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Watercolor Guest Portraits by Bella

<p><strong>Make Your Wedding Unforgettable!</strong></p><p>While everyone else is taking photos, I'm painting your guests: live, by hand, in watercolor. Guests get their moment in the spotlight and leave with an original piece of your wedding day, painted just for them. It isn't a print or a filtered snap. It's a hand-painted keepsake, made in the moment and completely unique to your celebration.</p><p>There's no photo booth line and no waiting weeks for a gallery. It's a real artist with a brush, and a portrait your guests can take home from the celebration. It's personal, interactive, and an experience your guests will actually talk about.</p><p>For you, it's an investment in how your guests experience your day. Your guests become part of the artwork itself, with original watercolor portraits created throughout the celebration and shared with the people you love most.</p><p>I typically accommodate around 12 guests per hour, working quickly while keeping every portrait recognizable, expressive, and unmistakably theirs. Guests can be painted individually, as couples, families, or in small groups, allowing the experience to flow naturally with your celebration.</p><h3>How It Works</h3><p><strong>1. Book your date.</strong></p><p>Share your date, venue, and approximate number of guests you'd like included in the experience. Your package is based on this approximate guest count and the contracted service time. If your guest count changes significantly, let me know and I'll confirm whether your package still fits.</p><p><strong>2. On the day.</strong></p><p>I set up at your celebration, photograph guests as reference, and paint their portraits live in watercolor. Guests may be painted individually, as couples, families, or in small groups, depending on the desired composition and flow of the event.</p><p><strong>3. Guests take their portraits home.</strong></p><p>Completed portraits are available for guests to collect during or at the conclusion of the event whenever possible.</p><p><strong>4. Anything unfinished, finished after.</strong></p><p>If timing or the flow of the evening means a portrait cannot reasonably be completed during the event, I'll finish it afterward from reference photos taken at the wedding and mail it to you or your guest, as agreed in advance.</p><h3>Packages</h3><p><strong>The Intimate Celebration</strong></p><p><strong>FROM $2,000</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Best for:</strong> intimate weddings and receptions where your guests can share in the experience and the evening has a close, personal feel</li><li>4 hours of live guest illustration</li><li>Coverage for up to approximately 48 participating guests</li><li>3 VIP portraits with additional detail</li><li>Up to 5 post-event portrait completions</li></ul><p></p><p><strong>The Grand Celebration</strong></p><p><strong>FROM $3,000</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Best for:</strong> larger weddings and lively receptions where the portraits become part of the evening's energy, with a statement piece for the two of you to keep for a lifetime</li><li>6 hours of live guest illustration</li><li>Coverage for up to approximately 72 participating guests</li><li>5 VIP portraits with additional detail</li><li>Up to 10 post-event portrait completions</li><li>One larger portrait of the couple, 10×12"</li></ul><h3>All Packages Include</h3><ul><li>Original, hand-painted 5×7 watercolor guest portraits</li><li>Guests illustrated individually, as couples, families, or small groups</li><li>Portraits available for guests to take home during or at the conclusion of the event whenever possible</li><li>Post-event completion of eligible unfinished portraits included in the package</li></ul><h3>To Enquire</h3><p>Send me your wedding date, venue, approximate guest count, and the package you're leaning towards, and I'll come back to you with availability and a tailored quote.</p>