Guest Painting by Mary Jo is a Saratoga Springs, NY-based painter who provides gorgeous paintings of your wedding day. Mary Jo Bradley wants to help you remember your special day in a unique way by offering her services, capturing the movement and bustle of your celebrations in a live painting.
Mary Jo studied Painting and Sculpture at Washington University in Saint Louis, MO, before pursuing a Master’s in Art Education at Columbia University. She has had residencies at multiple celebrated studios and art colleges, and has also shown her work in group and solo exhibitions in Los Angeles and New York galleries. Mary Jo’s mission is to bring art into people’s lives in a beautiful and meaningful way, and loves to add a creative flair to milestone celebrations like weddings.
Whether you want your guests to have a handpainted souvenir or you’d like a detailed painting for yourself and your partner, Live Painting by Mary Jo would love to fulfill your wishes. Mary Jo can create gorgeous watercolor works as wedding favors on your special day, or can start detailed work on the day and finish it afterward, ensuring that the joy and beauty of your wedding is captured in detail. Your finished paintings will be delivered within two weeks of your celebrations, ready to treasure for a lifetime. Please reach out to Mary Jo today to learn more!
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Mary Jo's live event painting service received overwhelmingly positive feedback from wedding guests, with many praising her talent and unique touch as a memorable wedding favor. Reviewers highlighted her professionalism, timely communication, and ability to capture special moments on canvas. Guests appreciated the personalization and creativity Mary Jo brought to their event, with many considering her watercolor portraits as cherished keepsakes from the wedding day. Hiring Mary Jo was described as easy and seamless, and her artwork was deemed a highlight of the wedding experience by many.
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12/26/2024 • Caroline G
Mary Jo did such an amazing job with the watercolors for the guests. They all loved receiving them and made a very memorable experience. She was just phenomenal!
11/30/2024 • Dominique P
Mary Jo does beautiful work! She worked with our last minute inquiry and was generous with her time and talent. I loved being able to give our guests their favors; our guests loved them even more! If you’re looking for an awesome favor, I’d recommend you hire Mary Jo in a heartbeat!
11/18/2024 • Shannon B
Was one of the BEST parts of the day for my guest! Would suggest to any to hire Mary Jo. Don’t think twice and just do it!! Super talented and was great with everyone.
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10/29/2024 • Alicia C
Mary Jo was very sweet and kind on script and in person. She was professional and cordial to our guests. She was communicative before the wedding and after so we got our piece in a timely manner. She offers a different “something else” to your wedding. I would say to take a minute to look at the work she does for your guests if you can- I wish we saw all the pieces she did for our guests, but they turned out so sweet. Thanks Mary Jo!
10/09/2024 • Maxine A
Mary Jo did an incredible job! Our guests absolutely loved their portraits. Mary Jo was so friendly and kind, she brought a unique and personal touch to our wedding. All of our guests are so excited to receive their portraits, it was great to see a preview of some of the finished portraits during the wedding. We are so glad to have Mary Jo at our wedding!
10/05/2024 • Sophia T
Mary Jo was very easy to contact and promptly responded to every email. Her hiring process was very easy, she sends her contract via google docs and takes payment through Venmo; I was able to do the whole process on my phone! On our wedding day, she arrived before cocktail hour began so she was there to greet our guests, she even brought her own table and set up so there was very minimal effort on our part. Mary Jo also dressed in accordance with our semi-formal dress code (which not all vendors do)! She did a fabulous job of interacting with the guests; and put a few finished paintings on display for guests to see! We had multiple guests come up to us at the wedding and days afterward to find out more about the paintings and complement the idea. Mary Jo mailed us the finished paintings less than 2 weeks after our wedding, and they turned out great! She also accommodated my special request to capture our younger guests and my husband and I’s first dance moment. We are so excited to mail the portraits out with our thank you cards and think this idea is perfect to provide a favor that guests will really enjoy! We highly recommend hiring Mary Jo!
8/28/2024 • Elayna J
Mary Jo is a must have at your wedding! It was so amazing to have her there and capture our guests in these beautiful water colors. Our guests loved watching her paint as well as were very excited to receive them. She created long lasting memories that our guests will cherish forever. She is a must have!
7/29/2024 • Jacqui C
I was so excited to book Mary Jo for our wedding. I knew it would be such a special and unique feature for our guests! She did not disappoint. Everyone was so excited to see the finished product! The paintings were so beautiful and added such a cool element to our wedding. Mary Jo was incredibly warm and she was a lovely addition to our special day.
11/07/2023 • Sam C
Mary Jo did an excellent job of capturing our special day with her live event painting. Our wedding guests were impressed, and it became the talk of the event. We are thrilled to share the beautiful watercolor portraits with our guests as a special thank you gift. Mary Jo did an outstanding job of capturing all the guests in the portraits.
6/05/2023 • Mary H
Mary Jo painted the most incredible wedding painting for us. We were impressed by her professionalism and communication throughout the planning process. She listened to our wishes and valued our input and vision for the painting. It will be a painting we cherish forever!!
6/05/2023 • Kally S
Mary Jo did live portraits at our 2023 Gala. Her work was beautiful and truly showed an attention to detail. We received so much positive feedback from our guests. Mary Jo was easy to work with, great communication, and very professional. I will definitely be booking her again!
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Ballston Spa, NY | Saratoga county and the capital region
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