Behind Ivy & Bleu is a extremely talented team of event-loving creatives that will help make your special day as incredible as you always dreamed.
Led by Mandi, our team at Ivy & Bleu consists of a bunch of beautiful, hard-working people who will go the extra mile to make your wedding or event perfect. With experience from small boutique events to high-end corporate, our crew carries a wide range of skills, from floristry & styling, to planning & coordinating, to making a crisp espresso martini on a Sunday once the weekend’s events are finally over! We love what we do, and we love getting a smile or laugh out of our clients along the way.
Mandi Turner
Mandi is the creative force behind Ivy & Bleu. Her passion for events combined with an extensive customer service background has led to many years engaging in the events industry in collaboration with some of Australia’s top vendors and publications. Mandi loves the planning process, and prides herself in her ability to make every bride, groom, corporate executive or party host feel at home in her presence. Added to this, she is a qualified florist and in 2018 launched Ivy & Bleu’s own industry teaching program called The Academy, which is delivered on online, and annually in different locations across Australia. From initial concepts to final execution, Mandi engages you in each step of the process to achieve your dream event. Her passion for the industry and entrepreneurial spirit have proven key in the success of Ivy & Bleu.
Emmagen
Emmagen is one of our gorgeous planners here at Ivy & Bleu helping our couples perfectly weave together their custom wedding day recipe. With over 10 years in the wedding and events industry her extensive experience is the perfect compliment to a smooth and stress free wedding day for our couples. You will also catch Em anywhere from your initial styling consultation to answering your questions behind the scenes. Check our her side hustle as #candlemumma Ethereal Light Co
Claudia
Claudia joined the Ivy and Bleu team in March 2023 as a personal and administration assistant. She is a dedicated and passionate individual who has a particular love for weddings and events. Claudia has been drawn to Ivy & Bleu’s ethos and approach to creating memorable and unique experiences for their clients.
Her favourite flower is a dahlia & her favourite thing about the job is doing something she is truly passionate about and that no two days are the same.
Mia
Our gorgeous girl Mia started with us on a school based work experience placement in 2019 before coming onboard as our first ever apprentice in 2020. Since then she has completed a Diploma of Business Management under our guidance in addition to training across all areas of our business in floristry, warehouse, styling & now is focusing on delving into the world of wedding planning and co-ordination under the guidance of Mandi & Emmagen and overseeing all our final confirmations to make sure every event is executed to perfection.
Kenya
Kenya and her beautiful, bubbly personality joined our team in 2021. Since then, she has completed her apprenticeship she has joined the business on a permanent basis as our head florist. You’ll find Kenya ordering and prepping your blooms as well as bringing our couple’s floral dreams out on site by creating gorgeous and amazing arrangements.
Kelsi
Kelsi has been working with Mandi since 2017. She runs her own wedding invitation and signage business called White Letter, and is our in-house supplier for many of the signs, menus and place cards that our brides choose in the styling of their weddings. Along with this collaboration, Kelsi is also our creative writer bringing to you along with Mandi our blogs, marketing collateral & inspirational blurb. She oversees all the creative and aesthetics components of all things “Bleu Brands”
Lyn & Bruce
Lyn & Bruce are the busy bees in here every Monday ensuring our warehouse is clean tidy, all our boutique stock is maintained and looking its best, linens perfectly laundered and pressed and doing the endless tip runs with our floral waste.
Lyn & Bruce’s favourite parts of their job are staying active in their retirement
Abby
Abby is our gorgeous Senior Florist creating beautiful blooms in the studio and out onsite here at Ivy & Bleu.
Hailing from South Coast NSW our Abby joined our team in 2022 and flies to and from the Gold Coast as needed and working her hand creating some of the most insane floral works of art that grace our instagram feed.
Abby’s favourite flower is Sweet Pea and her favourite thing about being a florist is getting to say “I made that!”
Glen
Glen is the muscle behind the Ivy & Bleu team executing all our installs, deliveries & bump outs. You’ll see him at 7am loading up our vans and out onsite scaling ladders for our floral team to create beautiful installs on & then see him back at midnight packing it all up again.
Glen’s favourite part about his job is rehoming beautiful flowers left behind from events to his favourite neighbours and getting to work alongside his daughter.
Sophie
Gabriella
Our beautiful Sophie is the true Ivy & Bleu protege starting within Ivy & Bleu as a 4 year old girl laying out the chair covers and sashes ready for Mum (Creative Director Mandi’s) placement, Sophie began learning flowers at the young age of 9 and has worked throughout each avenue of the business from being out onsite styling and doing floral bump outs to in the flower studio assisting our Florists with floral prep.
Gaby is the absolute GOAT and in charge of ensuring our warehouse is a smooth running operation and that all the bits and bobs are cleaned, serviceable and packed for your big day! In addition to hustling in the warehouse you will find Gabriella’s beautiful down to earth nature out on site styling and setting up your big days and in our flower studio as she is the QUEEN rose flipper.
Kassiah
Lizzy
Kassiah is by far the most recognisable person here at Ivy & Bleu having been the face of Ivy & Bleu and apart of this business since its conception in 2011.
Kassiah has experience and has worked across all areas of the business from administration to styling and design but now during her studies in Chinese Medicine you can find her assisting us out on site for setups and also on marketing at our many open days.
Lizzy is the newest member of the Ivy & Bleu Team & joined us in 2024 after partaking in our Ivy & Bleu 2024 Retreat where every member of our team feel in love with her keen passion for all things weddings and flowers. Lizzy is a gun in van tetris, draping installation & is growing her keen floral skills working and learning with our floral team. She is also a keen seamstress consistently finding new styling items to add to our inventory.
The most unique thing about us here at Ivy & Bleu and what sets us apart from our competitors is our people. Here at Ivy & Bleu we are a family.
When you have a member of the Ivy & Bleu Creative Team out onsite you can rest assured you have a fully trained stylist or florist and someone who is just as passionate about making your wedding perfection as you are.
Across the industry our reputation proceeds us & we are wildly known amongst our peers. amongst local venues as the best possible option for your day
We don’t pull in ring in’s, use contract or seasonal staff and are one of the only if not only businesses in South East Queensland with a team of full time staff, a fully manned administration office, warehouse & consult studio and a team that undergoes continual training and growth management and has longevity in this industry.
