About Us
Our Story
Around 2004 my brother and I, who owned Brotherhood Painting, gave an eccentric, young stranger a ride to Mt. Ashland to go snowboarding. He unloaded 70% of his life story on that short trip. Among his many entreprenueral endeavors had been an ice cream truck, a Beatles themed sandwich shop and . . . you guessed it . . . a Christmas Lights service. That planted a seed that took 10 years to sprout. In 2014, when we expanded the company to have employees that we needed a way to keep our guys busy during the winter. So that year we started hanging Christmas lights in Medford and the Rogue Valley. Back then we were called Christmas Lights by Brotherhood Painting. It turns out Christmas Lights installation was not only a great way to keep our staff going all year; it was also a fun, creative business that spreads joy. So we’ve stuck with it all these years, learning and improving as we go.
With the 2022 sale of Brotherhood Painting,
Our Christmas Lights Division Became
OUR TEAM
Clay Bustin - Head Elf
I moved to the Rogue Valley in 2002. This is my family – my wonderful wife, Danelle, and our 5 sons – from oldest to youngest – Phoenix, Jude, Ember, Lelyn and Westley. We live a sweet little off-grid life on a 365 acre nature preserve. We homeschool our boys, grow (some of) our own food and live a fulfilling and simple life.
I work on Mary & Brite’s year-round, in the off season improving our service, internal systems and staff and customer experience. Mary & Brite’s has provided our family with a wonderful, relatively seasonal life balance. My focus is always on making the company better to work with and better to work for, and I thoroughly enjoy it.
Our Secret
to Delivering so many 5 star Customer Experiences?
1. Our Installers are Business Owners
1. Our Installers are Business Owners
1. Our Installers are Business Owners
Rather than hiring seasonal laborers we found on craigslist, we hire and train the Rogue Valley's top rated small business owners for our Christmas Lights crews in their slow season. These are responsible owner/operators of painting companies, pressure washing, landscaping companies, etc. These are people who know how to treat customers and deliver an exceptional service. This model has proven to create exceptional customer service and quality workmanship.
2. Lighting is All We Do
Since the sale of Brotherhood Painting, we have put all of our efforts into Lighting. We are no longer a painting company that does this on the side. This is our specialty. This also means we are able to spend months every year working "on" the business, not working "in" the business. This is such a primary struggle for most companies; there's just no time to stop and improve because you're putting out fires and handling urgent tasks all day. What does this mean for you? It means you're dealing with a business that has put hundreds of hours per year into carefully crafting the customer experience, recruiting the best people and finding the best products for our customers. Christmas lights isn't just something we add on and scrape together at the end of the year. It's our specialty.
How to Get Started
Fill out Form Below
Fill out either Seasonal Christmas Lights or Jellyfish Lighting form below. At the end of the form you'll schedule a Design Consultation with our designer.
Design Consultation
At your Design Consultation, our designer will present a digital mockup of your design, including the options you requested. Together we will work to refine your design to your building, your style and your budget.
Approval and Scheduling
Once your design is perfected, just sign digitally and we'll put you in our schedule!
Seasonal Christmas Lights Quote
Design, installation, maintenance, removal and storage.
Jellyfish Lighting Quote
Permanent Christmas Lights, patio or landscape lighting
Top questions answered
Here are answers to some of our most common questions.
Yes, we are licensed with the Oregon Construction Contractors Board - CCB# 257624. We carry both residential and large commercial endorsements so we can work on any project. We carry all required Bonds, General Liability Insurance and Workers Compensation for these endorsements.
The best way to get help with any of our services is by filling out the help form on our Help page. Alternatively, feel free to call us at 458-270-1225 or email us at contact@mandblights.com
Seasonal Christmas lights installations start at $400 and include design, installation, maintenance, removal and storage. After the first year, your price is discounted by 10% and this discounted price is locked in for 2 more seasons. On the 4th season, we reserve the right to rebid and reset the price according to current economic realities.
Jellyfish Lighting eave lighting and patio lighting generally cost between $30 to $35 per foot depending on the size of the job and the difficulty of the installation.
No. Whether it's Christmas Lights or permanent lighting, we only use products supplied by our trusted vendors and ordered by our company. This keeps our operation streamlined and guarantees we can can deliver top quality service and products.
Safety is of utmost importance to us and our Christmas light installers. All our Christmas light installers are trained in fall protection, ladder and roof safety and are experienced tradesmen in other trades such as roofing and painting.
They are equipped with safety equipment to make sure all goes well when they hang lights on your home or business.
We accept checks and credit/debit cards.
Included in your seasonal Christmas Lights installation is a custom design consultation, professional installation including ALL materials - lights, clips, cords, timers, etc., 24 hour maintenance guarantee, removal in January and storage in the off-season.
Yes. We offer a one year warranty on labor and Jellyfish Lighting backs up their product with a 5 year warranty.