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    User1688057 Sent on 07/01/2014
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    steve & his crew did the lighting for our wedding and everything turned out beautiful

    we highly recommend his services
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    Adanna Sent on 09/21/2015
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    Steve was a pleasure to work with!!! We were skeptical about using lighting since our wedding was in the prime of summer but we are so glad that went through with working with Hourglass Lighting. The lighting at our wedding was AMAZING and really made our reception look different and beautiful. The lighting truly helps to create a different atmosphere! Steve was very friendly and quick to respond to any of our questions. I would definitely recommend Hourglass Lighting to anyone who wants to make their wedding look that much more Amazing!!!!!!
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    Matthew Sent on 11/29/2018
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    Great Value and Quality

    Hourglass was timely, accurate, and easy to work with. Great value if you are looking for professional lighting that looks amazing!
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    Morgan Sent on 12/04/2019
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    Spectacular!

    Steve and Dan were so accomadating to make my special day everything I ever dreamed of. I got married in a beautiful barn and the lights made it more perfect! Highly recommend!
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    Amanda Sent on 02/02/2011
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    I am so glad I "splurged" & hired Steve!! The lighting he did for us was worth every penny!! He took our gorgeous venue & made it look spectacular! I cannot tell you enough how thrilled we were with how the lighting looked. I had the perfect winter wonderland wedding!
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    Alyssa Sent on 10/27/2021
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    loved working with Steve from Hourglass!

    Hourglass did a wonderful job for our wedding!! We did not want to have to go through our venue or band for uplighting ($$$$) and I'm so happy I found Steve from Hourglass! The warm lighting added such a nice touch to our event when the lights went down.
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    Kate Sent on 01/01/2019
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    Lighting made all the difference!

    Thank you so much to Steve for transforming our wedding venue with his beautiful lighting. We used the bistro strands at the Mohonk Mountain House outdoor pavilion and we were thrilled with Steve's work. The lighting completed the venue atmosphere. Steve was very easy to work with, responsive, and took care of business without you even knowing he was there. Definitely recommend!
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    Nicole Sent on 10/30/2024
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    Simply the Best!

    Steve and Dan were so easy to work with. We didn’t have to worry about them at all, and they perfectly executed our vision!
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    Adanna Sent on 07/26/2015
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    Steve at Hourglass Lighting was a pleasure to work with. He made our wedding look amazing! Very professional and fast response time. We had no worries when it came to working with Steve! Everything was perfect.
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    Kelly Sent on 11/21/2017
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    We have used Hourglass Lighting for our past two annual fundraising events. Each event had a specific theme and Hourglass Lighting was able to provide lighting that matched each theme perfectly! The first event was a winter theme. Hourglass Lighting used blue lighting with white snowflakes. The lighting made the room and the guests loved the ambiance the lighting created! The second event’s theme was “Havana Nights”. Again, Hourglass Lighting picked out a perfect lighting scheme! The lighting pulled together all of the decorations and made the room feel like you were in a tropical paradise in the middle of the Fall. Thank you Hourglass Lighting!!!
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    William Sent on 10/18/2019
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    Enhanced Atmosphere

    Who would have thought something as simple as enhanced lighting would have created such a wonderful ambience and made the wedding highly successful. Steve provided great suggestions as to which lighting and shade of to enhance the reception. Steve was great to work with and did exactly what he said he would do and the results speak for themselves. Highly recommend Hourglass Lighting.
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    Monica Sent on 09/18/2014
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    Steve at Hourglass Lighting was incredibly responsive and helpful. We had no issues with their arrival time or setup, and working with them was very straight forward and easy. The lights transformed the room and think the value was totally worth it!
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    Dana Sent on 07/08/2014
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    My husband and I held our reception at the Grandview and with over 300 guests attending we needed a little something extra to create the club/party vibe ww were going. Our sales coordinator recommended Hourglass Lighting, and after seeing samples of other things events they've done at the Grandview it was a no-brainer.

    For anyone wondering about cost, the difference financially between DJ uplighting and Hourglass Lighting was minimal, but the end results are incomparable!

    (Having a DJ provide lighting is like having your florist take the pictures; sure they CAN do it, but it's not their specialty.)

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    User1167345 Sent on 05/19/2013
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    This company is fantastic! The lighting at my wedding reception was absolutely amazing! Steve made my imagination come to life in the ballroom! It was gorgeous, well worth the price. He was very easy to work with and did everything I asked for. AMAZING!!
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    Theresa Sent on 06/02/2018
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    If I could give 9 million stars I would. My now husband and I planned on paying for the majority of our wedding ourselves, so when I was booking vendors I struggled so much trying to decide what my wedding actually needed, and what I was being brainwashed by the industry into thinking I needed. So being honest I struggled whether to book or not being my venue offered up lighting for a couple hundred cheaper . And when your in that wedding planning panic you with these huge numbers coming at your bCk to back to back, you loose sight of reality and at least
    For me, tried to only spend where I felt absolutely necessary. It wasn’t until I read some Testimonial on Steve’s website that made me book. It said something along the lines of having a DJ/venue provide your lighting is like having your florist take pics- they can but it’s not their speciality . I booked and I can confidently say it was the best decision I made. You don’t even realiZe how much the lighting sets the tone for the ambiance and overall vibe of your event. And needless to say Steve blew away my expectations. Steve was just a genuine joy to work with. He was so understanding to my hectic schedule as a nurse and worked with my hours to communicate whenever I needed. He helped me form the vision I wanted but didn’t know how to put into words. I could honestly go on for yours giving him accolades. All I can Say if for brides crunching numbers and trying to figure out what you absolutey need and dont, hiring Steve was single-handledly one of the best decisions I ever made. Ant other wedding I’ve ever been too, the uplighting was so intense, any picture I personally took was drowned out by whatever color the newlyweds chose . Everything else concerning uplifting that I’ve ever seen Seemed tacky and harsh. Mine was so beautiful it literally brought tears to my eyes when I was able to first walk in my venue . Perfection is an understatement .
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    Ferve Sent on 06/14/2016
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    We chose to work with Hourglass Lighting for our wedding at the Mohonk Mountain House on memorial day weekend 2016. The results were absolutely stunning and blew away our expectations.

    The lighting designer Steve Fernandez was familiar with the Mohonk and had designed there before many times. The dinner was at the Pavilion, a large, stone-pillared roofed open area the size of a barn. Our vision was for stringed festoon lights to create a fairy-tale like wedding. Steve worked closely with us on our site visit and through many calls to talk through how to enact our vision. Steve was very knowledgeable, creative and hard-working. He was also mindful of the electricity output and worked directly with the other vendors.

    When we arrived at the dinner after the cocktail hour, we were stunned with how beautiful the lights were. It was the perfect amount of light; a romantic atmosphere and not too dark or light. The stringed lights were truly dream-like and incredibly beautiful. Steve had said there was a generator running but we didn’t hear anything. It was also good value based on the cost of similar lighting arrangements, and well worth the cost. We are so pleased with Hourglass Lighting and strongly recommend them.
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    Courtney Sent on 07/23/2016
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    Steve did a great job with the lighting at our Roundhouse wedding. He was significantly less expensive than the other vendors we considered, and we were very happy with how everything turned out. He was responsive and helpful by email leading up to the wedding. Definitely recommended!
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    Caren Sent on 09/30/2014
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    Hourglass Lighting transformed our plain white wedding tent into a romantic space, echoing a sunset, that all our guests complimented. The lighting in our photos turned out beautifully.
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    Super Easy

    Steve & co. did a great job and dealing with them was extremely easy, in part probably because they've worked with our venue (the Garrison) pretty regularly. Thanks!
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    Sara Sent on 08/10/2021
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    Best wedding vendor ever!!

    We had a wonderful experience with Hourglass Lighting - one of our favorite vendors for the wedding overall. Steve was an absolute pleasure to work with - he's responsive, friendly, and flexible. When COVID hit and we had to postpone, they gave us a heads up that most of their clients were pushing their dates out, and encouraged us to do the same. We heard so many horror stories about venues and COVID (mostly financial), so Steve's approach was most welcome. Their dance floor string lighting and amber uplighting was so stunning, we got compliments all evening. The price was extremely competitive, and the service was top notch. If you're still looking for a decorator - I'd hire Hourglass again in an instant!!!
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    Micah Sent on 12/03/2012
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    Hourglass lighting is a top notch organization!

    Steve, the owner of the company, was very accommodating and easy to work with. He listened to our requests for lighting and made sure we got the exact colors that we wanted for our room. He was nice enough to allow me to come to one of his other events prior to my wedding so he could show me in person how our color would look - this was much appreciated.

    The pricing is competitive and our my opinion, you get great value for what you pay. The amber uplighting we chose was a perfect compliment to our fall color theme and really brought the room to life for the reception.

    It was an absolute pleasure working with Steve and we highly recommend him and his services for weddings and/or any other special events.

    -Micah and Jenna
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    Great job!

    I was very happy with the lighting I received for my barn wedding - it was very reasonable as well and he was quick, low maintenance! Would recommend.
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    Steve from Hourglass Lighting was fantastic! He still did our lighting even though he had another wedding. He came and set up early. The pricing was great and the quality was excellent. He was very easy to get in touch with while planning and gave me some great ideas since I wasn't sure exactly what I wanted with the lighting. We received so many compliments on how the lighting really changed the atmosphere at the wedding. It was beautiful! Highly recommend using Steve for lighting.
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    Brian Sent on 11/27/2018
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    Gorgeous lights at Mohonk

    Steve and Hourglass Lighting provided some amazing lighting to my June wedding up at Mohonk Mountain House. From the first email, Steve was extremely easy to work with, whether it was to let us know the various lighting options to examples of the various lighting offerings at the actual venue itself.

    Once we agreed on the date and lighting option, that was the last I had to worry about it! He worked directly with the venue to show up the day before to set up so I had literally nothing to do except show up. There was a lot of things I had to worry about in planning my wedding, but this was not one of them.

    I highly recommend Steve and Hourglass Lighting.
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    My husband thought I was crazy when I said I wanted lighting at our reception and that it was an unnecessary cost, but after seeing our reception room he couldn't have imagined it any different. Our lighting pretty much made the look and feel of our wedding. We are beyond impressed with the services provided by Steve at Hourglass. It truly transformed the room. It was so beautiful it is hard to describe. David Tutera himself couldn't have made that room any better. The lighting took the room from a nice pretty banquet hall room to making you feel like you were in a celebrity wedding. I would definitely recommend this service to every single bride, ever.
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