TL;DR: This is your A-team of storytellers and vibe creators. Hire them.

I felt like Princess Buttercup when “As you wish” was John’s and his outstanding team’s response to all my elaborate visions for our wedding this past weekend. John and his team aren’t simply your vendor (this word seems too hollow and impersonal for the relationship we had!), they are your co-creators and storytellers for your event.

I’m finding difficulty putting into words how kind, capable and visionary the team is. It was an honor working with a team that clearly is a family – everyone was so kind and wonderful to one another and our guests.

My now husband and I had a very specific (and elaborate) concept for our 3-day wedding weekend. Three years ago we bought a beautiful property on a bumpy dirt road, up in the mountains outside of Cold Spring New York. We’ve fallen in love with the property and wanted to let our wedding weekend be a love letter to the natural beauty, the hidden nooks, and the energy we feel.

John came to our property for several site visits as we gushed about the blooms and he understood the soul of the property. From dozens of tealights tucked into our mossy stone walls, to vine covered chandeliers, to fairy orbs in the woods, he made the magic we feel tangible. I asked for a sea of lightning bugs (battery operated were acceptable, of course) in our field and he made it happen. And for Friday I wanted a Tokyo vibe so John delivered the most insane lanterns + colorful lights installation!

What really sets John and his team apart from other event lighting and design is their in-depth theater experience. They have the most intimate knowledge of movement and story. For example, after our ceremony and as daylight began to fade, John put the most thoughtful detail in the garden where we held our ceremony. Where 4 paths aligned, he place 4 individual candles (representing my husband, myself, and our two children) and in the center a single, larger candle to represent our new future together. This team gets it.

As further testimony to the mastery we witnessed, at 3am when our guests had departed (despite our exhaustion) my husband and I knew we had to take a walk around the property to enjoy all the extra lighting details now that it was just us and the moon.

I can wax poetry on this team infinitely but I’ll end on one last detail. This is a team of do-ers and problem solvers – including those beyond their responsibilities for the evening. We had a finicky bar tender who had misplaced the red wine and processo but the Bill, the other half of our dynamic duo for the weekend, was the first searching for it and digging through the piles of cardboard to find it. When the rain started, John and Bill were there to help cover furniture. Even the little things like a passing smile and joke with me or a guest.

Please hire them, I’m searching for an excuse to have another party just to collaborate with them again.

Our day wouldn’t have been a fraction as good as it was without John and the entire Bearfly team. From the moment we spoke to him to breakdown he put us at ease. And our disco ball installation was absolutely PERFECT. John and his team are so knowledgeable and really Jack and Jill’s of all trades. We overlooked ceremony lighting and John was able to get a light on us 10 minutes before the ceremony started. So talented. So kind. Truly our best vendor. I will scream from the mountain top about Bearfly and how perfect they made our day.

We worked with Bearfly designs on lighting for our wedding in October and were very happy with the end result!