DESIGNER FEATURE: Alexandra Grecco

We are really, really excited for our Alexandra Grecco trunk show. We found her on Instagram, and instantly fell in love! Alexandra started out as a womenswear designer, where she was inspired by old movies, and art deco designs.  She turned to bridal when she was on the hunt for her wedding dress. Her collection features dresses and mix-and-match pieces with intricate beadwork, gorgeous fabrics and stunning design. All of her gowns are handmade in the Garment District, in the heart of New York City. A portion of the proceeds from Alexandra Grecco gowns benefit NEW, Nontraditional Employment for Women. NEW is a workforce development program that helps women learn important skills in construction, transportation and energy industries.

We will have these amazing gowns February 28th - March 7th ONLY. Appointments are required on weekends, since we book very quickly.

{Photo Credits} Photography by Jemma Keech, You Go I Go We Go Photography, Agnes Thor, Erich McVey

SIMPLY INSPIRATION: Truvelle Trunk Show + Rose Gold

One of our last Trunk Shows of the year is Truvelle! We had her show in the Spring, and we can't wait to have another one this fall! Her gowns are such a huge hit, and we know Savannah brides will love them! One of Truvelle's signatures are their use of rose gold sequins. First seen in the Eden gown, Gaby, the designer, has brought the popular rose gold into her new Sierra gown. We will have her new 2015 collection

{Photo Credits} Sierra Gown by Truvelle Bridal, Trunk show October 25th - November 1st // Menu via Hochzitsguide, Photography by Grace and Sense // Tablescape via Ruffled, Flowers by Anthomanic, Photography by Katelyn James Photography // Bouquet via Martha Stewart Weddings, Flowers by Kate Berry from Martha Stewart Weddings // Stationary via Wedding Chicks, Paper by Paperzest, Calligraphy by Meant to be Calligraphy, Photography by Katie Stoops // Cake via Smitten

DESIGNER FEATURE: Rebecca Schoneveld

We got to see these beautiful editorial images from Rebecca Schoneveld's new 2015 Collection before market and have been so excited to share and we finally can now that they are up on her website!! These lovely dresses are here today through Sunday only for our Trunk Show with this amazing handmade designer from Brooklyn. We are slightly obsessed. To schedule an appointment to shop these gorgeous gowns call us at (912)200-4794, e-mail ivoryandbeau@gmail.com or click here!! 

{Photo Credits} All images via Rebecca Schoneveld

SIMPLY PUBLISHED: {Style Me Pretty} Cassie + Paul

For those of you who are new to the blog or just don't know... Layla Mayville and her company, Simply Savannah Events, was really my first job experience in the wedding planning industry. Yeah, I had some experience working catering jobs and other miscellaneous event planning experience in college but not until working with Layla did I get a behind-the-scenes look at what being a wedding planner really is. So it is with my pleasure to share this wedding I helped out Layla with that was published on Style Me Pretty this week!!! Layla was such a great mentor and teacher and I loved hanging out with her at weddings and asking her questions about wedding planning so that I could learn as much as possible. Also, I have to credit her for introducing me to the world of floral design! Layla has now since moved to New York where she started company Blue Mason Jar Studio and military wedding blog A Military Story. Be sure to check out both for lots of loveliness!! And huge thank you to Layla for agreeing to let me be her assistant... who knows where in the world I would be if it weren't for her believing in me... But really. Crazy to think about things like that but lets be real. Working for Layla was the first step taken down this path and I am oh so grateful for it. Side note... Layla come visit anytime and thank you for staying in touch even after you moved!!!!! <3

Now that all being said, this wedding makes me really excited because the bride and groom live in Portland, Oregon (my hometown.) And not just that but the bride bought her dress from Lena Medoyeff. THE LENA MEDOYEFF. Is it a small world or what? Because I think it is... because fast forward 3 years and now we are the only Lena Medoyeff bridal retailer other than her own shop in the fashion district in Portland. See!? It is a small world, and I just love it. And we also really love Lynn of Lena Medoyeff. Not just because her gowns are made of the most amazing lace and are so elegant and beautiful (which they are) but also because she always sends us specialty chocolate from Portland. Another really cool thing is that my stepmom has actually shopped at Lena Medoyeff Studio before since they also have other dresses besides bridal gowns. Small world... 

Cassie + Paul's wedding photographed by Concept-A Photography took place at Whitefield Chapel with a reception followed at 10 Downing and was a very romantic and lovely Southern wedding!! We hope you enjoy checking out the loveliness and head on over to Blue Mason Jar Studio and A Military Story to give Layla some major love!!!!!!!! Without her I don't even know if Ivory + Beau would have ever happened... Whoa. 

{Vendor Credits} Photography: Concept-A Photography // Wedding Planner: Blue Mason Jar Studio // Ceremony Venue: Whitefield Chapel // Reception Venue: 10 Downing // Flowers: A to Zinnias // Bridal Gown: Lena Medoyeff // Bride's Shoes: Etienne Aigner // Cake: Two Cakes // Invitations: Dodeline Design // Bridesmaids Dresses: Ann Taylor Loft // Day Of Assistant to Layla: Nicole of Ivory + Beau // Hair: JW Salon // Makeup: Beyond Beautiful by Heather

SIMPLY BRIDAL: Faith Thornburg Bridal Editorial

We are beyond excited today to share this bridal editorial by our designer, Faith Thornburg! We have been really lucky working with Faith because this designer, a SCAD alum, lives in Atlanta and visits Savannah all the time so we get to see her all the time!! It's been so awesome working with her and having her come in to meet with brides to discuss customizations they can do on their dresses. She has really amazing dresses all made in the United States. Anyway, thank you Faith for being such a great support to our little boutique!!! And thank you for sharing these beautiful images of your editorial with us to share!! To set up an appointment to come and shop Faith Thornburg contact us at (912)200-4794 or e-mail at ivoryandbeau@gmail.com or click here!

{Photo Credits} Dresses by Faith Thornburg //  Eloise, Whitaker and Raquel available at Ivory and Beau // Photography by Shannon Blackwell at August and Jean Photography // Venue by Brockington Hall // Hair and Makeup by Hayley Bidez 

SIMPLY INSPIRATION: Red Raspberry {Ivana Krejci Pop Up Shop}

Ivana Krejci makes such beautiful gowns, that are not only beautiful on, but comfortable! For example, her Julia gown features beautiful drape-work, but is light as a feather! Her gowns are perfect for a bride who wants the detail of draping and lace, without the weight and heat. Another great example? Victoria, a beautiful ballgown complete with a built in corset. If you're looking for a lace gown with tiers, then Analise is the perfect gown for you!

We only have these gowns for another few days, so make sure to make your appointment before we send them off!

{Photo Credits} Wedding dress by Ivana Krejci, Photography by Kat Bevel // Raspberry drinks via
Bouquet via Rustic Wedding Chic, Photography by Heather Bliss, Floral design by Calie Rose  // Stationary via Green Wedding Shoes, Photography by Kat Bevel, Stationary by Antiquaria  // Table setting via 100 Layer Cake, Photography by The Nichols, Event designs + Flowers by The Nouveau Romantics // Grooms attire via Whimsical Wonderland // Wedding cake via My Luscious Life

{SIMPLY WED} Kate + Zach

When Project Runway contestant + bridal designer of Elaya Vaughn, Kate Pankoke, contacted me interested in Day Of Coordination for her wedding I was seriously thrilled... especially because when she first contacted me the preparation of our business plan was underway. So not only did our first meeting include talk of her wedding to Zach, but I also got to talk to her a little bit about the bridal industry and the possibility that I may be opening a bridal boutique next year with Adrienna. It was so fun getting some inside scoop from Kate and some positive feedback and we even talked bridal market in October, which is where I saw Kate for the second time... this time with Adrienna and instead of talking weddings we were picking out the dresses from Kate we wanted to add to Ivory + Beau. It has been so amazing working with Kate. She is so sweet and down to earth and an amazing supporter of us in this adventure. So we feel really grateful that instead of saying bye and never seeing Kate again after the wedding like so many of our brides, instead we get to now continue our relationship with her. And she's a ginger so it's really super cool. Anyway, now about the wedding...

Kate + Zach's wedding at Brockington Hall was absolutely beautiful... and most of all her dress was incredible. Of course the bridal designer made her own gown (7 days before the wedding) and it was just phenomenal. Shannon Christopher captured every last detail of the wedding. Kate's headpiece was a gorgeous hair vine by Twigs & Honey. The wedding ceremony took place on the front porch where we set up vintage mismatched chairs from Ever Thine Vintage Rental. Now for a little story from the ceremony that Kate + Zach had no idea had happened until Kate visited this past February for our Trunk Show. We lined the bridal party up underneath the porch. The ringbearer was not happy that his mom was in the bridal party and was walking away without him. He of course started crying hysterically and would not move when it was his turn to walk... Well, I went to pick him up so I could walk him over to the stairs and accidentally knocked him right over.......... and of course he starts crying even harder. Picking him up for real the second attempt I was able to get him over to the stairs where, thank goodness, he saw the other bridal party members and finally calmed down. Seriously thank goodness. Anyway moving on, the wedding was catered by Paul Kennedy and the cake was from Tier Luxury Cakes. Other rentals were provided by In Any Event and First City Events provided entertainment for the night. Another super cute detail was the tea favors, a DIY by the couple, from The Spice and Tea Exchange in vintage tea jars from Merchanstyle.

All in all this wedding was awesome. And Kate and Zach are awesome, seriously the sweetest ever!! Huge congratulations to the happy couple + thank you so much for choosing us to help out with your big day!! We look forward to having you both back in Savannah soon!!!!

{Photo Credits} Feature via Style Me Pretty // Photography: Shannon Christopher // Day of Planner: Ivory and Beau // Second Shooter: Alison Epps // Gown, Veil + Garter handmade by Kate of Elaya Vaughn, available at Ivory and Beau // Hairpiece: Twigs & Honey, available at Ivory and Beau // Venue: Brockington Hall // Flowers: Sam's Club // Cake: Tier Luxury Cakes // Catering: Paul Kennedy // DJ: First City Events // Table Rentals: In Any Event // Vintage Chair Rentals: Ever Thine Vintage Rentals // Vintage Tea Jars: Merchanstyle, Tea: The Spice and Tea Exchange

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