Live wedding painting in Provence
On your wedding day in Provence, 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. From 950 €, free quote within 48 hours.
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Live wedding painting prices in Provence
| The wedding painting, made live | |
|---|---|
| 40 × 60 cm | 950 € |
| 60 × 80 cm | 1,200 € |
| 70 × 100 cm | 1,500 € |
| 80 × 120 cm, full day | 1,800 € |
| Another size, a bespoke day | bespoke quote |
Giulia also paints live at concerts, festivals and company evenings.
Free quote within 48 hours
Travel and logistics are agreed together and priced in the quote.
Getting married in Provence
Why do so many couples marry in Provence?
Provence is the most requested destination wedding region in France: bastides, mas and estates between the Luberon, the Alpilles and Aix-en-Provence. Giulia Dal Bon paints live wedding paintings there, from 950 € for the painting made on site, work handed over. She speaks Italian, French, English and Spanish, which matters when guests come from several countries. Free quote within 48 hours.
Why does a painter love Provence?
Because here people painted in order to live. From 1343 Matteo Giovannetti decorated the papal palace in Avignon for Clement VI: the Chambre du Cerf, 1343-1345, a garden painted all around the room, scenes of hunting and fishing, then the Saint-Martial chapel, 1344-1345. These are walls made to be lived in, for a home rather than a church. Giulia paints a wedding in Provence with those shaded greens, those ochres and that late-day light on the bastides.
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 in Provence. You know what you will get before the day itself.
Does Giulia know the area?
She comes to Provence and travels across seventeen 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 in Provence
Giulia travels to the villas and reception venues of the area: Château de Robernier, Bastide de Puget, Domaine des Barrenques, Mas de la Rose, Airelles Gordes La Bastide, Domaine de Fontenille.
From the courtyard of Château de Robernier, on the canvas you can see the Provençal façade behind the couple and the plane trees casting their shade. At Mas de la Rose, the dry-stone walls and the Alpilles at the back. At Airelles Gordes, the hilltop village and the Luberon valley below.
She also works in Aix-en-Provence, Avignon, Gordes, Lourmarin, Bonnieux, Ménerbes, Roussillon, Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, Les Baux-de-Provence, Arles, Cassis, Uzès, Cotignac, Lorgues, Montfort-sur-Argens, Fontvieille, Eygalières, Maussane, the Luberon, the Alpilles, the Camargue.
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 in Provence?
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. Giulia is available all year round, winter dates included.
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.
Giulia also paints commissioned murals in the area: see murals in Provence.
Music at your wedding in Provence: the piano and painting show
For your wedding celebration in Provence, Giulia also offers the piano and painting show. Orlando plays a neoclassical repertoire, in the line of Ludovico Einaudi or Hania Rani, and Giulia paints while he plays, before guests who take the time to watch and photograph the canvas. On the last note the painting is revealed, and it is yours to keep. The show is prepared with you and your wedding venue, on request.
Live painting in Provence, for another occasion
An evening in Provence is rarely put together twice the same way. Giulia starts from what you describe, suggests a format and tunes it to the room and the moment. A festival that wants a second stage, a venue looking for a finale, a company hosting its clients: you set the frame, she brings the painting.
A concert or a festival in Provence On stage or beside it, she paints to the rhythm of the set and shows the canvas on the last note. From 400 €.
A company evening in Provence The painting of the evening takes shape in front of your clients and leaves with the company. Invoice in its name, from 900 €.
A private party, a birthday, an opening Through the party she paints and sketches the guests in watercolour, each with their own. From 400 €.
Your questions, before booking
How do I organise live painting for a wedding in Provence?
Tell Giulia Dal Bon the date, the venue and the occasion, and she brings your idea to life with you. She offers you a free quote within 48 hours. Before the day, you choose the size and the subject together, and she prepares the composition if needed. On the day, she paints in front of your guests, in Provence, and the signed painting is yours that same day. Live painting for a wedding starts at 950 €.
Which artist paints live during a wedding in Provence?
Giulia Dal Bon, a painter trained at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan. She exhibits her paintings in galleries, paints murals in seventeen countries, and paints live on stage and at celebrations: at the Fabbrica del Vapore in Milan, and at the Festival Gaber in Camaiore on 6 July 2017, alongside the guitarist Gianni Martini. She speaks Italian, French, English and Spanish, and comes to Provence as she does all over Europe, to grand estates and small villages alike.
What do you receive at the end of the live painting, on the wedding evening?
The canvas itself, painted and finished on site, signed, in the size chosen in the quote: 40×60, 60×80, 70×100 or 80×120 cm. It goes home with you that same evening, ready to hang. The price includes the canvas and the paints, from 950 € for a wedding. For a very large format, the finishing is completed in the studio and the painting is shipped to you.
How much does a live wedding painting cost in Provence?
From 950 €, Giulia Dal Bon paints a canvas during the wedding, made on site, work handed over. From 1,800 € for a large format or a full day. A portrait painted in the studio from your photographs is ordered from the portrait from a photo page, from 90 €. 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 comes to Provence and works across seventeen 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 peak wedding months and their Saturdays go first. At the most sought-after venues in Provence, 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 seventeen European countries: Italy, France, Monaco, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany, Austria, Ireland, Denmark, Sweden, Greece, Croatia and the United Kingdom. She speaks Italian, French, English and Spanish fluently. Travel and logistics are agreed together and priced in the quote, sent within 48 hours.
Can live painting be arranged for a hotel evening in Provence?
Yes. Giulia Dal Bon paints live in Provence for hotel evenings, galas, openings and company parties, just as much as for weddings. She sets up her easel in the room, paints as the evening unfolds, and the signed canvas stays with the venue. The painting of a company evening starts at 900 €, a stage performance at 400 €. The piano and painting show, with Orlando at the piano, is priced on request. Tell her the date, the venue and the occasion: the reply arrives within 48 hours.
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