I just came across this blog post for couples trying to organize their own ‘perfect wedding’ and it had some great tips about how to keep the children entertained. 
Elle (from wedaholic.com) suggests hiring a clown or magician or a face painter to keep the kids entertained. And I’d never thought about doing face painting or clowning at a wedding!
So then I thought, it might be a good idea to get in touch with the wedding planners in your area, and give them your portfolio/details, who knows…your next face painting gig might be at a wedding!
Have you ever had a face painting
or clowning gig at a Wedding?
Or maybe a gig at an unusual time or occassion?
If you have, I’d love to hear about it,
Just Leave a Comment:-)
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Philadelphia Tivoli
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I’ve never done a wedding or anything like that, but I was hired as a clown for a city I used to work for that fired me because I was injured on the job and couldn’t work! They must have forgotten my name because they signed off on the paperwork to hire me where my real name appeared. At the event, I was in costume so the administrators didn’t recognize me. My voice was familiar to some of them and they kept trying to figure out who I was! It was so much fun! One guy kept staring at me hoping to jog his memory, but I refused to tell him until the end of the day. Before they knew who I was, I was asked to come back for another event, but the time of the event came and went and I never heard back from them. But that didn’t bother me because I’d been paid beautifully for the first gig and I had a lot of fun pulling one over on them!
I have fluttered along to quite a few weddings as a fairy entertainer. Usually the children and I have a special little area away from the noisy grown up where we can have some fairy fun. We perform amazing magic, tell stories, play games, meet some of my puppet friends and of course have our faces painted.
Usually I dress in colours to suit the theme and bring along a special fairy wand as a gift for the bride and groom. The children are all mesmerised and even the grown ups are drawn in – afterall, everyone loves meeting a real fairy.
Being invited along to weddings is a real honour as you are helping makes one of the best days of a family’s life even more magical.
Fairy Sarah
http://www.fairysarah.com.au
I clowned at a wedding2-3 years ago. Actually I was a clown at the reception. The wedding and reception were both held at a University ballroom. I had fun with the kids. However, the adults were very attentive and I did more balloons for the adults than I did for the children.
Fairy Love Heart has been privleged to be present at many Weddings and Events in and around Melbourne,Australia ,Blessing the Bride & Groom on their special day.
10 years experience as a childrens entertainer incorporating
Face painting,craft activities,music,songs & dance are a must with a special Fairy wish & a sprinkling of Fairy Dust.
Fairy Love Heart can customise your children’s activities for the day with Puppets,Mini Magic show & Games to play.
Passionflower the clown has also been seen around,turning any frown upside down.:) with her Fancy Balloons and funny tricks she sure is to
entertain the kids.Ohh she can face paint and play a game or two.
http://www.creativecharacters.com.au
Thanks for your stories Cheryl, Fairy Sarah, Larry Thompson! And Fairy Love Heart…its nice hear from you
Philadelphia