Wedding Reception with a real rainbow....and mini-caricatures!

 This is amazing and has never happened at any outdoor wedding reception I've done that I can remember... first a storm, and then a rainbow!! This was truly an evening full of memorable moments.

Here's the video version, in my IG Reel.

Look at that rainbow!

Ok...let's back up a bit...I arrived with a pre-drawn wedding caricature in a signature mat, for the guests to sign their well wishes, and set up on the patio adjacent to the tent for cocktail hour...I had it covered up so the bride and groom wouldn't see it, as they'd opted to be surprised:

People started signing it, and I commenced drawing guests..with over 250 folks there, I used my line-drawing-only mode with mini-caricatures, for speedy results:

Just as the first hour ended and people were asked to head to the tent, this storm arrived:

So everyone adjourned inside the manor house and I continued drawing:

Once the rain stopped, everyone ventured out to the tent and I took a break, so the bride and groom could make their entrance and have speeches and dances. I took some photos of the unsettled, amazing sky...

After dinner, guests came back to the covered porch (third location!)  where I ended my sessions...

The bride and groom were the very last to receive their caricature:

and it was a success!

Thank you for having me via Gigsalad!

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!

80th Birthday sign-in caricature

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

Wedding caricature with signature mat, for a VERY dear-to-my-heart bride and groom!

This was a very special caricature for me to create....I've known the bride since she was five years old. She is one of my son's oldest and dearest friends. She is also one of my first subjects, back in the 90's when I was just starting out as a caricaturist. So I thought this would be a very fitting wedding gift to her and her new husband (and it's also 1000x better than the ones I did of her as a kid. ;-) 

Her nickname is 'Plum' and he's a professional musician, so I added those two elements to the background... 

Here's a guest signing away... and the bride and groom with the artist. :-)

Her wedding party was a group of "bridesmen" made up of my son (who's been her friend since kindergarten), the officiant (who's been her friend since preschool), her brother, her cousin and her Man-of-Honor (who's the latecomer--friends only since middle school!)

I just love this photo! The back of her dress was lovely. I didn't even notice my son was in the background at first!

Congratulations, Katie and Brian!!