{STYLED SHOOT} Unholy Matrimony

I must say this is by far I think the most badass shoot we have ever designed + styled. I cannot in the least take credit for all of this because this was an amazing collaboration between Adrienna, myself + our freaking awesome and super creative interns, Alison Uzmann + Shelby Bittinger!!!! This shoot honestly started as a rockabilly shoot that my friend Rachel Thomas was to be modeling in + one day while crafting in the boutique we were talking about wanting to not do rockabilly but something dark and different. And with that a shoot with a theme loosely described as "weird animals, dead skulls, badass, rock and roll, and funky" was born + seriously huge thank you to Rach Lea for being down to photograph this without having even a clue what we were up to and also to Sean McNally at Cinemobius for capturing this shoot on video!!!

And with that we scrounged around town for the coolest skulls + decor pieces and were super pumped when Graveface Records + Curiosities and Paris Market were willing to lend us some awesome nick nacks, such as a taxidermy fox, lots of skulls, cool animal coffee mugs... And Alison even searched her parent's house for some funky elements and brought us awesome small glass vases in deep shades of purples + reds and some more skulls. Alison + Adrienna put together the florals using lots of funky floral pieces such as purple leaves and twigs. All these weird funky pieces sat atop a table linen made out of spanish moss. Each place setting included DIY plates by us with silverware from Paris Market. For our bride, Rachel, we knew we wanted her in something funky and the asymmetrical hem dress by Faith Thornburg was perfect with one of our Twigs & Honey veils. Her faux hawk with brides was done by Milan Day Spa and her makeup by Lindsey Wirht-Jones. Simon's Formal Wear dressed up our groom, Alex, in suspenders, a top hat + bow tie... his dog even got a bow tie too. Snake did not get any attire though... we figured it was cool err scary enough by itself? Hmm... anyways. Lulu's Chocolate Bar made an AMAZING naked chocolate cake that was so ridiculously delicious I can't even describe this cake in words. Think chocolate + blackberries + goodness + heaven + oh my gosh can I eat cake from Lulu's Chocolate Bar every single day? But seriously. Our intern, Shelby, designed the awesome invitations with the fox + fox butt... and my favorite, those fox masks. And to answer the question I know you are dying to ask... yes, we listened to What Does the Fox Say during this photo shoot. Thanks again everyone!!!!!!


{Vendor Credits} Videography: Cinemobius // Photography: Rach Lea // Styling, Concept, Florals, Bridal Gown + Veil: Ivory + Beau // Gown: Faith Thornburg // Veil: Twigs & Honey // Groom's Accessories: Simon's Formal Wear // Skulls + Fox: Graveface Records + Curiosities // Other Skulls, Apothecary Jars, Silverware + Coffee Mugs: Paris Market // Cake: Lulu's Chocolate Bar // Hair: Milan Day Spa // Makeup: Lindsey Wirht-Jones

DESIGNER REVEAL #2: Twigs + Honey

As its now 5 days before Christmas we are starting our designer reveals with you all!!! Today we share our second bridal accessory designer! We met Myra Callan at Bridal Market in NYC and we fell in love with all of her gorgeous bridal accessories and we instantly knew she was the perfect fit for our shop!!! So if you love sparkle, metallic, and whimsical accessories, then Twigs + Honey is for you. They are our second accessory designer we will be carrying, and we are so excited to bring these handmade pieces to Savannah! Her items range from veils, to sashes to hair pieces, and are perfect for your gown, bridesmaids, or every day wear! Her pieces are so absolutely gorgeous and we cannot wait to mix and match these with gowns!! If you have already found your gown but are still interested in mixing some unique accessories with it, we would love to set up an appointment for you to come in and play dress-up with us! We pretty much love styling brides just as much as we love helping brides find their dream dress! E-mail us at ivoryandbeau@gmail.com or fill out our contact form here to set up your appointment today!! [**Both Adrienna + Nicole are away for the holidays with family and will have limited access to e-mails but will get back to you as soon as possible!]

{Photo Credits} Bride portrait via Hatunot, Photography by Liraz Zur // Birdcage, Sash style 445, Packaging, Veil style 426 and veil style 357 via Twigs and Honey