As I don't live anywhere near Staffordshire, and needed to be at the venue bright and early, I had to stay overnight the night before at a nearby B&B. I usually do this when I have a venue that's further than 2 hours away from me (that's my cut off driving time). Unfortunately it wasn't a particularly great place to stay so I won't link it here to recommend it to others, but it allowed me to have a good rest ready for the day ahead. I know other wedding suppliers and vendors who literally buy converted vans to sleep in, to cut down costs when travelling and working, but I'd rather stick to B&Bs, hotels and Airbnbs for now!

Recently, I had the most amazing experience doing a live wedding painting for my newlywed couple, Corey and Artika, at the stunning Cotswold venue in Cheltenham - Manor by The Lake !

Doing live wedding painting or live guest portraits in the UK can be a different experience to live painting in other countries. The main difference being... the weather!  Here are a few tips and tricks I have picked up while painting at UK weddings, hopefully they'll be helpful to you - whether you are the one getting married, or a live wedding painter yourself! 

Hi I'm Chloe, I'm a wedding painter!

There are many things to consider when your looking for a Live Wedding Painting or a Live Event Painter in the UK. Hopefully some of these tips help you to make your choice of live painter!

You might have seen a few different styles of live guest painting illustrations, when perusing different live wedding painters. Here are some ideas that I have implemented in my live guest paintings over the years to give you some inspiration!

If you are looking for a live wedding painter to paint at your special day, you may have come across the terms 'acrylic painting' or 'oil painting' and you may have wondered what the difference is between them is. This post aims to help you find out! 

As a Live Wedding Painter, I get so many questions about live painting from my couples. And it’s very understandable! Live painting is quite a new addition to the wedding scene. Whether that be large scale oil paintings, or individual guest paintings, there will be a whole host of questions that go along with each experience. 

You may have seen videos of artists painting people at weddings and events on Instagram and TikTok. Maybe you wondered what it was all about?