I’m Sarah, the artist behind GHA. Art has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. Some of my earliest memories are painting alongside my mom, and I never really stopped. There was a time when I thought art wasn’t in the cards for me. I explored other career paths, but it always lingered in the background—quietly pulling me back. Eventually, it caught up to me in a way I couldn’t ignore.

I was filming a wedding when I saw a live wedding painter for the first time. I remember being completely caught off guard by it. I didn’t even realize something like that existed, but I was instantly drawn in. Not long after, I painted four couples whose weddings I had filmed and surprised them with their paintings. From there, everything just took off. It’s been three years, and I somehow love capturing weddings even more now than I did when I started.

I had a bride tell me recently that she had always dreamed of having a live painter at her wedding, and I told her, “I love that I get to be part of your dream, while you’re also letting me live mine.” It really is something special. I’ve always loved weddings, even before I was in the industry. There’s something about them that just feels different—like one of the few moments in life where everything slows down and actually feels meaningful. Getting to translate that onto a canvas feels both challenging and completely natural at the same time.

A big reason couples are drawn to my work is the level of realism. It’s important to me that you can recognize yourself in your painting—that it feels like you. Because at the end of the day, art is storytelling. And this is your story. From the emotion to the atmosphere to the small in-between details, I’m always thinking about how to capture not just how your wedding looked, but how it felt.