Live wedding painting on the French Riviera

On your wedding day on the French Riviera, Giulia Dal Bon sets her easel at the edge of the celebration and paints. During the cocktail hour, guests pass by, watch, come back: the canvas advances in front of them, and the moment you have chosen takes shape as the hours go. By evening, the painting is yours. Giulia is a painter, trained at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan, and speaks Italian, French and English. From 950 €, free quote within 48 hours.

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Giulia Dal Bon painting live during an event

Getting married on the French Riviera

Why do so many couples marry on the French Riviera?

Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur is the second wedding region of France, and the Riviera is its international showcase, from Saint-Tropez to Monaco. Giulia Dal Bon paints live wedding paintings there, from 950 € for three to five hours on site, work handed over. She speaks Italian, French and English, which matters when guests come from several countries. Free quote within 48 hours.

What does the painting show?

The moment you choose: the ceremony, the exit, the first dance, the cocktail hour with the guests, or the venue itself with the couple in the foreground. Giulia prepares the composition beforehand from your photographs and images of the venue, then paints on site on the French Riviera. You know what you will get before the day itself.

Does Giulia know the area?

She works regularly on the French Riviera and travels across sixteen European countries. She looks at the venue before painting: the light, the colours, the architecture, and what the view gives at cocktail hour. Send her the name of your venue and she will tell you what she would make of it.

The wedding venues on the French Riviera

Giulia travels to the villas and reception venues of the area: Château de la Messardière, Château de Berne, Domaine du Mont Leuze, Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild, Villa Kérylos, Château Saint-Martin & Spa, Cap Estel.

She also works in Saint-Tropez, Cannes, Antibes, Nice, Èze, Monaco, Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, Villefranche-sur-Mer, Beaulieu-sur-Mer, Ramatuelle, Gassin, Grasse, Menton, Vence, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Mougins, Valbonne, Cap-d’Ail, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, Théoule-sur-Mer, Mandelieu, the Lérins islands.

Does Giulia work in the great villas and estates?

Yes, and she adapts to the house rules of each venue: she stands where she is least in the way, protects the floor around her and leaves with her equipment the same evening. Simply let your venue and your wedding planner know. She also works with agencies and provides a detailed quote that drops straight into a budget.

What is the best season on the French Riviera?

June, July and September gather more than half of the estate weddings in the region. Giulia paints in acrylic, which dries fast and handles open air, so an outdoor wedding paints as well as one indoors. Allow for light if she paints in the evening and shelter in case of rain. The dates still open are in the quote, sent within 48 hours.

What do we need to arrange on site?

A space of roughly two by two metres, away from the flow but visible to the guests, a power socket and light if she paints in the evening. Giulia brings her easel, canvases, acrylics and brushes. That is all the venue needs to know.

Live wedding painting prices on the French Riviera

Live performance, up to 1 hourfrom 400 €
Guest portraits during the reception, around 3 hoursfrom 500 €
Wedding portrait painted afterwards, from photographsfrom 600 €
Live wedding painting, 40×60 cm canvas950 €
Live wedding painting, 60×80 cm canvas1,200 €
Live wedding painting, 70×100 cm canvas1,500 €
Live wedding painting, 80×120 cm canvas, full day1,800 €
Another size, or a day shaped around youagreed together
Piano and painting showon request

Free quote within 48 hours

Travel and logistics are agreed together and priced in the quote.

How much does a live wedding painting cost on the French Riviera?

From 950 € for a painting made during the wedding, three to five hours on site, work handed over. From 1,800 € for a large format or a full day. From 600 € for a portrait painted in the studio from your photographs. The canvas, the stretcher, the acrylics and the easel are included. Free quote within 48 hours.

Is travel charged separately?

Travel and logistics are agreed together and priced in the quote, depending on the place and the duration. Giulia goes regularly on the French Riviera and works across sixteen European countries. Give her the date, the venue and the kind of painting you have in mind: the reply arrives within 48 hours.

How far ahead should we book?

Several months. June, July and September are the three most requested months and their Saturdays go first. At the most sought-after venues on the French Riviera, couples often book a year ahead. If your date is close, ask anyway: a slot sometimes opens.

Do you work elsewhere in Europe?

Yes. Giulia works in sixteen European countries: Italy, France, Monaco, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany, Austria, Ireland, Denmark, Sweden, Greece and Croatia. She speaks Italian, French and English fluently. Travel and logistics are agreed together and priced in the quote, sent within 48 hours.