Strand Lighting

Bistro & String Lighting Rental in Nashville — Atmosphere on a Wire

Some looks you can’t buy with a moving head. A canopy of warm Edison bulb cafe lights over a backyard reception. White twinkle lights woven through a draped ceiling treatment at a winter wedding. A black-corded string of bulbs running along a sponsor activation wall at a corporate after-party. Decorative strand lighting is the difference between a venue and a moment, and Nashville Audio Visual stocks the bulbs, cords, and rigging hardware to make it look intentional.

Edison bulbs & cafe-style strands

The most-requested decorative lighting at every wedding venue in Middle Tennessee. Our varying Edison bulb strands mix shapes (round, teardrop, vintage globe) and sizes for that intentional, slightly-imperfect bistro feel. Cord colors are matched to the design — black for industrial-modern looks and against dark draping, white for ceilings, tents, and against light surfaces. Each strand is sized to your event and pre-tested before delivery so you’re not troubleshooting a dead segment thirty minutes before guests arrive.

Twinkle lights & LED rope

For ceiling treatments, woven into draping, or wrapped around tree trunks at outdoor venues, our white LED twinkle lights deliver a soft pinpoint effect with full or alternating chase modes. LED rope light is the right answer for outline lighting — runway edges, stage step nosings, sign perimeters — where you need a continuous bright line in a single color.

Common applications

• Tented outdoor weddings: Edison bulb cafe strand canopy across the dance floor, twinkle lights woven into ceiling drape, LED rope outlining the bar.
• Industrial-venue corporate parties: Black-cord Edison strands across exposed beams, paired with our intelligent moving fixtures for active program lighting.
• Backyard receptions: Strand runs from house to fence to tree branch, pre-engineered to span the distances without sagging.
• Winter weddings: Heavy twinkle-light ceiling treatment paired with warm white amber uplights from our fixture inventory.

Rigging matters more than you think

String lighting fails when it’s under-supported — sagging cords, broken connections, or worse, fallen strands above a guest floor. Our team handles tension calculations, support points, and weather-protected outdoor power runs so the lighting holds its shape from setup through tear-down regardless of the venue, the wind, or the run length.

Planning a wedding, tented event, or outdoor reception? Send us your venue and the look you’re going for and we’ll spec the right strands, lengths, support points, and power.