Wedding Guest Book Painting - Part 4

The Guest Book pages are framed! 

The Frame is Burl and Wonderful

This job is complete.  I wasn't going to make another post about it, but I had so much interest in it that I thought it was appropriate to share with you what the final product looked like.  I MADE SCANS OF THIS JOB.  I don't always pay to have that done, but I did so because I can NOW take orders for weddings with YOUR INFORMATION written across the bottom.  I have two different examples for you to choose from.  Let me know if you are interested.  It would be a print, which  makes it affordable.  These were actually painted and that is, of course, more expensive.  I can sell it with any frame on it.  We have a nice variety to choose from and it would  make YOUR wedding unique.  

More shots! 

This is a much better resolution than the previous shot of this painting. 

I don't know what it is about curtains, but I LOVE THIS CURTAIN! 

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Finally, here are the two pieces framed in their entirety! 

A.

B. 

I hope that you have enjoyed the process!  It was my pleasure to paint these and I always want to do a good job. 

Thanks for looking! 

Enjoy! 

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Wedding Guest Book Painting - Part 3 - Painting an Addendum

GUEST BOOK PAINTING ~ Well, guess what?  I didn't have enough lines on the previous painting!

This meant that I had to stay up very late LAST night to paint another picture, an addition.  Because I hate to put so much time into something only to have to file it in that special place that we call the trash-can, I needed to come up with an idea and fast.  I didn't have the time allocated in my schedule to paint another day away, so I felt I should push through and 'Getter done!' 

Yes, It was easy enough to turn it into something different, but I was not ready to give up on it.  In my mind, I thought 75 lines, 75 families.  However, the bride felt each person should have their own line.  As we talked a little, bouncing ideas off each other, another idea began to form, I would paint an addendum. 

This was what I came up with.  She wanted the birds white instead of black.  I felt the area painted needed to reflect in size the other companion piece, so that meant I would have to add something to tie the birds together and to the other piece. 

Here is what the top looks like! This clearly connects painting two to painting ONE!

I really like the top.  haha. That was the easy part!  Thanks for looking!  

Enjoy! 

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Wedding Guest Book Painting -Part 1

 Special One-of-a-kind Wedding Guest Book Painting

Designed to compliment this invitation (Below) 

The Lemon was placed here to honor the Bride's privacy! Also, I had to
trim off the bottom of the card for the same reason! 

It's not every day that I receive a request for a wedding guest book painting, but this one has been on my list now for several months.  I am running out of time~it's a MAY wedding!

So today, I put a call into the lovely bride and asked a few additional questions. She wants the painting to be created 'around' the invitation, which I will gladly do for her.  The questions I needed answered will determine the path I travel to achieve the finished product.   Maybe you are wondering what exactly I mean by a  'Guest Book Painting (GBP).'

A GBP is a painting that will be at the entrance of a church (or other building) where a wedding is going to take place.  People will sign this (that are invited) who have been able to attend the wedding.  It needs to go with the theme of the wedding.  Having the invitation will greatly help me with this.

Firstly, how many people are invited?  This is an important question because if there are only 10 people invited, then obviously, we will not need a large painting.   In this case it is 200. I think that it needs to have a little size because we need to be able to squish 150-200 signatures comfortably and in a manner that does not look chaotic.  After all, we want this to be pleasant to look at when all the signatures are on the painting.   Secondly, does she want the colors to match her invitation?  The answer was yes, but not exactly.  She wants the painting to be something that she will be able to actually hang in her home somewhere and something that will blend in with her furniture, etc.   It was decided it needed to be a little more timeless than the invitation, which means that it will be less trendy than the example.   She loves the fun trendiness of the invitaion (which is why she choose it)  but wants it to be something that is traditional enough to keep for 50 years.  

We decided that we love the color of the teal/blue sky and the tree but that I should plan on using my imagination for the rest of it.  I will be including the tree and the birds but adding additional things besides.   

I placed the lemon over half of the card to preserve the privacy of the bride but also to show you that the leaves are not all the same color.  Some of the leaves (although subtle) are more on the yellow scale, while others have some red.  I will be including the bride and groom in this painting along with a house.  It will be shocking for her when she sees it because, she has pretty much given me creative license.  This makes me happy because I dislike following someone else's ideas directly.  I did NOT design this card, as cute as it is! 

I will be updating this post in a few days with the finished product.  Depending on how long it takes, there may be a post in between this and the final version.  

Keep this idea in mind should you ever want me to design something similar for YOUR wedding! 

Check back! Enjoy!

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