About Elena Fay
Hi, I’m Elena Fay, a luxury destination wedding painter, event artist, and product designer whose work spans destination celebrations, ultra-luxury weddings, and refined brand experiences.
Couples and planners come here for a clear look at my live wedding painting, watercolor guest portraits, planning resources, and destination availability for celebrations where art is part of the guest experience.
I’m also often the right fit for clients searching for luxury wedding entertainment, luxury wedding favors, personalized party favors, and elevated guest-experience art for wedding weekends.
When I sketched at my first event in 2013, I fell in love with the energy of live art and guest interaction. What started as a passion quickly became a career focused on one thing: creating elegant artwork that keeps the feeling of an event alive long after the day ends.
What I Specialize In
- Live wedding painting (ceremony, first dance, reception moments)
- Watercolor guest portraits as luxury party favors
- Live art experiences for luxury brand events and private functions.
- Live fashion sketching for galas, premieres, and private events
I also offer custom illustration work, including menu and invitation art, portrait commissions, murals, stationery, packaging design, and branded illustration.
For wedding weekends, that can extend to engagement party favors, bridal shower favors, welcome party favors, and other custom event-favor formats that feel more personal than standard gifts.
Selected Clients & Features
Brand collaborations: Porsche, Cartier, Chanel, Tiffany & Co., Louis Vuitton, Salvatore Ferragamo, Four Seasons, J.Crew, Bloomingdale’s, Neiman Marcus.
Media & publication features: Real Housewives of Potomac, Style Me Pretty, Washingtonian, DC Magazine, Baltimore Weddings.
Whether I’m painting live at a wedding, illustrating guests at a gala, or creating art for a luxury brand, my goal is always the same: joyful, elevated artwork that becomes part of your story.
Where I Work
Elena works with couples and planners across the DMV, the East Coast, and destination wedding markets where live art, guest portraits, and thoughtful keepsakes can become part of the celebration itself.
Featured destination markets: New York City · Hamptons · Palm Beach · Aspen & Vail · Lake Como
International markets Elena serves: Amalfi Coast · Santorini · Riviera Maya · Bali · Udaipur · French Riviera & Monaco
Work With Me
If you’re a couple planning an ultra-luxury destination celebration, or a planner building a high-touch event outside the DMV, I’d love to hear your vision.
That includes live wedding painting, watercolor guest portraits, luxury wedding favors, engagement party favors, and personalized party favors for multi-day celebration formats.
Best starting points: destination wedding services · for wedding planners · planner guide · destination checklist
Start InquiryPlanning a corporate event instead of a wedding?
Elena Fay also creates live guest sketching, custom illustration gifts, and polished brand activations for corporate events through DC In Style.
For weddings, stay here for live wedding painting, watercolor guest portraits, and wedding-weekend art. For conferences, client appreciation, VIP gifting, galas, launches, and corporate hospitality, visit DC In Style by Elena Fay.
Live art for corporate events, galas, and brand activations
For corporate event artist services in Washington DC, Maryland, and Virginia, Elena Fay’s DC In Style offers live portraits, trade show sketching, luxury brand activations, employee appreciation gifts, and VIP client illustration.
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