Live Wedding Painting in Byron Bay: Painting the Bridal Bouquet
When couples search for a live wedding painter in Byron Bay, the Gold Coast or Brisbane, they often imagine a large canvas of the bride and groom, a romantic moment frozen mid-embrace. But there is another way to paint a wedding. A quieter, more symbolic way. And, for many couples that feel awkward about having their portrait painted, it’s far more enduring.
Instead of painting people, I paint the bridal bouquet.
As an artist and live wedding artist in Byron Bay, I’m drawn to objects that carry memory. The bouquet is one of the few elements of a wedding that is chosen with deep care, yet disappears almost immediately after the day. A live wedding painting of the bouquet preserves that fleeting arrangement as a living record of the ceremony itself.
When I was planning my own wedding, I was pretty relaxed about most aspects. I didn’t care too much about the venue, the menu or even my dress. But what I really cared about was the flowers. Your wedding is often the first time you get to legitimately splurge on flowers - temporary, short-lived and delicate but deliciously glorious flowers. I would have loved for someone to immortalise my wedding flowers in a painting.
And that’s why I decided to start painting wedding flowers for others.
A Different Kind of Live Wedding Painting Experience - how it works:
During the wedding, I paint your bouquet live (or I make my own arrangement from your wedding flowers suitable for a painting). Guests watch the painting develop gradually, noticing brushstrokes, colour shifts, and the translation of fresh flowers into paint. It’s particularly suited to organic, wild and loose arranged bouquets rather than the tight, round and symmetrical bouquets that are a little more old fashioned.
Unlike traditional live wedding painting, this approach:
doesn’t interrupt the flow of the day (there’s no need for me to pull you aside to take “bride and groom” photos)
allows guests to engage gently and organically, without making them feel awkward about having their portraits painted
creates a contemplative, elegant painting that suits any decor even after your day ends.
For Byron Bay weddings with an emphasis on nature, ritual, and intimacy, this form of live wedding painting feels particularly at home. This style of live wedding painting suits couples who collect art, value symbolism, and objects that age gracefully with time.
Special Offer: Half-Price Live Wedding Painting Packages ni 2026
While I build my live wedding painting portfolio, I’m offering half-price live wedding painting packages for all weddings and events booked between January – April 2026. This offer applies to:
live wedding painting Byron Bay NSW
live wedding artist Gold Coast Queensland
on-the-day wedding painting service Brisbane
Availability is limited to ensure each painting receives focused attention and care. For more details and to reserve your date, please visit: