The best events have a fun theme that ties each room and section of the venue together. Whether it’s a garden party, staff retreat, conference, holiday event, or wedding, decorating can be costly and time consuming, but with a little creative lighting using gobos, you can bring a room to life or even set the whole theme of your event.
We’ve gone through our stock gobo collection and selected the best patterns and images to complement your custom gobos with text or custom images and designs in order to create 7 enchanting theme ideas that will work in any venue and fit in any budget:
1. Island Luau
Even if you can’t afford a destination Hawaii wedding or to send your staff to Kauai for a retreat, you can still make your venue feel like a tropical island. Design a custom monogram gobo, use your company logo, or project the name of your event. For stock designs, we recommend projecting palm leaves on the tables, palm trees on the walls, and tropical flora on the dance floor or entry.
Suggested gobo designs:
Palm Leaf
Tropical Flora
Tropical Leaves
Tropical Tree
2. Vintage Classic Gala or Wedding
You can keep the theme minimal and just focus on using elegant patterns and designs to make a dull venue feel special or to draw attendees’ focus to a specific part of the event space. Try adding a backsplash of swirls and curved lines to the wall behind a silent auction table, behind the stage in between featured speakers, or as the backdrop for the cake at a wedding. Don’t forget to personalize the event with a custom gobo. Choose from elegant script fonts or submit your own custom calligraphy.
Suggested gobo designs:
Antique Rosette
Dream Grill
Blooming Rose
Night Sky
Rose Circle
3. A Day at the Beach Staff Retreat
Turn a landlocked retreat into a day at the beach with coastal-themed images like kelp fronds, schools of fish, and a flock of seagulls flying overhead.
Suggested gobo designs:
Kelp
Fishes
Gulls
4. Southern Country
Give your guests a taste of life in the country with a border of wheat “growing” along the perimeter of the room. Have the bride and groom say their vows or your special guest give his or her presentation in the middle of a shady grove from the comfort of a temperature-controlled venue. Create a secret country garden inside the dining room with ivy crawling up the wall to complement your southern table decor.
Suggested gobo designs:
Grasses
Glade
Leafy Branches
Branching Leaves (negative) / Branching Leaves (positive)
Twisty Ivy
Stone Wall
Picket Gate
5. Spring Garden Party
Celebrate the longer, warmer days with a garden party. Once the sun has finally set, light up the event with a wall or ceiling covered in spring blossoms and a leafy canopy.
Suggested gobo designs:
Oriental Flowers
Leafy Branches
Blossoms (detail)
Bloomin Flowers
Blooming Rose
Branching Leaves (negative) / Branching Leaves (positive)
Butterflies
6. Amazon Adventure
When you’re rolling out a new strategy or direction for your business, you’re taking a risk and venturing out into the unknown. Embrace the adventure and make your next corporate strategy session feel like a journey into the Amazon. Adorn the walls with tropical leaves and flora and add a tiger at the main entrance to really wow your guests. This is also a great theme for a staff retreat or a summer dinner party.
Suggested gobo designs:
Tiger
Tropical Leaves
Tropical Flora
Butterflies
Waterfall
7. 4th of July BBQ
Set off fireworks all night long with a combination of stock gobo projections. Don’t have an American flag to proudly fly? You can have the stars & stripes larger than life on the outside of your venue or along an entire wall.
Suggested gobo designs:
Fireworks 1
Fireworks 2
Fireworks 3D
Stars & Stripes
Waving US Flag
Looking for a specific design not mentioned above? You can easily search through our many different designs and patterns by using the Quick Find search bar in the upper left hand column of our website. Enter a keyword such as “tree” to bring up a list of relevant gobos.
Don’t forget to incorporate custom gobos into your event’s decor. Projecting your company’s logo, the name of the event, or monograms for weddings personalizes the space and makes the venue feel high-class without the high price tag.
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