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Our Review of the Designer Wedding Show

October 29, 2011 in Inside Our Workshops, Wedding Shows by Kathy | No comments

Phew! We haven’t stopped over the last 2 weeks and have been busy preparing samples for all our new brides. For those of you who may have missed the show, here are our best bits…

Designer Wedding Show

Friday kicked off well and saw the country’s top wedding planners attending the show. It’s always interesting for us to know what trends are emerging for next year and to hear what brides are asking for! Jeremy met with some of them and filmed their top tips for brides. Join our brides club to see these over the coming weeks.

Saturday’s catwalks drew a huge crowd and Vera Wang was a highlight for us. Simply stunning, as ever. We also managed to film interviews with some of the top photographers, cake makers, dress designers, wedding stationers, venues and we even bagged a word from Brides Magazine. All of these will be up on the blog soon.

Mosimann’s were catering the show and if they’re good enough for the royal wedding then they’re good enough for us (we do love very high standards!) Naturally they provided delicious food and excellent service. Their lunch boxes are a must have at the show, as were the cupcakes on sale at Peggy Porschen’s pop up cafe.

Wedding Invitations

New Brighton Wedding Invitations

 

We saw lots of lovely brides and grooms, many of whom gave us great feedback on our new ranges. A show favourite was our new Brighton range (pictured), which is available in 12 candy colours. These new designs are now live on our website via our recently updated wedding invitations page.

New team member Amber joined Jeremy and Lewis for the first time and enjoyed getting to meet the brides. She has been busy making the samples and orders for all our new shutter style invitations launched at the show.

Designer Wedding Show

Women Wear Their Wedding Dresses to Work for Charity

July 30, 2010 in Industry News, Wedding Shows by admin | No comments

The National Wedding Show has today launched a brand new national charity initiative to raise vital funds for Breakthrough Breast Cancer. Women across the UK will be called upon to wear their wedding dresses to work on the 17th September 2010 which will be known as Brides at Work Day. In addition to this, Ocean Media will be donating 50p from the sale of each ticket purchased for the National Wedding Show to help win the battle against this disease. Ashley Roberts, event director comments:

‘The National Wedding Show is delighted to be supporting Breakthrough Breast Cancer through the Brides at Work initiative. It is a sad fact that I am aware of so many people that have been affected by breast cancer either directly or indirectly and this gives us the opportunity both to raise awareness and funds for the essential and pioneering work of Breakthrough Breast Cancer.’

We’ve all had to endure months of wedding chat with the office Bridezilla and all too often don’t get a chance to see the bride in the dress that has been the focus of all those months of angst. Brides at Work presents the perfect opportunity for girls to relive their princess moment and for colleagues to join in the fun. And it’s not just for the Brides; Grooms, Bridesmaids and Mothers of the Bride are all encouraged to don their wedding finery and celebrate Brides at Work.

Every year nearly 46,000 women and around 300 men are diagnosed with Breast Cancer in the UK. The good news is that through better awareness, better treatments and better screening more women than ever are surviving breast cancer. Breakthrough Breast Cancer is dedicated to the prevention, treatment and ultimate eradication of breast cancer. The charity fights breast cancer on three fronts; research, campaigning and education. Breakthrough funds ground-breaking research, campaigns for better services and treatments and raises awareness of breast cancer. Through this work the charity believes passionately that breast cancer can be beaten and the fear of the disease removed for good. Breakthrough Breast Cancer is delighted to be working with the National Wedding Show on such an exciting project, as Chris Askew, Director of Fundraising at Breakthrough Breast Cancer comments:

‘Breakthrough Breast Cancer is thrilled to be benefiting from ‘Brides at Work’, a brilliant new fundraising campaign encouraging brides to put on their wedding dresses again all whilst raising vital funds for our pioneering research, campaigning and education work. We look forward to seeing bridal parties in unexpected places on the 17th September!’

Brides at Work is open to all, no matter when the wedding took place or indeed if it is more of a work in progress…. all that is needed is a wedding dress and a willingness to raise awareness and funds for the fight against this devastating disease.

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Autumn 2010 Dates for Diary: 1-3rd October, Earls Court, London and 8-10th October NEC, Birmingham

Come and see Ivy Ellen – stand K40 at Earls Court and stand C14 at the NEC.

For more information visit the National Wedding Show website www.nationalweddingshow.co.uk

Or Breakthrough Breast Cancer www.breakthrough.org.uk/bridesatwork

National Wedding Show March 2010 Review

March 22, 2010 in Wedding Shows by Lewis | 1 comment

Ivy Ellen recently exhibited at the National Wedding Show at the Birmingham NEC over the weekend of the 5 – 7th March, and we’re delighted to announce we had  fantastic show!

We met hundreds of brides, mothers of the bride, bridesmaids and even the occasional groom all brimming with excitement (at least at the beginning of the day!) and looking for National Wedding Show logoinspiration for their big day. We received lots of great feedback on our designs and lots of positive comments on our new colour swatch detailing 55 colours available across all of our stationery designs.

The National Wedding Show is the UK’s largest wedding show with exhibitors from all areas of the industry, from wedding dresses to cakes, photographers to tiarras and florists to stationers. Everyone you could hope to meet and talk to for advice and ideas on your wedding day are at the show.

If you haven’t had the chance to come along to a show make sure you catch this Autumn’s National Wedding Shows on 1 – 3 October at Earls Court, London and 8 – 10 October at the NEC Birmingham. Ivy Ellen will be there and would love to see you at talk about your wedding stationery.

For more information on the National Wedding Show see our wedding show page.

Designer Wedding Show 2010 Review

March 18, 2010 in Wedding Shows by admin | No comments

Ivy Ellen were proud to be selected for the prestigious Designer Wedding Show that took place at Battersea Park, London on Valentine’s day weekend (12 – 14th Feb) and we’re pleased to report we had a fantastic show. We were thrilled to meet so many passionate and creative brides all looking for something extra special for their wedding day.

The aim of the event is to focus on bringing the finest wedding suppliers and designers from around the UK together and showcasing the different ways you can really make your wedding stand out. All the exhibitors are chosen for their passion for style and quality and the result is a show that inspires and enables you to plan everything you need for a truly unforgettable wedding.

The show encompasses designers and suppliers from all areas of the wedding industry. Current exhibitors range from mind blowing cakes by Linda Fripp and Peggy Porschen to lavish floral arrangements from Veevers Carter and Paula Pryke and dream venues such as the Dorchester and Leeds Castle. Ivy Ellen were also joined by a select few luxury stationers such as Louise Richardson and Chartla Studio along with luxury suppliers specialising in areas such as honeymoons, entertainment and catering to name but a few. And then of course, there are the dresses. As the designer wedding show so proudly announce, nowhere else will you find so many leading bridalwear designers showing together in one place. Designers such as Vivienne Westwood and Ritva Westenius display their couture designs, which culminates in a sublime fashion show showcasing all the bridalwear designers at the show.

Ivy Ellen will be at the next event to be held from the 8th – 10th October 2010, again at Battersea Park, London. If you are looking for inspiration for a stylish wedding then this event really cannot be missed. For more information see our wedding shows page.