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10 Reasons You Should Book a Live Wedding Painter in 2025?

You may have noticed a brand new creative sensation hitting

the wedding scene in the UK.

Here are 10 reasons why you should consider having a live wedding painter at your 2025 wedding:


Bride and groom smiling at each other. Bride holds a bouquet and champagne. Groom in green suit, floral tie. Green background. Romantic mood.

  1. It’s More Than a Photo: Absolutely, a photographer is an integral part of capturing your day, but a painting manages that something extra. It can capture the sparkle of the eyes, the energy in the room and the magic of the day. There’s something about the brushstrokes that paints a story.


  1. Unique and Memorable Keepsake: You spend so long planning your wedding day and it goes perfectly, but it always feels like it’s over too soon. What if you had some way of reliving and remembering it every day? This is what a wedding portrait, painted live at the wedding, can do. Sitting pride of place in your home, each day you’ll be transported back to your magical day, keeping that memory firmly alive.


A group of people at a wedding, including a bride and guests holding drinks, smiling at a wedding portrait which is out of shot.
  1. Conversation Starter Weddings are full of your favourite people who are there to celebrate you but not everyone knows each other. Whether it’s a family member they haven’t seen for a while, or someone completely new, the uniqueness of a live artist will be sure to be a way to bring people together.


  1. Support Local Artists: Being an artist is a true pleasure and a joy, and being able to share that love with others is what it’s all about. Hiring a local artist to complete your portrait means you are supporting the industry and raising awareness of this new wedding sensation.


Painting of a smiling couple at their wedding. The bride holds a bouquet, wearing a white gown; the groom, in a blue suit. Green leafy background.
  1. Timeless Treasure: Unlike photos, which may get stored in boxes, or videos, which may get played once a year, a live painting is a durable and long-lasting keepsake that will stand the test of time and hang pride of place in your home.

  2. Artistic Expression that Suits You: There are many different forms of live painting: portraiture, illustrations, caricatures. Within those, there are many different styles: realistic, impressionistic, expressive.

    And across it all, different mediums being used: acrylic, oil watercolour, pen, markers and even glitter!

    Whatever your preferred style, there will be an artist out there for you!

Woman painting at an easel with kids watching in a tent decorated with bunting. Bright attire and floral patterns create a cheerful mood.

  1. Unique Entertainment for All Ages: Let’s be honest, it’s not every day you get to watch an artist live at work right? But when you hire a live painter, you and your guests are treated to the whole process of turning a beautiful moment into a beautiful portrait all day long.


  1. Interactive Experience: A live painting is not just to be admired from afar! Most artists strongly welcome guest interaction throughout the day. Come and share your own art experiences, even if they did stop in Year 9 of secondary school and you can only draw a stick person!


  1. Social Media Sensation: Who hasn’t sat and watched reels and reels of guests’ reactions to a live painting, or a timelapse of an artist at work? Guests are welcome to film and photograph the painting in progress and share to their social media – and even better if they tag the artist!

Wedding thank-you card with a couple in embrace against a blurred floral background. Text reads "Thank You!" surrounded by green leaves.

  1. Wedding Gifts: You’ve hired the artist, they’ve beautifully curated your portrait and now you want to share it with your loved ones! Additional prints of your painting can

    be stunning gifts for parents of the couple, and thank you cards, adorned with your portrait, can be sent out to guests to give thanks for gifts and their attendance.









Whatever your main reason being for booking a live artist in 2025, I'd love to hear from you to discuss how I can bring a live painting experience to your wedding this year.


Enquire via my website www.theliveweddingpainter.co.uk


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