Once we confirm that I am available for your date, we will schedule an initial introductory meeting, either via phone call or email. Then I will create a custom proposal for you based on the information gathered during our first meeting. You will be given a few options, and once you choose your proposal, I will send you a contract and invoice for a retainer of $500USD. A signed contract and completed retainer payment will secure your date on my calendar.

The cost to book us to paint at your wedding will start at $1,250. This cost includes all supplies needed to create the painting, nearly a decade of experience painting at weddings with ever-improving technique and speed, and the actual painting itself, completed to your satisfaction and made ready for pickup or shipment. Packaging and shipping costs included (if necessary), travel fees are not included.

Since ceremonies are so short and captivate 100 percent of your guests’ attention, it is ideal for me to arrive as early as possible so I can paint the background before the ceremony. I usually paint as much as I can during the ceremony itself but also take photos for reference. Following the ceremony, I like to stay for the reception and finish your painting by working from my photos so that guests are able to watch the ceremony painting’s progress while they’re enjoying the party! If I cannot stay for the reception, then I will finish the painting in my studio based on my photos.

I am based in South Florida (Miami), and travel throughout the country. If outside of South Florida, travel costs will be included in your proposal and will include compensation for airfare or mileage, hotel accommodation, if necessary. I charge a travel stipend of $1000, which is compensatory of time spent traveling, meals, gas for the rental car, and other expenses which arise in the process of traveling.

This stipend is not required for weddings located at a driving distance of less than 4 hours from my home studio. If it is required that I ship the painting back to the studio to complete, then shipping + handling and insurance will also be added to you proposal.

Local events within South Florida do not require travel compensation.

My setup is minimal and usually does not require assistance from event staff. I supply my own portable easel. Your site only needs to arrange for a small painting area in advance of my arrival, which need not take up more than approximately 4′ X 6′, indoors or outdoors. The site also needs to have a water source, and a place to dump paint water such as a wash sink. Also, I will need to set up in a spot that gives me a good view of the scene I will be painting.

Depending on size and detail of your painting, I will either finished the painting the night of the wedding and leave it with you that night, or will bring the painting back to my studio for touchups. Depending on the time of year, and number of hours spent on touch-ups in the studio, your live painting will be made available for pickup within 1-3 weeks of the wedding date.

During busier times of year, like the month before Christmas, your painting may take a bit longer to finish. You will be informed when your painting is finished, and it can be picked up locally or shipped directly to your front door. If I travel out of state to your wedding, I typically stay in your area an extra day or two to complete the painting, and then arrange a pick up before my flight back.

Of course! Your painting will reflect your vision, and include exactly you want, under 15 people. We will discuss this list ahead of time, and you will assign someone (usually your wedding planner or a family member) to point out your chosen guests to me during the reception. I bring the painting back to my studio after the wedding to do some finishing touches, and if someone was left out, they can be added in during that time.