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

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.

Live Event paintings/wedding murals

As a live event artist in NYC, New York and New Jersey for weddings as well as other special occasions, Live Event Paintings by Jessica will enliven the most luxurious of events by artistically creating a live painting of your wedding or reception onsite that will surely entertain wedding guests in attendance. With her friendly demeanor, Jessica enjoys the interaction of your guests as they enticingly watch the live event painting of your wedding unfold on canvas. She is also careful to capture the architectural details and decor of the room to reflect the overall mood and interaction of principle wedding guests to live on in your memory forever!
Live event painting" is a unique way to capture all aspects of your special event.

Celebration artist Jessica Weiss-Marder comes to your wedding, bar/bat-mitzvah, or fundraiser and creates a painting on site. She arrives with a blank canvas, and paints the party room and decorations in detail before your guests arrive. As the party unfolds, the painting comes to life. While you and your guests dance and create memories Jessica is capturing them in the painting. At the end of your party the painting is displayed for the guests to see, and is now an amazing heirloom you will always cherish. "Live event painting" is a unique way to capture all aspects of your special event.