Picture this: you’re a bride-to-be in the midst of planning your big day. You’ve been to dozens of weddings already, and each one follows the same pattern. Thoughtful ceremony, lively cocktail hour, tasty dinner, and a night full of dancing. Absolutely nothing was wrong with any of these weddings - in fact, you had a great time at each one! - but you want yours to be a little different. You want something memorable for your guests, something that gives it that WOW factor, and something that will make sense to have around after your wedding day is over.
Enter: A Live Wedding Painter
If you’ve been at all involved in the wedding world the past few years, you may have heard of live wedding painting. Wedding painters are popping up everywhere and are seemingly all over Instagram and TikTok. At least, they are all over mine… If you haven’t heard of this though, you’re not alone!
A wedding is arguably the most intimate day of a person’s life, and the artist is trusted to do the important work of capturing the essence of the day in a unique and beautiful way. A live wedding painter paints from the real-life scene of the wedding day. Each painter does it a little differently, but my process goes a little like this: I arrive a few hours early, I set up my easel and canvas, I get photos of everything I think I’ll need. I block in the scene with base colors, paint as much as I can from life while it’s still light out, and spend the rest of the day painting from reference photos + as much live detail as I can (facial expressions, dress details, etc). I put life to canvas for about 6 hours total. I show it to you and your guests as the night comes to an end. Then I pack it safely away and take it home to add in those very important finishing touches. When it’s all said and done, you have a painting that commemorates and colorfully depicts the best day of your life.
While I may be biased… I’m here to convince you why hiring a live painter will be one of your BEST wedding day decisions.
So, why should couples hire a live wedding painter?
1. Artists Capture EMOTION
Listen, a good photographer is non-negotiable, and I will defend that to the end. BUT, an artist’s job is to depict both the seen and the unseen elements of the day. Each one of those brushstrokes is made with the sole purpose of recreating the love you and your partner share. That feeling you have when you look into their eyes? A live painter will make that warm feeling glow between the threads of the canvas. Art has a way of capturing feelings. Colors have a way of explaining those feelings you can’t entirely put into words. And boy, when those colors and brushstrokes come together to create such a beautiful scene (a scene, by the way, you didn’t get to see because you were living it)???? That’s a no-brainer right there. Every artifact of your day will help preserve the memories, but a live wedding painter will wordlessly highlight the feelings that surround those memories.
2. That ~Unique~ Element
Like I said before: what is going to make your wedding different? What is going to make your guests remember the party you spent a year of your life putting together? Although wedding painting has been around LITERALLY forever - a blog post for another day - it’s an exciting and FUN trend that’s making quiet gains. Get ahead of the game! Have you ever been to a wedding with a live painter? I’m sure if you did, you’d remember ;) It really is the *thing* that will make your wedding day stand out from the others.
3. You Have It! Forever!
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but your wedding day goes by in a blink. That year you spent planning? Yeah, it’s done now lol. Don’t get me wrong, you’ll have a fabulous day! But when the day is done? All you get to take home is your shiny new spouse…
Kidding!!!
But really, you spend so much time and money on this day - and for so much of it to only exist for that one day! Your cake, your dress, your signage, your decor, your DJ, your rentals, your programs, your centerpieces, your flowers, all totally wonderful things…but all irrelevant after the wedding day is over. You don’t get to take them home. You know what you do get to take home?
Your live painting. To have for your whole life. Longer than that even - for generations! Talk about next level photo album!
4. It’s as Custom Made as They Come
Inevitably, there are parts of the wedding day that just won’t happen the way you planned. Maybe you were expecting a gorgeous sunny day and it’s pouring rain. Maybe you have some pups that you want included, but they had to stay home. Maybe a loved one passed away, but you still want them to be honored. With a live wedding painting, your wish is my command. Changes can be made during/after the fact to create the exact image that you want to grace your wall forever. Live painters truly care about making exactly what you want your painting to be. Art highlights beauty, evokes joy, and invites conversation. A custom work of art dedicated to this moment of your life is a brilliant investment.
SO, if you are:
A bride-to-be
A friend or loved one of a bride-to-be
Someone looking to give one of the BEST gifts…
Head over to my website and send me an inquiry.
Because let’s be real, how many times in your life do you really have an excuse to get a live custom artwork of a huge life milestone painted for you?
I am currently booking weddings for 2024-2025. I’m based around Philadelphia, but I travel to all parts of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware as well. My process, packages, and prices are listed on my website. If you book a wedding & sign a contract with me before 2023 ends, you will lock in the price of your package at 50% off. Consider it! Take advantage of it! It’s the best offer you’ll see all year. If you have any questions, you know where to find me :)
HB
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