Live wedding painting in Versilia
On your wedding day in Versilia, 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 Versilia
| 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 Versilia
Why do so many couples marry in Versilia?
Pietrasanta has worked the marble of the Apuan Alps for centuries and still hosts sculptors from all over the world in its workshops. Forte dei Marmi, just next door, holds weddings between the pine woods and the sea. 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.
Which place does a painter look at first in Versilia?
Viareggio, for its carnival. The first parade of decorated carriages went down the Via Regia in 1873, dreamed up in February by young men at the Casino café; and in 1925 the painter Antonio D’Arliano built the first papier-mâché float, I cavalieri del Carnevale, a light and inexpensive technique that has allowed colossal, painted, moving constructions ever since. Versilia therefore knows what a hand-made image for a day of celebration is. Giulia Dal Bon paints your wedding picture live in this setting, from 950 €, and you take it home the same evening.
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 Versilia. You know what you will get before the day itself.
Does Giulia know the area?
She comes to Versilia 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 Versilia
Giulia travels to the villas and reception venues of the area: Augustus Hotel e Beach Club, Bambaissa, Augustus Hotel & Resort (Forte dei Marmi).
From the pine wood at the Augustus, on the canvas you can see the beach behind the couple and the Apuan Alps closing the horizon. At the Beach Club, the Forte dei Marmi pier reaching into the sea. At Bambaissa, the umbrella pines and the Versilia light at the end of the day.
She also works in Forte dei Marmi, Pietrasanta, Viareggio, Camaiore, Marina di Pietrasanta, Massa, Carrara, Lucca, Seravezza, Stazzema, Torre del Lago, the Apuan Alps.
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 Versilia?
The season runs from May to September, and the salt calls for a suitable varnish on outdoor work. Giulia is available all year round, winter dates included. 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.
The piano and painting show, for your wedding in Versilia
On the evening of your wedding in Versilia, Giulia can come with Orlando: he plays a neoclassical repertoire on the piano, in the line of Ludovico Einaudi or Hania Rani, and she paints in front of your guests to the rhythm of the music. The two move together to the last note, the magical moment of the evening, and the signed painting is yours that same night. If you are after a theatrical effect, Giulia can paint the canvas upside down and turn it round at the end. The full running order is on the piano and painting show page, and the quote is made to measure.
Live painting in Versilia, for another occasion
An evening in Versilia 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 hotel looking for something else for its gala, a festival that wants a second stage, a company hosting its clients: you set the frame, she brings the painting.
A company evening in Versilia The painting of the evening takes shape in front of your clients and leaves with the company. Invoice in its name, from 900 €.
A concert or a festival in Versilia On stage or beside it, she paints to the rhythm of the set and shows the canvas on the last note. From 400 €.
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 does live painting work at our wedding in Versilia?
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 Versilia, and the signed painting is yours that same day. Live painting for a wedding starts at 950 €.
Who does live wedding painting in Versilia?
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 Versilia as she does all over Europe, to grand estates and small villages alike.
What remains of the live painting after the wedding?
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 Versilia?
Giulia Dal Bon paints from 950 € 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 Versilia 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 Versilia, 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 Versilia?
Yes. Giulia Dal Bon paints live in Versilia 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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