Live portraits for your wedding.
Guests drawn individually by hand, on the day, in charcoal and ink. Each portrait is finished and handed to the guest the same evening.
You've been sent here by
Aidan Willis
Wedding videographer — romantic, emotive, cinematic
Aidan sent you here because he thought you might appreciate this. He films weddings the way a portrait artist draws them — closely, quietly, without directing. The couples he works with care about how a day feels, not just how it photographs. A live portrait service fits that sensibility: it's not a crowd moment, not a highlight that gets announced. It happens in the margins — while people are talking, while dinner is beginning, while the room is at its warmest.
What actually happens.
During the day, Caleb moves quietly through the room — finding guests, sitting with them for ten minutes, and drawing them in charcoal and ink. No queue, no booth, no prop. A small crowd gathers. The guest watches their portrait take shape. When it's finished, it's signed and placed in an envelope and handed over. Most guests take it home and keep it.
Why Aidan recommended this.
Aidan films weddings where the detail of the day matters — where the people, the light, and the feeling are more important than the production. The portrait service lives in that same space.
Where Aidan's camera moves through the whole day, making a record of everything, a portrait slows down for ten minutes with one person. The two approaches don't compete. They complement: one broad, one specific; one photographic, one drawn; one the couple's record, one the guest's keepsake.
Couples who want their guests to feel seen — not just photographed — often find this is the thing they were missing without knowing it.
The collections
Four ways to shape the day.
Glow
2 hours
One part of the day — drinks or the evening. The lightest presence.
~12–16 portraits
Lounge
3 hours
A settled portrait station for one main part of the celebration.
~18–24 portraits
Presence
4 hours across 2 moments
Portraits woven across two parts of the day — drinks and evening.
~24–32 portraits
Residence
~5 hours · 2–3 touchpoints
The most considered option — includes a hero piece. By conversation.
~30–38 portraits
"The portraits were the detail people talked about. Not just on the night — weeks after. We still get messages from guests who've framed them."
"I was nervous it would be a novelty. It wasn't. It was quiet and personal and exactly what our wedding needed."
Ready to find out if it's right for your wedding?
Fill in a short form — date, venue, guest count. Caleb responds personally within one working day.
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