About this vendor
Pappion Artistry is an artist service based out of Mandeville, LA, just a 40-minute drive from the heart of New Orleans. Christina delights in offering couples and their loved ones unique, personalized wedding favors on their big days.
Pappion Artistry is proud to offer couples custom guest books and live painting options for their special events. This creator delights in sharing her eye for detail and intuitive creativity with newlyweds on their milestone occasions. Impressionist influences can be seen in Christine's painting style, resulting in truly expressive artworks that capture the emotions and ambience of each celebration.
Pappion Artistry offers a number of creative services to meet each couple's one-of-a-kind needs. Christina is happy to provide live painting options to those celebrating some of life's most special moments. Using her talented eye, she will bring newlyweds and their loved ones to life on her canvas, resulting in a vibrant depiction of the special day. Alternatively, Christina can create a one-of-a-kind guestbook commemorating the occasion, complete with favorite images from the celebration.
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After seeing the painting Christina did for my sister’s wedding I knew that if I ever got remarried I wanted her to do a painting!! And now I have a GORGEOUS painting that I’m obse...
ssed with!! She does not disappoint and is worth every cent!! She even included a unique detail that definitely says it’s us. My husband and I I couldn’t love our painting more. It’s perfect! From our kids having a lightsaber battle to our wedding cake, it’s all we could have asked for and more!
Y'all... I cannot put into words the MAGIC that Christina works with that brush. So back story, I got the Live Painter as a surprise wedding gift for the bride (my now wife). While...
I expected the live painter would be a ‘nice little add’, I DID NOT EXPECT HOW AMAZING THIS WOULD BE! I was blown away at the detail, the perspective, the professionalism, the ABSOLUTE PERFECTION of the painting. Not only that, but Christina herself is super cool and so compassionate. She was patient when I asked a ton of questions about canvas size (because I have no idea about anything art-related), she was helpful when I was stressing with other vendors and forgot to send the contract back to her (held our spot because she understood the planning stress), she was kind when we got on a phone call and she talked me through the process, and she is so full of love… And that love, that patience, that kindness flows from her heart to her hands, through that brush and onto that canvas to memorialize your perfect day in a way that not even photographers can capture. When our friends posted Instagram stories from our wedding, almost ALL of them included the live painting in their posts. Some of my groomsmen (big, tough, ‘manly men’) asked if they could get copies of the painting because it was so cool and captured the day perfect. And sidebar: Christina herself is like awesome; we’re friends now. She’s THAT great.
Bottom line – BOOK. HER. NOW. She is the best and you will not believe how amazing the final product will be.
Thank you, Christina!!!!!!!
She did an amazing job! She was professional, kind, and courteous. She captured such a special day for us so beautifully, the colors were vibrant and lively. We look forward to enj...
oying our painting for years to come!
one word: AMAZING. My live painting is my favorite thing from my wedding. I get teary eyed every time i look at it. My guest were in AWE, multiple people who are now engaged ask me...
who did my live painting. Of course, I recommend Pappion! You will not regret it!
LOOK NO FURTHER!!! Christina did an ABSOLUTELY AMAZING job at our wedding! Christina live painted at our wedding 9/25/22 and she was worth every penny! She not only captured a swee...
t memory with our loved ones but also gave us an heirloom we can pass down generations and that - that’s priceless! So if you’re in her reviews, look no further - you’ve found the perfect live wedding painter out there!
Christina might have been my favorite part of my wedding day (besides the whole getting married thing)! I kept going back with my fiancé to see the painting because I was in comple...
te awe of her work. Everyone at my wedding was talking about how talented she was! She’s amazing and if you can put it in your budget-it will be your favorite part of your day!
Christina was absolutely AMAZING to work with. We found her when we attended a friend's wedding in New Orleans in March of 2021 and immediately fell in love with her work. We asked...
her if she would travel to Lake George, NY for our wedding just six months later, and luckily she said yes! She provided us with our guestbook and performed at our wedding, and we are continually stunned by how impressive her performance was and by how incredible the finished product is! We are so blessed to have such a beautiful and permanent reminder of our special day, and all of our guests were just as awed at her work as we were when we first saw her perform at our friend's wedding!
Pappion Artistry is amazing! Christina is so sweet and does a wonderful job. She is also very flexible as we had to move our wedding venue 6 weeks before due to covid. She's great!
Christina’s painting that she completed for our wedding is absolutely gorgeous! My Dad unfortunately passed away before our wedding and she painted him in our painting with a huge ...
smile on his face looking directly at me. Every time my husband and I look at our painting we are amazed at the quality of the work and how perfectly she captured us and our venue. I would recommend Christina to anyone!
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Pappion was great, not only for my wedding in 2016, but for my brother’s recent wedding, 2021! The paintings really capture the essenc...
e of the moment!! && her professionalism was awesome!
Christina Pappion is the epitome of perfection. A decision to hire Pappion Artistry is one that you’ll never regret. In planning my daughter’s wedding, I hired Christina to do a cu...
stom guestbook and caricature wine glasses that would be a surprise for my daughter and her fiancé. The glasses were gorgeous and a hit at the rehearsal dinner. For the guestbook, I provided a picture of the couple, the wedding gown and venue. Christina’s artistic expression was phenomenal. She created a stunning work of art that was seamless and exquisitely beautiful. The wedding couple was in complete disbelief and amazed at the breathtaking image before them. Our guest were in awe. The painting was visually dynamic and truly a masterpiece to be cherished for a lifetime.
Searching for a live wedding painter with a unique style that was also able to paint faces was challenging to find! After hours of searching I fell in love with Mrs. Christina’s st...
yle and booked her immediately! All year I was bragging about her coming to our wedding this past weekend and all I have to say is that she did not disappoint! Our guests all had compliments on her and were amazed watching her paint!
She was also able to paint my now husband’s father who passed away. We are so fortunate to be able to have this memory with us forever!
Thank you again Mrs. Christina!!
We discovered Christina at our close friends wedding and I fell in love with her work there. Naturally I had to have her at my own wedding. She did a live painting for us that I li...
terally stare at everyday. Our wedding guests still bring up how incredible she was. I would highly HIGHLY recommend this incredible artist. She is a true gift from God and gave us a gift that we will cherish forever.
For our wedding, we did the custom guestbook and a live painting! They are both hanging up in our master bedroom now and are the most gorgeous pieces of artwork we have in our hous...
e! There’s no better live painter than Pappion, in my opinion, and every time we look at them we remember the night so vividly. This, by far, is one of the most precious parts of our wedding night.
The most incredible work we’ve ever seen!! I sent Christina a picture of my fiancé and I from our engagement shoot, me in my wedding dress, me with my hair and makeup done at my tr...
ial, my fiancé trying on his wedding suit, a picture of the venue and of our dog. I asked her to change the colors of the flowers and to have me holding a bouquet in my hand and somehow someway she put all of this together into the most beautiful, perfect, memorable piece of artwork!! She’s never even met me in person and nailed all the small details down to our dogs asymmetrical hairline. We are so fascinated and grateful and highly recommend Christina to anyone looking to get an extra special piece of artwork for any occasion!
Christina is amazing!! Her artwork is beautiful!! We found Christina from a friend's wedding. My niece wanted something memorable to wear on her wedding day since both of her grand...
parents passed away the year before. Christina painted their face on shoes and they came out amazing!! It looked just like the pics. I would definitely use Christina again!!
Christina is so talented, sweet and made our wedding so memorable. The live painting of our first dance is absolutely beautiful. All of our guests were memorized by her wonderful ...
talent. She is so easy to work with! She also painted our toasting glasses. These are things we will cherish for the rest of our lives! I cannot thank her enough for sharing her talent with us!
I absolutely love watching Christina work at weddings, it is so fascinating to watch the painting come to life. I have worked several weddings that she was painting at and im alwa...
ys in awe as to how she does it! This is truly something amazing to have from your wedding day. It is your very own masterpiece!
I found out about Christina a few months after I had gotten married. I heard so many great things about her re-creation canvas’s that I contacted her about having my own first da...
nce re created. To say she did an amazing job is an understatement!!!
I will definitely be contacting her again for a separate piece for my mom.
You will not be disappointed in her work!!!
My mom surprised me with Pappion Artistry at my wedding, and it was the best surprise ever—I wanted to cry! My painting is perfect, and we had so much fun trying to identify every...
one in the background. I love her style, New Orleans influence, and that she does so many other cool things (like murals at the Dome!!). If you’re wondering if a live painting is necessary, it is, and when you’re deciding who to do it, Christina is the best.
Christina is truly amazing...as an artist and person! She puts her ♡ and soul into her work. She attended our bridal show at The Sadie Jane and captured our venue perfectly!
Br...
ides....you will definitely enjoy your live painting from her for years to come! A one of a kind memory from your special day!
It was so much fun having Christina paint for my daughters wedding! Most of the guests had never seen a live painter before and couldn’t stop talking about it. And the painting ca...
me out beautiful of course!
Pappion Artistry was the very first vendor we hired for our wedding. We knew we wanted her there to capture our wedding in a special way. She did an amazing job, our guests loved w...
atching her paint, and we even ordered thank you notes which were a huge hit. Don’t think twice about hiring Christina, it’s one of the best investments you will make.
Christina was an amazing addition to our wedding. She was professional, works on part of the painting before you arrive, allows guest to look at the painting during the reception. ...
Everyone was anticipating the final product which made it a great talking point. She will send you a proof before the final product to make sure you are happy. She is such an amazing artist, and I can't wait to hang our painting in our future home!
My daughter is so happy with this special keepsake created by Christina! Not only is the painting great but her painting during the reception was a real hit...people loved it! Hi...
ghly recommend!
We saw her about two years ago when we were visiting our reception venue to make some decision on vendors. She immediately caught my attention and my moms attention... well my wedd...
ing day has now come and gone but I will FOREVER have the most gorgeous painting to cherish for years and years to come. From beginning to end Christina caught every detail of the reception and made the people on the painting come to life. A couple of my friends said “she is amazing she copy and pasted you and your husband and all your mannerisms onto the canvas”
Y’all she is that good!!!! You need her for your wedding! I promise you won’t regret it!
Christina is so talented! We had been following her work for a while, and when we decided to get a painter, we knew who to pick! She is super professional and very easy to work wit...
h. Our painting is so beautiful and we cannot thank her enough for the canvas that we will have in our house forever!
Christina added a special thrill to our wedding that surprised people and caused them to be engaged in a way that was amazing.
So many events are predictable and use cliche elemen...
ts. Adding a live portrait painter added a fabulous dimension to our wedding. And we wound up with the BEST memento of the wedding.
Christina was low-key, but engaging when people came up to talk to her. So that was perfect. But all around she was a joy to work with. I can't say enough about her talent and enjoyable personality.
Oh, and you might want to book her sooner rather than later. She's getting kind of famous now with her work for professional athletes and other well-known businesses. So I'm guessing her work will increase in value, and soon you won't be able to book her for your event.
Just sayin...
;-)
Highly recommended!!!! Christina was so easy to work with and we are still blown away every time we look at our live painting! I even got to take it home that night!!!!!! Don’t hes...
itate to hire her for your live painting needs!
Christina was super great to work with and we are so pleased with our painting. One thing I love about her work is that she paints people fairly realistically, true to their appear...
ance and body type, etc. Not every figure looks the same! My tip for other brides - get the optional notecard prints of your painting!!! We had these within 2 weeks after the wedding, even though we live on the East Coast. We used these for your thank you notes. Our guests have LOVED them, and they were incredibly affordable. We've received compliments even from people who couldn't be there and see the painting being done in person. Also, we had the painting shipped home to us by Christina, and she did this so quickly, and the painting arrived beautifully wrapped and packaged to protect it. You won't regret hiring Christina if you are looking for a live artist!
Christina is not only a talented artist, but a delightful person. Everyone at the wedding enjoyed watching her masterpiece come to life. We can't thank Christina enough for helping...
us capture this wonderful day in such a beautiful painting.
Christina Pappion is by far the BEST artist I have ever met. I have spent so many years imagining my perfect wedding, and thanks to Christina, my previous ideas of a perfect weddin...
g was exceeded. Not only is she talented, but shes kind and considerate. Do not allow this opportunity to pass you by, you MUST have Christina Pappion capture your wedding. It's unbelievable and truly something to cherish. I cant thank Christina enough for gifting me and my husband with the most amazing gift!! forever grateful!
Y’all!! You really need Christina at your wedding!! Not only is she super professional and easy to work with, the masterpiece that you’ll receive is worth every penny. She did cus...
tom pieces for all the bridesmaids, a special secret painting for me (bride Mom) commissioned by my daughter, specialty toasting glasses and then of course the fabulous painting for the newlyweds. Just loved having her as a part of our wedding!! ❤️
I knew from the minute I chose my date, Pappion was on my top wants for the wedding! I found her through Instagram and she ended up a friends wedding I was attending. I stalked her...
at the wedding and her work is prettier in person (if that is even possible!). She is one of a kind. Everyone at our wedding was in awe of her work and loved watching her paint, too. I have gotten more compliments on our live canvas painting that anything else related to the wedding. If you are considering having one at your wedding, Pappion is the way to go!! The painting is something you will cherish forever.
I searched long and hard for a good live event artist. Christina Pappion is the BEST!! She touched base with me before the wedding and we discussed my vision for the painting. She ...
gave me exactly what we discussed. She even went above and beyond. I absolutely love my painting and if you book her, you'll love yours too. Hire Christina Pappion!
I was so excited about having a live event painter at the wedding reception, and Pappion Artistry did not disappoint! It is worth the splurge of spending the extra money to have so...
mething so memorable from your wedding night. Christina was easy to work with for scheduling and payments. The guests loved her, and so did I. She is personable, professional, and obviously highly talented. The painting turned out just perfect! Definitely recommend!
Christina is amazing!!!! I honestly don't think anyone could have done a better job. It is what we will treasure most from our wedding day!!!
Christina; As mother of the bride, I would like to thank you for the beautiful portrait. I could not have ask for a better outcome. My daughter and her husband was overwhelmed on...
how much you have captured of their wedding. I would recommend anyone to you.
Thanks again. Greta Bayers.
Christina is amazing to work with and fun to watch. We received so many compliments about our painting that she did at our wedding. We still can't stop looking at it! Such an aweso...
me memory to have of the best night of our lives.
I can not say enough good things about Christina and her amazing artistic talents. My fiancé and I knew we wanted a live painter, and I'm so glad we chose Pappion Artistry. Our pai...
nting is gorgeous! It captures the essence of our reception, the decor, the entertainment and images of our closest friends and family members. It's simply perfect! Plus, Christina is such a pleasure to work with. She is so kind and professional. I'd hire her again and again!
Christina is absolutely amazing! I can't begin to express how amazing of an artist that she is! I found her because she painted a portrait at my cousin's wedding. After much resear...
ch online, I knew that she was the best. She was so easy to work with, made sure we were all informed of timing, costs, etc., and she even travelled to Houston to make sure our wedding day would be perfect! Our guests couldn't stop raving about her at the reception - it's truly remarkable to see her art come to life before your eyes. I now have the painting of my husband and I dancing, surrounded by our family and friends, hanging in my entry way and I can't help but smile every time I see it. Thank you, Christina! You gave us the BEST gift!
Such beautiful keepsake! She was the hit of my wedding! Everyone was trying to see if they made the painting :)
Christina did the most beautiful job for my wedding. She captured the likeness of my fiancé, guests and myself to a T. I am
So thankful that one of my bridesmaids scouted her out...
for me because she was one of my favorite vendors. She is super affordable as well-- the whole package! Thanks again for a wonderful keepsake that I will cherish forever.
For my wedding present, my groom had Christina paint a live painting at our wedding. She did an amazing job! All of my guest were so amazed by her talent. This painting is one ...
of my most prized possessions. It was worth every penny to have this beautiful painting hanging in our home. We also had custom toasting glasses made by her! She is so talented!
Christina is an amazing artist! Everyone was so impressed with our painting. We actually got our painting as gift from family members, but if I had to do it all over again I would'...
ve booked her myself when I first started wedding planning. We are so appreciative of this special gift. Such a cool way to remember our wedding.
Christina is fabulous! Our painting is gorgeous and a great memory to have forever. Thanks Christina!!
BEYOND AMAZING!!! I cannot begin to say enough great words about Christina and her work! I shopped around to find the right painter who fit our personalities, and Christina was per...
fect! Her work reminds us a lot of Terrance Osborne and that immediately knocked us out of the park. We are an out of state couple so we booked Christina and she was a complete blessing. She was not only sweet and very easy to work with on the business end, but on the day of the event she was just the sweetest, most accommodating, and genuine person to all of our guests. When vendors can ease and bride and groom on their wedding day, they are definitely in the right profession! At the last minute I upgraded to the legacy package and it was well worth it. We also ordered the replica thank you cards and they have been a HUGE hit! I sincerely recommend Christina for all of your painting needs! She is a true gem and we are so happy with a piece of art that we will have forever! Thank you Christina for that!
Christina is amazing! I am obsessed with my painting! Everyone loved watching her paint it, and it's even more special because she let my jr. Bridesmaid add touches to it! Thank yo...
u Christina for being so easy to work with and for giving me something I will treasure forever!
This was a surprise for my husband. Christina was amazing! I loved how she interacted with our guests so that she could capture the essence of our wedding. She even added some spe...
cial touches that were unique to my husband and I. Two years later we still love our painting and look at it everyday. She is a wonderful talent!!!!
Christina is an AWE-INSPIRING artist who helped capture my wedding day in the most amazing & unique way! Hiring her as my live event painter was the highlight of our wedding & som...
ething that people are still talking about almost 1 year later. Christina is really something special because she not only paints in a spectacular style, she has a warm & generous heart & she goes ABOVE & BEYOND in order to capture the moment. Christina met with me in advance to discuss the scene, she personalized our painting with all the notes she took and the evening of the wedding, she went above & beyond to include all those special touches & so many guests in the painting. I can't wait for the next event that I can have Christina capture for us!
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Mandeville, LA
Pappion Artistry