THE BIG FAKE WEDDING

So if you follow bridal blogs (especially Ruffled!) , you have probably heard of The Big Fake Wedding! Formally The Not Wedding, this is a bridal show alternative complete with a real vow renewal ceremony, a tasty dinner, and a dance party reception! You are the guest to the wedding, where you can really experience the best vendors in action. For the second year in a row, we will be the gown vendor, and we can't wait for you to see all of the gorgeous gowns we have! This year it will be held March 7th at 7PM at the Roundhouse Railroad Museum. To get tickets, click here!

For a peak of our booth last year, check out below, or the feature on Ruffled! P.S. The gown the bride wore last year, Marion by Sarah Seven, is now $1000 off the floor on our sample rack!

{Photo Credits} Mackensey Alexander, Rach Lea Photography, Stephie Hicks Photography // Designers Shown, Alvina Valenta, Sarah Seven, Lena Medoyeff, Rebecca Schoneveld

SIMPLY WED: Ellesse + Bobby

Ellesse and Bobby's wedding at The Mackey House was so creative and fun! They were amazing clients who really let us come up with crazy ideas, and loved it all! They wanted a wildflower themed wedding, with pops of red. We did their flowers, and knew we wanted it to be different! Her bouquet was a mix of wildflowers, mini daisies and lisianthus, while her bridesmaids had babys breath, queens anns lace and ferns. Her isle-way featured fern bunches with lavender accents. The show stopper were her hanging test tube chandeliers! Made by Grace Graffiti, each test tube had stems of flowers, while the tables had mis-matched bottles with flowers. We LOVE when a bride trusts our vision, and it turned out amazing! Photography by Dream Weaver Photography!

On top of our wedding planning packages, we offer full flower services! For more information, contact us via our website or ivorybeauweddings@gmail.com

{BRIDAL SHOW} The NotWedding

This past spring was our first time being a part of non-traditional bridal show, The NotWedding. This was the very first NotWedding in Savannah and so it was awesome to be in!! The Not is a completely different experience from any other bridal show. It is an alternative show in the form of a big fake wedding. Attendants to the show are treated as wedding guests who sit through a ceremony (vow renewal with a real couple), a dinner and a dance party reception. It gives attendants the chance to experience wedding vendors in action. For The Not we participated not just as a bridal boutique but also as event designers. The bride rocked a lacy-organza Sarah Seven gown for the ceremony & then changed into a sequin gold Sarah Seven dress for the dancing and reception portion of the evening.

For the design portion we were responsible for decorating 4 of the reception tables and we chose to do the ceremony backdrop. For our tablescapes for the reception we designed two different setups. The first being a perfect fit with The Not's mood board they sent all of us vendors with a soft petal taffeta ivory linen from Ultra Pom and gold sparkly centerpieces with large textured floral arrangements. Our second table design was more "us." It fit our aesthetic and was a little more unusual and quirky. We used sequin linens from Ultra Pom with DIY triangle runners with mini yellow bottles and tiny greenery. The best part about this table design was the Bells of Ireland chandelier... which you can watch a video on our instagram of us hanging these here (quite entertaining if I do say so myself.) For both of our tables we borrowed Dot & Army napkins and tied them into pretty bows. Now for the ceremony... for this we painted 5 canvases with floral print. Once finished we looked at them and I literally said "I hate these." Not kidding. You can ask Adrienna. I truly hated them. Like truly truly truly. I said this just will not do. These are just too... "pretty girl." I wanted to tear them into shreds. While Adrienna absolutely loves all things girly and floral print (not saying I can't appreciate a good floral print but I just could not be okay with our ceremony being this girly) I am the one who likes stuff a little more modern, a little more funky and a little just not that girly. So we scavenged our store and finally came to the consensus it needed gold spray paint and geometric shapes. And with that, our ceremony backdrop was complete. I could totally get on board with the floral print as long as they were un-girlified just a little. And if you ever visit our shop, you will see these large canvases now hanging behind our desk. And I love them oh so much now. I guess just another example of how our design aesthetic for everything we do is a combination of our styles, tastes and when it is complete it fits with "us." And then we are both happy and all is right and well within the world of Ivory + Beau.

Anyway, we hope you enjoy checking out the lovely pictures from Rach Lea Photography, Stephie Hicks Photography, and Mackensey Alexander Photography from The NotWedding. Scroll to the bottom to see all the amazing vendors who participated in this alternative fun bridal show and we can't wait for next time!!!

{Vendor Credits} Photographers: Rach Lea Photography, Stephie Hicks Photography, and Mackensey Alexander Photography // Wedding Dress: Ivory + Beau // Day-Of Coordination: From This Day Forward // Event and Ceremony Design: Ivory + Beau (Tables 2, 4, 6, and 8) // Bridal Party Flowers and Head Table Design: Shay Brown Events (Tables 1, 3, 5, and 7) // Venue: The Mackey House // Bridal Accessories: Southern Ever After // Bridesmaid Attire: Rent the Runway // Hair: Emily Warren of Dollface by Jules // Makeup: Jules De Jesus Fritz and Jessica Mock of Dollface by Jules // Groomsmen Attire: Simon’s Formal Wear // Groomsmen Accessories: Bow and Arrow Designs by Minoo // Caterer: Low Country Boilers Low Country Boilers // Sparkling Wine: Ferrari // Cookie Bar: Byrd Cookie Company // Ice Cream Cart: Leopold’s Ice Cream // Candy Bar: Senseless Sophistication // Event Rentals: In Any Event // Vintage Dishes: Fancy Plates // Linen Sponsor: Linen Tablecloth // Linen Napkins: Dot and Army // Mosquito Control: Palmetto Mosquito Control // Entertainment: Other Brother Entertainment // Wedding Dress Sketches: A Sketch to Remember // Invitations and Ice Cream Menu Cards: Caroline Fausel Paper Co. // Invitations and Paper Accents: Low Country Paper Company // Invitations and Programs: Yellow Door Creative // Event Accents: Grace Graffiti // Paper Accents:Liddabits Design Shop // Favors: Simply Southern Wedding // Travel: Bliss By Luxury Concierge Travel // Transportation: Old Town Trolley Tour of Savannah // Photobooth: Dollface Photobooth // Videographer: Munn Brothers Films // Media Partners: flower magazine, The Knot – Georgia, and Inspire Weddings & Marriage Magazine

{STYLED SHOOT} Calligraphy, Horses + a Barn

Today we are sharing our styled shoot at Savannah's newest barn venue, Red Gate Farm, part of The Mackey House!! This venue is so perfect for a Southern wedding. Both the outside surrounding areas are beautiful as well as the barn itself. When we did our shoot they were still working on renovations and upgrades to the interior but we still loved it and cannot wait to see how it looks now! For the shoot, we were inspired by calligraphy and literature and wanted a deep color palette filled with romantic shades of scarlet, deep purples, and gold.

Allison Kuhn photographed every little detail of the shoot. We used one of our newest bridal gowns from Lena Medoyeff paired with a Hushed Commotion sash for our bride, Adrienna's boyfriend's sister Tara, who was made over by Marie Bramlett. For the ceremony we used vintage doors and pews from Savannah's newest vintage rental company, Rentiquity. Our lounge area was setup with vintage furniture from In Any Event accompanied with decor pieces from both Ultra Pom and Simply Southern Weddings and flowers designed by A to Zinnas. The reception and dessert table linens are also from Ultra Pom and are quite possibly our favorite linens in existence. Kaitlin Slattery of Forever September hand wrote the calligraphy chargers and escort cards as well as designed the adorable invitation suite filled with calligraphy and a cat illustration... our favorite of course. The other china adorning the table is from Lillian's China. Desserts from Rum Runners Bakery and Gigi's Cupcakes. Last, but most certainly not least since she is our favorite ever singer in Savannah and our good friend... Sarah Tollerson, our bridesmaid, rocking a dress from Copper Penny paired with an Elaya Vaughn sash. We hope you enjoy!!

{Photo Credits} Photography: Allison Kuhn // Styling: Ivory and Beau // Bridal dress: Lena Medoyeff, Sash: Hushed Commotion, both available at Ivory and Beau // Venue: Red Gate Farm at The Mackey House // Hair + Makeup: Marie Bramlett // Bridesmaid Dress: Copper Penny // Bridesmaid's Sash: Elaya Vaughn // Flowers: A to Zinnas // Pews + Doors: Rentiquity // Stationary + Calligraphy: Forever September // Vintage Furniture: In Any Event // Sequin Linens, Books + Silverware: Ultra Pom // Cake stand + Decor Pieces: Simply Southern Weddings // Vintage China: Lillian's China // Cake: Rum Runners Bakery // Cupcakes: Gigi's Cupcakes 

SIMPLY PUBLISHED: {Every Last Detail} Sophisticated Burgundy + Plum Southern Wedding

So excited that today our styled shoot with Alison Kuhn photography is up on Every Last Detail!!! I love reading Lauren's blog so it is so fun that we get to be on there.. plus she's one of the few bloggers I actually have had the pleasure of meeting!! We will be sharing more from this shoot on our blog this Thursday so stay posted to read more and in the meantime, head on over to Every Last Detail for the entire shoot!! Thank you to all the vendors who helped out and to Lauren for featuring us on her site!!! 

{Photo Credits} Photography: Allison Kuhn // Styling: Ivory and Beau // Bridal dress: Lena Medoyeff, Sash: Hushed Commotion, both available at Ivory and Beau // Venue: Red Gate Farm at The Mackey House // Hair + Makeup: Marie Bramlett // Bridesmaid Dress: Copper Penny // Bridesmaid's Sash: Elaya Vaughn // Flowers: A to Zinnas // Pews + Doors: Rentiquity // Stationary + Calligraphy: Forever September // Vintage Furniture: In Any Event // Sequin Linens, Books + Silverware: Ultra Pom // Cake stand + Decor Pieces: Simply Southern Weddings // Vintage China: Lillian's China // Cake: Rum Runners Bakery // Cupcakes: Gigi's Cupcakes 

SIMPLY WED: Liz + Josh

Ummmm... are ya'll ready to see pictures of the happiest couple I think I've ever seen in my entire life!? When I first looked through all the pictures that Teresa Earnest sent over I was seriously beaming myself because this couple just does not stop laughing and smiling. You can just tell they are crazy about each other and so madly in love. It is really really really awesome and is what this job is really all about. This couple was also a lot of fun to work with during the planning process. We incorporated a lot of fun little surprises for guests and got creative with different details.

This couple got married at Forsyth Park in front of the fountain with rentals from Amazing Event Rentals. Their reception followed at The Mackey House but before guests arrived we had Oglethorpe Tours give guests a short tour around Savannah!! I love that they were able to incorporate some tourist activities for guests since this was a destination wedding. Cape Creations even put together cute little bags of mixed nuts for guests to take on the trolley and oh my gosh ya'll these are the best nuts you will ever taste. Cynthia is a pure whiz in the kitchen. She also made the most adorable appetizers for their cocktail hour... the mini chicken + waffles was by far the cutest thing I have ever seen and the most delicious thing I have ever tasted. For the dessert we had mini mason jars filled with different types of pie from Lulu's Chocolate Bar and then Cape Creations also came out later in the evening with ice cream floats. Everything was delicious... The flowers were designed by the fabulous ladies over at A to Zinnias and were put together so perfectly with soft colors. Michelle Royal did hair + makeup for the bride and bridal party and Liz looked absolutely beautiful. It was pretty cool because our alterations specialist, Shirley, met with Liz a few days before the wedding and was able to help her fix some minor things on her dress. The couple is not only the happiest couple but their guests were seriously happy too. They danced the night away on the light up dance floor over the pool on the deck at the Mackey House with music from All About You. Last but most certainly not least was the sweet babysitter at Guardian Angels that babysat the cutest little kid you will ever see. All in all, the wedding went really well and we are so happy for Liz + Josh!! Huge congratulations to the happy couple and thank you for letting us be a part of your big day!!!! 

{Vendor Credits} Photography: Teresa Earnest Photography // Planner: Ivory + Beau // Ceremony Location: Forsyth Park // Reception Venue: Mackey House // Florist: A to Zinnias // DJ: All About You // Caterer: Cape Creations // Cake + Mason Jar Desserts: Lulu's Chocolate Bar // Rentals: Amazing Event Rentals // Hair + Makeup: Michelle Royal // Babysitter: Guardian Angels // Transportation: Oglethorpe Tours