Frequently Asked Questions
General Info
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Sun Dreams Productions began its journey in professional event services in 1991.
Since our founding, Sun Dreams has rebranded, evolved, and scaled to an international agency that manages & oversees over 3,000 events on average per year across two continents.
Sun Dreams Productions is a leader in retail activations, college activities, corporate events, and brand event experiences.
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Sun Dreams Productions provides live artists and custom product personalization for retail activations, brand launches, in-store events, pop-ups, corporate events, and experiential marketing campaigns.
Our artists enhance customer engagement through live customization such as bag painting, engraving, calligraphy, fashion illustration, airbrushing, and more.
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Our clients are primarily fashion brands, retail stores, luxury brands, beauty companies, and corporate marketing teams. Many clients hire us for retail store activations, product launches, brand promotions, holiday events, and experiential marketing campaigns.
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Sun Dreams Productions provides artists across all major U.S. markets
We frequently staff artistic, entertainment & personalization brand activations and corporate events in regions such as (but not limited to): New York, New Jersey, Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago, Denver, Dallas, Nashville, Austin, Las Vegas, Seattle, Boston, DC, Philadelphia, Baltimore, San Diego, San Francisco, Tampa, Houston, Charlotte, Atlanta and many more.
Sun Dreams also supports events in major markets in Canada and the United Kingdom, such as Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, and London.
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We have team members literally in all major markets of the United States. We also cover the UK and Canada.
Our artists, vendors and entertainers are locally sourced and we act as managers and booking agents.
Despite us doing literally thousands of events per year, we maintain personal connections with our vendors and artists.
Many of our talent have been working with us for multiple decades and know us quite well.
So, yes, everyone we book for your events is local to you. We simply act as a central hub for all logistics, scheduling, billing and customer support.
This makes scaling your events exponentially easier than you having to deal with multiple invoices, insurance policies and contracts on your own.
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We offer flexible pricing based on project type and complexity. After an initial conversation, we’ll provide a transparent quote with no hidden costs.
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We offer dozens of activation services for events, including (but not limited to):
Fragrance Bottle Engraving
Leather bag painting
Glass and bottle Etching
Fashion illustration
Airbrush artists
Live calligraphy
Caricature artists
Heat press customization
Hot foiling
Hat bars and hat customization
Apparel customization
Sneaker painting
T-shirt airbrushing
Bottle painting
Suede etching
Promotional event artists
Branded customization stations
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Yes, we carry extensive insurance related to events and actions.
We regularly set up entertainment, artists, and activation services in some of the most high-profile venues, retail stores, and luxury restaurants. So we are used to the demands and liability issues.
Our policies and insurance coverages meet and often exceed the demands of our clients and the venues that we’re in.
We can provide COI’s as needed.
Booking & Working Together
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First time client? Simply go to our Contact page and fill out the form. We’ll be back in touch usually within 1 bjusiness day.
Existing clients typically contact our team via email with the event details, and we’ll get to work for you.
In either instance, we offer free phone call or Zoom consultations. We’ll help you during the entire process with no pressure.
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The most helpful details include event location, date, event hours, expected attendance, the type of customization service desired, and any branding requirements.
Let us know your goals, such as boosting sales, giving customers or guests a souvenir, personalizing existing items or brand promotion.
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Yes. Based on your brand, audience, and event goals, we can recommend artistic services, or personalization or entertainment services that will create the strongest engagement and customer experience.
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Both.
We frequently collaborate with marketing agencies, event planners, and directly with retail brands and corporate teams.
We can join in on whatever side of things you’re on.
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Many of our clients have been collaborating with us for over a decade or more.
We strive to build a level of trust and comfort, and so we communicate how you do.
We can chat with you via text, email, zoom or calls.
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When your events have outgrown just one location or one or two dates, we can massively simplify your life.
Sure, you can spend the next week or two on Google and talk to dozens of artists or vendors and hope for the best.
Or you can work with us and streamline your events.
We already have vetted, insured and experienced artists and vendors and we can easily manage nationwide or even international brand activation or event roll-outs for you.
We empower brands to have one source for invoicing, booking, scheduling, management, customer service, insurance and personal guidance to make your brand activations run smoothly and professionally.
Also, in many instances, our pricing is the same or similar to what you’d find on your own.
Overall, working with Sun Dreams Productions is for clients who want to scale and centralize their events and activations in a way they never thought was possible before.
This is why clients like Nordstrom, alo, Dior, Bloomingdale’s, Kate Spade, Nike, Adidas, Jo Malone, Diptyque, Macy’s, Saks Fifth Ave, and Versace and MontBlanc choose to work with Sun Dreams Productions.
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Please fill out the Application form on our Apply page.
We love finding new talented people to work with, so thank you!
We will need to vet you through our system and review your experience, work, portfolio, references and make sure it’s a perfect fit.
Once we get your form, we’ll be back in touch.
Retail & Brand Activations
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A retail activation is an in-store event designed to attract customers, increase engagement, and encourage purchases.
Brands often incorporate live artists or product customization experiences to create excitement and memorable shopping experiences.
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Sun Dreams Productions provides live artists and custom product personalization for retail activations, brand launches, in-store events, pop-ups, corporate events, and experiential marketing campaigns.
Our artists enhance customer engagement through live customization, including bag painting, engraving, embroidery, calligraphy, fashion illustration, hot-foiling, caricatures, heat press, fashion illustration, airbrushing, and more.
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Our clients are primarily fashion brands, retail stores, luxury brands, beauty companies, corporations, colleges, and marketing teams.
Many clients hire us for retail store activations, product launches, brand promotions, holiday events, college activities, family functions, and experiential marketing campaigns.
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Sun Dreams Productions provides event services across all major U.S. markets
We regularly book and manage artistic, entertainment & personalization brand activations and corporate events in regions such as (but not limited to): NYC, New Jersey, LA and all of SoCal, Miami, Chicago, Denver, Dallas, Nashville, Austin, Las Vegas, Seattle, Boston, DC, Philadelphia, Baltimore, San Diego, San Francisco, Tampa, Houston, Charlotte, Atlanta and many more.
Sun Dreams also supports events in major markets in Canada and the United Kingdom, such as Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, and London.
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We offer flexible pricing based on project type and complexity.
After an initial conversation, we’ll provide a transparent quote with no hidden costs.
Most of our servcies are priced with simple to understand hourly rates.
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What products can be customized at events?
Our Event Artists commonly customize:
Leather handbags
Tote bags
Sneakers and shoes
Hats and caps
Apparel and hoodies
Fragrance bottles
Wine and liquor bottles
Glassware
Cosmetic packaging
Vegan Leather Products
Journals
Luggage Tags
Promotional merchandise
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We understand the urgency and need to serve as many customers, guests, and staff as possible.
Most of our artistic services take between three and five minutes per item, depending on the type of design and service. Some services are even quicker.
Some services can take ten minutes or more.
We will work with you through zoom meetings, calls, emails or text messaging to ensure that you choose a service that fits your needs.
Our goal is to create a premium experience while keeping lines moving smoothly.
Still have questions?
Reach out and we’ll be back in touch.