Picture this: You’ve been happily married for ten years and you cozy up to your spouse on the sofa after a long day. You glance up above the fireplace mantle and see the original painting of you both together on your wedding day. The memories rush back to you as you reminisce on the happiest day of your life surrounded by music, dancing, laughter, and family. Your house guests still remember (and talk about) watching the artist capture the moment in the painting you now proudly display in your home.
Live event painting is becoming a popular form of entertainment at wedding receptions that gives the couple something to cherish for the rest of their lives!
Here’s how it works:
Artist Steph Moraca arrives at the venue to set up her easel and begin to capture the elements of the scene on canvas. As guests walk by, they are eager to see what the artist is working on!
Ms. Moraca continues to paint, adding the wedding couple during the specific moment requested by them (i.e. first kiss, first dance, posed at venue, etc).
Steph Moraca interacts with guests in a positive manner to keep them excited about the painting throughout the evening!
The painting is completed in further detail in the artist’s studio following the event and is delivered or shipped to the client up to 18 weeks later.
All Packages Include:
SAPPHIRE
$3700
RUBY
$4300
Diamond
$4900
Custom
$4000+
Live event painting is a great form of entertainment not only at weddings, but at any special event. Corporate parties, bar and bat mitzvah's, family reunions, charity golf outings, or any large event make the perfect occasion for live event painting. Your guests will get a great form of entertainment, and you will get a unique, eternalized memory.
Your guests will love it! Live painting is an intimate and unique form of entertainment at weddings, so they will remember it! You will receive a beautiful, one of a kind painting to display in your home and remember the feeling of your special day. If you book live painting for a corporate event, the painting may be donated to raise money for a charitable cause at the end of the event.
Live painting captures the feeling of the day in a way photography and digital editing cannot. The artist can place people into the painting aesthetically, even if they aren't physically there, and focus the piece on the wedding couple. The artist can also change certain features in the background (i.e. make the leaves more autumn-colored, change the mood of the room, make the sky more clear/sunny, etc). Live painting is also entertaining and exciting for guests to observe!
The artist simply needs a 5x5' open space to work during a live painting event. Artist Steph Moraca brings the paint, canvas, easels, brushes, lighting, and cleaning materials. If the venue requires a drop cloth to be placed on the floor in the painting area, she has one available.
The initial 25% installment payment of the package amount due upon booking the live event paintingis non-refundable. The remaining 75% package payment + travel costs is due one week (seven days) prior to the event date.
If the event is canceled greater than 72 hours prior to the start of the event but after the 75% + travel payment is made, the 75% payment will be refunded to the client.
Travel costs will be refunded to the client if the travel accommodations can be refunded to the artist. In this situation, if travel accommodation is nonrefundable to the artist, the client will not be refunded for travel costs.
Refunds are not available for cancellations made by the Client within 72 hours of a scheduled live painting event.
Artist Steph Moraca can create a custom commissioned painting from one of your wedding photos!
Order CommissionArtist Steph Moraca typically dresses in semi-formal or dressy casual attire (i.e. a knee length black dress), and will wear a smock over her clothing while painting. She puts forth her best effort to match the dress code expected at the event.
Continental U.S. Shipping is included in the package pricing. Sales tax is NOT included in the pricing and will be added to the package price.
Artist Steph Moraca is based in Pittsburgh, PA and is willing to travel internationally for your wedding or event! There are no additional travel costs for event venues located in the southwestern PA region. Travel costs for venues located outside of the southwestern PA area vary depending on the event location. Fill out the request form below find out the added travel cost for your venue location. Average travel costs are $300-800.
No guests may be added to Sapphire package paintings, however for Ruby and Diamond paintings - Absolutely! Artist Steph Moraca can include deceased friends or family members to a wedding painting as if they were right there with you. These people would be added to the painting AFTER the live painting session (from the artist’s studio) by referencing photos of them provided by the client. It is very helpful to have multiple reference photos that accurately show the deceased person(s) face, full figure, and height in comparison to the wedding couple.
Fill out the form below. The Artist typically responds within 48 hours.