Wedding Guest Illustrations
Capturing Memories in Watercolor
Celebrate the magic of your wedding day with personalized live guest illustrations by Dainty Scripts.
Imagine adding a unique and personal touch to a wedding celebration with live wedding guest illustrations. Maura Gorman, an acclaimed artist, creates beautiful, personalized keepsakes by painting guest portraits throughout the event, beginning during cocktail hour. This captivating service not only entertains guests but also leaves them with exquisite mementos of the special day. A thoughtful and artistic gift, live watercolor illustrations ensure that any wedding becomes an unforgettable experience for both the couple and their guests.
Maura is thrilled to be part of your big day!
Please see below for booking details to get started.
What to Expect:
Once your booking is confirmed, Maura will work with you to create a detailed schedule, ensuring everything goes smoothly. This schedule will cover all aspects, from setup to painting and breakdown.
- Live Painting Schedule:
Maura usually starts by painting the wedding couple during the ceremony, if she's onsite. After that, she moves on to live guest illustrations, which begin during the cocktail hour and continue for the next 4.5 hours. During this time, Maura can paint around 10 guests per hour, allowing for approximately 50 guests to receive a personalized portrait at your event. - Post-Event Illustrations:
If some guests aren’t painted during the event, Maura will photograph them and create their illustrations in her studio afterward. This way, everyone can have a beautiful keepsake of your special day.
Minimum Fee and Booking:
The minimum fee for our services is $2500, which covers the following:
- Travel within a one-hour radius of the Boston area
- 4.5 hours of live painting during your event
- 1 hour allocated for cleanup and breakdown
- Materials required for the event
- Assistant fee
Booking Terms:
To secure your wedding date, a non-refundable deposit of 50% of your service cost is due at booking. The remaining 50% of contract payment is due 60 days prior to your wedding date and is also non-refundable.
Extended Painting Hours:
Extending the live painting beyond the agreed 4.5 hours incurs an additional charge of $250 per hour.
Illustrating Photos After the Event:
For guests who request their photos to be illustrated but were not painted during the scheduled event:
- A separate invoice will be issued after the event.
- Rates are $15 per person, $25 per couple, and $35 for groups of three (maximum limit) to be painted in Maura’s studio.
- Each guest is provided one illustration, with a limit of three people per illustration.
- Example scenario: If 175 guests are invited, 125 come to be photographed, and only 50 are painted onsite, Maura will send a separate invoice for the remaining 75 illustrations. Once paid in full, illustrations will be completed and shipped to the couple within 3-4 weeks, ideal for inclusion with your thank you cards.
Additional Charges:
- For venues outside a 90-minute radius from our studio, overnight lodging for Maura and her assistant is required, along with an additional fee.
- Long-distance plane travel for weddings beyond New England incurs additional costs.
- Additional charges apply for events scheduled on major holidays or holiday weekends.