Category Archives: Family Gatherings

January 6, 2012 – Happy 70th Birthday Party in Utah’s Ivy House Weddings reception center

You would be surprised too if you thought you were going to a new restaurant for a quiet birthday dinner with your wife and daughters, and you walk into a majestic hall where dozens of endearing friends and family have gathered and shout “Surprise!  Happy Birthday, Wayne!”  That is exactly what happened when Wayne and Maggie walked in the doors of one of the newest reception centers Utah has to offer, Ivy House at Western Gardens Center downtown Salt Lake City.  Known for its beautiful wedding celebrations, Ivy House became a perfect birthday celebration for this wonderful man.

Wayne is surprised as he walks into the Ivy House reception center in Utah
Wedding locations in Utah like Ivy House Weddings can also be for family celebrations.

 

Transforming Ivy House from a Utah wedding venue to a Birthday celebration venue just takes some thought!
Birthday wishes swag on the mantel!

About 75 guests enjoyed taking their turn to wish Wayne birthday wishes, writing a note in a guest book, and then sitting down to dinner consisting of beef shish kabobs and Teriyaki chicken.  Also served was a stunning fruit platter, make-your-own tacos with toppings, spinach salad with fresh mozzarella cheese, and deli sandwiches.

Fruit platter in beautiful Utah reception centers such as Ivy House
Artistic fruit platter by Utah Celebrations

Take your pick of toppings for your taco salad Spinach salad, cherry tomatoes, and fresh mozzarella cheese

Well-wishers also enjoyed lingering and visiting amongst the decorative black and white balloons and listening to an iPod playlist of favorite songs of the birthday Guest of Honor sounding on the Ivy House incredible sound system.  Ivy house is not just a wedding reception center, but can be the right place for other celebrations in life.  Utah reception centers have a beautiful addition, Ivy House.

Ivy House can accommodate large numbers of guests for Utah receptions of all kinds One of many hugs and wishes for the guest of honor

When looking for reception centers in Utah, don’t forget to check out this gem.

Old and young alike enjoy this Utah reception center - Ivy House

 

Memory Book Pages from an Ancient World – Fossils

Our Ivy House Reception Center is beautiful from top to bottom!  As you walk and enjoy the beautiful vaulted ceilings of our venue, don’t forget to stop and look down by your feet.  The tiles are pages of a memory book of another special event.  You’ll discover ancient plant fossils in the sandstone floor.  Guests will be amazed as they spot unique ferns and flora in many of the tiles.  The Ivy House is an extraordinary place to create your own wonderful memories for the future as you experience a Memory Book of another beautiful world from the past.