DESIGNER FEATURE: Hushed Commotion + a Trunk Show

Oh Hushed Commotion how we love you so. Handmade bridal accessories made in Brooklyn, New York. We love how these accessories are gorgeous yet also so unique and different from your traditional bridal accessories. With art deco inspired details, gold beaded veil trims, opals, and greenish gold lace... these accessories will bring your bridal look to life in a way that will make you stand out from every other bride. Trunk show with the designer Friday January 23rd - Sunday January 25th featuring her new 2015 Collection. To shop accessories call us at (912)200-4794, e-mail ivoryandbeau@gmail.com or click here!!

**Also, did you all know we offer alterations? A lot of brides love to come to us for alterations then during their appointment we can play with different bridal accessories to finalize your look!! Alterations are appointment only and we recommend scheduling your first fitting 1-2 months before your wedding date. Congratulations all you 2015 brides... now let's play dress-up and add on all those final touches!!

{Vendor Credits} Accessories: Hushed Commotion 2015 Collection // Photography: Brklyn View Photography // Location: Norwood Club // Floral Design: Lindsay Rae Design // Hair: StylesOnB // Makeup: Nicole Sievers // Chalkboard/Signage: Chalk It Up 2 Love // Gowns: Rebecca Schoneveld // Model: Courtni Frey

DESIGNER FEATURE: Marisol Aparicio

August 9th through August 16th we are going to have lots of pretty pretty pretty accessories from designer Marisol Aparicio. During the Pop-Up Shop we will be offering an extra 10% off any accessory purchased during the event!!! The collection is handmade in the United States by the family itself. To schedule an appointment call us at (912)200-4794, e-mail at ivoryandbeau@gmail.com or click here!! **We love it when brides bring in their dresses (from here or elsewhere) so that we can have an accessories dress-up day to see what accessories are perfect to help you complete your look!!

1. Lace lace lace trimmed veils. Beautiful lace veils. These lace veils are just phenomenal and are also affordable. With prices ranging from $110 to $250 these are awesome options for brides who love the look of a gorgeous lace veil but don't want to overspend on their accessories. From Alencon Lace from France to Floral lace that either frame the face or trim the entire veil, we just love these pretty delicate veils.

2. Unique lace appliques... these are so different from any other veils we have available in our shop. If you are not wanting a veil entirely trimmed with lace than these are a perfect option for you because they have lace appliques either in one area of the veil or spread out along the veil. A more subtle yet still gorgeous option.

3. Garden inspired headpieces with soft floral accents. We are so in love with all these headpieces which incorporate flowers!!! So pretty and perfect for an outdoors wedding in a garden. They are romantic and stunning. The headpieces range from $95 to $400.

4. Bohemian with some bling. You all probably know by now we love anything bohemian. That being said we also love a little glitz, a little glam and some major bling. So we are loving how these headpieces combine bohemian with bling for a new bridal look.

So excited for this Pop-Up Shop and we can't wait to see which accessories are bride's favorites!!

{Photo Credits} All via Marisol Aparicio

BRIDAL LOOKBOOK 1.0

Happy Fourth of July everyone!!! Here is some bridal loveliness for ya'll!! To see more of our bridal lookbook check out Burnett's Boards and The Lovely Find!! All dresses are from Ivory + Beau featuring styles from Sarah Seven, Rebecca Schoneveld, Elaya Vaughn, and Faith Thornburg; accessories from Twigs & Honey, Hushed Commotion and Jaclyn Jordan. And thank you to the other vendors who helped on our bridal lookbook: accessories from Apricot Lane Savannah, photography by Izzy Hudgins and hair & Makeup by Michelle Royal!!

POP UP SHOP: Veronica Sheaffer + $250 off your Bridal Purchase w/Accessory

Now through next Saturday we are offering $250 off your entire purchase when you get a bridal accessory with your gown order!! Bridal accessories complete the bridal look so often. We see brides every day and it is so often that with the addition of the veil, sash, or headpiece that a bride can finally visualize and imagine that moment walking down the aisle. We love playing dress up with brides and seeing how a different sash can completely change the look of a gown. They allow you to really make the look unique and yours. In addition to this, we have two collections here for a limited time: Veronica Sheaffer through Saturday May 17th and Ivana Krejci through May 26th!! Since Veronica's gowns leave our store in a few days we wanted to share our favorites before they go!! We have a few open appointments for this Saturday - call us to schedule a time to come in (912)200-4794, e-mail at ivoryandbeau@gmail.com or click here! 

VERONICA SHEAFFER:

When we schedule a Pop-Up Shop with a bridal designer we have an idea of what we are going to get but we don't always know everything we are going to get. And oh my goodness gracious were we going crazy when we opened the box from Veronica Sheaffer. A blush, grey + navy blue dress? Made of the softest finest materials ever? Handcrafted beautifully to perfection? We were in love. Needless to say both Adrienna + I looked at each other and just swooned for a few minutes. These were by far some of our favorites from the collection. But oh you just wait because the prettiness does not end there. Next up... swiss dots, tea length, vintage inspired...

Both Adrienna + I also love swiss dots. So so much. So so so so much. They are our favorites. So when we saw these swiss dot beauties we fell in love. These dresses are so beautiful with their vintage inspired retro feel to them. We just love them so much. They are perfect for the southern vintage glam bride. Just absolutely perfect. But that's really not all... we got a lot of dresses from Veronica. I mean seriously a lot.

Last but not least here are some more of our favorites from her Fall 2014 collection. Blush pink leather corset top mixed with a lace skirt? I am just in love with the edginess of this dress combined with the skirt that is so girly and flowy. Such a fun mix of fabrics for the badass yet girly bride. All of these dresses just are so fun and so unique. I could go on for days but I will leave you at that. These aren't even all of the dresses from the collection that are currently at our shop... yes there are more. So if you are interested in coming in call us today at (912)200-4794 or e-mail at ivoryandbeau@gmail.com to come by before these dresses leave us!! We will have these dresses 2 more days: Friday and Saturday!! And if you come in we will help you pair the perfect accessory with the dress for the perfect look that will also give you savings of $250 on the total purchase!! 

{Photo Credits} Blush, Pale Grey + Navy Blue Dress via Veronica Sheaffer's Blog - "My Hands Made It," photography by Billy Rood // Fall 2011 Collection Dresses, photography by Billy Rood // Blush + Ivory gown, Back of Dress, Bride on Couch, Gold Shimmery Dress via Veronica Sheaffer

{STYLED SHOOT} Hushed Commotion Bridal Accessories

So excited to share all the images of our mini styled shoot with Mackensey Alexander + Beyond Beautiful by Heather at Ships of the Sea Museum with our Hushed Commotion bridal accessories!!! For this styled shoot we wanted to show brides how their bridal accessories can be worn even after the wedding... So we put together a mini holiday party inspiration with Heather. Heather made over our gorgeous model and did a few different looks with the hair, makeup and accessories to show some different options!! What is your favorite look? My favorite is the pearl + gold sash being used as a headband... Such a simple glamorous look to spice up your holiday party attire!!! Thank you to Storyboard Weddings for featuring our styled shoot on their website + even huger thank you to all the vendors who helped out with this shoot!!! 

{Vendor Credits} Photography: Mackensey Alexander // Hair + Makeup: Beyond Beautiful by Heather // Bouquet + Styling: Ivory + Beau // Accessories: Hushed Commotion // Venue: Ships of the Sea Museum

SIMPLY PUBLISHED: Storyboard Wedding

Eeeeek!!!! Today we are featured on Storyboard Wedding! This was our first styled shoot with our inventory from our boutique!! When we received our bridal accessories from Hushed Commotion we decided we wanted to do something funky and fun with them even though we didn't even have any bridal gowns yet!! The shoot featured a gold birdcage, a gold headpiece, several sashes, Adrienna's handmade furry vest + a holiday inspired bouquet made with help from Shelby + Alison, our amazing interns. We contacted Heather of Beyond Beautiful about doing a mini shoot that used our bridal accessories in a way that showed how bridal accessories can be used even after the wedding. Mackensey Alexander captured our model showing a few different looks at the gorgeous Ships of the Sea Museum. Thank you everyone who helped out + especially the model who was probably freezing cold while modeling for us! And thank you so much to Jessica at Storyboard Wedding for featuring our mini shoot!!!!!! 

{Vendor Credits} Photography: Mackensey Alexander // Hair + Makeup: Beyond Beautiful by Heather // Bouquet + Styling: Ivory + Beau // Accessories: Hushed Commotion // Venue: Ships of the Sea Museum

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

DESIGNER REVEAL: Hushed Commotion

We are so excited to reveal our first accessory designer today... HUSHED COMMOTION. We fell in love with Hushed Commotion's accessories at New York Bridal Market and knew that her aesthetic + designs were absolutely perfect for the Ivory + Beau bride. We purchased 2 headpieces and 4 sashes from Hushed Commotion that we thought were so funky, fun + different. So without further adieu, here are the lovely pieces we have in stock!! We cannot wait to dress up some of our bridal dresses with these fun designs!!

{Photo Credits} Nicole's iPhone

SIMPLY BRIDAL: NYC Bridal Market + New Savannah Bridal Boutique

Golly it's been hard for me to get around to blogging this past week for 2 reasons: 1. we have been so crazy busy finishing up last minute details for the October weddings + 2. no wifi at my house means no late night blogging sessions. But anyway, I am back now writing this post now on quite possibly the most fun business trip ever. It's funny when you are in college and you envision what your life will be like and then 4 years later you're somewhere completely different then you could have ever imagined doing something you would have never ever thought you would ever be doing. That's how this business trip was for me. It was like I was living in a dream. This is not real life. I am not really in New York City. I am not really talking to some of the best bridal designers in the world. I am not really about to buy not one, not two, not even four, five or ten bridal dresses but actually thirty. I am not staying at a ridiculously trendy hotel where there is a robot that stores your luggage for you. I could continue this list with other things that didn't feel real but I don't want to bore you too much. Soo... anyway, I don't know if Adrienna felt the same way, but that was definitely how I felt, like this was not really happening and like this was not possibly my life but someone else's life I'm just watching from above. But the thing is... this is real life. And we were talking with some of the best bridal designers in the world. And we were about to buy about thirty bridal gowns. And there actually was a robot that stored our luggage for us...

While at Bridal Fashion Week we met with several bridal designers, out of which we chose our four favorite fits for Ivory + Beau. I am not going to reveal our designers yet but we know ya'll will love them just as much as we do. These ladies are so talented and so incredible. All in all we will have about 40 dresses to start with, 4 designers + 5 collections along with 2-3 accessory designers (that is in the works now). So like always, I love to share sneak peeks of what is to come without revealing everything! Here are some snapshots of our time in NYC! Hope you enjoy!

{Photo Credits} Nicole + Adrienna's iPhones

{STYLED SHOOT} Green Garden Shoot in St. Augustine

I am so excited to share this styled shoot I helped out with for a few reasons. For one, it was with 3 ladies I have been wanting to work with for awhile now (plus several other amazing ladies that I got to meet and collaborate with!) And secondly, it was my first time ever going to St. Augustine, Florida and the little day trip with Adrienna was a blast!!! Plus the drive down there is absolutely gorgeous driving along the coast. I'm sad we didn't get to make it down to the beach because it looked so divine, but I guess that just gives me an excuse to go back... maybe next time with the fiance?? Anyway, this shoot was a long time coming. I talked to Andi Mans probably over a year ago about possibly collaborating on a styled shoot. And I've known Amber Veatch for a little over a year and a half and have always wanted to collaborate with her too. So... when Adrienna McDermott approached me about doing a styled shoot featuring her handmade bridal accessories I thought to myself... let's confuse the crap out of everyone and bring 3 people with names starting with "A" together for an inspiration shoot. 

And so the green garden shoot at The Sanchez House in St. Augustine, Florida was born filled with gorgeous florals by Shea Hopely, vintage chairs from Beachview Event Rentals, a tablescape designed by Amber Veatch using Dishie Rentals, floral inspired invitations by Chirp Paperie, and a paper floral garland inspired by BHLDN crafted by me... no surprise for all you who know how much I love to hang stuff. Making this was probably the most fun thing I have ever had in the house as far as Tigger is concerned. No really... I taped each individual strand onto our media station in our living room before tying it onto the wooden plank and trust me when I say he absolutely loved it. Silly cat always thinking my arts and crafts projects are for him. Amanda Hopcraft did our model's hair and makeup and our faux bride (who actually is getting married herself sometime soon) was rocking a dress and veil from Simply Bridal. The gorgeous collar necklace, fabric floral halo, champagne sash, and fuzzy vest were handmade by the talented SCAD student, Adrienna McDermott. Which brings me to my favorite part of this shoot. Every once in awhile I get these great ideas that everyone else thinks are completely ridiculous but for some reason people go along with me regardless. So when I came up with the fabulous idea of having our model put on the fuzzy vest and Adrienna approved, we got Andi to quickly capture the model rocking it! She was such a trooper because I know she had to already be hot as crap and that vest is not meant to be worn in 115 degree heat not including the humidity. 

Now to all the delicious treats!!!! The cake, large cupcakes, and shortbread lavender cookies were provided by Sweet n Flour and oh my goodness gracious were they oh-so-delicious. All of the treats Marisa made were gluten free and this probably also comes as no surprise but I think I ate every last one of those shortbread lavender cookies oh and of course I tried all of the cupcake flavors and the cake. Before the shoot we were a little nervous about that cake surviving the shoot but I must say I have to give Marisa major props for decorating a cake that is heat-proof and melt-proof. The pretty green macarons, mini cupcakes and pies and those mini shooters were by Small Bites. The shooters were my absolute favorite... I think I had 3. Maybe 4. Oops. You're probably thinking now no wonder Nicole loves styled shoots... she gets to eat pounds and pounds of sweet treats for free. Well, I'm not going to lie, it is very true. I have such a sweet tooth. I blame it on my dad who used to eat a large bowl of ice cream every night while I was growing up. Anyway, hope you enjoy the stunning photography by Andi Mans! 

Thank you to all the amazing ladies and vendors that helped out with this shoot! Ya'll were amazing!!!

{Vendors} Photography: Andi Mans // Tablescape Design/Styling: Amber Veatch Designs // Coordination + Backdrop: Simply Savannah Events // Venue: The Sanchez House // Flowers: Shea Hopely // Dress and Veil: Simply Bridal // Other Bridal Accessories: Adrienna McDermott // Hair and Makeup: Amanda Hopcraft // Dishes, Silverware, and Goblets: Dishie Rentals // Chair Rentals: Beachview Event Rentals // Cake, Large Cupcakes and Shortbread Cookies: Sweet n Flour // Macarons, Mini Cupcakes, and Shooters: Small Bites // Invitations: Chirp Paperie