Wish Upon a Wedding Painting

Tuesday night I painted at a Fundraiser for the launch of Wish Upon a Wedding, the NJ chapter. This photo is the work of the amazing josh Lynn of Josh Lynn photography, NJ. When I saw this image I could not wait to share it. It captures the entire ballroom as well as how my painting captured the ballroom. Painting live at this event was a challenge, but a very fun one. As a live event artist, I'm used to painting the scene of a wedding reception. Painting the bride and groom durring their first dance, the cake, the centerpieces,etc. This party had no principle guest in the center the whole time, but the painting still came out fabulously!

Crystal Plaza Wedding Painting

The Crystal Plaza in Livingston, nj is elegant, chic, and a gorgeous venue for a wedding.Theoversized gilded molding and pilars on the perimeter of the mall room make it remeniscent of the grand ballroom at the Plaza Hotel in Manhattan. There is a Juliet balcony that overlooks the room and allows an arial view to brides as well as photographers.
   For this wedding, the brides request was that I capture the ballroom in detail, she is an architecture student and loved the "bones" of the room. She also wanted only her and her new husband, his parents, her parents, thir siblings, and her grandmother in the painting. I always like to paint the cake as I see it, as well as centerpieces and the tablescape. The painting was the brides gift to the groom for their wedding. She was thrilled with the finished painting,and two of her bridesmaids called me the week after the wedding to book my event painting services for their upcoming wedding.


The Crystal Plaza http://www.crystalplaza.com/
Marquis Florals by kim http://www.marquisflorals.com/
Castle Couture  http://www.castlecouturenj.com/
Hank Lane Music http://www.hanklane.com/

NYC Wedding Painting at the Yale Club

NYC is one of my favorite places in the world, and the city that will always have my heart. That's why I get super excited when I get to go into manhattan to paint live at a wedding. I lived in Manhattan for five years durring college, and had I not married a true suburban man, I'd still be there.
   I was hired to paint live at a wedding at the Yale Club in midtown. This wedding felt glamourous and sophisticated. The entire room was uplit in pink which gave it a romantic glow. Tableclothes were a rich burgandy with varying floral arrangements placed in the middle. I love when a bride (and florist) are bold enough to step outside the box of standard uniformed centerpieces for each table, and do coordinating  arrangements that differ in size and shape. The large bamboo leaves that loop through each arrangement ties the whole look together.
    Asside from the beautiful decor ( which I feel I captured well in the painting) was the 12 piece band. This band was wonderful and guests danced the entire evening. I was told that this band was on the Today show for the BIG WEDDING GIVEAWAY a few years ago, they are called Faze4.

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Faze 4 http://www.faze4.com/

Wedding Painting at The Rockleigh

Last Year A bride to be named Tara contacted me to paint a live picture capturing the scene of her wedding reception at The Rockleigh. She was very excited about having a live event artist there to both entertain her guests and create a gorgeous portrait of the evening.

The Rockleigh is a very elegant and sophisticated venue. It reminds me of an english style mansion with a modern twist.The ballroom was uplit in making the ceiling lime grean and the walls hot pink. The room looked stunning. I personally love the combination of lime with pink. The bride hired a decor company which brought in specialty linens and used a hot pink shear overlay tabblecloth to fully set the scene. The centerpieces were very elegant, using tall vases with lilies, roses, and hydrangeas set atop.

 I can not wait for tuesday night where I am painting and capturing the launch party for Wish Upon a Wedding!

Pleasantdale Chateau wedding Painting

The Pleasantdale Chateau in West Orange, NJ is one of the most breathtaking venues for a wedding or special party. as a live event artist, or artist who paints the scene of wedding receptions, I have gotton to experience just about every banquest facility new York and New Jersey have to offer.

I was hired to create a painting capturing the scene of the reception, as well as the bride and groom's first dance, and some very special guests. I think the painting turned out beautifully, and the couple was thrilled!

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Pleasantdale Chateau

Estate at Florentine Gardens Wedding Painting

In December I created a live event painting at a wedding at the Estate at Florentine Gardens. It is truely an exquisite event space and very regal ballroom. The floor the ceiling windows that line the perimeter of the room are draped with lux fabric, and boast a view of the beautiful garden outside. My favorite part of this painting is that I captured the romantic choreography of the first dance. I also loved how the centerpieces had long bamboo like leaves that wrapped around the floral arrangements almost like how a present is wrapped.

The Estate at Florentine Gardens http://www.theestateatflorentinegardens.com/

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The Venetian in Garfield Live Wedding Painting

One of the most popular wedding venues in NJ right now is the Venetian in Garfield, NJ. They recently renovated their palazzo ballroom, and its just stunning. The room has a very high ceiling and can be uplit in various colors, really adding to the feeling of a reception. There are massive crystal chandeliers, and the whole room has a very regal and Italian feel.

For this wedding the ceiling was lit with shades of pink and purple, and the dancefloor was soaked in green and yellow from the gel lights above. The Cake was atleast 5 feet tall, so sitting on the table in the ballroom it towered over guests, and was a true centerpiece for the party. In the painting I captured the bride and groom's frist dance, as well as the bride's parents, the grooms parents, and all four of the bride's  grandparents. What a lucky girl to have all four grandparents there to celebrate
 
 The centerpieces are tall glass vases with hydrangeas, ranunculas, roses and orchids dripping from the top in shades of white, cream, pale yellow, with accents of lavendar. There were smaller arangements of white tulips and purple lavendar in next to the taller arrangement. I personally love the look of different heights of flowers all on one table. There were also very modern crystal candlesticks all around the floral displays that truly illuminated each table.

The reception was actually so large (400 guests) that many of them never noticed me in the corner painting. Needless to say, when the groom presented the painting to the bride (it was his wedding gift to her ) guests were stunned and the bride cried. She told me later she managed to hold it together and not cry durring the ceremony, their first dance, or the father-daughter dance; buther new husband surprising her with the live event painting blew her mind and she couldn't hold back the tears of Joy!

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Temple Beth Ahm Wedding

I was very excited to paint this picture ( from photos) of a wedding at temple Beth Ahm of Springfield, NJ. This is the catering hall/ temple where I got married, and I think the ballfoom is stunning. My brother is getting married here this April, and i never tire of this place. It's a very art deco style ballroom, there are mirrored alcoves that line the perimneter of the room, and  if you really stare at the the chandelier you can see that its shaped like a jewish star. Its beautiful and symbolic, but subtle, not cheesy.

The photos provided to me by the couple showed the gorgeous centerpieces of tall glass vases with large rose arrangements of pink, crimson, red, and fuschia on top. I loved that they had balls of roses mimicking the main arrangements hanging like topiaries off of each arrangement. The Mother of the Bride commissioned the painting as a first anniversary gift to the couple. The MOB's dress was nude with black lace overlays, but the black full bottom skirt had pick-ups that matched the lace detail on the bodice and was sinched with elegant satin bows. Such a beautiful MOB gown. The Bride wore a fitted mermaid Amsale gown, that bussled in the back and had white satin roses where the dress bussled. The bride wore her veil throughout the entire reception, which I did as well. Many brides take it off after the ceremony, but I personally love when a bride wheres the veil all night. I can not wait for the MOB to pick up the painting. I'm sure she will LOVE IT!

Long Island Bat Mitzvah Painting

I painted this live event painting at a beautiful temple in Long Island, NY. When I had my bat mitzvah 16 years ago, having a theme to the party was a given. Well I have never felt older or more out of touch when I arrived at asked what the "theme" was. The party planner looked at me and said" we don't do themes anymore, it's so 1998". ( actually my farty was in 1994, but who's counting.

The ballroom was beautiful, the entire perimeter was draped with white fabric and uplit in pinks and red. They brought in a red dancefloor, and the centerpieces were very cool. There were two different styles and they alternated every other table. One was a tall glass vase with a burst of red ostrich feathers at the top, and the other was talle and  lampshade like made of crystals with roses at the top. The cake was made to look like a bed of red bacara roses. The Bat-mitzvah girl, her family, and many guests were just speachless when they saw what I had painted over the course of the four hour celebration.

Wish upon a wedding

 

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