Once you've booked Katie for your date, you are welcome to provide her with any ideas and inspiration for your painting. As the date approaches, she will reach out to gather the details she needs for the piece. On the wedding day, she will arrive to the reception site early to get settled and begin the composition before guests arrive.

As guests begin to arrive, she starts adding the important details, creating the atmosphere of the painting, capturing the feel and ambiance of your day. Typically she’s painting the bride and groom's first dance, or their ceremony/reception venue with them included. You can decide whether you would like to have your guests painted in or left out as well as the pose you'd like to be painted in.

She’ll stay until the painting is complete and can be displayed where you choose. If need be, typically for larger pieces, she will bring it home to do touch-ups. Once complete, she will have it shipped or delivered to you, unless you prefer to pick it up.

Katie’s style is more impressionistic with loose brushstrokes and vivid color. She aims for an expression of the event more than a realistic painting, while she is able to offer both styles. Her mediums for live painting can be either watercolor or acrylic depending on the size you choose.

Painting live creates a memorable and unique experience for the people attending the wedding. It's something they can keep coming back to to see how it progresses throughout the night. You are left with a piece of art that captures the feel and emotion of your most special day.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, just north of Chicago, is home. She is able to offer her services word wide, and has travelled extensively to Southern Europe for weddings.

To keep it sweet and simple, any travel expenses within Europe are included in the quote she provides. Katie books all of her own travel plans and accommodations, so you don’t have to worry about it!

Of course! Weddings are her most popular, but she’s always up for something else. Katie has done plenty of corporate events, galas, and fundraisers.

The set-up is quick and simple. Typically, Katie brings a portable wooden easel to the wedding reception, paints, water jars and brushes, and a basket/bag to hold excess materials. Katie never wants her area to look cluttered, therefore she takes precautions to ensure her materials do not clash with the wedding atmosphere, or decorations. Typically, she’ll ask that the venue provides a covered high top table, though not necessary.

From an early age Katie has always been attracted to light and the ambiance it creates in a space. The different moods a room can assume has always fascinated her. She’s also drawn to moments of pure joy. To watch as a couple celebrates their lifelong commitment to each other surrounded by their closest friends and family is such a treat. It is an honor to be able to capture this as an artist and she finds so much fulfillment in providing people with a spontaneous and true reflection of their fondest moments.

All of Katie’s materials are archival and museum quality, so that your painting is heirloom quality. Watercolors are created on cold-press archival cotton paper with Daniel Smith or Windsor & Newton watercolor paint, and acrylic paintings are created on stretched cotton canvas with Golden artist acrylic paint and Winsor & Newton professional acrylic paint.

Framing is not needed for the acrylic paintings as they are done on canvas. When finished, the painting can be hung directly onto the wall. Watercolor paintings will need framing and recommendations are available upon request.

Typically they provide Katie with a covered high top table that she can set her supplies on or she will bring her own table. If need be, Katie is placed near to an outlet so that she can light the painting when it gets dark. She can also bring a portable light with her own battery.

The investment to hire Katie to paint at your wedding varies depending on size, date, and location, typically ranging between $3,500-7,000 for local Milwaukee/Chicago clients. If further, she will include a travel quote into your proposal.

Weddings, corporate events, rehearsal dinners, galas, you name it!

I’m open to alternate ideas for the subject matter! One of my favorite alternatives is painting your bridal bouquet using impasto technique! For examples of this, check out my floral paintings.

If you’re looking for something petite to go on a smaller wall, the 16x20” is a great option. You can make it look bigger by adding a matte and frame. 18x24” is a versatile option as it can go on a smaller wall or be matted and framed to display on a larger wall. The 24x30” is Katie’s favorite size to paint, it just flows and is big enough to make a statement at your wedding and in your home. Lastly, the 24x36” and the 30x40” are statement sizes. If you’re looking to create a focal point in the room, here it is! These sizes may require extra touch ups post event which are included in your cost.

Click here to view examples of each size.