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Live Wedding Painter vs Live Guest Portraits: How Do I Choose?
Live Wedding Painter based in Philadelphia. Photo by Sofia Davis Photos. Your big day is months around the corner and the big picture is shaping up beautifully. You have the venue of your dreams, a caterer that actually serves good wedding food (yeah, it’s hard to find), and gosh darn it, you’re even a little giddy about your napkin colors. But what else, what else is missing? With the big ticket items checked off your list, you still long for those touches that will give one
Rachel Shannon
Aug 243 min read


This South Jersey Bride Had The One Detail That Made Her Wedding The Most Unique Celebration Her Guests Had Ever Seen
Meet Samantha and Michael. During their ceremony, the officiant called them some “good-looking people,” and he wasn’t exaggerating. When the two enter a room, people physically turn to stare. And it isn’t just because they’re tall and gorgeous: Sam and Mike are a power couple. Samantha leads in the corporate recruiting space, while Michael is a high-power finance professional based in Philadelphia. The highschool sweethearts had been together for years and their wedding was a
Rachel Shannon
Jul 133 min read


A Garden-Party Inspired Wedding Meets The Refinement of Old-World Europe At Cheekwood Historic Estate in Nashville
Some weddings feel like they were extracted straight from a historic romance, and Haley and Ryan's celebration at Cheekwood was exactly this dream. Their special day was a seamless mix of garden-chic in the lush grounds of Cheekwood Historic Estate, jazzy romance, and elevated European sophistication, topped by a dreamy getaway on the New England coast. Every moment felt just like the bride: sophisticated, commanding, dazzling. Picture this: sipping a fruity cocktail while a
Rachel Shannon
Jun 232 min read


Wedding Painting: A Moment in Rittenhouse Square
If you are getting married in a church and can't decide if that is a good fit for a wedding painting, let this be your sign from the universe that churches and wedding paintings go together like peanut butter and jelly. Churches add such a beautiful, meaningful touch to a wedding painting and because I paint buildings in addition to people, I will make sure to capture that for you! "But, Rachel, I'm getting married in a church but I like the setting of my reception better." N
Rachel Shannon
May 201 min read
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