Live wedding painting & guest illustration · Birmingham & nationwide

Your wedding day, captured as it happens.

From a live wedding painting to guest illustrations for the whole room, I capture your day as it unfolds, with room for the small personal touches you'll love, if you'd like them woven in.

Every enquiry gets a personal reply from me — no copy-paste pitches.

Katie Bowden painting live at an easel, palette in hand Close-up of Katie painting live at a wedding Katie Bowden painting live at an easel, palette in hand

Is your date still free?

Tell me your date and venue in my short enquiry form and I'll reply personally to say whether I'm free.

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What I do

Three ways I capture your day

A finished canvas of a couple's first kiss, painted live at their wedding

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Live wedding painting

I paint your day live, at your ceremony, your first dance, or wherever the moment is, and finish a one-of-a-kind acrylic canvas for you to keep.

Canvases from £649.99

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Katie drawing a live guest illustration at a wedding

For your guests

Live guest illustrations

I draw your guests as your day unfolds, on A5 or A4. Faceless as standard, with faces as an upgrade, so everyone leaves with something personal.

From £15 per guest

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A studio-commissioned painting of a couple with their dog

From your photos

Studio commissions

Got a photo that means the world? I'll paint it in my studio as a keepsake or a gift, with the same care as a live canvas.

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Close-up detail of a hand-painted wedding canvas

A painting of your day

First, a beautiful painting. Sometimes, a few secrets too.

Above all, it's a beautiful painting of your day. On our calls I ask how you met, what you love and what makes you laugh, and if you'd like, I can tuck a personal touch into the painting: a book tied with red ribbon for the night you met, your houseplants creeping in at the edge, a golden snitch above the arch.

It's never a given, just something I love adding when it fits.

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How it works

From first hello to a canvas on your wall

01

You enquire

Tell me your date and venue. I'll reply personally to say whether I'm free.

02

Two calls and a short form

We talk through your day, your people and the details you'd love hidden in the painting.

03

I paint at your wedding

I can follow you around the venue or set up in one spot, whichever suits your day.

04

Your canvas arrives

Sometimes finished on the day itself, otherwise within 8 to 12 weeks, in a magnetic keepsake box with a handwritten note from me.

Hello, I'm Katie

I still cry at every wedding I paint.

I trained in fine art, graphic design and illustration, but weddings are where I love painting most. I love being in a room where everyone is there for one couple.

I paint 30 to 50 weddings a year from my Birmingham base. I've painted all over the world, though mostly across England.

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Katie Bowden holding a paintbrush and smiling

Reviews

Kind words from couples

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Travel is included

Within 50 miles of Birmingham (B37) is included. Beyond that, travel is charged per mile, and I'll need an overnight stay if your venue is over 2.5 hours away.

Securing your date

A £200 deposit reserves your date. The balance is due two weeks before your wedding.

It arrives beautifully

Every canvas comes in a magnetic keepsake box with a care guide.