Charlotte Jones Illustrations

17/06/2026

Not sure if it’s just me, but as a live illustrator I get nervous butterflies when guests walk over to see their portraits. I think it’s because art is so personal, it’s our judgement, our taste, how we see and capture a person. And I think because we care so much about creating something magical for guests, it comes with a lot of vulnerability waiting on their feedback. I’ve been so so lucky to only been met with positivity and loveliness at weddings. Is it just me who gets an anxious from guest reactions?

16/06/2026

My art studio / desk is chaotic and messy, and honestly gives me a headache just looking at it...
But I’d take this kind of mess any day over a spotless desk, a laptop, and an Excel spreadsheet.

I give my husband (who is a completely OCD btw) mini heart attacks most days when I’m up to my eyeballs in pens, pads of paper, water pots overflowing, splattered paint up walls, and paint brushes dripping from every corner. It’s A LOT.

Shout out to all the partners also having to deal with this creative chaos at home. You’re all legends.

14/06/2026

A wedding guest came up to me as I was leaving and said the loveliest thing. Illustrators care so much about making your guests smile, we start early, we stay late, we don’t break, we chat, we laugh, we cry with you and your guests, we feel the room, we work late in the studio finishing your guests portraits, because we know how much it means to you and your favourite people.

We may not be saving lives, but we work HARD to make your guests day that much lovelier!

09/06/2026