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Booking early gets you the best install dates, more time for a custom design and a calm start to the season in Bergen County and Rockland County.
It is hard to think about Christmas lights while the weather is still warm. But if you live in Bergen County, NJ or Rockland County, NY, September is the quiet window when booking is easiest, and it is the smartest time to get started.
Homeowners who book now get first choice of install dates, more time to shape a design that fits the house, and a calm, easy start to the season. Here is why early booking works, what happens when you wait, and how to lock in your spot in three simple steps.
When the calendar is wide open, you choose the timing that suits you, whether you want the display glowing for Thanksgiving, the first weekend of December or a family gathering. As the season gets closer, the most popular dates are the first to go.
A great display is planned, not rushed. With more room on the calendar, we can talk through your style, your colors and the parts of the house you want to highlight, then adjust the plan until you love it. A custom design for a home in Westwood deserves more than a quick decision in the middle of a busy November.
Booking early takes the pressure off. The design is settled, the install is on the schedule, and the only thing left to do is look forward to the night the lights come on.
Interest in holiday lighting grows as the leaves fall. Once Halloween is behind us, more homeowners start thinking about Christmas, and requests pick up quickly. Because every install is scheduled around crew routes, weather and seasonal availability, the open dates shrink fast through October and November.
That is true across our whole service area, from Westwood in Bergen County to Nyack in Rockland County. The earlier you reach out, the more choice you have.
Waiting does not mean you will miss out, but it can limit your options. Homeowners who book late often run into a few common problems:
An early booking does not mean an early display. Lights can be installed ahead of the season and stay off until you are ready to switch them on, so you decide when the house lights up, whether that is the weekend after Thanksgiving or the first night of December.
It also means your install happens in milder weather, with no waiting around in the cold. Your lights go up, and then they simply wait for your signal.
Almost everyone does, but booking early is especially helpful if any of these sound like you:
Reserving your date is quick. If you would like to see how a full season runs from first call to takedown, read about our process.
JVS Christmas Lighting is owned by Joe Soccodato and based in Westwood, NJ. We have been in business for more than ten years, we are CLIPA certified, and we have been featured in Bergen Magazine. We install residential Christmas lighting for homeowners throughout Bergen County and Rockland County, and we are happy to talk through your ideas before you commit to anything.
September is a great time to book, because the calendar is open and there is plenty of room to design. Sooner is always better than later, since dates fill as October and November go by. If you are reading this later in the season, reach out anyway and we will tell you what is available.
Yes. Lights can be installed ahead of the season and switched on whenever you are ready, so you get the benefit of booking early without lighting up the house before you want to.
Christmas lighting projects have an $1,800 minimum. Permanent lighting has no minimum and is priced by linear footage, so we assess the property before quoting.
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