Lighting for outdoor evening reception

I am having an outdoor reception in September at a historical garden. Since the reception starts at 8pm, it will get dark outside fairly quickly. What are some ideas to lighten up the tables and/or walk ways. Could I simply place several candles on the tables or would I need more light?

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When and how to do Memorial candle lighting for deceased mother of bride

Please help!! I am planning a wedding for a family friend whose mother recently passed from cancer. She is having her sisters as bridemaids and wants to be given away by both her father and step-father as they were close to each other. She would like to light the candle with her sisters at the.... [Read more]

Unequal attention for both parents - financial - Help

My future MIL is not a cooperative person and relies on her children heavily for finacial help. We are going to pay for her expenses to our destination wedding in October (as her other son is doing for his Hawaii wedding in June). If we didn't pay for this she wouldn't come to the wedding. We.... [Read more]

How to decorate wedding tables and chairs.

We are hosting a wedding reception for my daughter and fiance at a hotel ballroom. Upon viewing the set-ups there, I was curious as to why the hotel would have round tables for l0 guests each, yet the table coverings were square or rectangular. When we walked in the ballroom, we would see either.... [Read more]

Lighting of the unity candle with divorced parents

My parents were divorced 18 years ago. My step-mother and my father raised me (and are paying for the wedding), although my mother still had visitation rights and I still see her regularly. I would like to have the lighting of the unity candle as part of my ceremony, but I'm not quite sure how to.... [Read more]