Idea:: Simmer Down

Summer weddings are HOT.  If you are outdoors and your tent doesn’t have AC most likely your guests are hot too!  Why not pass around some old fashioned popsicles in your wedding colors immediately after the ceremony or during late night festivities?  You can even offer spiked ones for those that want a lil something’ something’ extra in their ’sicle.

Thanks to my mini rock star friend Sarah Helms for the idea and for modeling.

xo-ivy

Quote:: When Harry Met Sally

We all know the movie “When Harry Met Sally” and the infamous “scene” that has us laughing until we cry.  I had a client just add to a program a quote from the movie that I thought rocked! I’m over the “today I will marry my best friend” blah blah.    So here ya go….”When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.”

xo-ivy

Featured:: Style Me Pretty!

Yeah! I am so excited that Style Me Pretty featured our Inspiration to Reality shoot on their blog today.  This was an incredible team effort and I was thrilled to be involved in this project with  such an amazing group of vendors!

So wanna see more? Well I will take you through several series on how we designed what we did.  Some have commented, “oh it looks so expensive!” Ha. Mission accomplished…here are some details that may shock you…

“THE Table”

The Glass Table was bought at Habitat for Humanity for $125 dollars. The plexi glass hanging over the table was $35 bucks from Lowes, we glued test tubes onto it to hold the flowers…ready for more…the plates and flatware are from Target.  Yes ladies & gents, we all love Target.  The glittered charger  was inspired from the glittered lips in the inspiration board.  I simple bought glitter spray (thanks to my pal Beth Hohensee) from Michaels and sprayed the plates.  The crystals adorning the charger are just self adhesive from Michaels as well.

“LOVE” the Signing Board?

All it took was a  piece of plexi from Lowes, a “Love” wall adhesive from Target aisle 6 and a sharpie marker and Voila, you have a freash approach to the old school  ”signing matte”.  Consider it  new piece of artwork for your house for under $35 dollars.

DOWN THE AISLE

Again, the ladies at Lowe’s and I were on first name basis during this shoot!  The Aisle was made from mirrors found in the bathroom section.  To keep with the plexi- acrylic theme, Beth Hohensee and I, came up with the idea of lining the aisle with acrylic tubes.  We then glued the test tubes on each side, filled them with water and popped peonies in them.  There you have a fantastic yet fresh approach to your aisle.

stay tuned for more…I must get prepared for tomorrow’s wedding! air kiss- ivy

p.s

I can’t thank my team that helped me with this shoot-big hugs & kisses to: Beth Hohensee, Jay Johnstone, Aubre Vaughn, Jenna Schmitt & Jennifer Taylor.  and then all the vendors that stepped up to make this happen…you guys are the BEST! xo

Cunningham Photo Artists,  Ceci New York exclusive invitation design for Salutations, The Lounge at Phillips Place, The Wow Factor Cakes, Hayden Olivia Bridal, Kristin Morris Jewelry, Melissa Lamkin, Mandi English & Kymm McClean,  Classic Party Rentals

Wish Upon a Wedding:: Carolinas Chapter

We are thrilled to announce the following Board Members to the Carolinas Wish Upon a Wedding Chapter:

President

Ivy Robinson :: Ivy Robinson weddings & events

VP/Committee Chair

Susan Hornsby :: Independent Industry Consultant

Public Relations/Media

Melissa Lamkin :: Melissa Lamkin

Marketing

Jonathan Kazmierczak :: F8 Photo Studios

Medical Outreach

Linda Smreczak :: Amanda Rose Wedding

Event Planning Chair

Cortenay Matters :: Carolina Wedding Design

Volunteer Coordinators

Jodi Salomon :: Connie Duglin Linens

Debra Hall :: Childress Klein Properties

Secretary

Leslie Ellison :: Dreamy Affairs Weddings

Treasurer

Veronica Foster :: Behind the Scenes

We *heart* :: Charleston Fashion Week

Last weekend we jumped in the car and headed South to Charleston for their Fierce & Fabulous Fashion Week!   Our dearest & amazing designer friend Kristin Morris was debuting her wedding jewels in Lula Kate’s show (which was my fav!).    We ran into 2 of my favorite industry friends, Kate Little  & Tara Guerard, of  Soiree and Tara’s new book is a must buy if you don’t already have a copy.

and here are the partners in crime…

Cassandra Mooney with Blue Sky Studios (who took all these amazing photos!), Me rocking my favorite bag,  Kristin Morris (um, we know what she does!).

Aubre Vaughn with Chic Impressions and Rachael Lewis.

The best part was that Kristin bedazzled us all with her jewels all weekend!

xo-ivy

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.