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about us

 

OUR STORY

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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.

When we first opened the doors, we were overwhelmed by the immediate interest in what we were doing. The phone rang every 10 minutes and we just couldn’t keep up with the demand! That first season we appeared on 3 different news channels (see above), and started what would end up replacing our painting business. 

Whoodathunkit?

TRADING PURPLE FOR RED

Christmas Lights by Brotherhood Painting Logo bug

In 2022 I sold the painting division of Brotherhood Painting, so the name for our Christmas Lights division had to go.

We are now

‘Mary & Brite’s Christmas Lites’

It’s so fun to be able to give that much more of my energy to this fun, challenging, creative business. Every year it just gets better, for us and for our clients.

Mary & Brite's Logo Bug

OUR TEAM

Clay Bustin Family Photo

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.

Matt Bustin - Sales Elf

Matt and I have been working with each other closely since he was 17. After many years of doing residential sales at Brotherhood Painting, Matt is the perfect man for the job. He’s impeccably honest, super likable, and skilled at estimating and working directly with clients through the design and sales process.

Matt has a wife and 2 daughters and is, well, a super wonderful elf. Matt will most likely be who helps you through all your design choices, writes up your quote and guides you to the perfect Christmas Lights design that fits your budget and style. 

Clay Bustin Family Photo
John Lassere headshot

John Lassere - Head Reindeer

John is my brother in-law and our most experienced installer as he has been with us since the early days at Christmas Lights by Brotherhood Painting. He does a good portion of our Christmas light installations himself, including all of Downtown Medford and Pear Blossom ParK (see photo) and anyone who joins our team gets trained by John. He’s fearless on a roof (but also safe!), handy, trustworthy and dependable. If you hire us there’s a good chance you’ll get to enjoy John’s southern hospitality!

Our Fearless Christmas Light Installlers

We’re super honored to be working with our 2024 crews. These guys and gal will be the folks who meet you at your house or business and wow you with their customer service. It all comes down to these folks. They’re the ones who face the elements, the steep roofs and the tangled lines so you don’t have to. All our team members have been trained in the Mary & Brite’s installation systems, are geared up and trained for safety, and are ready to light you up (and your house too)! 

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