Gift a live wedding painting to the couple

How do you gift live painting to a couple?

You contact Giulia Dal Bon with the date, the reception venue and the size you have in mind. She replies within 48 hours with a quote. You book the date, you pay, and on the day she arrives with her easel and her colours. The couple has everything to discover: the gift is yours, the evening is theirs.

Do the couple have to know?

That is your call. The surprise holds up well: you tell the wedding planner, or the venue, so a corner is set aside near the dance floor or the top table. The couple sees the easel appear in the middle of the party and works it out as the evening goes on. Guests take the time to watch the canvas as it grows.

Who tells the venue?

You, or Giulia if you would rather she called them herself. Very little is needed: about two square metres, a socket nearby and some light. The easel, the canvas, the colours and the floor covering travel with her. A word to the caterer and the photographer is enough for everyone to know where she will be.

What happens during the evening?

Giulia paints standing up, in time with the music, while the party carries on. The scene builds in front of the guests: the room, the couple, the light of that moment. People take the time to look, they photograph the canvas as it grows and come back to see how far it has got. The painting becomes a meeting point of the evening.

When do the couple see the painting?

At the end of the evening, once the canvas is finished and signed. You choose the moment it is handed over, after dessert or shortly before the party ends. That same evening the couple takes the painting home, painted and finished on the spot. Only very large sizes call for a stop at the studio first.

What do the couple keep afterwards?

A canvas painted by hand during their wedding, signed, ready to hang. It shows their room, their guests and the light of that evening, with the brushwork visible. It is a dated object, particular to that night, that the photographs complete. The couple hangs it in the room where they entertain, and tells the story to everyone who sees it.

Is there another way to give the couple a painting?

Yes, and it is the other good route. Giulia paints the couple from a photo, before or after the wedding, on canvas or on paper, from 90 €. The painting arrives packed at your address or straight at theirs. If the date is coming up fast, the gift certificate can be handed over the same day and lets them choose.