About Katie Bowden Art

Hello, I'm Katie.

Wedding painter, illustrator, and someone who still cries at every single wedding.

Katie Bowden holding a paintbrush, smiling

How it started

I saw a wedding painter at work and thought: I want to try that.

I got engaged in September 2022, and while I was planning our own wedding I came across live wedding painters. I have a diploma in fine art and a degree in graphic design and illustration, and I decided I wanted to have a go myself.

I painted my first wedding at the start of 2023, for free, before my own wedding had even happened. I love being in a room where everyone is there to support one couple, and yes, I still cry at every single one.

Today I paint 30 to 50 weddings a year. Every proposal and every email is written by me, for you. Nothing goes out as a template.

Behind the scenes

On the day, I'm part of the room

Katie painting live at her easel A canvas taking shape mid-painting Close-up detail of a finished hand-painted wedding canvas

What you can expect

Personal from the first message

I write every proposal and email myself, for you and your day. There's no generic template on the other end.

Your story in the painting

I ask how you met, what you love and what makes you laugh, then hide it in the canvas for you to find.

Flexible, and happy to travel

I'll come wherever your day is, and shape the painting around how you want to do it.