Wedding caricaturist · London & UK
The hour your guests spend waiting is the hour they'll remember.
Between the ceremony and the wedding breakfast there's a long, awkward gap — you're off having photographs taken and a hundred people are holding a warm drink making small talk. Nick fills it. By the time you're back, half the room is laughing at each other's portraits.
Nick Bronowski
Charlotte Hawkins
Pencil on A3 paper
Drawn live · Charity gala, London
Why it works
It's entertainment that leaves something behind.
Bands finish. Photo booths get deleted. A drawing of your guests, made in front of them on your wedding day, goes on a fridge and stays there.
Nobody has to be persuaded
There's no stage and no performance to sit through. Nick works the room; guests drift over, watch, and join in. Even the ones who say they don't want one usually end up in the queue.
It breaks up the seating plan
Your friends and their friends end up standing at the same easel watching a stranger get drawn. It does more for a room than any icebreaker you could plan.
The favour pays for itself
Most couples spend real money on favours that get left on the table. This one is made for the guest, in front of the guest, and goes home in their hand.
How it runs
Four steps, and only the first one needs you.
01
Tell Nick the date
Send the date, venue and rough guest numbers. You'll hear back within 24 hours with availability and a price.
02
Confirm and forget it
Nick confirms in writing and handles his own travel and materials. Nothing else needed from you until the day.
03
Nick works the room
He arrives early, sets up in minutes and draws standing or seated — nine to eleven guests an hour, no stage, no fuss.
04
Guests leave holding it
Every caricature is hand-drawn on A3 paper and goes home with the guest that evening. Nothing to print, post or chase.
Drawn live
Work from the floor.
Every one of these was drawn face to face, in the room, in about four minutes.
Jon Snow, 2018
Pencil on A3 paper
Charlotte Hawkins
Pencil on A3 paper
Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks
Pencil on A3 paper
Phil Spencer
Pencil on A3 paper
Jason “Foxy” Fox
Pencil on A3 paper
Wedding questions
What couples ask first.
When during the day does Nick draw?
Most couples put him in the drinks reception, while you're away having photographs taken — it's the longest gap in the day and the one guests remember as standing around. He also works well during the wine service before speeches, or through the evening once the band starts.
How long should we book him for?
It depends on guest numbers. At nine to eleven drawings an hour, two hours covers roughly twenty pieces — usually drawn as couples or small groups, so that reaches far more than twenty people. Tell Nick your numbers and he'll say honestly what's realistic.
Do the drawings need framing or collecting afterwards?
No. Each one is finished on the spot and handed straight to the guest, so there's nothing for you to gather up, post on or chase at the end of the night.
How far in advance should I book?
Nick is in high demand, especially for summer and the festive season. Four to eight weeks is comfortable, though last-minute enquiries are always worth making — dates do come free.
What does it cost?
Live events are priced on hours, location and guest numbers; commissions are priced per piece depending on complexity and the number of people in it. Send your details and you'll have a firm price within 24 hours — no obligation.
Enquiries
Send your date and we'll tell you straight away if it's free.
Summer Saturdays go a long way out. If yours is close, call — it's the quickest way to know where you stand.