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Couple-Focused Photorealistic Live Wedding Portrait
<p>A live wedding portrait is a rare kind of luxury: one carefully chosen moment, painted as your day unfolds, part refined entertainment, part heirloom artwork created to live with you for decades.</p><p>While photographers capture thousands of images and videographers craft highlight reels, a painting becomes something more intimate — a single moment, immortalised in brushstrokes, with the focus held firmly on <em>you as a couple</em>.</p><p>My style is photorealistic and couple-focused. I don’t paint guests or busy, detailed backdrops; instead, I create an elegant portrait that honours true likeness and celebrates connection, with a soft, romantic background that keeps all attention on the two of you.</p><h2>How it works</h2><h3>1) Capturing (your vision, your moment)</h3><p>On the day, I capture my own reference images in line with your vision — and you’ll always have the final say on which image I use for your painting.</p><h3>2) Sketching (the portrait begins to appear)</h3><p>During your drinks reception, you and your guests will see your portrait start to come to life — it becomes a quiet, beautiful talking point as the day flows around it.</p><h3>3) Painting (live experience)</h3><p>After a short break, I begin painting and blocking out the main elements of your portrait. Guests are welcome to interact, film, and photograph the process.</p><h3>4) The grand reveal</h3><p>When your portrait is fully formed, I’ll invite you both to a grand reveal (photographers love this part too). I then carefully pack up and take your painting back to the studio.</p><h2>After your day: studio refinement, approval, framing & delivery</h2><p><strong>Refining:</strong> This is where the depth and detail is added using reference photos from your day.</p><p><strong>Confirming:</strong> You’ll be sent a digital image to check you’re fully happy.</p><p><strong>Framing:</strong> Choose from <strong>6 frame options </strong>(included for free), with every painting <strong>double mounted</strong>. I use a trusted local framer so your piece arrives ready to hang.</p><p><strong>Delivering:</strong> If you live within <strong>50 miles</strong> of my studio, I’ll hand deliver at a time convenient to you. For couples further afield, I use a tracked delivery system.</p><h2>Live packages & pricing (all-inclusive)</h2><p><strong>All live packages include:</strong> up to <strong>8 hours</strong> of live painting on your wedding day, professional-grade acrylic paints, canvas-textured heavy-weight paper, studio finishing time, double mounting, a choice of 6 frames, <strong>non-reflective Art Glass</strong>, a social-media-ready image of your painting, and hand delivery within 50 miles.</p><p><strong>Pearl — £1,100</strong> (12 × 16")</p><p><strong>Ruby — £1,500</strong> (16 × 20")</p><p><strong>Diamond — £1,800</strong> (16 × 20") — includes:</p><ul><li>3 hand-painted bottles in your wedding colours <em>(bottles supplied by you)</em></li><li>50 thank you cards featuring your bespoke painting</li><li>Two 8×10" double mounted prints (ideal gifts for parents)</li></ul><h2>Optional additions (available with Pearl or Ruby)</h2><ul><li><strong>Hand-painted bottles:</strong> £30 each</li><li><strong>Thank you cards:</strong> £100 for 50 (delivered with envelopes)</li><li><strong>Additional prints:</strong> 12×16" £80 / 16×20" £100 (double mounted; not framed as standard)</li></ul><p>If you enquire with your date, venue, and the moment you’re considering (first kiss, confetti, first dance, or a quiet portrait moment), I’ll confirm availability and guide you towards the package that best suits the finished look you want.</p>