Your day your way
Live Wedding Illustration Package :
Draw My Guests
Imagine your guests immersed in your wedding day, leaving with a beautiful, hand-drawn portrait to cherish for years to come. Draw My Guests brings a unique, artistic touch to your celebration, capturing your loved ones with custom illustrations that become timeless keepsakes.
Live illustration package
Draw My Guests
What’s the Experience?
Set up at my artist’s table, I invite guests to sit before me as I sketch them live, creating an unforgettable experience as they watch their portrait come to life. Sitting together allows me to catch each person’s character, giving every drawing its own personality. Each piece is crafted on high-quality A5 paper, branded with your names, wedding date, and venue, and presented in a display booklet for them to treasure long after the day ends.
As demand is always high, I manage a waitlist so guests don’t have to stand in line. Each guest receives a time to return, making the process enjoyable and smooth. Full-color portraits take around 6 minutes per person or 10 minutes per couple. For a timeless and quicker option, monochrome portraits allow couples to be drawn in just 6 minutes, ideal for larger or black-tie weddings.
I highly recommend booking a full-day package to ensure I have time to capture not only your guests but also close family and bridal party members, who are often busy with photographs or mingling during the drinks reception. Full-day coverage allows for portraits throughout both the drinks reception and later in the evening, giving more of your loved ones the chance to be beautifully illustrated.
A Portrait for the Happy Couple
You’re not forgotten!
I also create a larger, A4-sized portrait of the couple on artist-grade paper, mounted and ready to display. If you’re busy celebrating, I can also complete this from a photo after the wedding.
Yes, I can include your precious pooch in this!
Additionally, after the wedding day, you’ll receive access to an online portal where you have the option to order fine art prints, “Thank You “ greeting cards, and canvases, along with a digital file of your bridal portrait for endless ways to cherish and share your wedding artwork.
Live illustration package
Draw My Guests
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- Full or Half Day of live guest illustration
- Custom A5 Portraits for guests to take home
- A4 Portrait of the Couple, beautifully mounted, created live or from a photo if preferred
- Online Portal for ordering fine art prints, greeting cards, canvases, and digital files of the bridal artwork
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A custom A5 keepsake illustration in full color (or black and white), presented to guests in a display booklet or optionally framed in a white mount surround.
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- Half-Day Package (during drinks reception): €890 (€723 + VAT)
- Full-Day Package (drinks reception + after meal reception): €1,580 (€1,284 + VAT)
Live Illustration Package
Additional Extras
To further personalise your experience, I offer several unique add-ons to complement your wedding package:
- Mounting Boards (10” x 8”) for guest illustrations – Perfect for placing artwork straight into a frame and displaying, especially with full-day coverage: €160.
Top Table Place Name Illustrations – Custom illustrations of top table members’ names: starting from €55
- Digital Print File of Your Bridal Illustration – Enjoy a high-res digital version to share or print: €200
- Thank You Cards – Featuring your bridal illustration, ideal for post-wedding gratitude: starting from €45
“‘Our guests ABSOLUTELY LOVED your work! They were all so excited showing us the drawings as we went around to talk to them. It was such a pleasure to have you on our day and we couldn’t be happier with the beautiful pieces they got to keep!”
Anything else?
Travel Fee
For venues outside of the Meath area, there is a travel charge of .60c per km. I can send a bespoke travel quote based on your venue location.
What next?
If you’re ready to book, yay!
All I need from you at this stage is a €200 deposit to secure your date - so that no one else can have it! Then, closer to your special day, I’ll be in touch to chat about the details of your day and get everything prepared.
I believe that every client deserves the utmost care and attention when it comes to capturing the magic and romance of their special day. That is why I make the deliberate decision to take a limited number of bookings each season.
By doing so, I can ensure the best quality of artwork for each and every client that I am privileged to work with. As a result, my calendar fills up quickly.
A little summary…
Draw My Guests
Give your guests a gift that means they’ll never forget your special day! Draw My Guests is a unique and engaging experience focusing on capturing the essence of the happy couple and their beloved guests. By skilfully drawing guests, I create custom, professional illustrations that serve as cherished mementos for your guests to take home and treasure long after the celebration.
What It Costs?
- Half-Day Package (during drinks reception): €890 (€723 + VAT)
- Full-Day Package (drinks reception + after meal reception): €1,580 (€1,284 + VAT)
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- Full or Half Day of live illustration
- Custom A5 Portraits for guests to take home
- A4 Portrait of the Couple, beautifully mounted, created live or from a photo if preferred
- Online Portal for ordering fine art prints, greeting cards, canvases, and digital files of the bridal artwork
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Of course! This is always the highlight of my day! Usually I’ll illustrate the bride and groom after the meal call as guests are being seated - but if there’s a time in the day that works better with your plan, I’m always flexible! If time runs away with us and there isn’t a good moment for our illustration, I will draw from a photo after the day itself - either way, you will have a bespoke bride and groom illustration to treasure forever!
Optional Extras
To further personalise your experience, I offer several unique add-ons to complement your wedding package:
Mounting Boards (10” x 8”) for guest illustrations – Perfect for placing artwork straight into a frame and displaying, especially with full-day coverage: €160
Top Table Place Name Illustrations – Custom illustrations of top table members’ names: starting from €55
Digital Print File of Your Bridal Illustration – Enjoy a high-res digital version to share or print: €200
Thank You Cards – Featuring your bridal illustration, ideal for post-wedding gratitude: starting from €45
Your wedding artist
Meet your illustrator, Linda
Oh back to me!
Where do I begin, I’m a professional artist (yes, this is my full time job) and former animator with a passion for capturing moments that people can cherish forever. I am classically trained at the renowned Irish School of Animation in Ballyfermot and hold a degree in Fine Art, specializing in drawing. With over a thousand weddings behind me, I’ve honed my skills to bring high-quality, meaningful art to each and every event.
In my career, I’ve worked with both major and boutique studios, collaborating with some incredible international brands, including CHANEL, L’Oréal, Google, and Dubai Duty Free. This experience has shaped me into an artist who thrives under pressure, able to create beautiful, detailed artwork at a lively pace without compromising on quality.
My goal? To give every wedding guest I have the pleasure to draw, a unique, hand-drawn keepsake that captures their personality and makes them smile! I bring not only skill but also genuine passion to every portrait I draw. Whether it’s an individual or a couple, each illustration is created with care, ensuring it will be a treasured piece from your special day for years to come.
“You’d be surprised how many times I’ve had to explain to an Irish dad that yes, this is in fact my real job…!”
For the love of love
Happy couples, happy guests, happy illustrator
Wedding Illustration - everything you need to know
I know how much you’ve got on your plate right now. Planning a wedding is intense! So let me make things easier for you and answer all of your wedding illustration questions to put your mind at ease - and if you don’t see your question here, drop me a note and I’ll be happy to help!
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That depends on which package you choose!
With the Draw My Guests Package, you can decide whether you want a full day (a total of 5 hours, split across the drinks reception and after the meal reception) or a half day is for the duration of the drinks reception.
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Depending on other commitments, I can! Extra illustration time is charged on an hourly basis, you can contact me for a custom quote for the additional work.
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Not at all! I only ask that guests face me while I’m illustrating them. In fact, I much prefer guests to act naturally and not sit stiffly for illustrations, as it means I’m able to properly capture their personalities.
Illustrations of guests are often done in couples or pairs and I’ll usually draw guests from the waist up. Each illustration takes between 6 and 10 minutes - the perfect time to enjoy a chat or a canapé or a glass of bubbly!
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Absolutely! All of my illustrations are drawn on the day, in the moment. So every guest who’s drawn will get their custom illustration to take away with them!
Guest illustrations are drawn on high-quality artistic paper, branded with your names, your venue and your wedding date as a constant reminder of your special day. Illustrations will be popped into a display booklet to keep them safe and sound until your guests get home.
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I hope so! In over my 1000 hours of wedding illustration, most guests absolutely love being able to get their own portraits drawn at the wedding. Unlike “normal” wedding entertainment that’s over in a flash (and, let’s face it, guests have probably seen it a hundred times before), live illustration is an experience that most guests haven’t had before - and it gives them something to take home and treasure too!
I’ve bumped into guests years later at other weddings and they’ve all commented that they still have their original illustrations - framed and in pride of place!
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Absolutely not! I love getting to know your guests and answering any questions they have while I’m drawing.
The most common question I get while I’m drawing might surprise you… “Is this your real job?” (it’s mostly from Irish dads - and yes, it is my real job!).
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That’s up to you! You know your venue best, so I’ll take my lead from you. I’ve drawn in gardens, beside dancefloors, next to bars and in the corner of dinner halls - so it really is up to you!
All I ask is that I have a space with a desk-height table and two chairs for guests to sit on while being illustrated (and sipping champagne, of course). If it’s an evening reception, I’ll also need to be near a socket for my table lamp - but other than that, I’m flexible!
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Of course, it’s the highlight of my day!
Usually I draw the happy couple after the meal call, while guests are being seated. But I know how hectic a wedding day can be, so I’ll draw you whenever fits best with your day. If time runs away from us, I’m happy to draw from a photograph after the day.
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Dilemmas, dilemmas!
I highly recommend booking a full-day package to ensure I have time to capture not only your guests but also close family and bridal party members, who are often busy mingling during the drinks reception. Full-day coverage allows for portraits throughout both the drinks reception and later in the evening, giving more of your loved ones the chance to be beautifully illustrated.
If you're struggling to decide, just send me an email. I'd love to hear about your wedding plans and help you make the right choice.
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Each package varies.
I draw guests the day, in the moment so that I capture the detail perfectly, for Draw My Guests package. If you ever see me taking photos, it’s for my own memory - not to draw from!
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Definitely! I love a bit of custom wedding artwork and would be delighted to add it to my illustration paper. We’ll sort out all the little details, including the design of your illustration paper, in the run up to your wedding.
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I’ve illustrated weddings across Ireland, so travel isn’t a problem!
Weddings in County Meath don’t incur travel fees, but if your venue is outside of the County Meath area, I add a small travel fee (60c per kilometre) to my prices to cover travel costs.
If your wedding is much further afield, I’d still love to illustrate it! Get in touch to discuss a custom quote for wedding venues further away.
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It’s simple!
First thing: get in touch to let me know your wedding date, your venue and which illustration package you’d like and I’ll put together a quote for you (including any additional illustration time needed and travel fees, if applicable).
If you’re happy with your quote, I’ll send over a contract with Terms & Conditions for you to sign (digitally). To secure your booking, I take a €200 deposit via PayPal or bank transfer - after that, your date is officially booked in!
Four months before your wedding date, I’ll be in touch again to invoice for 50% of the remaining fee and start discussing the finer details, including the design of your illustration paper and any other requirements.
The remaining balance is due the week of the wedding.
And then, once the day itself arrives, it’s all go! I’ll arrive 30-minutes before your illustration slot begins to get everything set up, but there’s nothing else you need to worry about - other than enjoying your day!
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Because I’m pretty good at it! Live illustration is what I thrive on and after over 800 hours of wedding illustration I’m a dab-hand at it.
When you book me, you book The Wedding Illustrator - someone who knows what they’re doing, has years of experience, an endless thirst for skills and knowledge, and an insatiable eye for detail.
I also love people and really enjoy getting to know you and your guests. I bring an extra ounce of fun and connection to your special day!
If you want to know more about me, you can read my story here.
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Certainly not! I have drawn at all types of exclusive private and corporate events, working with some incredible global brands including CHANEL, L’Oreal, Clarins, Wix, and Dubai Duty Free. Whether it’s a brand activation event or a lavish private gathering, I ensure to bring my artistic flair and professionalism to every occasion. If you are interested in collaborating with me for a corporate event, feel free to check out my corporate work website for more details and to explore my portfolio here.
