We Support:: Wish Upon a Wedding

• Was founded in San Francisco, CA, in January of 2010, by a group of wedding and business entrepreneurs.
• Is America’s FIRST nonprofit wedding wish granting organization, producing weddings and civil union ceremonies at destinations across the United States for individuals facing terminal illness, regardless of sexual orientation.
• Boasts twenty chapters nationwide, headed by some of the industry’s most renowned leaders.
• Presidents:
• Sasha Souza, National
• Kevin Covey, LA/Orange County
• Stella Inserra, New York
• Eliana Baucicault, Atlanta
• Mary Alice Sublett, Tennessee
• Heather Hamilton Sims, Houston
• Shelby Tuck Horton, DC
• Elisa Delgardio, Orlando
• Ali Phillips, Chicago
• Daniela Fageʹ́t, Seattle
• Other chapters opening soon: Colorado, Arizona, Portland, Miami, St. Louis, Ohio and Nevada.

To Qualify for Wishes::

•  applicants must be unmarried legal citizens of the United States, over the age of 18, who have been diagnosed with less than three years to live.
• Simply apply online to request one of three wedding types:

URGENT (Up to 10 guests, in hospital or at bedside);

BOUTIQUE (up to 25 guests, in home town of applicant);

ROMANTIC (Up to 50 guests, at any WUW destination)

check out www.wishuponawedding.org for the details-if you are in North & South Carolina and interested in being involved, email me at ivy@ivyrobinson.com

xo

ivy

Fun Facts: 15 things you may or may not know about me

1. I’m not a fan of country music and prefer everything but that music genre.  You’ll find Hip Hop stations programmed in my car but I love cowboy boots.
2. I am a small town girl that loves the big city.  I crave New Orleans and NYC and would move to either in a hot second.
3. I always have to be doing something and I become bored easily…some people may refer this to adult attention deficit disorder but I’ve never been diagnosed.
4. I dislike getting “ready”  I am a 20-30 minute turn-key girl, shower, hair & makeup and I’m out the door.  If I have to be somewhere at 7, bet a 100 bucks I’m jumping in the shower at 6:15 pm.
5. I need adventure and excitement in life.  Laying on the beach all day is not an ideal situation for me even with a good book.  Spontaneous travel is popular in my lifestyle as well as a carry on bag when flying…I’m a last minute and light packer!
6. I have a sweet tooth that I inherited from my grandfather and father.  A bite of something sweet is a must have after every meal.  Which leads to #7…
7. My ideal breakfast is a cupcake & coffee.   Period. I’ll pass on the eggs & bacon.
8. After I workout at the gym I go to Dunkin’ Donuts for a small coffee in a medium cup (Med. Cup lids are way better than the small small cup lids) and 2 sour cream munchkins.  You know you go somewhere too much when they see you walk in and your order is ready by the time you get to the counter.  I know that is so contradictory…gym then dunkin’ donuts…life’s too short.
9. My first car was a 1985 Diesel Suburban.  My dad told me if I could learn to drive that, I could drive anything.  It ended up being the party bus and it would not be a rare night out that we would cram 15 people in there.  However, it is hard to sneak out when you are driving a diesel…the whole neighborhood wakes up when you start the car therefore; I think my parents had an alternative motive.
10. Raw Chicken freaks me out. I don’t want to see it or touch it and I don’t cook it- same with raw eggs.  However, I’m not a vegetarian.
11. Anything before 7:30 am is too early.
12. I’m the opposite of a great housewife and tend to label myself as “organized chaos”.  I have sacrificed several pairs of shoes to pay for a cleaning lady.  Cleaning & Laundry are definitely not a strong attribute of mine-but I love to cook! (*result is a messy kitchen:)
13. Days of Our Lives & The Today Show is the only thing I watch religiously on TV.
14. Carpe Diem.  That’s what I try to live by even though in the wedding world I know where and what I’ll be doing 12 months from now.
15. I’m a Virgo…that should pretty much sum it all up.

*A HUGE thanks to Lucy Parker for this FUN FUN FUN photo shoot.  Stay tuned for more behind the scene snapshots…www.lucyparkerphotography.com

Before & After : Aloha Dessert & Dancing

Many of you may (or may not) know that we were in Maui in December for a wedding!  Here is a lil teaser of the “Dessert & Dancing” portion of the evening.  The groom walked in and said, “Is this the same room I saw yesterday?”.   Why yes, it is! more pics of this wedding to come…sometime soon!

p.s we had to ship this carpet over on a boat from Honolulu and let’s just say the closest Lowe’s was an hour way….Huge {{hugs}} to Debbie & her hubs with Pacific Event Group

Flashback: CW Network Filming

Last year at this time we were full force with what I will call “Operation Hitched or Ditched” with the CW network at Ballantyne Resort.  My partner in crime for these episodes was my dear friend Grace Beason with Grace Leisure Events.  The pictures are some behind the scenes shots that we took during our oh so dramatic fun filled month of filming.

What’s Your Passion?

IRWE’s Passion last Thursday night was Casey Cunningham’s Martini that he mixed up for the very first Wine & Dine @ 909!  We had fun designing this event for them and enjoyed working with the following vendors that helped make it a huge success.  For more photos of the event check out Cunningham Photo Artists blog

In Bloom Ltd.

Passion 8 Bistro

The Wow Factor Cakes

And special thanks to support from Salutations Fine Stationary and Mandi English of M Style Studio, 704-609-5675.

NACE: Program of the Year Award!!

After an amazing week attending the Special Events Conference in New Orleans, my trip was topped off  by winning the Program of the Year Award for my “Not Your Mamma’s Wedding” presentation at the  Charlotte Nace Awards Gala.

A HUGE thanks to Matt Francis with Dreamlight Films for being my “tech guy” for my presentation.  Without him…there is no telling what my presentation would have looked like!

Congratulations to the 2009 Award Winners!  I am flattered to be included with this group of industry peers.

Location of the Year: AFR Event Furnishings
Primary Member of the Year: Marc Cassier, jr., cmp
Event Professional: Susan Hornsby, AFR Event Furnishings
Committee Member of the Year: Todd Crawford, Crawford & Co.
Rising Star Award: Heather Bryson and Kristen Prestwood
Mary Margaret Traxler Award: Erin Dennis

xo-

ivy

Completely Unveiled by Weddings Unveiled & Ivy

I was so excited when Completely Unveiled by Weddings Unveiled featured me on their blog. woo-hoo! This is one of our studio’s favorite magazines and we always gush at their features, details and cover.  Thanks again for the opportunity to the  ladies at Unveiled!  If you don’t have the latest copy of Weddings Unveiled Magazine… it is a must read!

Click here to check out the interview..happy reading!

xo-ivy

photo by: Tamara Lackey Photograph

cake by: The Art of Cake

GREAT vendors lined up for License to Wed, Feb. 6 & 7

We can’t even begin to express how excited we are that our full lineup of vendors is returning to the upcoming License to Wed workshop! Having direct access to so many well-established professionals makes such a huge difference to those who are starting out in their career, and here at Ivy Robinson Weddings and Events we know we wouldn’t be the company that we are without the incredible relationships Ivy has built with so many talented people over the years. We are so blessed that they are willing to share their time and expertise with the attendees of License to Wed. Here is the list of excellent professionals who will be speaking their mind and doling out endless advice to aspiring planners this February!

Gail Buff - Cheesecake Etc.
Andrew King - High Cotton Catering
Lisa Hiner - Classic Party Rentals
Jessica Helms - Hampton Inn & Suites Phillips Place
Richard Israel - Richard Israel Photography
Taylor O’Shields - The Place for Flowers
Blake Miller - Charlotte Wedding Magazine
Melissa Lamkin - Bridal Styling
Court Creeden - Hinrichs Flanagan Financial

Will we see you there?  Go to www.ivyrobinsonlicensetowed.com to register online! There are still a few spaces left!

Behind the Scenes: Meet Macy

For 8 years I have had the hairest assistant…she is one of the founding members of IRW&E,  keeps my feet warm on cold days, can be vocal on certain designs, demands treats on the hour, every hour and hasn’t missed but 5 days of work!  This lads & lassies is Miss Macy!

Viva La Vida: Costa Rica Part 2

Sometimes the best plan is having no plan at all!  The pictures you are viewing are the outcome of our “no plan tabletop design challenge”!  I arrived in Costa Rica with a laptop, carry on suitcase, flip- flops, sundresses, and a M.I.A passport (that’s a different story for different day).  So….you maybe asking how I ended up with the design I did when I didn’t bring any of this with us?? It’s all about observing what is around you…and this is how it went down.  When our group of gals (aka planner from across the country) went into “town” to visit the local florist, I saw this huge piece of driftwood sitting in the corner of the shop’s floor.  From there, I had the idea to hang it from the hut that was beside our villa.  Look closely and you’ll see that the floral chandelier hanging above the table is the piece of driftwood.  The “chargers” are some huge leaves that I found on property, as well as the orange “straws” in our mango daiquiri that our infamous pool boy made us on an hourly basis.  The benches were around the pool, the table was what we ate dinner from every night, the napkins we borrowed from the kitchen staff’s linen closet and the peacock feathers were in the villa in a vase.  A huge hug & air kiss goes out to my wing man on this challenge…Lisa “Ceci” Johnson Founder/Creative Director of Ceci New York who also is responsible for the too hot for words invitation sets and belly bands.  Of course you wouldn’t be viewing this without the amazingly, talented Corbin Gurkin!