We got married in March 2026 at Rivervale Barn and were looking for something really fun but unique for our guests. As both quite creative people what Emma was offering was perfect as a lot of our friends are also creative! Emma was amazing from start to finish, she was incredibly fast to respond to any queries we had throughout. When it came to the painting we weren't entirely sure what we wanted, we knew we wanted something to reflect our engagement and sent her lots of inspo photos and she gave us two options to choose from. We were worried we didn't quite know what we wanted but the process was made so easy through Emma's creativity! Our guests were so complimentary throughout and everyone absolutely loved it and it has definitely been one of the highlights of our day and the thing people remember. Emma helped everyone to paint and it meant even some that might not usually have the confidence got involved. She provided photos for us afterwards and a guest book so we have the mementos of everyone painting. Emma took the canvas back to her studio and did touch ups and we have just had our final piece delivered back home which looks absolutely incredible and we cannot wait to put it up and have people recognising the pieces that they painted. We would recommend this experience to everyone for their wedding as it was truly memorable! Hannah & Luke
Emma, abstract acrylic live wedding painter based in Dorset
Emma
Hand-painted by Emma — original human artwork
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Meet the Artist
Farnham, Dorset, United Kingdom
Member since April 2026
Willing to travel overseas
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Rated 5 out of 5 from 7 reviews. Read reviews.I’m an internationally selling artist, inspired by the sea and its wild ways. I live in Hampshire and work from my barn studio, with a love of painting big, intuitively and collaboratively. In 2019 I noticed a gap in the market for fine art at weddings that truly involved the guests: a fine art alternative to the guestbook. With the ethos that everyone can paint, I support and encourage every guest to get involved, leaving you with a curated, thoughtful painting that’s entirely your own. With 250+ weddings and multiple awards behind me, I bring both artistry and genuine joy to every event.
Artist details
Medium
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- Acrylic
Style
- Style
- Abstract
Features
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- Finished on the night
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- Studio finishing
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- Pre-wedding consultation
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- Guests in painting
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- Framing included
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- Prints / cards
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- Guest participation
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- Travels overseas
Our Promise to You
Love it Guarantee, provided by TheWeddingPainters.com
This painting will hang on your wall for decades. So we think you should adore it, not just accept it. You'll be shown the finished piece before it's sent, your artist will happily revise it, and if it still isn't right, you pay nothing. No awkward conversations, no polite disappointment.
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Direct Access to Our Team: You can message us at any point, before or after booking, about anything at all. Real people, not a ticket system, and we stay involved from your first enquiry through to the day itself.
Full terms apply.
Your Artist's Promise
A Free Consultation Call: Every artist offers a short call to talk through your vision properly before anything's finalised, so you're guided by someone who knows what actually works on the day.
Quote Revisions Until It's Right: Not sure on size or package yet? Your artist can revise the quote as many times as you need until it reflects exactly what you want, with no pressure to decide early.
Flexibility If Things Change: From enquiry through to your wedding day, the artist follows up on the details that matter: deadlines, check-ins and next steps, so nothing gets missed on your side.
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Emma's Showcase
Recognition
- Best Special Touch South Central The Wedding Awards 2025
- SBS Theo Paphitis business award
- Hitched 23,24,25 wedding awards
- Quirky commended - best unique touch 2023
Starting price
25% deposit · £188 · Balance collected 30 days before the event
Package Examples
Artisan
From£750
- Experience-focused, leaning into your creativity, all the fun of a guest canvas without the studio afterwork. - Best for: couples who want the experience and the freedom to complete the piece in their own time. - The painting stays with you at the end of the night - Art pack included to add finishing touches at home - One-to-one design consultation with Emma - Bespoke canvas designed and prepped before your event - Professional artist on the day to guide, encourage, and manage the canvas throughout - Available as a 4-hour or 6-hour session
Signature
From£900
- The original, and our most popular package. Your guest canvas painting, fully finished as a keepsake. - Best for: couples who want a fully finished piece of fine art they can hang with confidence. - Studio refinements and professional finishing after the event - Delivered to your home within ten weeks - One-to-one design consultation with Emma - Bespoke canvas designed and prepped before your event - Professional artist on the day to guide, encourage, and manage the canvas throughout - Available as a 4-hour or 6-hour session
Masterpiece
From£1,350
- Our premium offer, designed to give your painting the wow factor. - Best for: couples who want the most complete experience, the most memorable day, and the most statement piece to show for it. - Everything in Signature - Professional framing - A photo guest book - An expanded canvas choice - One-to-one design consultation with Emma - Bespoke canvas designed and prepped before your event - Professional artist on the day to guide, encourage, and manage the canvas throughout - Available as a 4-hour or 6-hour session
The Experience
Description
Years after your wedding, your guests will still be pointing at that painting on your wall and saying “that bit is mine”.
That’s what a collaborative guest canvas does that nothing else can. It isn’t a guestbook, a photo booth, or a favour that ends up in a drawer. It’s a piece of fine art that every person who loves you has physically contributed to: designed around you before the day, guided by a professional artist throughout, and finished to a standard you’ll be proud to hang in your home for the rest of your life.
There’s something profound about an artwork that holds the actual marks of the people who matter most. It isn’t a record of the day; it’s a piece of the day itself, made permanent. And because no two guest lists are the same, no two paintings ever are either.
This is the only service of its kind in the UK. After more than 250 weddings and multiple awards, I’ve made it work beautifully as entertainment on the day, and as a lasting investment in something genuinely irreplaceable.
How it works
Step 1: Your design consultation
Every painting starts with a one-to-one conversation with me. We’ll explore your ideas, your colour palette and the imagery that matters to you, and I’ll put together a bespoke design proposal for you to approve before anything touches the canvas. You arrive on your wedding day knowing exactly what you’re going to end up with.
Step 2: Preparation
Before your wedding, I prepare your canvas in my studio, establishing the composition and setting the creative direction. That way the painting has a strong foundation from the moment your guests pick up a brush.
Step 3: Set-up
My team and I arrive an hour before your session begins and take care of everything: paints, brushes, floor coverings, and aprons for anyone who wants one. Your venue has nothing to worry about, and neither do you.
Step 4: Your guests paint
Throughout your chosen session, whether that’s a drinks reception, an early evening slot or split across both, your guests are guided, encouraged and supported to contribute to the canvas. My ethos is simple: everyone can paint, at every age, every ability and every level of confidence. We make it easy, we make it joyful, and we make it memorable.
Step 5: Finishing and delivery
Depending on your package, the painting either returns to my studio for final refinements and is delivered to your door within ten weeks, or stays with you on the night with an art pack to complete at home. Either way, what you’re left with is something no one else in the world has.
Choosing Your Package
Every package gives your guests the same joyful experience on the day: a canvas designed around you, a professional artist guiding every brushstroke, and a painting that holds the marks of everyone who loves you. Where they differ is what happens after the last guest puts down their brush.
Artisan is the full collaborative experience, with the painting going home with you at the end of the night. An art pack lets you add the finishing touches yourselves, in your own time, so the final marks on the canvas are yours.
Signature is the original, and my most popular package. After your wedding, the painting returns to my studio for refinements and professional finishing. It arrives at your door within ten weeks as a finished piece of fine art you can hang with confidence.
Masterpiece is everything in Signature with the wow factor added: professional framing, a photo guest book and an expanded choice of canvas. It’s the most complete experience, with the most commanding piece to show for it, an heirloom for the rest of your life.
All Packages Include
- One-to-one design consultation with Me
- Bespoke canvas designed and prepped before your event
- Professional artist on the day to guide, encourage, and manage the canvas throughout
- All paints, brushes, and equipment provided
- Floor coverings and aprons for guests
- Studio finishing and delivery within ten weeks (Signature and Masterpiece)
- Art pack for home completion (Artisan)
- Professional framing and photo guest book (Masterpiece)
A note on the team
I lead and attend as many weddings as I possibly can. When I’m not available, your day is led by one of my small team of trusted artists, trained in my approach and every bit as committed to the experience. You’ll always know in advance who’ll be with you on the day.
To enquire, send your:
Send me your wedding date, your venue or location, your approximate guest count, and any early ideas on colour or theme.
Cancellation & Refund Policy▼
121 days plus, full refund
45 to 120 days 50% refund
0 to 44 days no refund
Artist's Service Terms▼
Important: These are the artist's service-specific terms. The platform's Terms & Conditions always take precedence.
Service known as MYME
Change / cancellation.
- - MYME's liability shall be limited to a full refund of all monies paid and MYME shall not be responsible for other consequential damages, emotional or otherwise.
- For the avoidance of doubt, liability is not limited for death or personal injury, or where otherwise prescribed by law.
- MYME shall maintain at all times public liability insurance for the sum of at least £5000000
- If the client chooses to cancel the event (or MYME cancels the event due to non-payment as above) they will be liable to pay compensation based on a percentage of the total fee depending on when the notice is received.
- 121 days plus, full refund
- 45 to 120 days 50% refund
- 0 to 44 days no refund
- *MYME reserves the right to amend these to a lesser amount under exceptional circumstances as reasoned by MYME.
- A cancellation must be verbal and in writing.
- If the client postpones the event at anytime MYME will not charge any extra as long as the client still want the services and it is within the boundaries of original terms. If MYME is unable to accommodate the new date or venue for any reason the client will lose its save the date payment.
- If the event is not able to be happen due to government guidelines we will postpone to a new suitable date at no extra cost. Should the client wish to not postpone but to cancel you will lose the save the date payment and be required to pay the above compensation based on when the cancellation occurs. If MYME is not able to accommodate the new date due to other commitments MYME will refund any payments made except the save the date fee. A schedule for this refund will be agreed between MYME and the client.
Weather and suitable location.
- Upon discussion with the client and its venue MYME will discuss multiple options for where the event will be conducted. In the event that weather plays a part in where we work.
- No refunds are available if the weather, venue or anything else beyond our control forbids us to do the event on the day.
Disclaimer
- The artist will do their best to ensure the client is happy with the piece however MYME cannot guarantee this due to personal taste. By signing this as the client you are showing you understand this.
- MYME provides aprons and gloves for the guests to wear to help protect their clothes, however all painting is done at their own risk and MYME take no responsibility for damages due to paint.
Guest Control
- A maximum of only 4 guests are allowed to paint at once.
- Guests must not play with the equipment, paint or use the paint on anything else other than the canvas.
- Children will only be able to paint if under supervision from a responsible adult.
- Guests must not paint rude or obscene things or the artist will paint over ASAP and request they do not carry on painting.
- MYME will not tolerate verbally or physically abusive behaviour of the client or guests at the event. If the client is unable to control the conduct of their guests resulting in an unacceptable degree of misconduct, or if the conduct or any of the guests damages the equipment or artwork it will result in the early or immediate departure of the artist and the artwork. The client understands in such an event no refunds will be granted.
- MYME retains the copyright of the artwork completed. The artwork must not be reproduced without the permission of MYME. When MYME does give permission for a third party or vendor to use the images for said vendors advertising purposes, full credit must be given to MYME.
- MYME takes the upmost care with transporting the artwork. However in the unlikely event of damage to the work (beyond repair) in transport, or the work has been lost or stolen MYME liability is limited to the return of 80% of all payments received for the event package. Depending on the clients location for the delivery of the artwork a courier will be used. If this is agreed the painting will be packaged securely and insured upon delivery.
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Reviews
5.0 (7)We hired Emma for our wedding, and it was truly one of the highlights of the day! She worked with us beforehand to sketch out a beautiful design based on our ideas and she really listened to us, making sure the piece reflected exactly what we wanted. Then, at the wedding, she invited our guests to contribute their own touches, turning it into a fun, interactive experience for everyone. It was a brilliant way to involve our loved ones in something creative and meaningful. Now, we have a gorgeous, one-of-a-kind masterpiece hanging in our office that we'll cherish forever. Highly recommend Emma for anyone looking to add a personal and artistic touch to their special event!
I'd been following Emma for a few years and as soon as we got engaged I reached out to Emma because I knew we just had to have her at our wedding. She was my non negotiable (not that there was any negotiation involved). It was the highlight of our wedding and all our guests absolutely loved it! Guests have been messaging me ever since to see the final painting and tell me how incredible and unique it was. But most importantly it's something highly unique and personal to us that we get to keep forever!
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Frequently Asked Questions
Does Emma travel overseas, and which areas are covered?
Emma is willing to consider overseas events. Listed coverage: England and Wales. This does not guarantee availability or include travel expenses. Confirm your destination and arrangements through an enquiry.
Which medium and style does Emma offer?
Emma: Medium: Acrylic. Style: Abstract. Ask through an enquiry to confirm your preferences.
What artwork or service formats does Emma offer?
Artwork and service formats are not specified on this listing for Emma. Ask through an enquiry.
What is the starting price for Emma's live wedding painting?
Emma's live wedding painting starts from £750. Ask through an enquiry for the price for your requirements.
Who am I actually booking?
You're booking your artist directly. TheWeddingPainters connects you with independent artists, and once you confirm your booking, your contract sits directly with the artist you've chosen. We handle the booking process and payment on their behalf, so everything stays effortless and in one place from enquiry to wedding day.
Why should I pay through TheWeddingPainters instead of paying my artist directly?
Paying through TheWeddingPainters keeps your deposit and payments secure, your agreement recorded in one place, and our team on hand to step in if anything about the booking needs sorting out.
If you pay your artist privately, by bank transfer or PayPal, outside our system, we lose visibility of that payment and our ability to help. That matters most in the moment you'd need us: if there's a dispute, or your artist doesn't turn up on the day.
Keeping everything on-platform is what lets us actually protect your wedding day, not just process it.
What should I do if my artist asks me to pay them directly (bank transfer, PayPal, etc.)?
TheWeddingPainters is a booking platform – we help you and your artist keep the booking and payments clearly recorded. If payments happen privately, they won't appear in our system and it may limit how much we can assist if anything needs to be checked later.
If you ever feel unsure or pressured, please contact us and we'll take a look.
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- We can't see what was paid, when, or on what terms
- It can be harder for us to help if there's a disagreement about what was included, what's still owed, or whether a refund is due
For that reason, we strongly recommend keeping all payments for your booking within TheWeddingPainters, where we process payments on your artist's behalf and keep a clear record for both of you.