Key takeaway
Ask any wedding lighting design vendor whether they own the equipment, which exact models they will supply, who operates the show, what spares travel with the rig, how a power failure is handled mid-show and whether the quote is itemised. Specific, confident answers signal a company that has actually done it.
Key takeaways
- Owned inventory beats sub-renting
- Exact model numbers, not categories
- Meet the engineer, not only the salesperson
- Get spares and failure plans in writing
Questions worth asking
Equipment
- Do you own this equipment or sub-rent it for each job?
- What exactly will you supply for colour rendering?
- What exactly will you supply for colour temperature?
- What exactly will you supply for key light for camera?
- When was it last serviced, and can I see it before the event?
People
- Who is the lighting designer on my event, and how many shows have they run this year?
- Who is the programmer and operator on my event, and how many shows have they run this year?
- Who is the focus and colour technician on my event, and how many shows have they run this year?
- Who is the battery fixture technician on my event, and how many shows have they run this year?
- Who is the camera-side gaffer on my event, and how many shows have they run this year?
- Who is the rigging and cable crew on my event, and how many shows have they run this year?
Risk
- How do you handle this: the room looks beautiful to the eye and the wedding film comes back with grey, sallow skin tones?
- How do you handle this: a saturated decor colour is matched from a hex code and the uplighters render it as a visibly different shade on the night?
- How do you handle this: battery uplighters buried inside floral structures die partway through the reception?
- How do you handle this: the pheras are lit to a level that suits the cameras and destroys the intimacy of the ceremony?
- How do you handle this: heritage venue management refuses fixings, cable routes or ground positions hours before the function?
- How do you handle this: decor dresses the room after the rig has been focused and half the fixtures now point at a drape?
Commercials
- Is the quote itemised by equipment, crew, transport and power?
- Is the figure before or after 18% GST?
- What is the advance, and what is the cancellation policy?
- What is explicitly not included?
What a good answer sounds like
A specialist answers with model numbers, named people and a specific failure plan without checking. A middleman answers in categories and brochures. Prime AV Solutions answers every question above in writing before you commit. Get an itemised quote from Prime AV Solutions within 24 hours — call +91 93093 80958 or WhatsApp our producers.
Published 8 September 2026 by the Prime AV Solutions production team.