DESIGNER FEATURE: Kirribilla + a Pop-Up Shop

Wednesday we received a ginormous shipment of new dresses. See here on our Instagram. It was Christmas. All but one of those boxes was filled with short white wedding dresses and colorful short dresses from Kirribilla for our Pop-Up Shop. So many dresses that we actually ran out of hangers and were only able to hang the majority of them. These dresses are available for purchase off the floor and we will have them in stock now through July 26th! Anyway, we are so in love with these fun little short dresses from this designer so we just wanted to share more!!! And now for our reasons why we love Kirribilla:

1. We love reception dresses. They are fun, playful, and seriously so perfect for summer weddings in the south where it is hotter than hot. Kirribilla's "I Do" Collection of short little white dresses is absolutely perfect for a bride looking to change out of her gown after the ceremony when she is ready to really get down on the dance floor. Or for a bridal shower, rehearsal dinner, getaway or honeymoon dress.

2. Colors and textures galore. These dresses have the funnest colors and textured fabrics. There are a ton of options to choose from!!

3. Preppy and made in San Francisco!!!!!! We are in love with the preppy silhouettes and styles of these dresses. These dresses are the perfect amount of preppy and pretty. AND these dresses are made in the US. We of course love supporting designers who have dresses made here as opposed to outsourcing to other countries.

So for all you brides out there looking for a short wedding dress, a bridal shower dress, a reception dress or a getaway dress contact us today to set up an appointment to come check out the entire Kirribilla collection!!!

{Photo Credits} All images via Kirribilla

SIMPLY PUBLISHED: {OCCASIONS} Ivory and Beau Boutique Feature

It is really cool when we get our work published but I have to say it may even be more exciting when we get our shop featured!!!! We have worked so hard to make this boutique a unique place for brides to come and shop for their wedding dress then start planning their wedding. A one stop shop if you want to call it. Brides can come to us, find the dress of their dreams while chatting with us about their dream wedding then they can even have us be their planners and help with event design. It has been so much fun bringing this dream to reality and so it is always really special when our shop is highlighted online!! That being said, huge thank you to Occasions for featuring us on their site and even huger thank you to writer, Brenna Lauren, for writing such a sweet article on Ivory and Beau!!! Anyway, make sure to go on over to Occasions to check out the entire story and see some pictures of our shop photographed by Mackensey Alexander!!! Thank you everyone for your continued support!!

{STYLED SHOOT} Surprise Proposal for The NotWedding Savannah

We are so excited that we will be a vendor in The first Not Wedding in Savannah this coming Tuesday!!!! There are some awesome vendors that are going to be involved in this non-traditional bridal show that we are really excited to meet and work with!! So anyway, a few weeks ago we were contacted by Stephie Hicks to help coordinate this Surprise Proposal styled shoot for The Not Wedding. We took the theme of lemons, limes mixed with some serious preppiness and rolled with it... You can see the shoot too on The Not Wedding blog.

This shoot involved so many great vendors and we are so excited with how everything turned out!!! Yellow Door Creative was seriously amazing and actually drove down to Savannah from Atlanta to hand deliver her paper goods since there wasn't enough time to ship them. Emma designed the "Marry Me?" sign, champagne sign, dessert labels, yay and name flags! They were so cute and we hope to work with her again soon with some of our clients since she does some amazing designs!! Our bride wore a bridal separates top from Rebecca Schoneveld and we paired it with a few different accessories from Southern Ever After: a floral sash and two gorgeous headpieces. Grace Graffiti designed all of the wooden cut-outs such as the Georgia board and chalkboards. Our shoot had plenty of sweets: a full cookie bar provided by Byrd's Cookies and the most delicious ice cream sundaes you will ever have from Leopold's. I must say... since there was ice cream this was the first shoot where I actually didn't eat over 50 cookies. Nope, instead I gorged on lemon custard and mint chocolate chip ice cream. So... freaking... delicious. We styled and designed the tablescape and florals. We actually modge podged those boxes in a floral pattern that was designed by Adrienna while in college and then we added in some fun decor elements from Simply Southern. I would seriously suggest checking out Simply Southern's website... so many awesome fun decor items that you can purchase for your wedding day and the cutest cake stands you will ever see. The vintage china plates were provided by Fancy Plates and the napkins from Dot & Army. The chair decor + the chalkboard with their love story were both designed by Senseless Sophistication. Seriously huge thank you to all the vendors who made this shoot come together!!!!!! And thank you to Stephie Hicks for capturing every last detail!! 

Anyway, hope you enjoy checking out this fun surprise proposal shoot and we hope to also see you all at The Not Wedding this Tuesday at 7pm at the Mackey House!! To buy tickets click here! 

{Vendor Credits} Photography by Stephie Hicks // Styling and brides top by Ivory and Beau, top by Rebecca Schoneveld // Stationary by Yellow Door Creative // Rentals by Simply Southern // Napkins by Dot and Army // Plates by Fancy Plates // Accessories by Southern Ever After // Bride and Groom chair signs + Chalkboard by Senseless Sophistication // Georgia Cutout + Signs by Grace Graffiti  // Venue by The Mackey House // Ice Cream by Leopold's Ice Cream // Cookies by Byrd's Cookie Company 

SIMPLY PUBLISHED: {Savannah Weddings Magazine} 1 Wedding, 1 Styled Shoot, Intro to Ivory and Beau + an Ad!

It is always so exciting to me when we are featured in a magazine!!!! And this month is no exception!! With the new release of Savannah Weddings Magazine Spring 2014 issue we have a small article on our new bridal boutique, Amanda + AJ's wedding we did this past October photographed by Life's Highlights + several trends pictures from our Winter Rustic styled shoot with Rach Lea Photography!!! So grateful for this opportunity to be in this magazine + thankful to Susan from the magazine who has been super supportive of us and helped us with our advertisement in this current issue!! Make sure + get your copy today!!! Thank you Savannah Weddings!! 

{Photo Credits} Cover via Savannah Weddings // Faith Thornburg Gown, photography by Stereotype Photography // Bride via Silver Sequins + Peonies Styled Shoot, photography by Rach Lea Photography // Cake image via Arlette + Juan's Wedding, photography by Izzy Hudgins // Bride + Flower girl via Winter Rustic Styled Shoot, photography by Rach Lea Photography // Cake via Winter Rustic Styled Shoot, cake by Lulu's Chocolate Bar, photography by Rach Lea Photography // Amanda + AJ's wedding, photography by Life's Highlights

SIMPLY INSPIRATION: Daisy Romantic + {VCD COLLECTION By The Cotton Bride POP-UP SHOP}

Happy Monday ya'll!!! Hope you had a fabulous + relaxing weekend! We are back in the shop today to share more about our Pop-Up Shop on February 27th-March 3rd featuring the VCD Collection by The Cotton Bride!!! Today we have some wedding inspiration featuring a gorgeous gown from the collection + lots of daisies!! These dresses are made of the lightest of materials and are so perfect for a summer weather in Savannah filled with rustic, romantic + Southern charm!! 

This event is appointment only so click here to set yours up or call us at (912)200-4794 to come and check out the entire collection of bridal gowns during this limited time event!! 

{Photo Credits} Dress via Wedding Lovely, Photography by Tricia McCormack, dress by The Cotton Bride // Tea cup with daisiees via Style Me Pretty, Photography by Erin Hearts Court, Flowers by Wendie Monrroy On Main // Chocolate Lab via Southern Weddings, Photography by Jodi Miller // Stationary via  Ruffled made by the bride, Photography by I Love Wednesdays // Flowers via Wedding Chicks, Flowers by Fujiko's Flowers, Photography by Harmony Loves

{STYLED SHOOT} Silver Sequins, Peonies + Ivy

I loved helping out Rach Lea with this mini styled love session with her friend, Liz Marie + hubby. Liz is an awesome blogger who blogs about DIY house projects + other pretties so be sure to go on over and check out her blog!! I was so excited to get to make a floral crown + bouquet out of peonies + ivy. Hope you enjoy!!! 

{Vendor Credits} Photography: Rach Lea // Florals + Styling: Ivory + Beau // Dress: Vera Wang for David's Bridal -- currently for sale in a size 4 at Ivory + Beau

SIMPLY BRIDAL: Jaclyn Jordan + Faith Thornburg Trunk Show

Today we had wedding photographer, Alison Epps, in the shop for some dress up play time + it was so much fun!!! We wanted to play around with our different headpieces + accessories on the dresses to put together some fun combinations while we have Jaclyn Jordan's + Faith Thornburg's entire collections in our shop for our Trunk Show this week!!! Take a look at some of our inventory!!! These pieces won't be here for forever so make your appointment today to come by + check out the collections!! Faith Thornburg will be in the shop all day tomorrow too so come by + meet the designer!!! THANK YOU ALISON - you are GORGEOUS...

{Designers from Left to Right} Dress by Sarah Seven, Veil + Sash by Jaclyn Jordan // Same // Dress by Sarah Seven, Sash by Jaclyn Jordan // Same // Dress by Faith Thornburg, Sash + Veil by Jaclyn Jordan // Same // Same // Dress + Headpiece by Faith Thornburg // Same // Separates by Rebecca Schoneveld, Sash + Veil by Jaclyn Jordan // Same // Same // Same // Dress + Sash by Faith Thornburg // Dress by Faith Thornburg, Sash + Veil by Jaclyn Jordan // Dress by Rebecca Schoneveld, Veil by Jaclyn Jordan // Veil by Jaclyn Jordan // Separates Top by Rebecca Schoneveld, Skirt by Faith Thornburg, Sash by Jaclyn Jordan // Same // Same // Separates Tops by Rebecca Schoneveld, Skirt by Faith Thornburg, Sash by Twigs & Honey // Same // Same // Dress by Sarah Seven, Sash by Faith Thornburg

SAVANNAH LOVE Trunk Show with Faith Thornburg + Jaclyn Jordan {AND A GIVEAWAY w/MACKENSEY ALEXANDER}

We are so excited for our first trunk show next week with Faith Thornburg + Jaclyn Jordan, two SCAD alums. Make your appointment today to ensure you get a chance to come by + check it out!! Here is a sneak peek at some of Faith Thornburg's designs! That funky asymmetrical dress is being used in our styled shoot tomorrow with Rach Lea Photography! Should be lots of fun... and a lot of weirdness going on... + lots of animal details!! Anyway, Faith Thornburg is located in Atlanta, GA so she will actually be coming to our trunk show on Friday January 24th and Saturday January 25th! The designer also came out for our Grand Opening party!! She has been such an amazing designer to work with + so supportive of our new boutique!! Her dresses are all produced in the US and include many soft feminine romantic details mixed with some funky modern styles. We absolutely love all her gowns + are so excited to have the entire collection featured at our Savannah Love Trunk Show next week!!

Jaclyn Jordan is our newest designer we have added to our shop! We first fell in love with her bridal accessories at market but did not pick her up until after the New Year. She has been somewhat of a mentor to both Adrienna + myself during the opening of our store + we absolutely love her and all of her support for Ivory + Beau! Her accessories are absolutely beautiful!! My favorite pieces are her lacy veils, especially the one with the lace appliques shown below in the top left corner. She also has some beautiful blingy sashes and headpieces that I just adore!!! Cannot wait to see how brides mix and match her pieces with their dresses... going to be gorgeous!!! So many options + we are getting a custom blue veil from Jaclyn too to go with our Rebecca Schoneveld blue gown... can't wait to see it !!!!

Last but not least, we are super pumped to be collaborating with Mackensey Alexander on a giveaway during our Savannah Love Trunk Show!! We are giving away to our first 10 brides who purchase a gown with us a free styled engagement session by us with Mackensey photographing valid through the end of February 2014. We absolutely love floral design + event design/styling so we are really excited about this + hope you brides and grooms will love it too!!! What you get: 

• 90 minute engagement session
• 50 edited images
• 1 styled scene with handmade custom details + props customized to fit your love story
• 1 bouquet
• assistance helping photographer style all details
• {VALUE} packages start at $440 for photography + $400 for styling + $150 for bouquet/florals = $990

Here are some examples of some freaking awesome styled engagement sessions that I love:

We hope you make it out to our Savannah Love Trunk Show! We will also be having some of our favorite treats from around Savannah... think pralines, sweet tea, honey... yummy....

{Photo Credits} Nicole + Adrienna with Brides via Rach Lea Photography // High-Low Gown via Faith Thornburg // Model in "Savannah" Dress via Charleston Mag // Bride via Faith Thornburg // Model in "Whitaker" Dress via Faith Thornburg // Jaclyn Jordan Accessories via Jaclyn Jordan's Lookbook // Forest Engagement via Green Wedding Shoes, photography + styling by Mark Williams Studio // Dinner Date Night via 100 Layer Cake, photography by First Mate Photo, styling by Michelle Edgemont, rentals from Patina Rentals // "LOVE" Balloons via Green Wedding Shoes, photography by Max & Friends // Bride + Groom with Plants via Ruffled, photography by Kellan Studios, flowers by Petal Flower Company // Bride + Groom with "Adventurers" Sign via Green Wedding Shoes, photography by Adene Photography, styling by Anli Wahl // Dress + Headpiece via Alana Design, sign via Sugarbird Creative // Teepee in Field via Green Wedding Shoes, photography by EE Photography, Styling by Sweet Sunday Events // Couch + Twinkly Lights via Green Wedding Shoes, photography by Squaresville Studios, couch + props via Dallas Vintage Rentals,