Saturday, February 26, 2011

Showcase at Eagle Oaks

Part of working in the wedding/ Bar mitzvah industry is taking part in event showcases. These are gatherings for future brides and their families to come and meet all sorts of relavent vendors in one place.
Eagle Oaks golf and country club in Farmingdale, NJ is a stunning location for a special event, and they hosted a wonderful bridal show on Feb. 16, 2011. Over 50 Brides-to-be came with family and friends and mingled with photographers, djs, and for the first time, a live event artist. Sometimes at a showcase people do not understand exactly what I do just by glancing over at my set up. Once I explain to them that I come to their wedding and create a painting depicting the scene of the reception or ceremony live, for guests to see, and them to take home at the end of the evening; most want to book my services on the spot.

I'm very pleased to announce that Eagle Oaks Golf and Country Club now has me on their website as a preferred vendor, and I look foward to creating many live wedding paintings there.

NJ Wedding at The Palace

 Last night I had the pleasure of working with a sweet, fun, and truely in love couple. The groom called me in October saying that he wanted to surprise his bride to be with a one of a kind painting created at the wedding. I love when grooms take the initiative to really surprise their brides with my service, because the brides are always beyond thrilled when they see me there painting a picture of their wedding.

    The venue was the beautiful Palace in Somerset Park, NJ. This venue is impressive from the moment you drive up, and does not disappoint as the evening progresses. Flowers were beautiful as they always are when done by Kim at Marquis Florals.The groom had adorable neices who were flower girls in steel grey dresses. I was most amazed that they were up and dancing the enetire night (the reception didn't begin until 9 pm, and I was tired, so I dont know how these little girls did it)
Here is the Bride and groom next to their painting. at the time it was about two hours into the reception and the painting was about 2/3 complete

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Live Event Painting Bnai Tikvah

As a live event artist I am usually hired to paint live at a wedding ceremony or reception, and capture the event in a painting while it unfolds. Of the 50 or so parties I do each year, only about 10 are Bar or Bat Mitzvahs, and I love that these parties are often colorful, fun, and have a packed dancefloor. This Pparticular event was a Bnai Mitvah (bat mitzvah for twins) The theme was peace signs, and the entire back wall behind the kid's table was draped in white fabric and uplit every color of the rainbow. The tableclothes were black wich really made the colorful floral centerpieces "pop". The guests of hunor are in the middle in coordinating lime green dresses, and I captured the parents while they slowdanced to the song they danced to at their wedding 15 years earlier.

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