About this vendor
Based out of Baton Rouge, LA, Mike Weary Art is an art business that specializes in live wedding paintings that can be gifted as favors. Owner and artist Mike Weary delights in creating one-of-a-kind canvases that capture the essence and setting of his clients’ milestone occasions. These high-quality pieces are a wonderful way for art-loving newlyweds to share their passion for painting with their guests and wedding parties.
Mike is a self-taught artist who was born and raised in Southern Louisiana. His expertise ranges from live wedding paintings to original expressionist art and commissioned pieces. When he isn’t in the studio or at newlyweds’ events, he can be found creating long-lasting memories with his wife, Maia, and their son, Ezra.
Though based in Baton Rouge, Mike Weary Art is happy to travel to celebrations around Louisiana as well as those throughout the country. To simplify your planning process, Mike offers a number of packages. Each option includes one painting of the newlyweds, at least 15 hours of studio work after the reception, and shipping and handling. The live painting not only will offer one-of-a-kind entertainment during your reception, but also allows you to take home a unique memento from the day.
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Business Attributes
- Black-owned Business
Gifts & Favors
- Gifts for the Bride
- Gifts for the Groom
- Personalization
- Wedding Gifts
Awards and Affiliations
2022 'Best of Weddings'
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out of 5.08 reviews
Mike did an incredible job live painting at our wedding in the fall! He did a live painting of our first look and also a bridal portrait for us. Both paintings came out so beautifu...
l. It was such a fun addition to our wedding. Mike and Maia were incredibly professional, communicative, and wonderful to work with. Highly recommend for a fun addition to your wedding. We have two beautiful pieces of art that we will cherish forever.
ABSOLUTELY LOVED HAVING THIS DURING THE WEDDING.
It was SOOOOO cool peeking at his progress throughout the night. It was also AMAZING that he added a lot of cute details in such a...
short amount of time. Super excited to get the final painting in a few weeks!
PLUS at wedding shows he has AMAZING discounts which made it EVEN better. Can't wait to get the original painting and im PRETTTY sure both of our parents will want a print.
I can't say enough about how talented and kind Mike is. He offered me a free portrait the week of my wedding as my budget was already full. The situation did not alter his work eth...
ic or how much he tried to accommodate what I envisioned in the painting. Also, Mike and his wife make the sweetest team to work with. During the wedding planning process, you want stress-free vendors to communicate with and this is definitely them. Due to his talent and character, you will not be making a mistake with Mike Weary Art!
Mike did a live painting at our wedding in October. We are amazed with how perfectly he captured the moment. We will definitely cherish it forever! I highly recommend him and his s...
ervices!
Mike was recommended to us by our event planner and we are so happy we said yes! Mike did a beautiful live oil painting of my husband and I during our first dance at the reception....
It was a wonderful gift, that captured a memory we can have forever now. I highly recommend Mike, he and his wife are friendly and responsive. Our wedding was a destination wedding and they went above and beyond to ship our painting back to us and kept us in the loop by providing regular updates and tracking information. If you are looking for a unique gift to help commemorate your big day, Mike is your guy.
This was such an amazing addition to our wedding! Our guests are still talking about how they loved watching this painting come to life! He even got our guests involved and made ou...
r flower girl feel so special by letting her paint a piece!
Mike was fabulous!!! The painting turned out even better than expected! Not to mention he was super easy to work with and all of our guests loved going up and watching him paint! H...
ighly recommend Mike for your wedding!
Mike was amazing to work with from booking, evaluation of the site, real time painting at our reception, and delivery of the final product. His talent cannot be hidden from his wor...
k; the fact that we look like ourselves is truly amazing! He gave us the best keepsakes from one of the best moments of our special night!
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Baton Rouge, LA
