35th Anniversary party with Sign-in Caricature, and MINI-caricatures!

 This lovely couple decided to make a big celebration of their 35th anniversary, with family and friends, so as to have a happy occasion to get everyone together--that's a great reason not to wait til the 50th, if you ask me! The traditional gift for the 35th is Coral, so I incorporated that into their caricature (which I drew beforehand from a great photo provided to me by the wife). 

Here they are once it was all signed. :-)

During the party, I drew MINI-caricatures for the guests! Went over well--here's a few:

Ambiance Reel.      Reaction Reel!

Thanks for having me!

Moonlit wedding caricatures at the Franklin Institute

This was an evening to remember! Once again, I drew caricatures of guests at a wedding reception held in the venerable and historic Franklin Institute in Philadelphia. (The bride had me do theirs beforehand...I used airbrush..and she requested a lovely full moon, in an indigo sky. You can't see it in the photo, but there is glitter on and around the moon. The first pic below shows the colors more accurately, but the second photos shows how it made for a fab sign-in!).

You can see their reaction in my IG Reel. :-)

So....I started out at the cocktail hour, which was held near the famous walk-through Human Heart installation. Like the previous wedding I did at the FI, of course I had to to experience it again for old times' sake.  Another Reel shows the layout ( and folks I drew during cocktail hour)

Then it was time to head into the Rotunda, where the huge statue of Ben Franklin placidly overlooked the dozens of guests, the DJ Jeanyo, and the caricaturist (me)! 

This is prior to the festivities...

and this is during!! Lighting is freaking amazing!

My spot was in the same area as last time so I felt right at home:

Here's the couple who posed for my setup pic:

and a few more: (and yet ANOTHER reel...had lots of content for this event ;-)

It was a total blast being a part of this joyous night. 

Thanks for having me!!!!

80th Birthday sign-in caricature

 I've done many sign-in caricatures for this particular family, this one was just as enjoyed :-)

Cabernet-hued wedding reception caricatures, with a sign-in for the bride and groom!

 The Bash brought my caricatures to the attention of this lovely bride and groom, who booked me almost a year prior to this evening's reception. Aren't they adorable!?

I did their wedding caricature from photos they provided, a few weeks before the wedding. The advantage to this is that the couple doesn't need to sit for me at the reception, so the whole time can be devoted to my drawing their guests. And it makes a great sign-in instead of a guest book!

So here is where I was for the cocktail hour, on the mezzanine of the Collingswood Grand Ballroom (awesome venue and people, by the way!)

I even got to see part of the ceremony---so sweet!!

Now for a few caricatures!!

The bride and groom left some wonderful feedback for me on The Bash, THE NEXT DAY---wow!

Review by Alex T.

Wedding Reception•Reviewed on March 17, 2023•From Collingswood, NJ

For as many times as I heard I looked beautiful on my wedding day, I heard how amazing Emily was just as many times. We had Emily create a color caricature of us as our wedding guest book and it was so beautiful and completely caught our personalities and we hadn’t even met in person! It was a great idea as well as a time saver for us because otherwise we would have had to get in line! She was a hit and people are still telling me about it today! I highly recommend the predone portrait for couples! Such a lovely woman with such talent I’ve already been asked for her contact info! Thank you Emily!

It was TOTALLY my pleasure!! Thank YOU! Also you had one of the best hashtags ever! :-D