Wedding Services Wedding Magazine Loves George!* "Invite me to your wedding or civil partnership and I'll mingle with your guests, drawing quick caricatures, creating a buzz, breaking the ice and filling those wedding lulls with laughter. I'm professional, inobtrusive, stylish, charming and highly entertaining. I've been entertaining at weddings since 1991 and in my experience weddings can differ greatly in format, especially civil partnerships, but as a general rule there are usually two wedding lulls to fill on the big day; 1st LULL: Immediately after the wedding ceremony, the drinks reception, when guests are enjoying a glass of Pimms and photos are being taken on the lawn. I mingle with the guests, help break the ice by drawing caricatures and keep them entertained while the happy couple are busy with photos. I usually endeavour to draw the entire head table (immediate family, Ushers, Bridesmaids etc) before the line-up for the Wedding Breakfast. The button holes and big hats are a usual give away, but a few pointers from the Ushers can help. The Wedding Breakfast is always busy and needs no other wedding entertainment than the speeches. 2nd LULL: Following the meal, waistcoats are unbuttoned and guests are usually ushered into the bar area, as the main venue is transformed for the evening's festivities. This provides the next wedding lull and thats where I can step in and keep your guests entertained. I would normally expect to perform for upto 2 hours in the afternoon or 2 - 3 hours in the early evening. All I need in order to work is adequate lighting, please bare this in mind if looking at an evening booking or a marquee. To hire me for either wedding lull, you simply pay for my time and all the caricatures are given out free of charge, 12 - 15 caricatures each hour; guaranteed to entertain ALL onlookers. The product is a black & white caricature on large A3 paper (30 x 42cm) presented in a plastic sleeve which can be rolled up or displayed with pride and no fear of wine spillage! Don't worry, I promise not to offend as I only draw willing subjects, with a sense of humour... and there's never a shortage of those! Your wedding guests will love their caricature mementoes and their laughter will echo in your memories. I promise. Upto 40 happy Brides each year will testify to that. You can hire me for a two or three hour wedding slot, my price includes all expenses and I try to cater for most budgets. I cover most areas of the UK." Please E-MAIL your date and details to George, for an individual price quote. "This is a fantastic idea to have at your wedding to keep your guests entertained whilst your photographs are done. I’ve come across George now at a couple of weddings and he is brilliant, it’s amazing how in just a few strokes of a pen he can capture a persons essence. And what George doesn’t see is that when he has gone the fun goes on as the guests compare results, then the evening guests get to share the laughter too. Amazing value for money. He has even drawn me and its 'Spot On' George!" Bill Haddon – wedding photographer Comparing prices? "Choosing an Entertainer should be like a choosing a Restaurant; the best are worth paying a little more for and you will end up recommending them to friends. The cheaper the Restaurant, the more bitter the aftertaste in my experience." - Gg When comparing prices of Artists' services, beware of underpricing; A low fee can be an indication of poor quality or reliability and such traders often let clients down when offered a more lucrative booking on your wedding day. Don't gamble with the biggest day of your life, book the BEST for your guests. With over 19 years of wedding experience, George NEVER disappoints and leaves you wanting more... not with indigestion. *Dec/Jan '10 issue, page 105 'Artist in Residence' Favourite Venues Colwick Hall (Notts) Coombe Abbey (Coventry) Eynsham Hall (Oxford) Fawsley Hall (Daventry) Hambleton Hall (Rutland) Kilworth House (S Leics) Petwood Hall (Lincs) Peckforton Castle (Nantwich) Prestwold Hall (Loughboro) Rockingham Castle (S Leics) Syon House (Kew, London) Wedding Areas Covered (UK) Wedding caricatures drawn in Leicester and London, also in Andover, Banbury, Bedford, Birmingham, Bournmouth, Brighton, Bristol, Buckingham, Burnham, Buxton, Cambridge, Chelmsford, Cheltenham, Chesterfield, Coventry, Daventry, Derby, Gloucester, Grantham, Guildford, Hertford, Huddersfield, Huntingdon, Kew, Leeds, Lincoln, Loughborough, Ludlow, Manchester, Milton Keynes, Nantwich, Newark, Newquay, Northampton, Nottingham, Oxford, Peterborough, Reading, Rochester, Rotherham, Rutland, Scunthorpe, Sheffield, Shrewsbury, St Albans, Stoke, Surrey, Sutton Coldfield, Winchester, Woodhall Spa, Weddings outside this catchment area may incur travel expenses.