of, a lighting source, used to control the shape of emitted light…. Basically it’s a little metal disc that has your monogram design cut out like a stencil so the light can go through. It’s typically metal but can also come in glass and plastic depending on the light used and the intricacy of the design or colors. For Custom Designs like Monograms, these gobos are specially made at a cost of $67 (metal) -$450 (full color glass). At Karma, we only use professional theatrical image projection lights for our gobos – Source4 Ellipsoidals (750 watt). These are professional lighting industry standards, not to be confused with inferior 65 to 250 watt gobo transparency or LED projectors. Our images are brighter, bigger and more defined.
One way we have started saving money on this is to use a Digital Gobo Projector.
The Gallery below has some good examples of Monogram / Gobos but for a more complete gallery, check out our events blog up top! there you can view events by color, venue and type. We have over 50 of the most popular venues in the Phoenix area with multiple events and colors for you to look at and get new ideas for your event!
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We know this sounds cheesy but lighting is our passion. We truly care about your wedding or special event. We are a dedicated lighting & AV company so that means that our only focus is… lighting and AV. Let your other professionals worry about what they do best – ie, let your DJ focus on the music & MCing. We also are constantly updating our equipment, attending education conferences and networking with other industry professionals to give you the best service we can. We work with you every step of the way to design the perfect lighting plan for you wedding or special event. So call us today at (480) 969-3766!
Our prices are all inclusive with setup, breakdown, design / planning assistance and taxes. We work with you every step of the way to design the perfect lighting plan for you wedding day. We’re happy to meet with you down at your venue as well to discuss layout and design. We even bring a few lights with us to show you how they will look on the wall.
Believe it or not even with our affordable prices, we do offer some discounts and package deals! Combining certain lighting services can also save you money.
We require a 50% retainer to secure the date (or 30% for orders over $1,500)
For most of the year we have a $500 minimum with discounted specials during July & August.
Yes, we carry full liability insurance.
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