Live wedding painting in Taormina
On your wedding day in Taormina, 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 Taormina
| 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 Taormina
Why do so many couples marry in Taormina?
Taormina welcomes couples from all over the world. The town sits on a rock balcony above the Ionian Sea, facing Mount Etna, and its grand hotels open their terraces and tiered gardens to weddings. Couples marry looking over the bay of Naxos, and the celebration runs over two or three days, between the old town and the beach at Mazzarò.
Why does a painter love Taormina?
In February 1863 a young German painter, Otto Geleng, arrived in Taormina. He painted the ancient theatre, the bay and Etna again and again, then showed his canvases in Berlin and Paris. His pictures made people want to see the place, the first travellers came, and Geleng stayed: he married here and served as mayor of Taormina from 1872 to 1882. The town’s fame began with a landscape painter.
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 Taormina. You know what you will get before the day itself.
Does Giulia know the area?
She comes to Taormina and travels across seventeen European countries. She speaks Italian, French, English and Spanish, and she looks at the venue before painting: the stone of the theatre, the bougainvillea on the walls, the blue of the bay at the hour of the ceremony, and what you have chosen to show.
The wedding venues in Taormina
Giulia travels to the villas and reception venues of the area: San Domenico Palace, Grand Hotel Timeo, Villa Sant’Andrea (Mazzarò).
From the gardens of the Grand Hotel Timeo, on the canvas you can see the columns of the ancient theatre with Etna behind. At the San Domenico Palace, the cloister of the old convent and the bay of Naxos come into the painting. At Villa Sant’Andrea, the beach at Mazzarò and Isola Bella in the evening light.
She also works in Castelmola, Mazzarò, Giardini Naxos, Letojanni, Forza d’Agrò, Savoca, Castiglione di Sicilia, Linguaglossa, Zafferana Etnea, Acireale and Catania.
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 Taormina?
The season runs from April to October. In summer, dinner is served at nightfall on the terraces: Giulia then paints under the lights of the party, and the canvas leaves with you at the end of the evening. 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.
Can Etna be part of the painting?
Yes. From the terraces of Taormina the volcano stands to the south, above the coast, and Giulia sets her easel to keep it in the frame. She draws it as soon as she arrives, while the light is clear: if clouds cover it at dinner time, it is already on the canvas, with the plume at its summit if the sky shows it that day.
Giulia also paints commissioned murals in the area: see murals in Taormina.
Music at your wedding in Taormina: the piano and painting show
For your wedding celebration in Taormina, 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 Taormina, for another occasion
Giulia also paints in Taormina beyond weddings. Tell her what you have in mind, even loosely: she suggests a format, adapts it to your evening and your room, and you approve it beforehand. A festival that wants a second stage, a venue looking for a finale, a company hosting its clients: the shape is built with you.
A concert or a festival in Taormina She paints to the music, from the first note of the set to the last, and the canvas is revealed to the audience. From 400 €.
A company evening in Taormina The painting of the evening, made in front of your guests and kept by the company, invoiced in its name. From 900 €.
A private party, a birthday, an opening She paints through the evening, and guests leave with their watercolour portrait. From 400 €.
Your questions, before booking
How do I organise live painting for a wedding in Taormina?
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 Taormina, 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 Taormina?
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 Taormina 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 Taormina?
The canvas Giulia Dal Bon paints during the wedding starts at 950 €, 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 Taormina 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 Taormina, 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 Taormina?
Yes. Giulia Dal Bon paints live in Taormina for hotel evenings, galas, openings and company parties, just as much as for weddings.
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