Live Guest Portraits

Live Guest Portraits What are live guest portraits? Live guest portraits are personalized mementos your guests can take home to remember your wedding, birthday party, corporate event (or almost any event you can think up). These are unique experiences/favors for your guests to enjoy long after the event has passed. What materials do you use? Hadden uses professional-grade watercolor paint and fine-line markers on Italian cold press watercolor paper. This ensures the quality and longevity of each painting for years to come. Each illustration is placed in a protective cellophane sleeve for your guests to take home. Paper is 5x7", so recipients can easily find a frame for their new original artwork.
Hi, I’m your artist! Meet Hadden is the owner and artist behind Gilded Palms Creative Studio. She was born and raised in Birmingham, AL, and holds an MBA at the University of Alabama. She has lived all across the country, and currently splits her time between Corpus Christi, TX and Los Angeles. Hadden left her dream job at Cartier to pursue her passion of fine art and illustration. She has been a full-time artist for five years, and is motivated by the smiles a finished illustration brings to her clients faces. You can find her studio work on her website, in galleries and retailers across the country.
The “How” How does it work? Hadden arrives to your event an 45 min. -1 hour early to set up her painting station. Depending on the event and number of guests, she may bring an assistant to take guest reference photos and help with the flow of the painting process. During the event, she will use the guest reference photos to paint quick 8-12 min. watercolor sketches on 5x7" paper. After we have captured a photo of your guest, they are free to party while we paint. Guests can pick up their illustration as it is completed or at the end of the event. The “What if?” What if you don't finish all of the guest portraits by the end of the event? Prior to the event, we will discuss the estimated number of illustrations Hadden will be able to complete during the event. Any remaining unfinished portraits at the end of the event will be completed during Hadden's studio hours. Up to 6 additional studio hours are included in the investment. Portraits completed during the post-event will be delivered either to the event planner or host within 7 business days after the event. “ Guest portraits that are completed during studio hours make the perfect addition to thank you cards, and will delight your guests all over again! “ -Hadden
The investment for live guest portraits is based on an hourly event rate of $400/hour. This rate includes following bonuses at no additional cost: Up to 6 additional studio hours post-event An assistant to help with photos and flow Option for branded paper There is a 2 hour minimum and a 6 hour maximum for booking. The Investment The Booking How to I book you for my event? Fill out the form below, and Hadden will be in touch with you shortly. Please note that there will be a rush fee applied to your investment if your event is within the next 4 weeks of the day you reach out. Where are you located? Hadden offers live guest portraits with no travel fee within 25 miles of two locations: Los Angeles, CA and Corpus Christi, TX. If you are located outside of these locations a travel fee will be included in your quote.