Denise Hopkins Fine Art — Attraction in Pass Christian

Early into our wedding planning, my wife and I discovered that there are artist that paint moments or interpretations of weddings. We had never heard of this but we loved the idea. We found Denise Hopkins on a wedding website and looked at the Live Wedding Paintings she posted online. We were very impressed with the beautiful works of art she posted, so we booked Denise to Live Paint our wedding reception at the “Messinas” Atrium in New Orleans .

From the start, Denise was very responsive with early communications, explaining the process and giving advice on what shape and size would best capture the reception venue. She suggested square (over rectangle), because our venue has a mezzanine and high ceilings. It was great advice.

When our wedding day arrived, we finally had an opportunity to meet Denise in person, at our wedding reception where she was set up to create a painting of the celebration. She is a wonderful person!

Denise was an absolute hit at our wedding! So many of our guests raved about how great it was to have Denise with us, painting our big night, and interacting with the guests. Some of our guests even took photographs of the painting at different stages, so we could see how the painting progressed through the evening.

The final piece of art is exceptionally beautiful! Denise perfectly captured the magical energy of the entire wedding reception. On one canvas, Denise created an art piece that tells the story of our special evening, celebrating our love, while we dance the night away with family and friends. Every time we look at the painting, we are transported back to our wedding reception, and it gives us butterfly’s. Huge thank you to Denise, for telling the story of our wedding in such a unique and beautiful...

My mom hired Denise to paint our wedding as her gift to us and WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I simply do not have the words to describe exactly how special it was. This is not just a painting of a wedding scene. She captures the essence, the feeling, the ENERGY of the entire evening. I have literally no idea how she is able to do this but it's truly incredible. We opted not to have a videographer and that turned out to be just fine, as this painting somehow has more movement and life to it than a video ever could.

And this wasn't just special for us as the couple getting married... So many of our guests stopped by her workspace and were so delighted to find themselves in the painting! Countless guests have asked if they could get a print of it, to which Denise was more than willing to give us a digitized copy to make into our thank you cards or give a link for guests to purchase prints. She has been SO easy to work with, and she's just a downright sweet person! :)

I'm really struggling to find a way to accurately explain how grateful I am to Denise. This painting is my single most prized possession. If you are reading this and feeling on the fence about if a live wedding painter is really worth it, let this be a sign to go for...

A stellar space! You'll see Denise's beautiful work and talent, but more importantly, you'll feel it. The space is filled with a welcoming, open-hearted energy that surrounds you in its creativity, joy, and acceptance. Denise hosts great events as well. I was fortunate enough to be able to participate in the gallery's poetry reading recently, and the place was packed. SRO! Denise's husband played guitar before the reading began, there were tasty snacks, wine, champagne, etc. Afterward we were invited to socialize, out of which came many great connections and plenty of fun photos . I highly recommend paying a visit! Support your...