Live Guest Portraits
There are few moments in life when everyone you love is gathered together in one place. Your wedding day is one of them. Live Guest Portraits are a beautiful way to celebrate the family and friends who helped shape your story, inviting them into the creative process through an interactive fine art experience that transforms your guests into part of the artwork themselves.
Live Guest Portraits are painted by hand in watercolor, gouache, and ink, transforming your guests into one-of-a-kind works of art created in celebration of the people who made your day so meaningful. Each portrait is paired with an instant film photograph and protective sleeve, with custom-designed portrait papers created to beautifully reflect the style and personality of your celebration.
The experience is built around a minimum of five hours of live illustration, during which I average live portraits for 55–75 individual guests. Any remaining portraits are lovingly completed in my studio after the celebration and mailed directly to the couple, allowing you to gift them to your loved ones however you choose.
For events within driving distance of Erie, Pennsylvania, a live television feed is incorporated into the experience, inviting guests throughout the room to watch each illustration come to life in real time.
Guests come to my table during the event to be photographed; as long as guests are photographed by me, they’ll receive a portrait during or after the event!
01 - Smile for the Camera
02 - Enjoy the Entertainment
Guests are invited to watch the entertainment of live illustrations throughout the night or can participate in other activities at the event as illustrations are painted; a live-feed television is incorporated into the experience so guests can watch the painting magic from a distance.
03 - Become A Work of Art
Guests can check in throughout the night for their custom portrait; if it’s ready, they take it home with them in a protective sleeve to cherish!
04 - You’ve Got Mail
Portraits for photographed guests that extend beyond the live illustration time are completed in my studio after the event and mailed to the couple to gift as they choose.
