Annabelle sketching wedding guests behind a vase of blush and white flowers

Annabelle sketching guests behind her glowing 'live illustration' sign at an evening event

Annabelle drawing at her table outdoors at Lympstone Manor, with the estuary behind

A wedding table with a Mr & Mrs sign and finished guest portraits on display

hello, lovely! your guests become the art

Your wedding day,
drawn as it happens.

I'm Annabelle, a live wedding illustrator based in Devon. While you celebrate, I sketch your guests in ink and watercolour. It's entertainment for the evening, and everyone takes home a keepsake.

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How a wedding becomes a sketchbook

Work in progress: a group of guests taking shape in watercolour, phone photo propped as reference

I set up quietly among your guests

A small table, my pens and inks, and a growing gallery on the line. Guests wander over, watch, and spot themselves appearing on paper.

A hand-painted couple's portrait standing among the wedding table flowers

Each sketch is inked & painted on the spot

Line drawing, alcohol marker and watercolour ink. I can capture up to sixty guests across the day, including the two of you.

Guests holding their finished portrait sketches, delighted

Everyone takes home a keepsake

Sketches go home in protective sleeves that same evening: little pieces of your day for your favourite people's walls.

See wedding packagesfrom £600 for a full day

Annabelle at her print stall on a Devon beach, sea behind her — me, on my favourite stretch of Devon coast

Hello, I'm Annabelle

Abelia's Art is a small, heartfelt studio in sunny Devon, born from a lifelong love of drawing, the magic of love stories and the power of place. Everything begins by hand, with a pencil and a fine-line pen.

It was while planning my own wedding that I discovered the joy of illustrating the places and people tied to love stories. I've been drawing them ever since, at weddings and events across the South West.

Read my story

Kind words from happy walls

“This is my second purchase of Devon prints from AbeliasArt, and won't be my last. Beautiful pictures which capture my favourite places in Devon to perfection.”
Katrin, Devon coastal prints

“These prints are truly one-of-a-kind, a beautiful and meaningful tribute to my hometown. I especially love the colours and all the details are incredible up close.”
Dani, hometown prints

“Annabelle has created the most beautiful, bespoke print for a very special family occasion. Our final print is going to have pride of place in our collection.”
Bespoke commission client