Live Guest Painting

Give your wedding guests favors they will actually cherish forever. One of a kind gifts and an unforgettable experience for you and your loved ones.

Capture the moment

Guests get their photo taken and watch their portraits come to life in real time— leaving your wedding with not only a custom work of art but an experience they will never forget.

Set of watercolor portrait sketches of wedding guests painted live on paper for wedding guest favors

How it works

Nina crafts customized guest portraits that truly capture the likeness of each individual, painting 8-10 guests or 4-5 couples an hour. Packages start at $1,300 for 3 hours, with the option to add additional hours at $400 an hour if desired. Booking 4 hours or more includes a free newlywed watercolor painted before cocktail hour or reception (an additional 30 minutes to 1 hour) or painted in studio at a later date.

There is a guarantee of at least 8-10 guests painted per hour on 4”x6” or 5”x7” paper respectively. If the minimum amount is not completed onsite, they will be finished in studio and sent to you by mail or pickup. Guests who had their photo taken but were not painted onsite (beyond the guaranteed minimum) can be painted in studio at a rate of $300 per hour and sent to you for your thank you cards.

Live Guest Painting by Colorado Wedding painter Nina Lee Fine Art

Colorado Artist Nina Lee Avis drawing a live guest portrait of an older couple on textured paper using a black pen at a wedding reception.

FAQs

6 How many guests are you able to paint live?

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Nina Lee Fine Art has a guaranteed minimum of 8-10 guests painted per hour on your choice of 4”x6” or 5’x7” watercolor paper, with 4”x6” being slightly faster per portrait. The amount painted live depends on the length of your reception and the amount of hours booked. If the guaranteed minimum is not reached during the event, the remaining portraits will be completed in studio and will be available for pick up or mailed to you for your thank you cards typically within two weeks.

How much does live guest painting cost?

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Bookings for live guest portraits by Nina Lee Fine Art start at $1,300 for 3 hours with the option to add hours at a rate of $400 per hour. There is a $400 booking fee to secure your date that will be subtracted from the total cost.

Is there a limit to the amount of guests that can be painted in studio?

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If guests had their photo taken for a portrait, but it was not completed onsite, the additional guest photos can be painted in studio at a rate of $300 per hour. For example, if you book 3 hours and 30 guests are painted out of 60 guests who had their photo taken, the remaining guests can be painted in studio for $900. There is no limit to the amount of guests that can be painted in studio but higher numbers may have a longer turnaround time.

Is Nina Lee Fine Art available outside of Fort Collins, CO?

Is it possible to book a live canvas painting and live guest portraits?

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Typically only one service can be completed per event, but it may be possible to add guest portraits to your live newlywed portrait within certain limits. If your canvas portrait features your first look with a simple background, and you are ok with it being completed in studio, it is possible to add 2-3 hours of guest portraits later in the evening.

Note that bookings of at least 4 hours of guest portraits include a complimentary newlywed portrait on watercolor paper that is slightly more refined (an additional 1 hour completed before your reception or later in studio).

Is there a limit to the group size guests can pose in?

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Guests can pose solo or in a group, but they are asked to pose only once to ensure every guest has a chance to get a portrait. If, for example, a group of three friends pose together, only one will be able to take the portrait home. Individual guests will not be painted more than once unless requested by the client.

Nina Lee Fine Art is based in Fort Collins, CO for all 2027 and 2028 bookings. Travel within a two hour drive from Fort Collins (Estes Park, Boulder, Denver, Cheyenne, Wyoming etc.) is included in your booking. Venues outside of a two hour driving radius of Fort Collins may require lodging or a travel feel. Out of state weddings may require additional travel to cover airfare, ground transportation, and lodging.

Bookings of 4 hours or more include a complementary newlywed portrait

Newlywed portraits are more refined on larger 8”x10” cotton watercolor paper. An additional hour (does not come out of your booked hours) painted during the ceremony/ before the reception, or later in studio at your request.

Watercolor illustration of a smiling bride and bearded groom in wedding attire standing outdoors against lush greenery. Painted live by Fort Collins, Colorado wedding painter Nina Lee Fine Art.

Adding Guest Portraits to a Live Canvas Painting

Live Wedding painting at the start of live guest portraits.

Live wedding painting of a bride and groom embracing as the groom kisses the bride’s forehead against a light background. Painted by Colorado wedding painter Nina Lee Avis.

Live Wedding painting after final in studio touch ups. Most studio touch ups will completed and be ready for pickup in Fort Collins, CO or shipped within three weeks

Live Guest Portraits can be added on to your Live Wedding Painting booking if you are doing a first look with a simple background. The final touches on your live canvas painting will be finished in studio.

Live painted portrait painting of a smiling bride and groom embracing, displayed on an easel at a wedding venue. Painted by Fort Collins, CO wedding painter Nina Lee Fine Art.

Get in touch.

Please include the date of your wedding and venue location to ensure availability.

weddings@ninaleefineart.com

Fort Collins, CO