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Fine Detail Guest Portraits by Rachel
<p>Traditional wedding favors get left behind, tossed out, or forgotten within days — a hand-painted portrait is something your guests will actually want to take home and keep. I paint live, guest by guest, in watercolor, working through your cocktail hour and reception so every single person leaves with a one-of-a-kind piece, genuinely painted rather than a rushed sketch. My style is rooted in old-world elegance and fine detail, so what your guests walk away with feels less like a party favor and more like something worth framing.</p><p>You'll get your own portrait too — a larger keepsake piece, framed, that becomes the centerpiece of the whole collection. And every guest is painted, with no extra charge for anyone I don't get to on the night; any remaining portraits are finished afterward and mailed to you to pass along.</p><p><strong>How it works</strong></p><p>Step 1: Guest photography (cocktail hour)</p><p>Your guests are photographed as they arrive at cocktail hour, so every portrait is captured from the day itself.</p><p>Step 2: Live painting (reception)</p><p>I paint each guest individually in watercolor throughout your cocktail hour and reception, working from those photos in real time.</p><p>Step 3: Take-home portraits</p><p>Finished portraits are professionally packaged, ready for guests to collect and take home before the night ends.</p><p>Step 4: Completing the collection</p><p>Any portraits I don't finish on the night, I complete afterward in the studio and mail to you to pass along.</p><p>Step 5: Your keepsake portrait</p><p>You and your partner receive your own framed portrait as part of your package — the centerpiece of the collection.</p><p><strong>Packages</strong></p><p><strong>The Gathering</strong></p><p>FROM $2,500</p><ul><li>Best for: intimate weddings with a guest list of up to 100</li><li>60–100 guests</li><li>Every guest painted individually in watercolor, no exceptions</li></ul><p><strong>The Celebration</strong></p><p>FROM $2,875</p><ul><li>Best for: mid-size celebrations with more guests to capture</li><li>100–130 guests</li><li>Extended painting time to comfortably cover a larger guest list</li></ul><p><strong>The Grand Affair</strong></p><p>FROM $3,400</p><ul><li>Best for: weddings where guest entertainment is a centerpiece of the night</li><li>130–160 guests</li><li>Built for larger celebrations, with every guest part of the experience</li></ul><p><strong>All packages include</strong></p><ul><li>A live watercolor portrait of every guest, painted individually throughout your cocktail hour and reception</li><li>Your own framed keepsake portrait as the centerpiece of the collection</li><li>Professional packaging for every guest portrait</li><li>Any unfinished portraits completed afterward and mailed to you</li><li>Guest entertainment throughout your celebration — no additional hourly fees</li></ul><p><strong>Optional add-ons</strong></p><ul><li>Weddings with more than 160 guests: available on request, quoted individually</li></ul><p><strong>To enquire</strong></p><p>Send me your date, venue, and guest count, along with your preferred package, and I'll be in touch to confirm availability.</p><p>Rachel is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and available across the US for guest portrait experiences. Travel is factored into your quote.</p>