Fairy Lights 300 LED - 12m Warm White Curtain for Weddings

Description

These Fairy Lights are a 300 LED warm white curtain running 12 metres, priced at $45.99. Warm white is the soft, golden tone rather than the crisp blue-white, which is why this is the set that gets bought for weddings, engagement parties and indoor styling.

Colour temperature is the whole decision here. Warm white photographs as golden and flattering on skin; cool white photographs as clinical. Anyone building a backdrop that people will be photographed against - a bridal table, a cake table, a photo booth corner - wants warm white, and it is worth getting right because you cannot change it afterwards.

Specifications

What's in the Box

Why Warm White Is the Wedding Choice

• Golden tone - flatters skin in photographs rather than washing it out
• 12m is backdrop-sized - the right scale for a bridal table or photo corner, not a whole house
• Steady-on setting - no blinking behind the speeches
• IP44 - safe for a covered outdoor reception or a garden marquee
• Pairs with sheer fabric - warm white behind voile is the standard backdrop build

Warm White or Cool White for a Wedding?

Warm white, almost always. It sits around the colour of candlelight and incandescent bulbs, so it reads as intimate and evening-appropriate, and it works with gold, blush, ivory and timber. Cool white sits near daylight, reads as bright and modern, and works with silver, white and glass - but under a camera it can make a warm-toned room look grey. The one case for cool white indoors is a deliberately icy or winter-themed styling. If you are mixing lights from different sources, keep them all the same temperature; mixed warm and cool in one shot looks like a mistake.

How Do You Hang a Light Curtain Without Nails?

For a venue that will not allow fixings, the usual answers are a freestanding backdrop stand or pipe-and-drape frame, adhesive hooks rated well above the weight, tension rods in a doorway or window reveal, or cable ties onto an existing rail or beam. The set is light, so the constraint is usually the venue's rules rather than the load. Whatever you use, support the header wire at several points rather than two - a curtain hung from only its corners sags in the middle and the drops splay.

Will 12m Cover a Standard Backdrop?

The 12 metres is total wire across the header and all the drops, not the finished width. In practice a 300 LED curtain suits a backdrop of roughly 2 metres wide by 2 metres high - which covers a cake table, a photo booth corner, a doorway or a single large window. For a full bridal table or a wide ceremony arch, plan on two sets side by side, or step up to the 500 LED.

Buyers are styling weddings and engagement parties, building photo backdrops, dressing bedrooms and nurseries, and decorating indoors at Christmas.

See Wedding & Party, Christmas, or Home & Garden for more lighting.

Frequently Asked Questions

How is this different from the 300 LED cool white?
Only the colour temperature. Same LED count, same 12m, same price. Warm white is golden; cool white is crisp.

Is 12m the width of the curtain?
No - it is the total wire length across the header and the drop strands.

Can I stop it flashing?
Yes, one of the 8 settings is steady on.

Can I use it outdoors?
Yes, IP44 rated. Keep the control box and plug under cover.

Is a backdrop stand included?
No, the light set only.

Will it dim?
No, there is no brightness control - only the 8 patterns.

Can I drape fabric over it?
Yes, sheer fabric over LEDs is fine as they run cool. Do not wrap them tightly in heavy fabric.

Fast Australian Shipping

Dispatched from Australia to Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Hobart, Canberra and Darwin, with regional and remote addresses served through the standard Australia Post network.

Measurements are approximate. Screen colours vary between devices, and warm white photographs differently under different cameras. Do not run mains-powered lights where water can pool. Use an RCD-protected outlet for outdoor installations.