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JOHN FARR Lighting Design,LLC

JOHN FARR Lighting Design,LLC

Upper Marlboro, MD
4.7 out of 5 rating, 39 Reviews
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    Transformed our venue!

    John Farr Lighting provided excellent lighting for our wedding at the Torpedo Factory Art Center in Old Town Alexandria, VA. Their lighting really transformed the space! Our venue recommended we hire John Farr due to their familiarity with the venue, and that definitely paid off. Planning with John Farr was easy - we emailed them our color scheme, had a few emails and a quick call to discuss, and then with how well they knew the venue, they executed it perfectly. Our venue looked beautiful from the pre-ceremony to the reception speeches to the end of the dance floor. The venue is a former torpedo factory that now holds artists’ studios, and the lighting allowed all that history to shine while also creating a beautiful, intimate, cool wedding vibe.
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    Steph Sent on 06/20/2022
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    Perfect Lighting for our Wedding

    We were married at the Torpedo Factory Art Center in Alexandria, VA. John was recommended to us by our venue due to his experience and familiarity with the unique space. John was a pleasure to work with, and his lighting design helped us customize the venue to make it really feel special. He and his team were highly professional, insightful, prompt, and efficient. We would definitely recommend John Farr based on our very positive experience.
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    Danielle T. Sent on 08/03/2021
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    great lighting

    Beautiful lighting design. Our July 31, 2021 wedding was originally planned for May 30, 2020, and we postponed the wedding twice. Over the entire time we coordinated with John- over two years- he was super responsive, patient, and kind. John transformed our venue, the Torpedo Factory Art Center, into a beautiful and magical space for our wedding!
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    Alanna Sent on 06/01/2019
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    Very efficient and wonderful work

    We had the pleasure of working with John for our wedding at St. Francis Hall (Brookland, DC). It was actually our caterer who convinced us to splurge on the lighting after hosting so many events at the venue. It made such a difference! We ended up having to do both the wedding and reception inside due to the weather and it was still absolutely stunning.
    John was extremely easy to work with and the quality was outstanding.
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    Melissa Sent on 07/22/2017
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    The team at John Farr lighting did a fantastic job! Our venue at the American Visionary Art Museum is basically a large empty room. John Farr understood the tone we were trying to set, and provided a wonderful package to create a warm, elegant environment -- from stringed lights over the dance floor to uplighting along the walls. Particularly now as we're reviewing the photos from our wedding, the quality of their work really stands out. The team was creative, responsive, and generally great to work with!
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    C Sent on 02/11/2018
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    John Farr was an absolutely amazing lighting designer to work with. Most of my interactions with them were done through my designer, but they seemed amenable to any requests we made such as hanging café lights across the ceiling and lighting the outdoor path. I only wanted soft and subtle lighting as I was weary of our pictures having blue or pink sheen to them. John Farr recommended a sepia gel up-light which made our venue look sexy and warm especially with the addition of the café lights. Thank you, John Farr!
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    Lauren Sent on 10/21/2016
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    Absolutely loved John Farr Lighting Design for our wedding at the Hotel Monaco in DC! Eric met with me in the ballroom space to go over all of the lighting choices I was interested in for both the ceremony (which we did soft, warm white lighting) and the reception (which we did soft pinks, light cool purples and white lighting) and it looked gorgeous! It was a subtle but dramatic change from the ceremony to the reception and looked perfect in our pictures! Highly recommend if you are looking for professional lighting for you venue!
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    Patricia Sent on 09/29/2016
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    John Farr was recommended to us by our caterer to do the lighting for our daughter's wedding. He provided string lights for the outdoor area under the Linden Grove, and uplighting for both the dining room and the dance room. The indoor lighting gave the walls a soft glow that really added so much beauty to the dining room and ambiance to the dance room. From the moment I first contacted them I was impressed with their response time, the proposal and the delivery. Eric Hertsch and Jamie Verdin were great to work with. They provided that touch that if you don't have it, maybe people don't know that it is missing, but when you do have it, it makes all the difference in the world: it sets the atmosphere and makes the ambiance for, in our case, a romantic, beautiful and magic night. They were excellent, they were reasonably priced, reliable, know their work and... afterwards sent a handwritten note thanking us for having given them the opportunity to work in our daughter's wedding. Amazing the number of guests who commented on the lighting! I am so happy to have been referred to Eric Hertsch and to have worked with him. I recommend John Farr Lighting in a heartbeat.
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    The lighting recommended and implemented for my daughter's wedding truly made the event. Both the ceremony and reception lighting "amped-up" the mood and atmosphere providing a classy, unique and professional atmosphere.

    Reasonable and easy to work with, I recommend John Farr Lighting without reservation. You will be in experienced hands!
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    John Farr completely transformed the venue into a magical location! They definitely know what they are doing! We got married at the Torpedo Factory and the lighting/draping completely transformed the space. I was so happy with the outcome I would definitely recommend them to anyone else!
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    Kaylan Sent on 12/04/2014
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    Professional lighting for your event space may not seem necessary, but after seeing what John Farr can do it was the BEST money we spent! They offered amazing guidance and a knowledgeable, professional staff to create the perfect ambiance for our wedding. It doesn't matter how beautiful your cake, flowers, or attire...without the perfect lighting, none of them will pop!
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    Megan Sent on 11/16/2014
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    Great customer service and very productive meeting at the venue and by email before our wedding. They had a nice selection of products and really helped fine tune ideas to come up with a great lighting package for the reception. On wedding night it all looked amazing and really helped to define a large space.
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    John Farr Lighting was very professional and delivered exactly what I asked for with very little effort on my part, which is very nice as a bride. Lighting really makes the wedding atmosphere in my opinion and they did an excellent job. The pin-spotting was perfect, and the color of the up-lighting was perfect. I would highly recommend them to anyone in the market.
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    John Farr did an amazing job with the lighting for our reception at the Old Ebbitt Atrium. They met with us two weeks before to test colors and the lighting truly added a wonderful autumn feeling!
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    Danielle Sent on 10/08/2013
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    John Farr made our venue look amazing. They are very experienced and know what looks good and goes well together. They met with us multiple times to show us the colors we wanted and what colors went well with the venue. They were also very patient with all of our questions. They were dressed professionally during the event and I didn't notice them at all. We worked with mainly with Eric and he was fantastic. Thank you, Eric, for doing such a great job at our NMWA wedding!
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    Meghan Sent on 06/06/2013
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    Eric at John Farr is a genius! In a very expensive wedding we agreed that this was the smartest money we spent. For a few hundred dollars Eric used a custom monogram to create a lighting feature that turned plain-jane pocket doors into a fabulous backdrop. The best.
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    Lindsay Sent on 02/28/2013
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    We chose John Farr Lighting for our wedding at the Torpedo Factory. The lighting looked so great and really transformed the space! They were really easy to work with, no stress at all. The lighting was all set up quickly and made our pictures look awesome! I highly recommend using John Farr for your lighting needs, especially if you are using the Torpedo Factory as your venue!
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    Shannon Sent on 11/14/2012
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    John Farr was really easy to work with - they knew our venue like the back of their hand, and made it look gorgeous. Lighting makes a huge impact but is easy to overlook. In an industrial space as ours was, it made a big difference and made the space look very elegant. Definitely recommend them!
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    Comora Sent on 10/26/2012
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    My planner worked with John to created the most beautiful ceremony and reception ever. The room had the most stunning pink glow. I received so many compliments on the lighting. Every time I look ate the pictures I smile. The lightening was my favorite detail of the wedding.
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    Emily Sent on 11/20/2012
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    Worked with them at the Torpedo Factory. They are efficient and very good at their job. I didn't even have to tell them a thing, they just came in and transformed the space into something unique and beautiful.
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    Wow, talk about an unexpected important part to my wedding day! The lighting really set the whole tone and mood of the night. It was so beautifully done and really made a huge difference on the flower arrangements, dance floor, and dessert buffet. I had the opportunity of working with Eric, who is a true professional. He was incredibly responsive to all of my questions, flexible when it came to making the walk-thru, and a true pleasure to work with! He took the time out to explain how everything would be set-up and look the day of the wedding. He also went over all of the different color selections I could choose from, making sure everything would be exactly how I wanted it. He also coordinated with my vendors, asking questions I wouldn’t even know to ask, to ensure everything ran smoothly. This is a top of the line company, with top of the line experts, and it really shows in their work!
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    John Farr Lighting Design did a great job at my wedding! They attended the walk through and gave us different ideas for uplighting columns, pin lighting, and the dancefloor splash. When we saw how everything came together on our wedding day we were really impressed! They know what they are doing and are great to work with. Highly recommend!
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    Robin Sent on 06/29/2012
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    John Farr did a fantastic job with the lighting for our wedding. It was SO beautiful/romantic and our guests loved it!!!

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    Megan Sent on 02/19/2012
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    I was referred to John Farr Lighting by another vendor -- and literally a week before my wedding (we originally didn't think we would need additional lighting) they were able to accomodate me into my schedule, and had emailed me a quote that same day. The lighting was gorgeous and perfect, it really made the room beautiful, and the lighting was soft and complimentary.
    Lighting is stupid expensive (but opon a google search found out John Farr is about on target for our area for lighting costs) -- but if your reception site is dark and the site's lighting isn't quite right, I do recommend speding the extra money.
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    Heidi Sent on 09/09/2010
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    Lighting is a must I don't think my wedding would have come together the way that it did with out it. I used their basic package of up lighting which they incorporated the colors of our wedding into beautiful blues and greens, with pin spotting on the cake and center pieces, and has an extra treat we had a custom GOBO of our Monogram projecting on the walls and they even had a peacock feather GOBO! Peacock was the theme of our wedding, it was beautiful. I would highly recommend John Farr Lighting!