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November 2023 by Christopher Sondi
Our experience with Boris and the drawn together team was quite disappointing, as Boris and his team dropped the ball on several separate items over the course of our event booking.We booked Boris and two other artists to create live sketches during our wedding cocktail hour, for our guests to take home as a special keepsake.We discussed with Boris how we envisioned our event to go, with his artist floating during cocktail hour to sketch our guests and proving both portrait sketches as well as full body sketches of our guests all dressed up for our wedding. We discussed how we wanted this to be and interactive experience for our guests with the artists floating and sketching on their iPads, and sending an emailed copy to our guest as well as a print to the print station for guest to pick up at the end of the night.Instead, only two of the three artists ended up showing for our confirmed booking and of the artists that did show they remained seated during their entire time and barely interacted with our guests.Over the course of our three hour booking with drawn together, our artists only provided 18 sketches (one of which was our wedding coordinator), which is lovely but we hired drawn together to sketch our guests not our other wedding vendors.We had booked the recommended number of Artists for the recommend time frame that Boris suggested, and only a tiny fraction of our guests received a sketch. We knew we would never capture every single guest, but Boris and previously told us that sketches should expect sketches to take between 7/10 minutes each, which should have netted approximately 36-54 drawings for our event.We understand there might have been an emergency for one of the artists, however we are disappointed that Boris did not have any contingency plan. Boris could have easily stayed an extra hour or two to make up for the missing artist, or arrange to have another artist from his team join. Instead, Boris and our other artist left after our 3 hour booking, and informed us everything went “smoothly”, which was certainly not the case.In addition, the sketches were suppose to be emailed to our guests with a curated message that we had outlined with Boris and his team in advance. However, the artist never emailed any of the sketches to our guest. Boris claimed there was a server issue on his end which was a blatant lie, as they never even asked our guests for their email addresses.After our event we were promptly shared a bill for the balance for our event booking and a link to the artists work.We reached out to Boris to express our deep disappointment from him and his team after feedback from our guests, and he agreed they did not perform as expected or follow any of the prior procedures we had outlined and discussed well in advance.Further, after speaking with Boris we got the impression that he was not interested in offering any means or suggestions on how he might make us whole for what we had contracted his team for.Overall we had a highly disappointing experience. Unfortunately we can not in good faith recommend Boris and his team to anyone.
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November 2023 by Amanda Lacagnino
Drawn Together was a hit! We communicated with Boris throughout the process and he was very communicative and accommodating. We had requested specific artists who ended up not being available for our wedding day, but Boris recommended 2 other artists who ended up being just as good. The only downfall was that some guests didn't get their portraits at the end of the night, which was disappointing. Other than that, the portraits came out great and the guests loved the idea!
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November 2022 by Francesca Steimel
All I can say is I'm blown away by the incredible talent that is Mara. I speak for all 160 plus guests at my cousins' wedding when I say that what she made happen on that canvas was outstanding. Not only is her talent unmatched, but she's so patient and kind. She remained completely unphased and professional throughout all my visits to her station to request tweaks or little additions - which in itself was great because she was ready and willing to make any changes we requested. On top of me popping in often, she kept her cool while all the other guests continuously stopped by to see her progress with their jaws dropped! Boris is also great to work with. He responds quickly and is available when needed. He's thorough and works diligently to make sure you're getting what you want!! This live painting was a surprise for the bride and groom, and that did not hinder the process at all. Drawn Together NYC was flexible and worked according to our plan and the specific style painting we desired. Thank you so much!! I hope that when it's my turn to get married, you guys can be there to paint my special day for me too! :)
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November 2022 by Karina Grossman
Such amazing talent and a great guest experience! Loved having them at my wedding!
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October 2022 by Francesca Simone
All I can say is I'm blown away by the incredible talent that is Mara. I speak for all 160 plus guests at my cousins' wedding when I say that what she made happen on that canvas was outstanding. Not only is her talent unmatched, but she's so patient and kind. She remained completely unphased and professional throughout all my visits to her station to request tweaks or little additions - which in itself was great because she was ready and willing to make any changes we requested. On top of me popping in often, she kept her cool while all the other guests continuously stopped by to see her progress with their jaws dropped! Boris is also great to work with. He responds quickly and is available when needed. He's thorough and works diligently to make sure you're getting what you want!! This live painting was a surprise for the bride and groom, and that did not hinder the process at all. Drawn Together NYC was flexible and worked according to our plan and the specific style painting we desired. Thank you so much!! I hope that when it's my turn to get married, you guys can be there to paint my special day for me too! :)
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October 2022 by Lauren Dana
Boris was a pleasure to work with! He was patient, accommodating, and always responsive. His work is breathtaking, and my live painting from my wedding came out even better than I could have ever imagined! All of our guests kept raving about his beautiful work.
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October 2021 by Kathy Zhen
Having Boris and Anne was one of the best decisions we've made for our wedding! Boris and Anne are extremely talented, friendly, our guests LOVED the unforgettable experience. With all the other things to worry about when planning a wedding, Boris went above and beyond, and was extremely easy and pleasant to work with. Because Boris is so talented and can sketch many styles, he worked with me before our wedding to make sure he understood the style I wanted. Drawn Together NYC has so many amazing artists to hire!! I highly recommend Boris and his team for any event.
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October 2021 by Angela Episcopio
RUN don't walk to hire Drawn Together/ Junyi Liu for a perfect live painting for your wedding. Junyi finished the painting halfway through the reception, so the guests had a few hours to gawk over how incredible she painted my sister and her husband!
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October 2021 by Amelia Kahaney
Hiring Boris to illustrate turned my son’s small restaurant bar mitzvah party into an unforgettable event. He arrived early, was such a lovely presence with all our guests, and his artwork is phenomenal! Each portrait (we requested digital drawings so he could be mobile as he worked) is a special keepsake for us and our guests to take home. I would hire Boris or anyone from Drawn Together again in a heartbeat.
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October 2021 by Rochel Karp
Boris was phenomenal! The mural came out gorgeous and just the way we envisioned. I would highly recommend him and his company!
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October 2021 by Alisha Rashidi
Highly Highly recommend Drawn Together/Boris for any of your painting, sketching, or art or event needs. We hired him for our wedding. He was super communicative, and responsive even up until the day of the wedding; we booked him about a year in advance. He's was amazing at really making sure that he captured exactly what we wanted - which was a little different than most wedding live paintings. We focused more on the actual landscape rather than the actual ceremony. He did so amazing - we have gotten SO many compliments on the painting and we are looking forward to framing and hanging it in our house. Also, he's rates are MORE than reasonable, and we vetted a lot of people before booking him. Hire local and support your local artist; hire Drawn Together NYC!
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October 2021 by Jakob Finkel
Boris is unbelievably talented and a true professional! Highly recommend for any and all events/personal artwork
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October 2021 by Yishai Friedman
Boris is pure talent never seen something like it call him today
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October 2021 by Estan Flitton
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October 2021 by Rachel Ellis
I cannot say enough good things about Boris with Drawn NYC. From the first communication, he was professional, kind and helpful. Throughout the process of designing our illustration, he was open to suggestions, patient and prompt. He worked closely with a musician and friend to make sure everything flowed smoothly day of and the final illustration absolutely nailed my vision. He also includes photographing the moment with his service which left us with some gorgeous photos! It was the perfect addition to a surprise proposal that ended with my now fiancé proposing right back to me!! If you’re looking for a fun way to surprise your partner or simply want to hire an incredibly talented artist, I wouldn’t hesitate to use Drawn NYC. You get what you pay for in terms of finished product, quality and packaging, plus a covert and kind professional to help you pull everything off. That speaks volumes and I would not hesitate to work with Boris again in the future.
