Pumpkin Patch Sunday caricatures!

 ...at one of my favorite venues, Loblolly Acres in Viola, Delaware. After finishing my drawing time, I was able to enjoy the hayride, pumpkin patch and hidden pub in the pines, with my hubby (whom I brought along for the day!)

I did lots of family caricatures on a beautiful October afternoon!

My hubby took a couple of "in action" shots of me drawing this adorable little guy:

Below: he didn't want a caricature while I was drawing him, but look at his face afterwards!

Afterward, we had some adult beverages!!!!

...then we wandered around the pumpkin patch!

Thank you Loblolly Acres!

Sunset caricatures at wedding reception!

 Usually, I try to start on the bride and groom's color caricature from a photo I take right before they make their entrance, and work on it during that, toasts and first dances. I serendipitously finished this one right as the sun was setting and the photographer was taking photos of the couple....look at THIS (no filter and taken on my Iphone)!

Gorgeous setting, happy couple and lovely client---she booked me via The Bash.com.

 Here's a better view of their caricature, and you can see their reaction here on my IG.

There were over a hundred guests, so I suggested doing my line-drawing-only style of caricatures for speed, on blue and white papers. I was able to do 55 faces in 3.5 hours. Here are a few from cocktail hour, which was outdoors on a particularly beautiful October evening:

and here's some more from the reception proper:

Thank you for having me!

September outdoor wedding caricatures....

 This misty, but beautiful evening in September saw this heartfelt outdoor wedding in Lancaster County...

with caricatures at the reception!

I was situated in my own tent, just next to a rustic pavillion for the guests.

(the chairs were all in use at the ceremony when I took the above photo)

After that, the guests arrived at my tent and I got busy!

This couple were nonagenarians!!!

The bride was my client, and she recently saw me at a Quinceanera I did nearby. 

She also knows another bride I did some years ago. So it felt like family!

 Here's the bride and groom with their caricature (and me!) 

Thank you both for having me on such a special day!!

Sweet 16 caricatures

 

On Saturday evening, my caricatures were part of an absolutely lovely Sweet 16 celebration at a NJ country club...the birthday girl was a talented dancer and singer---she did BOTH in a performance for her guests (her friends danced too). I was happy to add MY kind of performance too! 

Check out her reaction and the general vibe (from my Instagram)

My client ( birthday girl's mom) found me via my Gigsalad page.

Here's a few of my drawings!

My client left this feedback shortly afterwards ( Thank YOU!!!)

"Absolutely Amazing!! Emily was so wonderful to work with, she was on time and ready to start working as planned. Her drawings were a big hit of the party!! They were simply beautiful. Thank you so much Emily for be there and giving the party that extra thing that brought laughter and fun, you are amazing!! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!"