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!!!!

A re-scheduled wedding reception for a VERY patient bride and groom...

This couple was so adorable. Their wedding reception (including my caricatures) was originally scheduled for May 2020, at a different venue. Well of course, that didn't happen. The booked me through The Bash, which made it easy to reschedule once they found a date that worked, and another venue (a fantastic one on The Chesapeake Bay, I might add!) 

They opted to have a caricature done from photos before the wedding, so they could display it as a sign-in. They laid the mat flat on the table for folks to sign, then we inserted it into the frame at the end of the night. All I need to do this is photos of the couple from when they try on the dress and suit, and their wedding hairstyles. They can even email me the photos separately, so they get a big surprise from seeing the caricature when they come into the reception, and this way, there's no spoiling the "first look" either.  

Once again, how delightful to actually be at a party and talk to people. And once again, I teared up just being there!

The bride left me some glowing feedback and I so appreciate it! Their wedding was worth waiting all that time. Thanks so much!

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!!