Why We Love Our Designers #2: Rebecca Schoneveld

We absolutely love Rebecca Schoneveld and we are pretty sure she knows it. Rebecca wasn't originally a designer we have planned to meet with at New York Bridal Market so you could say it was fate. We were walking by Jaclyn Jordan's booth and when she saw we were located in Savannah she scooped us up and started chatting to us about her bridal accessories. She is of course now one of our designers as well. But while talking with Jaclyn she started raving about Rebecca Schoneveld. We really had no idea what we were in for, but after leaving Jaclyn's booth we walked down to Rebecca's booth. You can say it was love at first site. We were both immediately smitten. We were like kids in a candy shop. We wanted it all. We fell head over heels in love with Rebecca's beautiful handmade bridal designs. Seriously head over heels. 

1. She's super sweet and nice and not just that but she was overly supportive of us starting out as well as extremely humble when she totally has no reason to be because she's super awesome. We oohed and aahed over all her dresses and she just giggled and laughed at us for being so excited and happy about finding her. Pretty sure we told her several times that we are in love with her. Not just that but Rebecca is an awesome designer to work with. She gets back to us quickly whenever we have questions and she is very responsive to whatever we need!! 

2. Bridal separates anyone? When we saw that Rebecca offers bridal separates we were even more in love than we thought could be possible. I love the idea of getting to choose the top and bottom separately. It gives brides so many options to customize their gown to fit their body perfectly. We currently have several and hope to get more after the next collection comes out!!! Stay tuned since the reveal of new collections is mid-April...

3. Does that come in blue? How about blush? Well, what about gold? Yup. Since Rebecca's dresses are all handcrafted in Brooklyn, NY they are easily customizable. She offers 6 different styles of lace: a champagne beaded lace, ivory beaded lace, ivory/gold lace, ivory chantilly lace, ivory French lace and another ivory style lace. In addition to offering different types of lace, her dresses come in natural white, ivory, 2 different champagne shades, cream, peach, french grey, antique blush, soft blush and nude as well as blue... So many options it is just incredible. And they are all absolutely gorgeous!!!!!! These are a must see. 

Anyway, as you can probably tell we are smitten with Rebecca Schoneveld. If you are interested in coming in to check out some of her gorgeous gowns you can reach us at (912)200-4794 or e-mail at ivoryandbeau@gmail.com or simply click here to set up an appointment!! 

{Photo Credits} Blog feature: Green Wedding Shoes // Photography: Chellise Michael // Dresses: Rebecca Schoneveld // Accessories: Twigs & Honey, HushedCommotion and Jaclyn Jordan // Hair by Tina Mercurio // Make-up: Face the Day NY // Venue: The Green Building Brooklyn // Couch: Rent Patina // Model: Anastasia Zima

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

SIMPLY HOLIDAYS: Happy Thanksgiving!

Us at Ivory + Beau want to wish you all a very Happy Thanksgiving! We hope you are spending it with loved ones and family this year!! We wanted to take the time to share some things we are thankful for while also sharing one of our favorite DIY projects we did for a styled shoot!

Nicole is thankful for:
Finding Roo (baby kitten) and giving her home; Tigger + Winnie being welcoming and loving to baby Kanga-Roo; New friends and connections I have made in the wedding industry; The support of friends, family, and vendor friends during this new business endeavor; Thankful, gracious + happy brides who have been an absolute pleasure to work with; The bridal designers we picked up at New York Bridal Market who have been so amazing to work with; The SBAC for approving our business loan and being our personal cheerleader during this process; My dad for being my words of wisdom during every difficult situation I have encountered these past few weeks [and life]; My mom for being my personal spiritual guidance and guardian angel during every difficult situation I have encountered; The friends I have made in Savannah who make this city feel like my home; Adrienna for being 2 steps ahead of me at all times and for being an amazing business partner who is calm, kind, and amazing; Our interns for being freaking amazing; The opportunities I have in life to do what I love every day while being myself and while getting to design, create, and style new and different things; last but not least... I am thankful for every wedding blog, magazine, and publication that has shared my work!! xo, Nicole Rene

Adrienna is thankful for:
I'm thankful for grace and blessings. I've been so overwhelmingly blessed this year, and I thank God for everything I've been given. I can't believe at 22 I'm able to live out my dream of having a boutique, it all feels surreal still. I'm thankful for being surrounded by family and friends who support me and this business adventure. I'm thankful for being able to have gone to SCAD, which turned my life upside down in the most perfect way.  My kittys, for proving hours of entertainment and puurs and kisses. Nicole, for being crazy enough to open a bridal store with me. She has endless ideas that never cease to amaze me, and she pushes me to be better every day. I can't image any other person to be doing this with. Our new interns, for being so freaking fabulous. And for Woody, my amazing boyfriend, for constantly being there, even when I'm annoying, whiney and should be ignored.

{Photo Credits} Photography: Izzy Hudgins // Backdrop: Ivory + Beau // Food: Form // Cake and Desserts: Lulu's Chocolate Bar // Style: French Knot

SIMPLY PUBLISHED: Savannah Magazine

So excited that we were featured in Savannah Magazine and on Savannah Magazine's website!!!! For the shoot we contributed a large handpainted DIY backdrop for their food table! Adrienna + I were inspired by southwestern prints + wanted to do something crazy or funky. Good thing I had turkey feathers lying around the house... Izzy Hudgins took the amazing photographs + the Munn Brothers documented an awesome video of the shoot! Be sure to watch it below! Thank you for letting us be apart of the shoot everyone!!! And make sure you go on over to Savannah Magazine to see the full feature!!! Can't wait for Thanksgiving!! 

Savannah Magazine Thanksgiving from Munn Brothers on Vimeo.

{Photo Credits} Photography: Izzy Hudgins // Venue: Roundhouse Railroad Museum // Backdrop: Ivory + Beau // Food: Form // Cake and Desserts: Lulu's Chocolate Bar // Video: Munn Brothers // Style: French Knot // Hair + Makeup: Dollface by Jules // Bridesmaids Attire: Custard Boutique // Gown: Sarah Seven from The Sentamentalist // Menswear: Civvies // Jewelry: Zia Couture // Furs: Gaucho Savannah // Paper Goods: Miss Pickles Press // Wholesale Flowers: Fifty Flowers // Table Settings: World Market