One heirloom canvas
Choose a ceremony, first dance or reception scene. Confirm the planned coverage, size, studio finishing and delivery in the proposal.
Wedding Art · Elena Fay
Live Wedding Painting Cost: What Your Canvas Quote Includes
Compare the scope of one original wedding painting before comparing prices. Canvas size, the scene, event coverage, finishing and travel all affect the proposal.
A canvas painting is different from guest portraits
A live wedding painting creates one artwork for the couple. Watercolor guest portraits create individual keepsakes for guests. A hybrid plan combines both, with a timeline and production plan agreed in advance.
Canvas commissions are quoted individually; this page does not advertise a fixed canvas price. Elena's separately priced watercolor guest portraits currently start at $2,000. That is not a starting price for a live canvas. See the guest-portrait pricing guide for that service.
Six details that determine your canvas quote
- Artwork size and composition: one focal moment or a wider scene with architecture and guests.
- The moment to capture: ceremony, first dance or reception, and when the artist can see the setting.
- On-site coverage: arrival, setup, painting time and a suitable reveal moment.
- Studio finishing: what happens after the wedding and how the final approval and delivery are arranged.
- Travel and venue logistics: venue address, access, any overnight stay and transport of materials.
- Optional guest portraits: a separately planned service, not an unlimited addition to one artist's canvas coverage.
Compare proposals on the same terms
Ask each artist to specify the canvas dimensions, included people and background, live coverage, finishing, delivery, framing if offered, travel charges and any applicable taxes. Check payment milestones, cancellation terms and what happens if the event schedule changes.
A useful estimate identifies inclusions and exclusions. Do not assume that a displayed price includes travel, framing, a second artist or completion of every guest portrait.
Compare the finished artwork
Example scopes to discuss
Canvas plus guest keepsakes
Discuss the Hybrid Collection, guest count and portrait coverage separately. Capacity and staffing depend on the agreed format.
These are planning options, not quoted packages or accounts of specific weddings.
Request a wedding painting estimate
Send your date, exact venue, preferred scene, approximate canvas size if known, ceremony/reception times and whether you also want portraits. Include the planner's contact if they are coordinating the art setup.