I’m a live wedding painter in Austin, Texas, and here is my favorite part: everybody goes home with something. I paint your guests one by one, in watercolor, right there at the party, and they take their little 5×7 portrait with them at the end of the night. Want one big painting of just the two of you instead? I do that too. Austin, the Hill Country, and anywhere my paintbrushes will fit in a suitcase.
At the start of your celebration I take photos of your guests, so they can relax, mingle and enjoy the party rather than waiting in place while I paint. I work from those reference photos throughout the evening.
As each illustration is finished, I display the artwork for guests to find, admire, and take home as a one-of-a-kind keepsake. For the most seamless experience, I recommend beginning before the ceremony so guests can be captured early.
I paint up to 10 individual portraits an hour, or 5 couple portraits. Everyone is painted once, and couples and families are painted together on a single 5×7 piece. Finished work may be collected at the end of the night, or packaged and sent later alongside your thank-you cards.
For celebrations with more than 60 guests, I recommend the finish-at-home option, so every piece gets the same level of care and detail. I bring all the paints, paper and supplies. You bring a table.
I am based in Austin, Texas, but I can pack my paintbrushes in a suitcase in a heartbeat.
Every piece is a 5×7 watercolor of the guest in front of me, dated and signed, finished during the event.
Live painting is not only for weddings. The same setup travels well to a product launch, a store or showroom opening, a pop-up, a conference booth, a client appreciation evening or a holiday party.
Every attendee leaves with an original 5×7 watercolor of themselves. It is the rare event giveaway that gets framed or pinned to a desk instead of left on the table, so your brand stays in the room long after the event ends.
Artwork can be styled to your palette, your season or the campaign the event is supporting, the same way I work from a couple’s colors and theme. I photograph guests as they arrive so nobody stands in a line, then paint through the event and set finished pieces out to be collected.
Activations are quoted by attendee count and hours rather than sold as a package, since a two-hour pop-up and a full conference day look nothing alike. Shorter events often fit The Rehearsal below. Tell me the format and headcount and I will put a number to it.
Three where every guest goes home holding something, and one where the painting is of the two of you. Pick whichever sounds more like your night.
$7253 hours of painting
$1,2005 hours of painting
From $1,450Priced by guest count, not hours
$1,650One painting, all evening
About those guest numbers. They are estimates, and they usually land pretty close. What nudges them around is how into it your guests are (some nights everyone wants one, some nights people are busy dancing), how much detail is going on in their outfits, and whether people can actually see me. Put me somewhere visible, near where the party already is, and a lot more of your guests end up with a portrait.
Pricing does not include travel outside a 30-mile radius of my Austin studio. Please contact for travel and destination pricing.
Coverage timing is based on guest count, so reach out and I’ll put together a personalized quote for your celebration.
Jamilee is the BEST!!! It was SOOOO special to have her live paint guests at our son and daughter in law’s rehearsal dinner! The paintings are a fantastic activation for any event and what a special keepsake from the night. HIGHLY Recommend!!!!
Jamielee is AMAZING. We were lucky to have her help us in designing all of our stationery and we are so excited to have her do live guest illustrations on our wedding day. She is so talented and was spectacular in really understanding our vision, taking feedback and inspiration while also staying true to her style and creative direction. We can’t recommend her enough, she is one of the best decisions we have made in our wedding journey!
Jamielee is an absolute delight to work with and incredibly talented! She took several photos that I sent her and created a lovely collage for us to give to my mother in law at my father in laws memorial send off. She also created a lovely image of my immediate family and we proudly have it hung in our living room. I can’t wait to hire her again!
Jamielee crafted the save the dates and invitations for my fiancé and I’s wedding and I just LOVE them. It was really important to me that our stationery was unique, personalized, and memorable. Jamielee nailed it! She was also a dream to work with. Everything was quick, easy, and affordable. I’m looking forward to using her services for future events.
Jamielee created the perfect Father’s Day portrait that I ordered for my brother. She is an incredibly talented artist and a great communicator. I am definitely going to be ordering more art from her in the future!
Very grateful for the designs that Dreamy Waters Designs did for my upcoming micro wedding. She took my theme, preferred colors, and location and created beautiful and timeless designs for save the dates, invites, and thank you cards that we will be able to use for the wedding and display with other photos and memorabilia for years to come. Highly recommend for any wedding stationery needs.
Jamie Lee made me the most beautiful family watercolor for a gift. She paid attention all the nice little details and the painting turned out even better than I expected!
Where to begin. Dreamy Waters did an incredible job making invitations for my bridal shower. I had no clue the invitations were going to be done with so much care and attention to detail. The artist has an eye for design and will certainly exceed your expectations. Perfect for a more personalized approach! Thank you again. The invitations were lovely!
My husband loves his Father’s Day drawing with the kids. Such a sweet gift idea that also preserves memories.