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Image Guidelines Couple Portrait

Guidelines for Uploading Your Couple Photos

Get Started In 3 Easy Steps

1. Upload Your Photo: Choose a well-lit photo of the couple and include it with your order so our digital artists can begin creating your personalized portrait. Please read our Image Guidelines for tips to make your house portrait picture perfect!

2. Personalize Your Artwork: Add a names or personal message to make your artwork uniquely yours. We'll print this below the custom artwork in our signature font, along with your address and chosen date. You can also leave this blank for a simple and clean look.

3. Proof and Shipping: Sit back and relax while our illustrators transform your photo into a masterpiece. We will send you an artwork proof in 3 days or less to review and approve before we print and ship.

The image you upload is crucial to the quality of your final couple portrait. Follow these guidelines to ensure your artwork is picture perfect:

  • Clear, High-Resolution Photo: Upload a clear, high-resolution photo (landscape or portrait).
  • Two-Person Photos Only: Ensure the photo features only the two people in the couple.
  • Avoid Dark Lighting: Avoid photos taken at night or with dark lighting.
  • No Filters: Avoid using filters to ensure accurate coloring of your portrait.
  • Full Faces: Ensure faces are not cut off or cropped out of the image.
  • Complete View: Make sure everything you want shown in the artwork is visible in the image.
  • Optimal Angles: The best photos are taken from a side-on angle to the couple with at least half of the body visible (waist-up).
  • Color Photos: Unless you have ordered a sketch portrait, we cannot accept black and white or scanned photos.

Note: Everything shown on the couple in the uploaded image will be illustrated in your final couple portrait. We can sometimes remove or change small items, but your photo should look the way you want it to be painted.

Good Examples


  • Image taken in daylight with minimal shadows
  • Couple shown from waist-up
  • High resolution

  • Image taken in daylight with natural lighting
  • Couple shown from waist-up
  • Front-on angle
  • High resolution

Bad Examples

  • Selfie photo
  • Body is not visible


  • Photo is too close up, faces not fully shown
  • Faces are cut off

Not Sure?


Email your image to us at support@celebrateportraits.com for assessment. We understand it’s not always possible to follow all the guidelines, but generally, our digital artists can still create your couple portrait.