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We make your guests feel every bit as special as you on your wedding day

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Unique guest experience

Sarah Darby makes sure that your guests feel like the star of your event.

Treated with every courtesy that you would expect for your guests. Every sketch celebrates what is special about them. Where a caricature focuses on your worst features,

Sarah Darby's fashion illustrations focus on your best. Guests leave with a reminder of the wonderful time that they have had with their hosts or your brand.

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Experienced illustrator 

Sarah Darby is a live fashion illustrator with over 12 years experience. 

She  has represented luxury brands such as Cartier, Valentino, Fendi, Coach, Moet et Chandon, Melbourne Fashion Week, Royal Randwick, Caulfield Carnival, Max Mara, Review, David Jones and Sofitel.

Sarah's illustrations have become the keepsake of many event guests and attendees across the world, sketching at events in Qatar, Mexico and Italy.

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How does it work?

Using a mix of templated and from-scratch sketching, Sarah can create live guest illustrations at a rate of up to 10-12 individuals  per hour.

Sarah can also take photos and continue to sketch from the studio returning sketches with envelopes and backing card, ready to be sent out. This allows Sarah and her team to cover much larger weddings. Couples can also book multiple illustrators to cover more guests during their wedding or event.

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What happens on the day?

All the prep work is done in advance so on the day, Sarah will arrive earlier than the start time, setup then start taking photos of guests so that she gets started sketching immediately.

Sarah needs a table and chair. Ideally enough space to lay the sketches out for the guests to see, unless you’d like to display them another way.  

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Post wedding portraits

Guests often outnumber the amount that we can sketch during a wedding so Sarah can take photos and continue sketching for you after your wedding or private event from her studio.

Couples can also request groups that they might like sketched such as bride and family, bride and bridesmaids, groom and groomsmen. Also perfect for paper wedding anniversary gift for the bride and groom. 

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Other Creative Weddings Services

Our illustration services provide many opportunities to add a luxury personal touch to your wedding, handpainted products, handwritten notes.

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FAQ's

Browse our 'Frequently Asked Questions' to learn how we capture your wedding day!

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Sarah creates fashion illustration portraits of your guests at A5 size using Copic marker, coloured pencil and watercolour. Sketches are handed to your guests with backing card and luxury white envelopes or cellophane pouches if preferred.

Depending on the style and whether or not we use a template outline, Sarah sketches between 6 and 12 guests per hour. 

Normally for a larger event like a wedding, we would use a mix of template outlines and from scratch. You can expect 10 guests sketched per hour. 

Sarah can sketch groups too but the timing still works out at around 10 guests sketched per hour, no matter whether it’s family groups, solo or couples.

We can use two approaches to manage large events. We can comfortably handle events with hundreds of guests using these methods.

Firstly, Sarah has a team of illustrators that can sketch at you’re event, allowing you to double, triple the sketch output (or even more) during your event. Each artist has their own style but follows the same approach of fashion first and to make your guests feel special.

Secondly, Sarah can take photos and continue to sketch from the studio after the event, returning sketches to in the next 2 weeks with backing card and luxury white envelopes ready for you to share with your guests. 

Absolutely, whether it is a simple logo or a completely bespoke design, Sarah can create a custom template as part of your quote so that the sketches fit with your overall creative vision.

Absolutely. Sarah and her team cover events all over Australia and internationally. 

We are regularly in Melbourne, Yarra Valley, Mornington Peninsula, regional Victoria, Sydney, regional NSW, Hunter Valley, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth.

We charge travel at cost and try to secure the best deal by booking early. If you have accommodation booked for suppliers we are always happy to loop into your plans too.

We will have completed the prep work with you in advance so  that on the day we will arrive, start taking photos and start sketching. Feel free to come over to us when YOU are ready, we will be sketching your guest already.

Your event planner will just need to source a table and a chair. We recommend a table about trestle table sized so that we can lay out sketches for your guests to come and see.

Absolutely! If you’d rather we focused the time on creating a sketch from the ceremony, we can do that. We can sketch key moments from the day. We can sketch groups of guests that you select. We can do whatever you really want for your special day.

Absolutely. We try to only take photos that we know we can finish by the end of the event so that guests can anticipate if they will receive one on the day to not. But if you had asked us to stop at the end of the event (and therefore we dont have the extra photos ready for the after party service) then send us any photos you would like completed. We would be happy to complete for you.

Hear from our clients

Read about our recent work with our valued clients.

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”We are so grateful to Sarah Darby from Sarah Darby Illustrations for being a fabulous addition to our wedding day! Our guests absolutely loved their portraits. It was such a joy to see their reactions as they received their sketches.

Sarah’s warm personality and engaging presence made the experience even more enjoyable. We can’t recommend her highly enough for any special occasion!“

Jacinta

Bride

“I first met Sarah when I hired her for my wedding back in October and they were a massive hit with our guests! So popular in fact that when we asked, she kindly agreed to stay longer on the night!

After the wedding Sarah did a beautiful portrait of my family which we LOVED and is now displayed in our home. Can’t wait for more special occasions in the future to have Sarah!“

Joey

Bride

Sarah's work is not only amazing but is genuinely dedicated to bringing her client's vision to life. I approached Sarah to illustrate a portrait which would be a gift for my friend's birthday.

The end result exceeded well beyond my expectations. Besides being authentic and professional in her work, Sarah is also a lovely and warm person. I will definitely be working with Sarah again.“

Alannah

Customer

Sarah was an absolute joy to work with and brought so much magic to the launch of Robyn Lea’s book.

She made the whole process seamless for us, with her illustrations becoming a true highlight of the evening. Her warmth and creativity are unmatched, and she went above and beyond to ensure everything was perfect. We would recommend her in a heartbeat!“

Zoe Parker

Robyn Lea

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Let's talk about your event!

You can reach Sarah anytime via info@sarahdarby.com.au

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