5 out of 5 stars and 8 reviews
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(8)West Coast Region, Travel across the US, Canada and Mexico
About this vendor
VGM Live Painting Events is a wedding portrait business operating out of Seattle, WA. A seasoned painting, owner Ulysses Mireles uses his artistic talents to capture couple's ceremonies in exquisite one-of-a-kind paintings.
Ulysses Mireles VGM Live Painting Events to help couples preserve their celebrations in a unique and creative way. A happily married man, he understands how quickly weddings fly by and how important it is to commemorate life's precious moments. He feels lucky to be able to use his gift to help couples to relive their special day years after they have said 'I do'.
VGM Live Painting Events is available to document once-in-a-lifetime occasions throughout the West Coast of the US, as well as those throughout Mexico and Canada. Ulysses is dedicated to providing you with above-and-beyond service from your first consultation, and he will craft an experience that aligns with your specific desires. As well as offering live painting services, he is also available to turn treasured wedding photos into beautiful, painted portraits.
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Business Attributes
- Hispanic or Latinx-owned Business
Wedding Activities
- Rehearsals & Parties
- Wedding
Awards and Affiliations
2022 'Best of Weddings'
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Having Ulysses paint our wedding was an incredible experience! We are so happy we booked him, he was amazing to work with and we loved hearing from our guests about him working on ...
it. We are so happy having the painting hanging in our him. If you are debating on getting a wedding painter and it's in the budget, you should do it. I highly recommend Ulysses as well, he did an incredible job!
Ulysses was awesome to work with! He is so nice and his painting skills show so much more than words can describe, I am still amazed at how perfect our painting turned out
Ulysses reached out to us after seeing a photo from our wedding requesting to paint it with the hopes of using it as a display for a few bridal shows. When I agreed, I know nothing...
about live wedding painting and was curious about what he would come up with. Let me tell you… I was BLOWN away by his artistic talent. Within a day he reached out to make sure we liked the final product and offered to make changes. I loved it so much! He truly captured our special moment. If I were to redo my big day, I would absolutely hire Ulysses & feel so lucky he found us through Instagram so that we could have an extra special piece in our living room!
This is such a cool thing to bring to your wedding. It was very fun to paint and provided a separate area to chat and get to know other wedding guest. When I finally tie the Knot...
I'll definitely be reaching out to VGM Live Painting Events!
We received the most wonderful wedding gift.... a painting of us at our wedding during ‘the kiss!’ Ulysses did an amazing job and we could not speak highly enough about his profess...
ionalism (and fun!) If you are looking for an artist he is your man!
We absolutely loved having Ulysses at our wedding! He was so easy to work with and made the process seamless. Our guests really enjoyed watching him paint throughout the night, and...
the big portrait reveal was so fun! Our wedding portrait is now a forever family heirloom. Thank you, Ulysses!
The live painting Ulysses completed at our wedding is hands down the most amazing keepsake I could ever imagine. The process was totally seamless on our end and our guests loved se...
eing the progress made throughout the evening. My husband actually cried during the reveal because he was so moved. We are absolutely thrilled we had the opportunity to work with Ulysses and would 100% recommend his work
10 out of 10
My husband and I were lucky enough to be gifted this amazing experience of having Van Gogh and Merlot Live Painting done at our wedding and we couldn’t be happier!
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We first met with Ulysses, the owner, about 4 months prior to the wedding where we discussed the process and got to know a bit about each other and what the wedding look and feel was like. He showed us samples of his previous works and tossed out some ideas of things to think about for what we would like our painting to look like.
About two months prior to the wedding we reconnected with Ulysses when we had finally settled on a few ideas that we were thinking of. From there we spent some time narrowing down our vision even more by discussing the pros and cons of the different ideas we were thinking. He also let us know what space he would need at the venue, ask what we would like him to wear and let us know he would be willing to accommodate any requests the venue might have of him.
The day before the wedding we met with Ulysses to actually walk through the venue and with the three ideas we had we were able to narrow it down to one! He took us to the spots we were thinking for the background and took photos of us in the poses we were envisioning. This actually helped us find exactly what looked good and made sense.
The day of the wedding he was set up and ready to go! He was dressed to blend in with the crowd and was patient enough to answer all the questions my nosey family had! We opted to not see the painting till the very end of our wedding before we were about to leave. It was so worth the wait and such an amazing surprise!
Overall the experience of working with Ulysses and Van Gogh and Merlot Live Paintings Events was so incredibly easy and enjoyable. We would highly recommend them based on that alone.
The painting turned out so amazing and we could not be happier with it. We have found a special spot for it above our bed and it fits in so beautifully. We plan to have Van Gogh and Merlot do another painting for us of our wedding for our one year anniversary.
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West Coast Region, Travel across the US, Canada and Mexico
VGM Live Painting Events