About this vendor
Elegant Event Lighting provides an unforgettable experience from the first phone call until the end of the wedding. We love helping you create high quality and “WOW” designs that will transform your wedding from ordinary to extraordinary that result in memories for a life time.
Elegant Event Lighting specializes in Fabric Backdrops, Ceremony Draping, White Dance Floors, Crystal Chandeliers, Flower Lighting, Tent Lighting & Draping, Cafe Globe Lighting, Uplighting, Monograms and more! We would love to personalize a design specifically for you!
Details
Decorations & Accents
- Backdrops
- Pedestals
- Wedding Arch
- Chuppah
Lighting
- Chandeliers
- Lighting Design & Setup
- String Lights
- Uplighting
Rentals & Equipment
- Draping
Awards and Affiliations
15-Time 'Best of Weddings'
2025.2024.2023.+12 more.
Best of Weddings
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Hall of Fame
Earned by winning 'Best of Weddings' four or more times.
Reviews
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5
out of 5.0278 reviews
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Jay and his incredible team at Elegant Event Lighting are absolute rockstars!
Going into the process, we had no idea how critical lighting and production are to a wedding. Make...
no mistake—outside of your planner, no other vendor has as much influence over how your wedding story is told. Jay and his team are true masters, bringing a combination of technical expertise and artistic vision that you rarely see outside of the professional theater world.
Our vision was ambitious and perhaps unrealistic: we wanted the night to seamlessly transition from a fairy tale setting, to a Chinese New Year–inspired celebration, to a high-energy Las Vegas nightclub—all within a very reasonable budget. Jay and his team somehow executed this flawlessly.
Many of our guests couldn’t quite pinpoint what made everything feel so grand and immersive—but everyone knew it was special. Somehow, the team was able to make a 200+ person wedding pivot on a dime while elevating the perceived impact to an extraordinary level. Not a single guest familiar with wedding costs estimated ours at less than double the actual spend. One friend, who has decades of experience in musical theater production in NYC, thought it cost five times as much. Before the wedding, we never could have imagined how lucky we were to have them as a part of our team.
Without Jay and team, our wedding just would not have been it. We could not recommend them highly enough! Let me just make one last thing clear, if Jay is not available during your wedding, then move your wedding.
Elegant Event Lighting did a beautiful job and we couldn’t have been happier! They truly delivered on our vision and elevated the entire look and feel of the wedding, especially wi...
th gorgeous pinspotting and uplighting. They collaborated beautifully with our planning team (Clementine), florist (Avant Gardenia), and venue (Union League Club)! Highly recommend!
Elegant Event Lighting did an amazing job and Maureen was wonderful to work with! Maureen was very communacative and was very flexible with adjsuting our quote when we were decidin...
g on various lighting and hanging installation options. They also worked really well with our florist and our venue coordinator to make everything perfect!
My husband and I got married this past June at The University Club of Chicago, and were absolutely blown away by Elegant Event Lighting’s work. From the very first consultation, th...
eir team showcased an incredible eye for design and a true passion for transforming spaces. They took our vision and elevated it beyond anything we could have imagined, turning our venue into a breathtaking, fairytale-like setting. Their professionalism, creativity, and attention to detail were unmatched. Every element of lighting was thoughtfully placed, creating ambiance that had our guests in awe the entire night. I cannot recommend them enough!!! Thank you for making our wedding so special.
Elegant Event Lighting did such an amazing job at bringing our wedding vision to life! They work well along side florists and planners to make everything beautiful. My family appre...
ciated how meticulous they are when planning the lighting to best fit the room/space. We highly recommend them for your weddings/events!
Elegant Event lighting is a wonderful company to work with! There nothing but professional and their attention to details does not go unnoticed. Their quality of work speaks for it...
self! Book them and you will be glad you did!
We had the most magical wedding reception ambiance thanks to EEL! They transformed the ballroom with draping, uplighting, spotlights, and a custom fairy-light install above a mirro...
red dance floor! It was truly spectacular! The ballroom and dance floor took our breath away.
Fortunately, the rain outside led us to having our ceremony inside on the dance floor and it was even more special. It felt like we were in heaven with the lights hanging down above us. The lights also "danced" to the music all night long as they changed color and rhythm. It was so neat!
The EEL team executed our vision flawlessly with the most professional, luxury, and custom design. It was beyond our wildest dreams and absolutely worth the investment. They were so easy to work with as well and we were grateful they could do an early set-up and midnight tear down. Thank you so much to EEL!
Maureen and Jay were incredibly responsive and so easy to work with. Such nice people and they truly brought my vision to life! Would HIGHLY recommend.
Superb! Truly they take your event and elevate it to the next level. I was not aware how much lighting can make a difference in a room until Maureen showed me how epic our weddin...
g could be with the added chandeliers and lighting. Her ideas are spot on and the execution brought me to tears during our first look of the room. YES you need them!!
Elegant Event Lighting did a fabulous job for my daughter's wedding! They understood just the feel we were looking for, and it all looked magical for their wedding. Maureen was won...
derful to work with, and really took the time to explain to us all the options we had and the different feel each lighting option could create. We highly recommend them!
Maureen was an absolute star in helping us decide on lighting and a dance floor. Her communication, professionalism, and her day of coordination was fantastic. I'd highly recommend...
Elegant Event Lighting to anyone! The black and white dance floor was a total hit with our guests, it tied together our theme and everyone LOVED IT!
I had the pleasure of working with Elegant Event Lighting on an event this past weekend. Elegant Event Lighting was simply amazing! They helped create a spectacular event that w...
as visually stunning, and they wowed all of us! The entire staff was professional, timely and so patient. There was an extensive setup involved (about 12 hours with a team of staff members). Jay and his team designed the perfect lighting experience for my client. There were static uplights, focal lighting on my buffets and bars, and color-changing moving lights all around the ballroom and floor that layered in interesting textures to highlight this event. I cannot say enough about the Elegant Event Lighting team. A 5-star review is not enough – I wish I could give 10.
Thank you, Elegant Event Lighting, for helping create a truly magical event.
Molly Conklin
Director of Catering
Hotel Arista
If I could describe elegant event lighting’s work in one word it would be STUNNING. The chandeliers we chose truly elevated our reception space. Cannot say enough about the staff… ...
setup and takedown was flawless. And Maureen was amazing to work with!
Elegant event lighting was wonderful to work with! They made my wedding vision come true and everything was so beautiful! The black dance floor cover and monogram lettering on the ...
dance floor made it look so elegant! We loved all of the back drops we used as well to add more color to our space. Maureen was very kind and always flexible! I would absolutely use them again! :)
If you are looking to upgrade your event, look no further. We hired them for lighting & design and were super pleased with the execution. With all of my last minute requests, they ...
accommodated them with ease and everything turned out wonderfully. The lighting really elevated the space & experience.
I’m so glad we made the decision to hire a lighting designer - what a difference it made in all of the photo & video we received! They took my vision for setting the mood and creating a different look between the ceremony and reception space - not to mention providing an awesome custom dance floor & drapery. EEL is an amazing team to work with for any event, but especially weddings!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The EEL team are ultimate professionals!! We cannot recommend their services enough. They are super responsive and accommodating and completely understood our vision for our weddin...
g day. They took a ballroom and transformed it into a stunningly intimate reception that we and our guest will remember for a lifetime.
Thank you EEL for making our dreams come true!!
Maureen was great to work with. Everything was seamless with the EEL team. We love the draping with lights, stage wrap and dance floor wrap. EEL did an amazing job for our wedding ...
reception on 5/20/2023 and would recommend them.
Elegant Event Lighting helped make our reception vision come to life! From our gorgeous customized dance floor, to our uplighting, and draping, we couldn't have been happier with h...
ow it all came together. Maureen was so helpful and patient throughout our planning process and was a huge part in the success of our beautiful ballroom.
We found EEL through our venue, Ivy Room, recommended list of vendors for uplighting and decor. Maureen helped us put together the details to bring our wedding vision to life. She ...
was very patient when I changed my decisions various times about the ceremony drape style and color, and the lighting fixtures. Maureen even showed me additional styles less than a month before the wedding as I couldn't decide. She is the sweetest and the EEL team executed our vision to perfection. EEL had wooden rings surrounding the chandeliers and they worked seamlessly with our florist, Hedonia, as the floral team decorated the rings. The EEL team is professional and very experienced in event decoration. We received SO MANY compliments about the ceremonial drapes and chandeliers which brought elegance to our special day. EEL does so much more complex designs and beautiful work so I highly recommend EEL for wedding or any event to add a touch of magic to your day. Thank you!!
Maureen and her team went above and beyond to make sure my vision came to life on my wedding day. She listened to every concern and made sure every detail was exactly as I wanted. ...
On our wedding day when we entered the reception space we were blown away. I highly recommend hiring elegant event lighting for your wedding!
My husband and I had a wonderful experience with EEL. EEL provided pattern lighting for our reception at the Ivy Room. The pattern lighting perfectly complemented the natural feeli...
ng of our decor and made the space feels so warm and intimate. Maureen was excellent at communicating and made sure to work around all of our needs. Definitely recommend EEL!!!
The lighting was truly one of the most magical parts of the day. Everyone thought it was beautiful, and it completely blew my expectations out of the water. I would 100% recommend ...
Elegant Event Lighting. Maureen was so helpful and easy to work with.
Maureen was helpful and professional throughout the entire design process. They hung 100 paper lanterns for my daughter’s wedding and created a beautiful ambiance and made the room...
intimate and special. All of our guests raved!
Would recommend for anyone looking for a stunning lighting treatment for a special occasion.
EEG was a pleasure to work with. They provided the white flooring for mine and my husbands wedding and it was an absolute hit. It lit up the whole room. Plus, Maureen was extremely...
responsive with every email leading up to the wedding. Made the planning a breeze. Highly recommend and would use this team over and over!
We are so happy we decided to go with Elegant Event Lighting for our special day. We had canopy lighting that brought such a beautiful ambiance to our reception room. And the drapi...
ng and uplighting added such a gorgeous wow factor. We wanted to the room to feel cozy but elegant. And I feel like investing in the lighting transformed the space.
Jay and his team are amazing designers and wonderful to work with. We had to reschedule our wedding 3 times due to Covid and each time, they were supportive and flexible. I told Ja...
y our vision and he listened and executed our vision perfectly. He was willing to work with our budget and was quick to reply to calls and emails. I completely trusted him and his team with designing and I was thrilled with the final product! Stunning work!
EEL was probably our favorite vendor that we chose during our wedding and Maureen made everything so easy! We were somewhat last minute with our design needs and she made sure ever...
ything was easy and beautiful. Our reception space was completely transformed with stunning drapery and lighting that made our January wedding feel warm and festive. I received so many compliments on the decor from both our guests and our other vendors who were in the space. My dad could not believe the before and after! We are so thankful we found EEL and Maureen - they really made our reception everything and more we had hoped for!
Elegant Event Lighting exceeded my expectations! They were very helpful in the planning process by sending me pictures of what they offer in my exact venue so I could really see wh...
at it would look like for my wedding, being very responsive, laying all the expenses out for me so I would not be surprised by any hidden fees, and were very nice and answered any and all questions I had. They kept me updated on when payments were due and there were no hiccups with them. On the day of, they were timely and everything was gorgeous. I could not believe how they had transformed the space into something so perfect. We had multiple services done in our reception venue and they nailed it. Highly recommend!
Highly highly recommend for future couples! Maureen was a dream to work with! Incredibly responsive and patient with my questions and decisions. My jaw literally dropped when I saw...
the lighting and draping in my venue’s ballroom. Completely exceed my expectations and worth every penny!
Elegant event lighting made our day more beautiful than I could have imagined. They were excellent at keeping us involved along the way and we’re flexible with any changes we made ...
even the week of the wedding. I would recommend EEL to anyone looking for something truly unique for their wedding day.
Absolute, hands down, must, must, must have for your wedding or event! Elegant Event Lighting made my entire vision a reality. They truly elevated a space to make it unique to our ...
requests. I have zero bad things to say. The team we worked with was professional and responsive. One of the best vendor experiences I had throughout the entire process! And if you’re questioning to do a dance floor wrap or not, DO IT!
It’s crazy to think we booked Maureen 3 years before we were married December 2021 (originally was supposed to be October 2020); but she stuck with us through thick and thin and ne...
ver made us feel like we couldn’t depend on her!! When it finally came to our wedding day, she truly made our venue look like something out of a movie. The draping over all the walls, the escort table, the main entrance, draping on the ceiling and all the beautiful uplighting gave the illusion as if you were walking into a dream! She was a pleasure to work with and always very prompt in getting back to (my now husband and I!) Thank you Maureen for making our wedding the fairytale we always wanted. I hope we have another event in the future where we will need lighting and draping :)
We used elegant lighting to wrap the dance floor for our wedding and it was absolutely beautiful! Maureen was so helpful throughout the entire planning process and always responded...
quickly when we had questions. They were a pleasure to work with!
Jay and Maureen are truly the best!! One of the best decisions we made for our wedding was hiring this team to do our ceremony and reception set up. The stage they set up for the c...
eremony was absolutely beautiful and the fairy lights in the ceiling drapes added so much to the tent we had our reception in. Even our coordinator at our venue said it was one of the best set ups she had seen in their marquee tent! We had an amazing experience working with Jay and Maureen and I cannot recommend them highly enough!
Love love love!!! Elegant Event overdelivered on my vision for our reception decor. It was better than what I dreamed it would look like! We rented a white dance floor, string ligh...
ts indoors, string lights outdoors on the balcony, and greenery on the ceiling. All of the decor truly enhanced the reception space and made it look so unique and added such a romantic touch. My guests also raved about how beautiful the reception was. Couldn't imagine my wedding day without all of this, thank you!!!
AMAZING! AMAZING! AMAZING!
SO SO glad our wedding planner recommended Elegant Event Lighting because they transformed the entire reception space. We did uplighting, drapery, hangi...
ng florals, hanging seating chart and a beautiful white dance floor. They do such a beautiful job. If you just look at their Instagram, you will see what I am talking about.
Jay came to our final walk through and you can tell he is a professional and really knows what he is doing and talking about. Their team was so responsive, talented, and very flexible. They did everything perfectly in a time crunch due to an event being help the morning/afternoon of our wedding.
Thank you Jay and Maureen for everything!!!!!
Maureen was a pleasure to work with for our up lighting and draping of our two tiered head table. We went through 3 date changes due to Covid and Elegant Event Lighting was able to...
move the date and further assist us with our many changes. We would highly recommend EEL as Maureen was a great communicator and the end result was beautiful! The draping was just as I imagined and the blue lighting made the room pop. Thank you for EVERYTHING!
Elegant Event Lighting provided us with a beautiful white vinyl dance floor with a customized monogram that included our names and last night. This was truly one of the highlights ...
of our wedding. We had guests raving about it for week! The process of booking with Elegant Events was simple and communication was always top of the line! They were a joy to work with. They are a must have for your wedding day!
Maureen, Jay and team did an amazing job with our wedding lighting at Theatre on the Lake. Their expertise was invaluable, as they transformed our initial vision into an elegant se...
tup and even managed to save us money with some of their final suggestions. We would recommend them to anyone looking for an amazing lighting setup for their wedding!
Our draping and chandeliers for our wedding at Loft on Lake were breathtaking. Maureen was wonderful to work with leading up to the big day, and Katie did an amazing job on the dr...
aping. I would definitely work with them again - everything was beautiful!
The lighting was one of my favorite details of our wedding day, truly! We received so many compliments on the hanging lanterns and up lighting in the large white tent. Also, the la...
nterns were so fun to dance under all night! The lighting really brought the space together and made the dance floor more intimate while in a very large tent.
The Elegant Event Lighting team (and Maureen who assisted in selecting the style and coordinating everything) was AMAZING to work with. We had really great vendors overall, and Elegant Event Lighting was probably my favorite! Maureen really listened to my thoughts, wants, and needs, provided examples, advice, and constructive feedback.
Elegant Event Lighting helped make my day so special and carefree! So grateful to them!!
We rented chandeliers, draping, uplighting, and a stage for our band for our wedding at the Chicago Botanic Garden. Everything was absolutely beautiful, but the chandeliers were e...
specially magical. We received so so many compliments on the chandeliers and how it made the reception look like it was out of a fairytale (or current day influencer wedding)! Maureen from EEL was very helpful and easy to work with!
EEL was amazing to work with!! We had to change our venue a few months out and they were so accommodating and the white dance floor honestly made the room so beautiful! It tied eve...
rything together. I’d definitely recommend them!
elegant event lighting was a wonderful company to work with! I was blown away at the way my wedding turned out! the string lights and greenery on the chandeliers was the perfect fi...
nal touch to tie my entire vision together! my guests were also in awe :) thank you to their entire team!
Elegant Event Lighting was so wonderful to work with. Maureen was super responsive and always made things easy (especially when I changed my contract a million times!) The actual d...
ay of our wedding blew me away. We had our ceremony and reception in the same place and Elegant Event Lighting made our dreams come true. It was absolutely beautiful and we received so many compliments from our guests. HIGHLY recommend Elegant Event Lighting!!
They were great to work with! So easy to communicate with and did a wonderful job setting up and taking down. The lighting was beautiful and transformed our indoor venue to look as...
if it was outdoors.
The lighting that was provided made our reception exactly perfect and it was the best finishing touch. Maureen was easy to work with, helped us with different ideas and was so flex...
ible when I kept asking her to add and change things in our proposal. The were wonderful to work with despite me contacting them last minute and I’m so glad I found them for my extra lighting.
Jay was tolerant and flexible at Museum of Contemporary Art for a June wedding. He is a true artist but most important he gave his time and ideas at a venue where he had to provide...
lighting and draping for two different areas—rain or no rain. I highly recommend Jay.
We worked with Jay at Elegant Events Lighting to help with the vision for our wedding backdrop and lighting. Jay was quick to respond with great communication throughout the course...
of our planning and incredibly friendly, knowledgeable and helpful during our face-to-face meeting at the showroom. He kept me on track to get all of my (many) ideas in line and used his expertise to ensure that our ceremony and reception space looked cohesive and beautiful. All in all, the end result was stunning, the lighting and backdrop were perfect and the wrapped white dance floor was the icing on top of the cake. I received so many compliments on the overall feel and decor of the wedding and I give Jay and his team a lot of that credit! I couldn't recommend Elegant Event Lighting more for excellence in service and exceptional creativity and knowledge to bring your wedding vision to life.
We used Elegant Event Lighting for our wedding and they provided cafe globe lights, dance floor with white vinyl covering and drapery. They were amazing to work! Everything turned ...
out beautiful and we were so happy we went with them. They made the process beyond easy and never had a concern once with them. Highly recommend using Elegant Event Lighting!!
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630 Morse Avenue, Schaumburg, IL | All of Chicagoland
Elegant Event Lighting