Things I Wish You Knew – From a Wedding Planner

Covid is the new Rain …

Let’s open by saying that COVID can go jump off a cliff. It’s no secret that this pandemic has been bad for the events industry. Our beautiful weddings require careful planning and are absolutely time critical. Flower prep, co-ordinating vendors, sorting and loading hire items, venue bump in… And it’s not only the wedding lead-up, there’s the planning that takes place months in advance. So when lockdowns can take effect days before your ceremony is due to start? Yup, it’s not great news. We as an industry have been challenged hugely to find ways of operating in such uncertainty, and under […]

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Behind the Scenes: All things Florals – Costs, Time & Preparation

It’s love… pure and oh so sweet! Our love for flowers is real and yours is too… but are you wondering why Wedding Flowers cost so much? We understand budgeting for a wedding can be tricky and flowers are either a high priority for you or something that is the least of your concerns and either way that is totally a ok! Everyone’s priorities vary and your day should be your way! If you follow Ivy & Bleu you would already know that most of the team are florists too! Flowers and floristry is something not only close to […]

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Let’s Chat all things Bouquet’s

Bouquet Styles One of our favourite things at Ivy & Bleu is floralising weddings. From hanging installations to arbour features, we do it all, and our girls spend many days elbow-deep in buckets of Columbian roses, mountains of foliage and heavenly blooms. But the hero floral element of your wedding day is of course the bridal bouquet. Our overall style is soft and romantic with a hint of the contemporary, but we also love experimenting with different styles and colour palettes to suit any bride. Your bouquet is the standout piece amidst the styling of your wedding, will feature in […]

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Part 3 – The Guest List

In our previous Blog Posts Part 1 we ran through not sweating the small stuff from general decision making & working with your partner to ascertain what you both want from the day & in Part 2 we chatted about all things budgets, money & prioritising your wedding needs. Today in Part 3 we are tackling the all import Guest List. Something you will have on your to do list from the beginning of your wedding planning journey will be ‘The Guest List’. It’ll be fun at first, and maybe the first thing you start on, but don’t expect to […]

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Part 2 : Making & Breaking Budgets

So you’re getting married. Chances are, one of you is picturing dresses and champagne bottles, and the other one is visualising a shrinking bank account. Sound about right, ladies? Or maybe that’s not you, and you’ve both got the financials totally under wraps. Either way it’s worth spending time working on your wedding budget and considering not just how much you spend, but how you spend it? This blog post follows on from Part 1, which ran through more general decision making and how to navigate this planning adventure without losing the plot . In this post we will talk […]

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Part 1: Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff

When I first sit down with couples at the beginning of a planning journey, there’s an elephant in the room. This is your big day, your once in a lifetime moment.

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