Add a Touch of Magic to your Event with Live Illustration

Live illustration that feels effortless, elegant, and alive in the moment. Think fluid lines, soft watercolour, and a refined fashion edge, capturing your guests in expressive portraits they’ll genuinely love taking home and keeping.

With 18 years as a professional illustrator, alongside a background in event and wedding management and published work in fashion illustration, I bring friendly, engaging presence and a seamless creative flow to your day, so everything feels easy and beautifully considered.

Every illustration is created on eco-friendly, handmade cotton rag paper, chosen for its texture, quality, and timeless feel. Because every detail deserves to feel as special as the moment itself.

Here’s how it works…

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  • A range of art supplies on a table including watercolour, pencils and inks.

    1. We Take a Quick Photo

    First we’ll ask your guests to pose for a quick snap, which I will then use as the reference for their personal illustration.

  • An artist leans over a table working on a pen illustration

    2. I Start Sketching

    Once the photo of your guest has been taken, I will start working live on a unique illustration, focussing on their outfit for your special occasion.

  • Live event illustrations of guests, including bright Asian wedding outfits, family portraits and green bridesmaids.

    3. Your Guests Collect their Keepsake

    Once your guest’s portrait is complete, it will be displayed ready for them to collect and take home as a keepsake to remember your event forever.

Painting live at Manor by the Lake
Finished couple illustration at Bordesley Park
Bride and Groom with their finished live illustration
Wedding guest illustration
Watercolor illustration of a couple at their wedding, with the groom in a black tuxedo and the bride in a yellow gown, holding a young child.
Chinese wedding guest outfit
A watercolor illustration of a pair of beautiful brides.
Watercolour illustration of two bridesmaids.
Illustrating live at Manor by the Lake
A watercolour illustration of wedding guest couple.
Illustrating a bride and groom live in front of guests.
Asian wedding bride and groom illustration
A watercolor illustration of a family portrait.
Live painting supplies
Hand-drawn illustration of a woman in a pink floral dress with a slit, standing with one hand on her hip, surrounded by flowers.
A watercolor illustration of two women in wedding dresses holding bouquets, surrounded by flowers, on textured paper.
A watercolor illustration of a family of four, with two adults and two children, dressed in formal attire, surrounded by pink and white lilies and flowers.
Hand-drawn fashion illustration of a woman in a long, colorful floral dress with ruffles and bell sleeves, with blurred background and surrounding flowers.
A watercolor sketch of a man in a suit with a tie, wearing a wide-brimmed hat, on textured paper surrounded by pink, red, and yellow flowers.
A fashion illustration of a woman wearing a colorful, patterned dress with orange, purple, and yellow hues, holding a yellow clutch, surrounded by flowers and shadows.
A hand-drawn illustration of a family of three, with the father in a suit, the mother in a green dress holding a young child, all outlined with minimal details, surrounded by colorful flowers on a textured background.
A watercolor sketch of a woman wearing a floral dress with ruffles and a cinched waist, standing with one hand on her hip, surrounded by flowers.

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Taking bookings now for 2026 & 2027. Availability is limited, so I recommend getting in touch early to avoid disappointment!

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Live Illustration Price List

Each package includes:

  • Emotive and show stopping entertainment for your guests.

  • Illustrator and assistant.

  • Hand painted fashion illustrations of your guest’s fabulous outfits. Completed as family groups, couples and individuals.

  • Top quality, professional artists materials, including hand made paints, glitter paints and metallic inks.

  • A mix of media, including pencil, pen, watercolour, ink and coloured pencil.

  • Finished artwork to be packaged in biodegradable, plant-based clear sleeves to protect them.

    Package 1 - Intimate Illustration

    2 - 3 Hours, illustrations of up to 20 Guests
    £395

    Package 2 - Artist Residency

    5 - 6 Hours, Up to 50 Guest Illustrations
    £800

Package 3 - Large Celebration Illustration

5 - 6 Hours of live illustration, remaining illustrations completed after the event and posted to the couple/organiser within 14 days. Up to 100 Guest Illustrations
£1495
Includes a personalised event name and date on each illustration card

Add a Little Extra

  • Additional hour (up to 10 guests) - £150

  • Digital Gallery delivered after the wedding - £50

  • Framed, more detailed couple illustration delivered after the wedding day - £120

  • Add personalisation, such as wedding date or names - £75

  • Add a meaningful motif, such as your venue or pet - £75


Bespoke Options & After the Event Illustration Packages Available.

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What People Are Saying

  • Perfect Wedding Day Addition!

    What a wonderful experience Holly provided at our wedding this summer. She’s insanely talented and we were so pleased to have her as part of our day. The illustrations were beautiful and our guests loved having a personal keepsake to take home. I keep seeing them displayed at all my friend’s houses which I love! I can’t recommend Holly enough to anyone as the perfect addition to their wedding day!

    Laura, Bride

  • 1000% Recommend Holly! The Guests LOVED Her Illustrations!

    HollyMae Illustrates was honestly one of the highlights of our wedding! From the start, the booking process was so easy and Holly was absolutely lovely and so friendly.

    Our guests LOVED having their illustrations done and it was such a special keepsake for everyone to take home from the day.

    It was such a talking point at the wedding, and afterwards we had so many friends and family sending us photos of their illustrations framed in their homes, which was so lovely to see!

    We’re so glad we booked Holly - it was such a fun and personal touch to our day and something our guests will be able to keep forever. Couldn’t recommend HollyMae Illustrates enough!

    Gemma, Bride