Thousand Acre Farm Bridal Show--Silhouettes

 

My 60th birthday on Sunday saw me happily cutting silhouettes in the barn loft, at 

Thousand Acre Farm near Delaware City, Delaware. This show was a much more intimate affair than the recent huge one I also participated in...but I've already gotten a gig from it, yay!

I had a little friend who was interested in watching me set up!

This time, I limited the silhouettes to just brides

, and I was still slammed the whole time! Here are a few:

Thank you for having me and hope to be back doing weddings at this gorgeous venue!

Can you spot the silhouettist in this photo?

Finally, the view from the loft:

Silhouettes at the Delaware Bridal Expo

I spent a lovely Sunday afternoon cutting silhouettes of future brides (and others!) at the Delaware Bridal Expo, held at the Chase Center on the Riverfront. It was slow to start, then chaotically busy. My husband was along to take photos and chat up folks in my massive line!

Many of the people I chatted with had never seen a live silhouette artist, and had no idea it could be done as entertainment/wedding favors at receptions. I gave out so many business cards I was worried I wouldnt have any left!

My husband took a lot of time-lapse videos, which I will be putting up on my Youtube when I get a chance. Til then, here are a couple of Instagram links:

Continuous Production.   My booth.    Two brides timelapse. 

Halloween Wedding Caricatures!!!

 Last night, I had the pleasure of doing two of my favorite types of events, a Halloween party and a wedding reception, rolled into one!!!! The bride and groom had a Covid-downsized ceremony in 2020, so this was their big celebration for family and friends.  First up, my costume, next to some of my treasured witchy decor I hang up every year:

My client was a young lady who likes to book my services as a wedding gift to her friends. 

So this is the third time I've done this for her, and she reaps the rewards of "You rock!!What a great idea!!" every time! 

The venue was the Sage Farmhouse, which used to be the home of an acquaintance of my dad's, so I'd actually been there several times as a teen. 

The costumed guests had a grand old time getting caricatured!

(This gentleman devil's first name is Bart ;-)

The bride and groom were my finale:

The bride had a great Halloween playlist of music going.....yay, Psycho Killers by the Talking Heads!

Thank you so much for having me!!!

Tie-dye-hued wedding caricatures!

This couple made sure their guests were entertained! The reception was held in a bowling alley that caters to big events!

I was set up right next to the bar, which was next to a  private 4-lane alley.

Here are some of their happy guests!

 

 This guy got them up and dancing ( not like they weren't before he arrived)

Thanks for having me at your reception, Desiree and James!!!!

Spring wedding reception caricatures!

My first wedding of the year was held on a picturesque country farm. The skies were dreary, cold and wet, (April showers!!) but the family and friends of the newlyweds made the tented reception a warm and joyous place.

 Ready to draw!

(I did take photos of all the drawings at this reception, so the bride and groom could enjoy seeing them later---it's often so hectic at receptions that it's a blur afterwards---but I won't show all 58 people here. Yes, that's one of the advantages of photographing them all, you know how many you did---I averaged 12 faces per hour...and that's only if I remembered to photograph every single one--I might have missed a few...)

So here's a handful of 'em:

The couple below and I discovered that I'd drawn their grand-daughter at this event. :-)

The bride and groom were in such demand for socializing, (and kindly, did not want to boot anyone out of line for their own drawing) that time ran out and they didn't get a caricature. So they'll send me a photo, so I can do it...the groom looked like a character in the show Vikings and the bride looked smashing in a non-traditional dress, so I am very  much looking forward to doing that for them!!

Once again, Gigmasters put us together. Thanks to them and the groom ( who left the wonderful review below) for booking me!!

Emily is a skilled artist. She has a great attitude and worked really hard to provide fantastic likenesses of all our guests. She was willing to work with us on everything we requested and everyone enjoyed her work. Many people watched as she worked and were amazed. I would recommend Emily for any event and for anyone who enjoys Caricatures. She works fast and was able to pump out an amazing number of drawings in a short amount of time. Thank you Emily!

Barn wedding reception caricatures!

What a beautiful late-summer afternoon for a wedding! 

The reception was held in this rustic yet elegantly appointed Chester County, PA barn...can you see where the caricaturist is set up?

Yes, right next to the antique cast iron bathtub COOLER!

Here's an interior view:

And this was my view, behind my sitters, a lovely garden.

This wedding reception was booked by one of the bridesmaids as her wedding gift to the couple. What a wonderful idea!

Now for some caricatures; I drew from golden hour to twilight.

First up: Yes, this lady had her pug with her. So of course, he got dog-i-catured!

 

 A caricature reaction!

My finale was the bride and groom! Congrats to you both!