Studio Sheean is a live wedding painter, working in watercolour at weddings across Tuscany, Umbria, Veneto, Lake Como, the Amalfi Coast, Rome and Sicily.

Sheean paints guests as the day happens, which gives the reception a sense of theatre. People gather to watch friends appear on paper in loose, elegant watercolour, and each guest goes home with an original portrait. Her work has been featured in Vogue, and she's as at home in an olive grove as in a grand villa on the Lakes.

What we love about Studio Sheean is how well it works as a thank you to guests who've flown a long way, especially at weddings where you want something for people to gather round between dinner and dancing.

Good to know: Sheean can also paint a larger portrait of the couple alongside the guest pieces.