The question usually lands a few months out: how many uplights do we need, and who brings them? For a lot of couples booking a wedding DJ in Greensboro, the answer is the same company that plays the music. Many Triad DJ outfits now arrive with wireless uplights, dance floor effects, ceremony microphones and a monogram projector in the van, so one crew handles both the sound and the glow.
That helps in a city where receptions run from barns out toward Summerfield and Oak Ridge to hotel ballrooms downtown, and where plenty of couples who met at UNCG, NC A&T or Guilford College come back to celebrate. Below are three Greensboro companies that spell out what their lighting includes, from fixture counts to color changes through the night. Each one’s packages are described in its own words, with prices only where the company posts them.
Fusion Sound and Lighting — sound, uplighting and drape from one Greensboro warehouse
Fusion Sound and Lighting has been based in Greensboro since 2018, and owner Rick Weber, who started DJing in 2012, still works events. The company says its warehouse, crew and full inventory are here in the city, and that it does not sub-rent gear or sub-contract its DJs. Its about page lists six DJs on the roster, along with AV technicians and a lighting crew.
Fusion’s uplighting is wireless, so fixtures can sit in spots a cabled light could not reach, and the color can change through the night: warm for the ceremony and dinner, something bolder once the dance floor opens. The enhancements page also lists computer-controlled dance floor lighting, 360 LED glow tubes, spotlighting for the cake and florals, monogram projection, custom neon signs, cold spark fountains and ceremony audio.
The company also posts its own advice on where to spend first: uplighting, then dance floor lighting, then ceremony audio if the ceremony is outdoors or the guest count is over about fifty. For bigger rooms, its drapery and design lighting page covers pipe and drape, backdrops, gobos and a lighting plot that shows the venue where every fixture goes before load-in. Wedding packages start at $1,800, and Fusion says most couples land between $2,500 and $3,500 before enhancements.
Its Greensboro page names venues the crew works often, including Grandover Resort & Spa, Castle McCulloch in Jamestown and Covington Gardens in Pleasant Garden. For farm and barn venues around Guilford County, the company notes that ceremonies are often outdoors and far from an outlet, which is where its battery-powered ceremony audio comes in.
K2 Weddings — DJ, uplights and video on one timeline
K2 Weddings is a family-owned DJ and videography company run by Kevin and April Eller, who say they have been playing North Carolina weddings for more than 20 years. Events director Amy Knight guides couples through the online planning process from the first conversation. The company lists Greensboro-area venue partners including the Proximity Hotel, Summerfield Farms, the Greensboro Science Center and The Colonnade at Revolution Mill.
Lighting is named right in K2’s package list. The Reception DJ Only and Wedding Day DJ Only packages include dance floor lighting and a wireless microphone for toasts, and the Deluxe versions of each add 12 LED uplights for the reception. Wedding Day packages run five hours across the ceremony, cocktail hour and reception, and include a lapel microphone for the officiant.
The Ultimate packages combine all three of K2’s services, DJ, lighting and videography, which the company says saves $275 to $425 compared with booking them separately. Plan on asking for a quote. For couples who want the dance floor and the wedding film handled by one team, it keeps the music, the light and the camera crew working from the same schedule.
Quality Sounds DJ and Sound Production — published packages with uplight counts
Quality Sounds DJ and Sound Production describes itself as a complete sound and lighting company in the Greensboro area, with more than 30 years in the business and over 14,000 weddings and events. DJ Tony B leads the team, and one couple’s review on the site mentions that he visited the venue with them ahead of time to plan the setup. The wedding page lists three packages, each with its price.
The Silver package, at $650, covers a DJ and MC, a sound system and dance floor lighting. Gold, at $950, adds extended reception coverage, enhanced lighting effects and a wireless microphone for toasts. Platinum, at $1,100, covers a one-hour cocktail hour and a five-hour reception, a separate ceremony sound system with a wireless microphone, two truss towers wrapped in white fabric, two moving-head fixtures, four 360° tube lights and 12 uplights.
Bundle upgrades can be added to any package. The Signature Lighting Upgrade, at $350, brings 12 wireless LED uplights, 360° wireless pixel tubes and a custom monogram projection, while the Wow Factor Upgrade, at $450, adds cold spark machines, a low-lying fog machine and two dance floor effect lights. The company describes its uplights as battery-powered and set to the colors you choose.
Before You Book
Count the walls, not the guests. Some companies build uplighting packages around a set fixture count and others size it to the room, as the sections above describe. Send each company your venue’s name and a floor plan or a few photos, and ask how many fixtures they would place and where.
Ask about wireless fixtures and color changes. Fusion and Quality Sounds both describe battery-powered wireless uplights, which keep cords off the floor and can tuck behind columns or florals. Ask whether a color change during the night is included, so the ceremony and dinner can stay soft before the dance floor goes bold.
Check the venue’s rules early. Fusion notes that cold spark fountains need venue and fire marshal approval, and fog or haze effects usually depend on the venue too. Many venues also ask vendors for a certificate of insurance, and Fusion says it issues one naming the venue as additional insured, usually the same day.
Plan for the ceremony as well as the party. An outdoor ceremony or a larger guest count usually calls for its own audio, as the sections above note. Farm venues around Summerfield, Oak Ridge and Pleasant Garden often put the ceremony far from power, so ask how the sound will run.
Ask for the quote line by line, too. Fusion also notes that Saturdays in Greensboro keep booking up earlier each year, so reach out once your date and venue are set.
