We hired Creative Lighting Design to do our wedding at the Presidio on April 8th. Jimmy always answered his calls, got back to me quickly on questions and quotes, and was easy to work with. Out of 4 lighting companies I queried, Creative Lighting Design also gave us the most affordable quote, a win-win! Still, I still felt hesitant about going off of yelp reviews, so I asked for references, which he provided without hesitation. They were all extremely positive. His associate Justun worked our event and did a great job! The dance floor lighting and amber uplights added warmth to our industrial-looking reception space, although I did wish the dance floor lighting had "swirled" I assumed it would, but it was not specifically discussed beforehand). My planner took the reins that night and she did not mention any bumps in the set-up or break-down process. Creative Lighting Design provided wonderful service at a great price. Thanks Jimmy! read more

Creative Lighting Design - uplights - Party & Event Planning Near Me - Napa, California

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I really wanted to have market string lights for my reception but when I contacted other vendors they charged an arm and a leg just to hang 5 parallel string lights. I then found Creative Lighting Design on yelp and Jimmy was my contact. The quote he gave me was so affordable and I'm so happy I went with this company. Jimmy even did a complimentary site visit to make sure the lights can be hung in the venue. The lights gave such a warm and magical feeling at our wedding. Pictures came out great and the venue looked even more beautiful after they dimmed the lights for dancing. Jimmy hung the lights well before the reception and took them down the next day. Everything was so seamless. My wedding was in San Francisco even though he's located in Napa. read more

I'm surprised to be the first to review Jimmy! He's awesome. He did the lights for my reception at Yank Sing and it looked amazing. I was told the staff and coordinator were very impressed and had never seen the inside of the restaurant decorated like that before. I think lights are TOTALLY under-appreciated for weddings. If you're spending several thousand on your flowers, spend another grand on lights to make it really look good. JImmy was very reasonably priced (i checked out 3 other places) and his quotes were in the middle of the pack. But his service was top notch and he came highly recommended from Natasha at Waterlily pond (my florist). The two really worked together well and I trusted them to make the place look cool. It did :) And anyone who's ever been to the Yank Sing at Rincon knows how beige it is on the inside! Not an easy task. read more

Creative Lighting Design - this space was boring and beige but Jimmy made it beautiful (notice the ceiling wash) - Party & Event Planning Near Me - Napa, California

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Jimmy from Creative Lighting is wonderful. He was so easy to work with and did a great job lighting my wedding and adding the perfect touch of elegant ambiance to an already beautiful venue - and for a price that was FAR more reasonable than any other vendor I spoke to. He understood what I needed and what my vision was and worked within my budget to execute it. He traveled to Santa Cruz for my wedding and also insisted on doing a complimentary site visit prior to the event to provide me with great ideas on how to execute what I wanted. Since I was planning my wedding from LA- he did this all on his own which was great. He was always professional and friendly- and I'm thrilled he was the lighting vendor I picked. If I have the opportunity I will absolutely call Jimmy at Creative Lighting first before calling anyone else for my future events! read more

Jimmy and Creative Lighting Design did an amazing job lighting the Brazilian Room for our Wedding in Berkeley. It was such a subtle and soulful amber lighting of the beams and colorful spotlights on the outside patio that really added the soul to the event. I am a huge fan of how much lighting can bring to an event - and I honestly will always think back and remember the ambiance of the lighting!! The other perfect part was that the price was great. They were so easy to work with, one meeting and a couple emails later the event came, they sent up fast and then the lights were on! read more

Jimmy was incredible in helping put together our school's 50th Anniversary Mass celebration. His lighting changed a simple gymnasium into a sacred place for worship and prayer. Many of our students commented on how his lighting changed their overall attitude and approach towards what could have been a typical school prayer service. Jimmy used wireless lights that remotely changed color all around our gym to create a variety of ambiances that changed with the music and liturgy. He also lit the altar and signages around the gym and created a dramatic and beautiful environment for all. I would highly recommend Jimmy for any event that you may be planning. Not only is he a true professional who is well-versed in lighting, but he is a delightful person to work with and is knowledgeable about his craft. read more

When I decided to pick a Chinese restaurant for my wedding venue, I automatically thought of adding lights in order to make the restaurant look romantic & spectacular. There were quite a few lighting companies to choose from but Creative Lighting Design was the most easy to contact and flexible to my needs. Jimmy was amazing! He was very easy going and met me right away to start brainstorming ideas for my wedding that was four months away. The best part about Jimmy was his ability to work with many of my ideas to create our romantic Christmas theme. This is a very challenging project when you're planning a reception at a Chinese restaurant! However, the outcome was phenomenal. People are still talking about the transformation we created at the restaurant through Jimmy's lights, decorations and creative ideas. We couldn't be more pleased with his work and have realized how crucial lighting is for any type of venue. Jimmy's prices are totally reasonable in comparison to the other companies out there. My husband and I appreciated his flexibility with our budget and would recommend him to any one of our family and friends. We're ALL still talking about it! Very professional and classy work from Jimmy and his company. He made the bride and groom thrilled and excited all night long from the beautiful outcome of his work. Thank you Jimmy! read more

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Jimmy from Creative Lighting Design executed the most beautiful lighting for my wedding at the Kohl Mansion on 08/13/2011. From mixed color/sizes of paper lanterns on string lights to give my outdoor reception a kick of playfulness to the sexy/sophisticated ambiance he created for our "whiskey lounge" - everything was exactly as I had envisioned and as Jimmy described. There were no surprises except for a pleasant one that you experience when you see what Jimmy's skill and knowledge can do to transform a space. I cannot believe how easy it was for me to get such beautiful lighting for my wedding. I called Jimmy not knowing anything technical and frustrated and how much it was going to take away from my budget. Jimmy's prices were reasonable, within my budget yet he gave me what I wanted and more. Thank you Jimmy - it was a pleasure working with you and thank you again for being part of my big day. It was really truly perfect. read more

Jimmy is the one! I love him!!!! My wedding in August had the best lighting ever! Oy my goodness-i'm still obsessed with how great it turned out! Thank you sooo mucch Jimmy---can't thank you enough. I am very satisfied with Jimmy's work! I had a large venue at a conference center and some things they had there were hard to work with and I was getting a little worried. They had a few restrictions. However, the man, Jimmy had no worries and knew exactly what he had to do to make everything look great. And he did! I had mostly an amber glow throughout my reception venue and a tad bit of pink to match my color theme. He was right on point! Everything was distributed evenly and just didn't miss anything. Creative Lighting Design is also reasonably priced. He is so cool and pleasant to work with. Definitely give him a call! I highly recommend him! read more

Jimmy with Creative Lighting and Design provided a beautiful lighting at our wedding reception at brix!!!!!! after finding out months before our outdoor wedding reception that lighting was not provided at our venue. After doing some research and interviewing several different vendors, we picked Jimmy. His prices were unbeatable, his design book/website was gorgeous and his visions were EXACTLY what i wanted. He had some great budget friendly alternatives to what i wanted as well. I loved how right away after speaking with me and getting an idea he knew what i wanted. his colored bulbs, to paper lanterns PERFECTION!! My favorite thing about Jimmy: he stayed at our venue sans dinner to make sure nothing went wrong with the lighting!!!!! His ideas for our little lounge area were beautiful!!! THAT'S SERVICE RIGHT THERE!!!! Jimmy was so wonderful and laid back to work with. I would hire Jimmy again without hesitation!!!!!!! You will not disappointed! read more

Working with Jimmy and Creative lighting design was a Breeze. We used Creative lighting design for our lighting at our wedding and I will say that during a time when we were extremely busy and stressed planning our wedding from another state, I placed inquiries into at least 5 different lighting companies and Jimmy was by far the most simple and straight forward. Jimmy was familiar with our venue and gave me no doubt they would deliver the job with 100% confidence. The bid was brief and clear and easy to understand. The prices were very fair and there were NO hidden costs! On top of all of this they NAILED the lighting. String bulbs covering the entire space and awesome uplighting all around the perimeter. The lighting of the space looked amazing, as the sunset during the reception the lights were the perfect way to keep the party going. All in all ... Jimmy provided the simplest to understand bid, He communicated quickly and clearly with me AND his bid was also the most competitive of the bunch. It was a no brainier decision and They delivered big time on wedding day. Thanks to Jimmy and team for being part of our Big Day! read more

What a life saver!! These guys are so wonderful and helpful with all of your needs! I could NOT have asked for a better company to work with for my last minute event. Lighting was absoluetly perfect and made my event the success that it was. Thank you Jimmy and Joey! read more

We found Jimmy and Creative Lighting SF through Yelp and we're so glad we did! We contacted him after receiving several shockingly high lighting quotes from other companies, and ended up going with Jimmy for our November wedding when his price came in so much lower. In addition, contact with him was professional, responsive, and personable. About midway through our work with him, we made a change in our sound needs for the wedding, and Jimmy altered the contract for us with no extra fees and no animosity whatsoever. It was refreshing and relieving to work with someone who treated us as human beings and not just people to squeeze money out of just because we're having a wedding. On the contrary, he was thoughtful about our budget and offered us several different options of places to cut costs if we wanted or needed to. On the day of the wedding we walked into a room that had been literally transformed through lighting. It looked so amazing that the venue director asked us to provide photos for her to post on the venue's web site. Jimmy provided beautiful up-lighting on all the walls of the large ballroom, as well as in the long hallway leading into the venue. In addition (and as a real show-stopper), he managed to do two 50ft strings of café lights across both of our king's tables, as well as perfect accent lighting for our candy buffet and cake tables, and a cool pattern on the dance floor that went perfectly with the patterns and modern theme of the overall décor. Given that we never actually met Jimmy personally (though he did offer to walk through the space with us), and that he was so much more reasonably priced than other companies, we were nervous that we might receive an inferior product on the big day. But I can honestly say that we could have paid double for the job he did and it would have been well worth it for such quality work. I recommend Jimmy and Creative Lighting SF without reservation to anyone and everyone for your lighting needs. read more

We are so happy that we used Jimmy from Creative Lighting. He just worked on our wedding at Lancaster Vineyards and it turned out amazing! I shopped around and did a lot of cost comparisons and not only was Jimmy significantly more affordable, but he also used his creativity to come up with alternate ideas that helped bring the costs down even more to meet our budget. We were looking to transform the parking lot of a vineyard into a beautiful, romantic setting for a classy, elegant and high-end event and he did just that. He lit up the vineyards beautifully with italian string lights, chandeliers, spot lighting etc. I must say that the quality of work was not affected by his lower pricing. Jimmy was extremely patient and even came to meet us at our venue when we were in town from NY for the day, right off a 15 hour flight from Europe. I'm extremely picky and I have to say, he really made our wedding look absolutely beautiful. Out of all our vendors that we used, he was by far the easiest to work with. read more

Read some of the other reviews and agree with many of them. Jimmy did a great job at our wedding (at Cline Cellars Barrel Room) and was reasonably priced (10-20% cheaper than most of our other vendor quotes). He also did 2 site visits before hand i believe. We did string lights, uplights and some floor washes and really the place looked INCREDIBLE. it was really stunning, and I would say lighting was probably the biggest component to that, though some of the decor of course also played a part. Would highly recommend Jimmy for any lighting needs. read more

Our company, BEW Productions, hired Creative Lighting Design to assist with lighting ambiance at a private New Year's Eve and Birthday Party. We had some specific ideas for how to add lighting to the outside portion of the space but were in need of creative suggestions about how to make the dance floor and seated dinner area really pop. They listened to our needs regarding the deck and delivered exactly what we wanted. They added warm touches of up-lighting for our cozy lounge and created a lively feeling on the dance floor with special spotlights. They did a great job of incorporating their lighting to compliment the decorations, flowers and candles that our team had contributed. They came in ready to work and with all the equipment they needed. They were courteous, professional, patient and willing to adjust as necessary. Jimmy and his team impressed us as well as our client with the finished product and we would highly recommend using Creative Lighting Design for any occasion. read more

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It was a pleasure working with Jimmy for our wedding in Sonoma at a private residence. He made multiple site visits, worked with our last-minute adjustments, and was able to work with us on a personal level (not some big company). The lights were fantastic and truly set the mood for making it the most pleasant and memorable experience my wife and I could have ever imagined. If you are getting married in the Sonoma/Napa area, go with Creative Lighting and you can check the lights off your list and not have to worry (plenty of other things to stress-out about). read more

Jimmy with creative lighting design is the ONLY lighting team you should go with!!! First of all, he is SUCH A PLEASURE! easy to work with when you're planning an event. he's very knowledgeable and professional! he's timely! and his work is beautiful! he comes in, he sets up, he breaks down, and he leaves with a smile. it's like you would never know what came in and created this beautiful ambience. he comes fully equiped! he doesn't even ask you for anything while you're busy running around trying to get everything else in your event organized! i recommend jimmy for all your lighting needs. you will be very pleased. read more

Jimmy did the lighting for our wedding afterpaty and it was phenomenal. Everyone loved the monogrammed laser on the pool and the uplit columns. Super classy job. Highly recommend. read more

Jimmy did an excellent job for us! Reasonable pricing and easy to correspond with. I would highly recommend using him- lighting made a big difference at our wedding!. read more

It is my great pleasure to say wonderful things about Jimmy and his team. First and most important--Jimmy is a gentleman and pure pro through and through. From our initial visit to the last light strand coming back down every single detail was delivered with professionalism, expertise, and creativity. Jimmy and his team went out of their way to ensure our son's wedding was an exquisite and memorable day...and I WILL remember how Creative Lighting Design treated our family. Bravo, Jimmy. We are so very grateful for everything. read more

By far the best vendor we hired for our wedding. I got married in Napa at a private residence - we had about 175 people. We looked into a number of other lighting companies and randomly came across Jimmy's website. He did a site visit free of charge and his quote was more competitive than all others we looked at. He was super laid back, worked with changes we made with no issues. Showed up three days before our event to set up the lights and then turned them on for us free of charge the Thursday night before the wedding so we could see how everything looked - which was magical. We wanted the string bistro lights and we got them and some. The generator was never loud or annoying. Brian, one of his employees was at the entire wedding making sure all went well. He was absolutely great! Such nice, reliable, cool guys that made the wedding look perfect and kept it all stress free. read more

Jimmy with creative lighting design was a pleasure to work with. He delivered above and beyond the scope of work asked of his team.

I am a Proposal Planner and had the pleasure of working with Jimmy on a marriage proposal for my client. First of all, he came in with the best quote and he seemed very confident that he could bring my client's vision to life. He was not pushy and super accommodating and even offered to do a site visit to make sure everything went smooth. When the venue was less than cooperative, he handled it with ease, making sure that I didn't get stressed out and assured me he would take care of it and shift his schedule around to accommodate us. He made me laugh and feel confident that things would go smoothly. On the day of, he went OVER and ABOVE what could have been expected of him, calling me to make sure that vendors were in place where they should be, sending me pictures of the set up to ease my mind, flipping on the lights when the client walked up as an added effect, etc. And most importantly, his lighting looked amazing and my client contacted me that night to tell me how perfectly everything was. I work with hundreds of vendors all over the world and rarely do I write reviews on them. But I feel that Jimmy truly exceeded my expectations and went over and above what is expected and for that, he should be acknowledged. I wouldn't hesitate to use Creative Lighting again and would definitely recommend them to anyone. read more