Exclusive Rate for Aidan Willis Couples
Live Portraits for
your Wedding
I create refined live portraits during your wedding, so guests leave with a thoughtful keepsake and your day gains a quiet point of theatre
Exclusive Rate for Olly’s Couples
You’ve already made a great decision by choosing Olly to photograph your wedding. He photographed our own wedding, and those images are some of our most treasured memories. I’m Caleb, a live portrait illustrator, and I create hand‑drawn portraits of your guests during the day — quietly, naturally, and in a way that fits the same honest, documentary feel.
Because I’m launching this with a small group of photographers I trust, I’m offering their couples a 50% founding‑couple rate on my usual live illustration fee for a limited number of dates.
50% off all Collections for Olly’s Couples
A Thoughtful Experience
Each drawing is a small, tangible reminder that they were there and that they mattered.
Live portraits are a way to give your guests a considered experience that fits quietly into everything else you’ve planned. Tactile, personal and memorable.
The portraits are made on A5 card - The perfect size to look at properly, to frame, and to carry home.
Hand-drawn in charcoal and ink they are created in the moment, from real life, in front of the person - and any keen onlookers. Each drawing is crafted in five minutes and gifted to the guest that day in a handwritten envelope.
Meet your Illustrator
Hi, I’m Caleb – I’ll be the artist sketching your guests on the day.
I am an illustrator based near Canterbury in Kent. Over the last fifteen‑plus years I’ve worked with publishers, animation studios, design studios, and theatre companies, as well as drawing live at weddings and events. I have an MA in Illustration and a BA in Fine Art. Much of my work sits where portraits, storytelling and performance overlap.
Live wedding portraits are how I bring that experience into your day, with real people, in real time, and a level of craft that comes from years of drawing for books, stages and brands.
“People linger longer than polite society should tolerate, just to have their portraits captured by Caleb.
He's a wonderful artist.
A must-have at any event and a spectacular hit.”
—Al Walker, Former Customer
Exclusive Rate for Aidan’s Couples
For couples who’ve found me through Aidan see Collection prices below
What live portraits bring to a wedding
A Calm Point of Theatre
My aim at a wedding is to enhance the ambience, rather than to perform. Guests watch the portraits appear on the page. It is a gentle kind of entertainment that fits naturally into the flow of the day. Quiet but memorable.
A Feeling of Being Seen
Sitting for a portrait is a brief moment of focussed attention. I always aim for a flattering and kind likeness - people should feel good when they see themselves. The lines I draw are considered and my manner is warm.
Something Genuine and Personal to Take Home
Guests leave with an original, high quality portrait made just for them. They leave the day holding a piece of art that they have witnessed take shape.
COLLECTIONS
Exclusive 50% saving for Aidan’s couples
Glow
£700£350
Lounge
£950 £475
1 portrait window, up to 3 hours.
A more settled portrait corner for one main part of the celebration.
Live A5 charcoal-and-ink guest portraits, along with a small portrait of yourselves
A dedicated portrait corner guests can drop into.
Presence
£1,250 £625
Residence
£1,650 £825
2 portrait windows, up to 4 hours total.
A fuller artist-in-residence presence across the main social arc, with space for one scene illustration.
Framed colour watercolour scene illustration of your ceremony or venue
Live A5 charcoal-and-ink guest portraits, along with a small portrait of yourselves
Portraits across two windows between afternoon and evening.
Residence is a newer artist-in-residence option I’m refining with a small number of couples this year.