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John Farr & John Farr Lighting Design is a full-service production support provider with over 20 years of experience in the business, operating from Maryland on projects all over North America.

Over 75% of our business is with repeat clients, many of whom have relied on us for years. We're a rock-solid, stable, forward-thinking company...period. We own conventional & intelligent lighting fixtures, loudspeakers, consoles, truss, chain motors, you name it, and we’ve got it, or we will get it.

Let us know what we can do for you!

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Frequently asked questions

What lighting services do you provide?

Accent
Audiovisuals
Dance Floor Lighting
Lanterns
Monograms
Outdoor
Pinspotting
String
Uplighting
Wall Wash

What decor services do you provide?

Drapery
Event Design
Setup

Reviews of JOHN FARR Lighting Design,LLC

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Laura Sent on 11/13/2022
5 out of 5 rating

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
5 out of 5 rating

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.
Danielle
Danielle Sent on 08/03/2021
5 out of 5 rating

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
5 out of 5 rating

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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C Sent on 02/11/2018
5 out of 5 rating
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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Melissa Sent on 07/22/2017
5 out of 5 rating
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!
Lauren
Lauren Sent on 10/21/2016
5 out of 5 rating
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!
Patricia
Patricia Sent on 09/29/2016
5 out of 5 rating
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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User2675324 Sent on 07/06/2016
5 out of 5 rating
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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User2567946 Sent on 04/04/2016
5 out of 5 rating
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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Awards

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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2013 Winner

Professional Network & Endorsements

3 Endorsements
Terri Bergman Events Terri Bergman Events Wedding Planners

I love working with John Farr Lighting Design and his wonderful, professional staff. I have done amazing events with this company over the last several years..always with the ultimate results..but the best was the blizzard of February 2010....the entire Washington DC area was shut down, events were canceled EXCEPT my clients'! John's crew showed up and delivered an unbelievable light show! Talk about "the show must go on"....I am so grateful to John Farr Lighting Design.

Bellwether Events Bellwether Events Wedding Planners

You know all those pretty pictures of centerpieces that you've been drooling over for the past dozen months in all those bridal magazines? You want your arrangements to look as good in your photos, right? Then you need professional lighting at your event. This is where John Farr Lighting comes in. They will work with you to building a lighting scheme that works in your event space and within your budget. They will arrive on time and complete the job quickly, working in a compatible and respectful manner alongside all the other vendors who are also setting up in the room. They stick around to make sure that they don't miss any last minute changes that might effect the lighting set up. And they promptly break down at the end of the event. You can't ask for anything else! They offer great service and a great price. I'd recommend that you contact them about your event today!

Engaging Affairs Engaging Affairs Wedding Planners

We have always been thrilled with John Farr Lighting! They provide excellent service and great pricing and are so easy to work with.

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