Guest Portrait Painting
Offering your guests a live watercolor & ink portrait painting experience during your wedding or special event is a unique way to show your appreciation! Throughout your celebration, I'll paint portraits of your guests on-site, creating custom keepsakes they can take home that same day. It serves as both entertainment and a personalized favor. Each piece is hand-painted with care, making your event not only memorable, but collectible!
For more samples, check out my Instagram @emcg.studios
Interested in guest portraits as placeholders, invitations, thank you cards, or something else, instead of live painting? Please inquire with the date you need them by and how many guests. I will need to work from photos you provide of your guests for this.
How Live Painting Works:


1. Pre-Event Planning
After you inquire, I will send you a custom quote, then agreement form and invoice if you're ready to move forward. After you book, I will reconfirm the timeline (for weddings, painting will start at the beginning of cocktail hour into the reception to allow enough time) and setup details again closer to the event. I can coordinate directly with your planner/coordinator, if you have one, to ensure a seamless integration into your event flow.
2. On-Site Setup
I arrive about an hour early to check in and set up my styled painting station. I will need one table and a few chairs in a shaded/covered area provided for me. I can provide a table cloth, if needed. I bring all materials for myself and my additional artists. For weddings, I am able to transition from a cocktail hour table to a reception table, or I can remain in one place throughout the evening.
3. Live Painting During the Event
Guests will stop by the table to have their photo taken by us (limit two people per painting, unless they have a child with them, and guests can only be painted once to ensure that everyone gets a chance to be painted). Then, they can continue to enjoy the event while each painting is created in watercolor & ink in a minimalist style (no face). As portraits are completed, they will be displayed for pickup in cellophane sleeves sealed with custom stickers. Each person can take about 5minutes or up to 10 minutes per pair, per painter, depending on outfit detailing.
For weddings, the couple will also receive a 4"x6" painting of them!
4. Guests Take Home Their Artwork
Guests check back before they leave to claim their hand-painted keepsake from your celebration. As many portraits as possible will be completed by the end of the time contracted for. Any portraits that aren't able to be completed will be completed at my home and mailed to the client to distribute. Requests for portraits beyond the remaining guests originally accounted for will be subject to a discounted fee.
What's Included:

Investment:

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Several hours (based on booking) of live watercolor & ink guest portraits
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All professional-grade materials, including deckled edge, cold press, archival acid -free watercolor paper
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Custom stickers to seal the cellophane sleeves
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An artist assistant or multiple artists to direct guests, photograph guests, and assist with remaining paintings. This allows me to focus on painting for the entire duration.
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Pre-event preparation, setup, and teardown
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Time spent completing any remaining portraits from my home and mailing them, if applicable- if you want a guaranteed amount finished on site, we can discuss additional artist availability and pricing
Quotes are customized based on expected guest count, number of hours of painting, and travel/accommodations.
Package 1: Under 26 guests, 1 painter- $800
Package 2: 26-50 guests, 2 painters- $950
Package 3: 51-100 guests, 2-3 painters- starting at $1600
Package 4: 101-150 guests, 3 painters- starting at $2050
Package 5: 151-200 guests, 3-4 painters- starting at $2600
*Please inquire if your guest count is over 200
Travel fees will apply for events over 30 miles each way at $.70 per business mile x the total round trip miles, plus any necessary toll/parking fees, which will all be included in the custom quote. Any event booked over two hours one way from me will require a hotel accommodation, which will also be included in the quote. Events over four hours away from me one way will require a flight. I love to travel, so any destination requests can be discussed! See below for destination requests.
Destination Packages!
Each Booking will require travel and accommodation coverage
Content Only
$1300
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Up to 10 hours of wedding day content coverage
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2-3 hour rehearsal or welcome party coverage
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All raw content delivered within 24 hrs of each and edits from both within72 hours after the wedding night
Guest Portraits Only
$950
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Please inquire for pricing if over 60 guests
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Additional artists may be requested if their travel is also covered
Guest Portraits Primary
$1400
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2-3 hour rehearsal or welcome party content coverage
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All raw content delivered within 24 hrs after the wedding night and edits within 72 hours after the wedding night
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Live guest portrait painting during the cocktail hour and reception
Content Primary
$1800
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Up to 8 hours of wedding day content coverage
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All raw content delivered within 24 hrs after the wedding night and edits within 72 hours after the wedding night
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Live guest portrait painting at the rehearsal dinner/ welcome party
Elopement
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Please inquire with your details and which service(s) you’re interested in!