Live Event Guest Portraits
Elegant hand-painted portraits Created Live at your event
giving your guests an unforgettable experience and a meaningful keepsake They’ll treasure
Unlike one painting for the couple, each guest or couple is painted live throughout your event, creating an elegant 5x7 watercolor portrait to take home that evening.
It's an interactive fine art experience that doubles as your guest favor — beautiful, personal, and completely unforgettable. Available for intimate celebrations and larger events.
“How it works”
How the guest portrait experience works
Choose Your Experience
Select the guest portrait experience that best fits your celebration. Whether you’re looking for live guest portraits during your celebration or Complete Guest Coverage after the event, I’’l help you choose the option that’s right for your guest count and timeline.Reserve Your Date
Once you’ve selected your experience, a signed agreement and non-refundable retainer secures your event date. We’ll then discuss your timeline, guest count, and any special requests to ensure everything is planned for a seamless experience.Guests Enjoy the Experience
Throughout your celebration, guests are invited to have their portraits painted individually, as couples, or with family members.— with no waiting in line or sitting for a portrait. A quick photo reference is all I need, so guests can get right back to enjoying cocktail hour and the dance floor. My dedicated Guest Portrait Assistant helps coordinate the portrait queue and guest flow while I focus on creating each watercolor keepsake.Beautiful Keepsakes to Take Home
Finished portraits are placed in protective sleeves and are ready for guests to take home during the event as their favor.Want to ensure every guest is included, even if we run out of live painting time? My optional Complete Guest Coverage add-on ensures no one is missed. Any guests we weren’t able to paint live will be completed afterward from their photo reference taken during the event and delivered to you to share after the celebration .
Choose your guest portrait Experience
LIVE GUEST PORTRAIT eXPERIENCE
Guests enjoy the excitement of watching their portraits come to life throughout your celebration. We paint as many portraits as possible during your event, creating interactive entertainment and meaningful keepsakes your guests will treasure long after the celebration ends.
One or two artists available
Choose the coverage that best fits your guest count
Enhance your experience
Want every Guest to receive a portrait?
Complete Guest Coverage
Add Complete Guest Coverage to your live guest portrait Experience and ensure every guest receives a portrait, even after the celebration ends.
What’s included
A Dedicated Guest Portrait Assistant to welcome guests, take photos, manage the portrait queue, and keep the experience running smoothly.
Live 5×7 watercolor guest portraits painted on-site during your celebration.
Protective clear sleeves for each completed portrait
Personalization (optional) - Add names and your event date to each portrait.
Complete Guest Coverage ( optional) - Remaining guest portraits are completed after the event and mailed to you.
Travel included within 50 miles of Cedar Park
Artistic approach
a loose painterly style
Guest portraits are painted live in a loose, watercolor style. Couples may choose expressive facial features or an elegant faceless style, depending on the look they prefer.
Each piece captures the essence of the guest — their posture, attire, and presence — resulting in portraits that feel elegant, expressive, and cohesive as a collection.
Select details, such as flowing fabrics or evening attire, may be enhanced with subtle mica-based shimmer, adding depth and light-catching interest while remaining refined and timeless.
The bride & groom signature watercolor portrait
an Heirloom keepsake for the two of you
Available as an optional addition to any guest portrait experience
While your guests take home their portraits that evening, this one is created especially for you.
This larger, more refined watercolor is painted in my studio after your celebration, capturing a favorite moment from your day. With additional time for detail and finishing, it becomes a lasting heirloom — a more complete, treasured keepsake of the beauty and emotion of your wedding day
Frequently Asked Questions
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Every celebration is unique, but I typically complete approximately 1 portrait every 10 minutes or 6 portraits per hour. Because many guests choose to be painted as couples, significantly more guests are often included than the portrait count alone suggests.
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A beautifully styled guest portrait station is set up at your reception or event, complete with a tabletop easel and display.
A dedicated Guest Portrait Assistant warmly welcomes guests, answers questions, takes each guest’s photo, and manages the portrait queue throughout the celebration.
Once their photo is taken, guests are free to return to the celebration while their portrait is being painted live. Finished portraits are displased a they’re completed and can be collected toward the end of the evening.
To give as many guests as possible the opportunity to receive a portrait, the assistant helps to ensure each guest or couple is painted once before repeat portraits are offered, if time allows.
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To create a comfortable and efficient painting station, I ask that the venue provide a table, a chair, and access to a nearby electrical outlet I bring all painting supplies, display materials, and everything needed to create a beautiful guest portrait experience.
The size of the table will depend on the number of artists booked and will be confirmed during the planning process.
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Popular dated, expecially during peak wedding season, can book several months in advance. I recommend reserving your date as early as possible to ensure availability.
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Most guest portraits are completed during your celebration and are displayed as they’re finished. Guests are welcome to collect their portraits before they leave the event.
If you’ve selected Complete Guest Coverage, any remainging portraits will be completed afterward from your event photographs. Once finished, they are carefully packaged and delivered to you after the event.
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A signed agreement and a $500 non-refundable retainer are required to reserve your event date. Once both are receive, your date is officially secured on my calendar. The remaining balance is due prior to the event.