DESIGNER FEATURE: Anais Anette

We have just booked another trunk show and we know brides are going to fall in love! Handmade in Canada, Anais Anette gowns are romantic, feminine, and elegant. Designed by two sisters, Karolina and Magdalena, who pride themselves in amazing quality, fabric and technique, but at an affordable price point. (All gowns are under $3000!) There are so many lace options, from Gabrielle, a strapless mermaid with intricate lace to Cybele, an all over a-line lace gown.

We will have these gowns from January 24th - 31st ONLY so make sure to set up your appointment while they are in town! These gowns are not sold anywhere in the south, so this is an exclusive event!

{Credits} Gowns by Anais Anette, Trunk show January 24th - 31st 

SIMPLY PUBLISHED: {Paprika Southern} A Quote, Kate Pankoke + Vineyard Romance

So beyond thrilled that one of our Lena Medoyeff gowns made the cover of online magazine, Paprika Southern, a magazine focused on art and style with a Southern twist. Also excited that my quote about the groomsmen in hot dogs from Shannon + Steven's wedding got into the magazine!!! In the magazine is also a Q&A with the bridal designer with one of our bridal designers, Kate Pankoke. Bevin, one of the editors who recently got married this fall, bought her Elaya Vaughn dress at our shop during our Trunk Show with Kate Pankoke. To see Bevin in her dress click here! Anyway, we were the day of coordinators for Kate's wedding almost a year ago, photographed by Shannon Christopher at Brockington Hall so we loved getting to see the picture of Kate in the magazine wearing her gorgeous custom dress made entirely by herself that was finished a few days before the wedding. 

The editorial featuring our gown was taken at September Oaks Vineyards photographed by Lisa Marie Oquinn of Sweet Tea Photography. YOJ Events styled the entire shoot with rentals from Event Haus, Snyder Rentals and Polished; flowers from Colonial House of Flowers; our dress of course and a stylish tux from Charleston Tuxedo. Megan Mateo did hair and makeup for the lovely bride. Anyway, the team of vendors did an awesome job with everything and we loved getting to see our dress featured!! Hope you will enjoy too!! :) And if you are interested in shopping Lena Medoyeff you can call us at (912)200-4794, e-mail at ivoryandbeau@gmail.com or click here! 

{Vendor Credits} All Images via Paprika Southern // Photography: Lisa Marie Oquinn of Sweet Tea Photography // Dress: Lena Medoyeff available at Ivory + Beau // Hair Vine: Twigs & Honey // Kate Pankoke in Dress via Kate + Zach's wedding, photography: Shannon Christopher // Venue: September Oaks Vineyards // Styling: YOJ Events // Rentals: Event Haus, Snyder Rentals and Polished // Flowers: Colonial House of Flowers // Tuxedo: Charleston Tuxedo // Hair + Makeup: Megan Mateo

BRIDAL LOOKBOOK 1.0 {part 2} Faith Thornburg

Faith Thornburg. We kind of love Faith Thornburg. Not only is she the sweetest ever but she is extremely talented and is a SCAD alumni who names her dresses after Savannah streets and places. So today we are sharing our Bridal Lookbook 1.0 Part 2 featuring Faith and her dresses. These dresses are romantic, soft and whimsical and all handmade with only the finest of fabrics and materials. The craftmanship of a Faith Thornburg dress is immaculate. The best thing about working with Faith is she is all about some customization. For one of our brides getting married this fall she made a custom blue dress and for another she is altering and changing up her black wedding dress. Did I mention we have really badass and awesome brides? Anyway, hope you all enjoy checking out more of our Bridal Lookbook 1.0 photographed by Izzy Hudgins! Hair and makeup by the talented Michelle Royal and accessories borrowed from Apricot Lane. To check out the other designers dresses in the lookbook click here: Sarah Seven, Rebecca Schoneveld, and Elaya Vaughn. To see the Issuu too you can click here! To schedule an appointment to shop Faith's dresses call us at (912)200-4794, e-mail at ivoryandbeau@gmail.com or click here!!

{Vendor Credits} All dresses available at Ivory + Beau // Photography: Izzy Hudgins // Hair + Makeup: Michelle Royal {Shopping Guide} All dresses by Faith Thornburg, Shoes are Models // Velvet Sash: Faith Thornburg // Sash: Twigs & Honey // Veil: Jaclyn Jordan

SIMPLY PUBLISHED: {Snippet & Ink} Summer Blueberry Inspiration by Ashley Seawell

Pretty freaking excited that our dresses were featured on Snippet & Ink this week... Not just that but these images are pretty phenomenal. Ashley Seawell Photography and Cote Design put together an absolutely amazing blueberry inspired styled shoot at Wormsloe featuring one of our permanent dresses by Lena Medoyeff and two dresses we had for our Pop-Up Shop with Ivana Krejci. To see more of the beautifulness of this shoot check it out here!! And scroll down to see all of the awesome vendors who made this happen & thank you Ashley for showing off our dresses!! If you are interested in the Lena Medoyeff dress you can call us at (912)200-4794, e-mail us at ivoryandbeau@gmail.com or click here to schedule your appointment!!  

{Vendor Credits} Feature: Snippet & Ink // Photography: Ashley Seawell Photography // Floral Design: Cote Design // Stationary: Tessa Shane // Bride's Dress: Lena Medoyeff available at Ivory + Beau // Bridesmaid's Dresses: Ivana Krejci // Flower Girl Dress: Gap Kids // Hair + Makeup: Pastel Hair and Makeup // Cake: Savannah's Hall of Cakes // Rentals: Amazing Event Rentals, Linen Me // Hairpiece: Vanilla Hue // Film Processing: Richard Photo Lab

SIMPLY BRIDAL: Chaviano Couture Trunk Show {Country Chic}

Chaviano Couture gowns are elegant and etherial. Rose, the newest gown from Chaviano Couture, is a beautiful lace gown, complete with a scalloped hem. We can see this dress at garden wedding, so soft, so romantic. We especially love the idea of mixing pops of orange and citrus colors when you do a garden theme. The bright colors look amazing next to soft greens and whites.

We will have Rose, along with other Chaviano Couture gowns, from June 28th to July 5th. So if Rose is the one for you, makes sure to set up an appointment!

{Photo Credits} Rose gown by Chaviano Couture, available at Ivory and Beau through July 5th, Photography by Kelly Sauer // Stationary and wooden chair via The Pretty Blog, Photography by Shoot and Create, Stationary by Nooi // Venue via Ruffled, Photography by Lauren Fair, Venue by Arielle's Country Inn // Table scape via Green Wedding Shoes, Photography by Our Labor of Love, Floral design by Lindsay Coletta, Table by Blue Eyed Yonder // Flowers via Wedding Chicks, Photography by Summer and Boyd, Flowers by Louise Nalbandian

SIMPLY BRIDAL: Chaviano Couture Pop Up Shop

I first saw Chaviano Couture on this blog. I instantly had to look them up, and see who made these beautiful dresses! I fell in love with Carlee, and needed it in my life. Then I found out these were handmade, right here in Georgia! Atlanta in fact! And not only were they gorgeous, handmade, and wonderful BUT were for a cause. 20% of all proceeds are donated to a charity in Haiti, that was founded by the designers husband. At Ivory and Beau, we LOVE that when you buy your wedding dress from Chaviano Couture, you are not just getting an amazing dress. You are helping a child in Haiti.

We contacted Annette (The designer behind Chaviano Couture) about doing a Pop Up Shop, and she said yes! We are so excited to bring these gowns to Savannah, are know brides are going to love them. We will have these amazing dresses through June 28th - July 7th, so call us to make your appointment! We promise you won't be disappointed!!

{Photo credits} Anette photograph by Buffy Dekmar Photography // Carlee + Kacie gown via Chaviano Couture, Carlee photographed by Elizabeth Messina, Kacie photographed by Melissa Schollaeart  // Lace Rose gown photographed by Kelly Sauer

POP UP SHOP: PURE MAGNOLIA

About the Designer + Dresses: Patty Nayel is the designer behind Pure Magnolia. Her gowns are handmade in Vancouver, Canada using sustainable fabrics. The dresses are made with European laces, Indian silks, organic cottons, vintage and recycled fabrics. Adrienna is the knowledgeable one when it comes to fabrics + textiles, so I must say it was really quite interesting reading through Pure Magnolia's detailed page about the fabrics they use in their gowns and I just had to share some interesting tidbits of what I learned about what "sustainable fabrics" really means. The Silk Chiffon they use is reclaimed, from high end lingerie manufacturing companies scrap bit's that are leftover. These pieces are swept up, attached together or used in smaller bits to add texture or volume in a gown. The Dupioni Silk Organza that they use is a special kind that is made from breeder cocoons... meaning the little silk worms get to escape and live as a moth. Whoa, see... isn't this interesting? Or maybe it's just me. I guess I am just fascinated by learning about this kind of thing. Anyway moving on... their Silk Dupioni fabric also has an interesting story behind it. It is produced in India on a family farm that uses a sustainable method to dye the fabric. There is a lot of water used when dying fabrics; however, this family has developed a method of purifying the water so that they can re-use the water afterwards to irrigate their fields. All in all, these dresses are pretty fantastic and gorgeous and we are so excited to have them at Ivory + Beau!!! If you are interested in coming in to check out these pretties, call us at (912)200-4794, e-mail at ivoryandbeau@gmail.com or click here to fill out our Appointment Request form! 

Price Point:  $750 - $2500

Pop Up Shop Dates: April 26th - May 3rd