Wedding painting at the Glen Cove Mansion

Wilshire Grand wedding

Southern NJ wedding

This past summer I painted live at a wedding at the Seaview Country Club in Galloway, NJ. This wedding had the most exotic and beautiful floral centerpieces. The bride's mother told me that she hadn't found a wedding florist in her area that did anyuthing interesting or outside the box. While I'm sure the Atlantic City area has amazing florists, Judy, The mother of the bride kept searching. She is a true gardening enthusiast, and asked the designer who landscaped her home to handle the centerpieces for her daughter sarah's wedding. It was the landscapers first time decorating a wedding, but the flowers looked amazing! It was such a treat for me to get to paint exotic flowers with bold colors, not typical flowers at a wedding.

The bold colors of the centerpieces against the mostly yellow and pink uplighting made for a stunning painting.

Live Wedding Painting at the Venetian

 Last night I painted live at a wedding at the Venetian in Garfield, NJ. I was very excited to paint in their new palazzo ballroom. When I arrived, my friend Adam Leffel of Petals Premier was still transforming the room using a palatte of ivory, cream, and pink flowers. The last three weddings I painted at have done alternating arrangements on the tables, and I love this look. It adds interest by not making every single table the same ( I did alternating arrangements for the centerpieces at my wedding last October, and it makes me happy to see I was ahead of a growing trend)
At last night's wedding some tables had beautiful half manzanita trees with topiary balls of flowers and crystals hanging. Others had three cylindricals vases with floral arrangements at different heights. Something very cool that I haven't seen at a wedding in person yet was a 6 foot arrangement of flowers in the shape of an "O" the couples new last name. I say that I havent seen it in person yet, because I read every wedding publication printed and watch every wedding show on tv, so it takes a lot to say I've never seen something at a wedding before. ( Something I'm often told when guests or vendors see me there painting live at a wedding)
  Something else I loved about this wedding was that each bridesmaid wore a different, yet coordinating dress (something else I did at my wedding, and again I credit myself a pioneer)
   When  I presented the finished painting to the couple they were thrilled.  While I love that the guests enjoy watching me paint, my main concern is always a bride happy with the painting, and last night I got another one!

 Last night I painted live at a wedding at the Estate at Florentine Gardens in River Vale, NJ.
When I first walked into the foyer of the venue, I saw the bride and groom taking pictures. I stopped in my tracks because this bride was breathtaking. She looked as though she was an actress on a soap opera filming a luxurious television wedding. Throughout the evening I discovered her beauty was matched by kindness and grace. What a pleasure!
     The ballroom was uplit pink, but the ceiling was still a yellow hue. Florentine gardens has high ceilings, tall windows draped with luxurious fabric, and beautiful molding all around the ballroom. It also boasts a juliette balcony above where the band performs. The other amazing visual element to this wedding was the centerpieces. They alternated between tall displays on hydrangeas and roses on some tables, and huge cherry blossom displays atop 4 ft glass vases on others. It set a very romantic, enchanted garden feeling for the reception.
   I love when guests come to see the painting and check in on the progress throughout the event. I'm there to create a piece of art for the bride and groom, but I'm also there as an additional form of entertainment for the guests. The bride and her mother were so enthusiastic as the painting developed, that I think they sent each of their 280 guests over to view the painting. (which actually has resulted in me booking two parties today from guests who loved my work).
   This bride was a girl after my own heart. Her brother told me that after to she hired me he asked her what she wanted as a wedding gift, so she said, "you got me a live event artist to paint at the wedding, all you have to do is pay her" ( I have been known to buy my own gifts for holidays and birthdays and then just hand family members the bill)
I always ask a bride which specific people she wants in her painting ( we all know what happens when we just assume)
The brides parents, the grooms parents, two maids of honor, two best men, and the brides brother made the cut. Below are photos of some of the principle guests included in the painting.

 The bride's parents. I think I really nailed the mom's dress in the painting.

 The bride's two best friends and maid's of honor. It makes my job much easier when the subjects are so pretty.( I will be creating a painting live at the maid of honor on the left's wedding in may)

The beautiful bride and groom. I learned durring the best man's speach that they have been dating since high school. I love learning the couple's story

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.

http://www.thecelebrationartist.com/
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!

http://www.pleasantdale.com/
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/

http://www.thecelebrationartist.com/

Lauren and marco at the Madison Hotel

This past september I created a painting live at the wedding of Lauren and Marco,  at the Madison Hotel, Morristown, NJ.
Lauren is a celebrity make-up artist (http://www.rosinabella.com/) who often works with wedding guru David Tutera on his hit show "My Fair Wedding". Needless to say, she knew exactly what she wanted for her own big day. The ballroom at the Madison Hotel  was elegant and regal and Lauren was a breathtaking bride.The couple opted for very simple centerpieces, alternating between hydrangeas and submerged cala lilies in tall cylandrical vases. Lauren also had a bottle of wine on the table in front of each guest, which doubled as their party favor.
    The groom's two brothers gave fabulous speaches durring the reception, and I felt as though I really knew them as a couple by the end of the evening. This wedding was really about the two of them and their love for eachother; often couples loose sight of this durring the planning, but not Lauren and Marco. Therefore, the one instruction Lauren  gave to me was that she wanted only her and her groom in the painting, and that I should capture them durring their first dance. Since the bride was no stranger to details, I was actually a bit nervous about her reaction to the outcome of the painting. I loved it, but would she? The answer was yes. She was thrilled and the couple couldn't have been more gracious hosts to all of their guests and vendors. What a class act!


Vendors:
Venue: The madison hotel http://www.themadisonhotel.com/
photography: Riccardo studios http://www.riccardostuddios.com/
Make-up-Lauren Lazaro http://www.rosinabella.com/
http://www.thecelebrationartist.com/

Wedding at One Atlantic

New Jersey's hottest new event venue is One Atlantic, Atlantic City, NJ. Located right on the atlantic City boardwalk, this venue is modern with floor to ceiling windows. The bride wore a stunning lazaro gown with a funky feather in her hair. This picture was actually painted from the photos below taken by fabulous photographer Marie Labbancz of Art of Love photography.

vendors:

Art of Love photography http://www.artoflove.com/
one atlantic http://www.oneatlantic.com/
moda botanica

Wedding at the Palace

This is a painting I did live at the Palace in Sommerset park, NJ. The Palace has been featured on We tv's Platinum Weddings, and on My Fair Wedding with David Tutera. The palace is one of the most regal and magical venues in NJ. This was a fairly small wedding (only about 75 guests). I captured the bride and groom durring their first dance.

live wedding painting