how would you set up lights at bride & groom dinner table ?

how would you set up lights at bride & groom dinner table ?

I have Elinchrom Quadra RX. Should I set each flash head on opposite sides of the long dinner table ?

or

Can I set just one head on the side of the table ?
I will be shooting a wedding as 2nd shooter this weekend therefore I am so nervous.

As a second shooter, I don't set up lights. I may bring a flash, but that's about it unless it's been requested.

As for lighting the table, is there a particular reason you need to light it? We use OCF at our receptions, usually lighting the dance floor, which we hope our bride and groom will spend a lot of time on, as well as for toasts, cake, etc. People don't generally want images of themselves eating...

Tim has written out a pretty great explanation of how he does it.

snakeman55 wrote in post #12673002
Tim has written out a pretty great explanation of how he does it.

thank you for the link

Keep it simple if you are nervous. Don't set up extra light. No need to make it more difficult.

scorpio_e wrote in post #12673152
Keep it simple if you are nervous. Don't set up extra light. No need to make it more difficult.

Totally agree. The difficulty increases exponentially as you add lights when you're inexperienced.

Room lighting's so easy. Set it up, use it all night.

Chelsey Somohano wrote in post #12672399
As for lighting the table, is there a particular reason you need to light it? We use OCF at our receptions, usually lighting the dance floor, which we hope our bride and groom will spend a lot of time on, as well as for toasts, cake, etc. People don't generally want images of themselves eating...

Agreed. You might want shots of them there during the toasts, but I'd worry much more about lighting the dance floor. Well, I wouldn't actually WORRY about it - but I would THINK about it.