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Utah Wedding Venues Near Salt Lake LDS Temple

June 28, 2014 Wendy Pettit Leave a comment

If you are one of those beautiful couples who are coming to the Salt Lake LDS Temple to be married according to your faith and beliefs, you may be wondering what Utah wedding venues are close to the Salt Lake LDS Temple and won’t break the budget. Discover one of the newest most chic wedding venues Salt Lake City now offers to Mormon newlyweds! Discover Ivy House Weddings at Western Gardens Downtown. We are located 1.8 miles or 7 minutes away from the Salt Lake Temple, making less than a handful of turns depending on where you exit temple parking.

Road map Salt Lake Temple to Ivy House — A short 1.8 miles from the Salt Lake Temple to your relaxing beautiful wedding venue Ivy House Weddings – a simple 7 minute drive. Easy access to I-15 freeway too.

Discover inexpensive elegance at our venue. Not all Salt Lake wedding reception venues allow self-catering, but we do. This is usually a big hit with the large but creative & helpful Mormon families that join in with the celebrations. Parking is plentiful and our space is intimate for “family”. We even think of the little people involved providing a children’s room that has a dvd player and large TV on the wall to aid those parents with their tiny tots.

wedding reception centers with children's room — Little people enjoy their own little room with chairs their size and TV/dvd. Parents like it too!

Our old world charm and cozy warm fireplace make it almost a home away from home. Beautiful original artwork by local Utah artists adorn the walls and our warm and friendly wedding planner and event hosts will help as though they were welcomed relatives. Families have gathered around the baby grand piano for sing-a-longs, invited friends to play string instruments, or even hired a jazz band. But many brides and grooms simply enjoy their personal playlist from their iPad or smart phone played on our wonderful sound system. Any music you choose for your celebration sounds incredible in this high-vaulted stunning reception hall.

utah reception centers with family — Professional and kind staff are very helpful additions to help your day run smooth and peaceful!

Utah weddings at the Salt Lake Mormon Temple must consider wedding reception centers in Salt Lake City like Ivy House Weddings at Western Gardens Downtown.

bride on balcony at salt lake city wedding venues ready to throw bouquet — Bride ready to throw the traditional bridal bouquet from the top of the balcony to her family and guests below!

celebration of the union of two families at wedding reception places in utah — This was a beautiful celebration of the union of a couple that made two families one!

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Communication is Key, Even at Wedding Venues in Salt Lake City

January 30, 2013 Wendy Pettit Leave a comment

Wedding venues in Salt Lake City that recommend wonderful cake designers — Heritage Cakes and Carrie’s Cakes do beautiful work along with our recommended florist Hillside Floral.

When planning your wedding celebrations, communication is key. It is important that everyone involved in planning the event is on the same page. Even when you book with any of the beautiful wedding venues in Salt Lake City, like Ivy House Weddings at Western Gardens Center downtown, make sure they know what needs to be done and how you would like it. Make sure people know what you want or you might be surprised with something you didn’t want. For example, a cake may show up when you thought you had been quite clear that you did not want one.

This is what happened at my reception. I wanted nothing to do with having a cake because the idea of having it shoved in my face did not sound appealing. I also thought that it was a silly tradition that no one really cares about (you may have a different opinion and that’s okay). I made this clear to everyone except apparently my own mom. While she was at her friends house asking for a little help with the wedding, I guess they had a conversation about a cake and how my mom really loves the pound cake that her friend had made for her daughter’s wedding and that it would be good to have at my wedding. Upon returning home, my Mom told me about the conversation and I responded that I did not want a cake so her friend did not need to worry about making one. I guess my mom never told her friend because to my surprise a plain frosted cake showed up at the reception. When my florist arrived to bring all the flowers, she saw the bare cake. She drove back home to get the leftover flowers to decorate the cake with and make it a little more presentable. I was a little upset that the cake was even there and did not even want to cut it. It wasn’t until after we had changed and were about to leave that we were told we should cut it just to please the friend that brought it.

Just remember that communication is key, but don’t be surprised if something is not quite as you had planned. Also, if you are unlike me and do want a beautiful cake, Western Garden Center’s wedding reception centers in Salt Lake City provide excellent suggestions for cake designers.

Unwanted cake at a Utah wedding. — The bride didn’t want a wedding cake, but her mother insisted and an aunt showed up with a cake throwing the florist in a panic to rob flowers from the centerpieces to decorate the cake.

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Informative Topics for Blogs at Wedding Reception Centers in Salt Lake City

November 15, 2012 Wendy Pettit Leave a comment

Which wedding topics do you need to help you with your wedding plans? Below is a calendar listing a new idea I’m implementing in writing blogs for Ivy House Weddings, one of most beautiful wedding reception centers in Salt Lake City. This calendar will help me get to you what you want. You can see that themes coming up include your wedding photographer, Traditional Christmas Weddings, Decorating with a Budget, helping guests wait in shorter lines, and time schedules for your celebration.

If you have other themes you want to read about or see on our blog, please ‘like’ our Facebook page Ivy House Weddings and list your subject matter. I will research those items of interest to you and then post them. Also, tell me if you like reading about the events we have hosted at our wedding center. That has been the main focus of our blogs to this point. What’s your opinion?

Ivy House doesn’t want to be just another of the many Salt Lake City reception centers. Our privilege is to be YOUR reception center.

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Unique Rose Table Linens Display Style and Elegance at this Salt Lake City Wedding Reception

September 19, 2012 Wendy Pettit 1 Comment

Hanna created one of the most beautiful and simple cake displays I’ve seen at Ivy House Weddings, one of Western Garden’s wedding reception centers in Salt Lake City. She chose a simple bold two tiered square cake. The top tier included a touch of popular frosting beads and crowned with pink spring flowers. This tier rested upon the bottom layer encompassed with ruffles of frosting, all resting upon a simple white pedestal resting upon a table linen of white 3-dimensional roses with votive candles spotted about. The scene created the illusion of the cake floating on a pond of roses. A very elegant scene!

The style of this bride also included her own unique table centerpieces. Her florist Svetlana created beautiful floral pieces placed in a unique tall stand that also included hanging glass vases containing votive candles. Very striking with an elegant touch to accent the Ivy House black iron chairs and chandeliers. Each table because a masterpiece.

Refreshments were simple and again, beautifully displayed. A neighbor friend has her own catering business and catered the event. Delicious crepes filled with Bavarian cream or strawberries were core, but also chocolate covered strawberries, cream puffs, and fresh citrus ice water dotted the menu at this Salt Lake City wedding.

Hanna and Josh were the honored guests at their celebration of over 500 guests; however, all guests found plenty of room for joyful reunions, good food, and happy memories for the newlyweds.

Enjoy several photos I took during my visit to this wonderful Salt Lake wedding venue.

Credits:

Caterer – Darla Evanson

Florist – Posh Possey

Cake – Granite Bakery

Photographer – Jacki Stoddard Photography

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One of the Wedding Venues Salt Lake City Shares Some Great Reception Ideas for Any Bride to Consider

August 20, 2012 Wendy Pettit 3 Comments

A unique and beautiful celebration of love took place at Ivy House Weddings, one of the newest wedding venues Salt Lake City has to offer. This couple and their families and guests enjoyed their Salt Lake City wedding celebration with beautiful flowers from Costco, delicious bundt cakes from an Aunt, and catered delicacies by another Aunt. This is one of the perks of booking with this Salt Lake City wedding reception venue called Ivy House Weddings. The bride and her pocketbook can decide where she wants to spend her budget.

There are three highlights I’d like to share that were particularly worth noting.

1. The party enjoyed a lot of dancing and this bride chose to hire an incredible DJ who really knew his music and knew how to get a crowd dancing. Craig Chambers Disc-Connection got the place rockin’ and everyone had fun either dancing or watching the dancers.

2. The second unique feature was the bride’s chosen refreshments for the evening. With a dear aunt and the help of several neighbor women, the guests were able to walk through a “pasta bar” that was so fresh and fun. The aunt in charge would place into the guest’s bowl items chosen from a number of choices, including different pastas, vegetables, chicken and even shrimp! Then the guest would continue to the cooking station of 5 fun loving women. Each had a small skillet and a burner in front of them. In addition, there were in front of them several pitchers containing two types of sauce – a creamy Alfredo (made from scratch) or a tomato based sauce (again, made from scratch). A cook would take the guest’s bowl and toss it in her pan and begin cooking it all. Taking only about 1 minute per guest, the delicious dish was then poured onto the guest’s plate. Then the happy customer could add salad, parmesan cheese, and breadsticks if they chose.

3. One other clever idea involved the photo book and guest signature book. Many times, guests simply get to glue their photos any which way in the couple’s book. This bride had thought ahead and had created placement strips for the photos. Guests didn’t have to decide where to place the photo and it gave the book more uniformity as the guests each had plenty of room to write their little best wishes to the newlyweds. This bride surely was thinking way ahead.

I will never forget the love in the eyes of the bride and groom as they danced their first dance. The bride obviously adores her husband and he likewise to her. Also, there were tender moments as the bride danced with her father. Many beautiful memories were caught on film by their photographer Kristen Mae.

Of all the wedding reception centers in Salt Lake City this couple could have chosen, Ivy House Weddings was the perfect wedding venue they could have picked. The mother of the bride wrote “We couldn’t of had a more perfect day! Everything was perfect. Thanks so much for the perfect wedding!”

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Both Western Garden’s Reception Centers in Salt Lake City Hosted Two Celebrations for One Couple in One Day

June 8, 2012 Wendy Pettit Leave a comment

Having two separate celebrations lent itself to choosing two different wedding venues in Salt Lake. This bride had the best of two worlds. Ceremony in a large majestic elegant room and an indoor garden reception. She used Western Gardens two reception centers in Salt Lake City – Ivy House Weddings in Downtown and Atrium Weddings in Sandy.

On Friday evening, the couple and their close family and friends, who also were part of the wedding party, celebrated at Ivy House Weddings at Western Gardens Downtown. After running through a rehearsal of the next day’s ceremony, the group enjoyed a sit down dinner. Family and friends relished a delicious meal catered by GoodWood. Guests enjoyed several choices – salad, prime rib, pineapple chicken, shrimp, fluffy potatoes, and steamed asparagus and another medley of cooked vegetables.

Goodwood Caterers Shrimp and Salad

Saturday morning, the wedding party returned for the real thing at this wedding venue. The bride and her bridesmaid prepared in the spacious and elegant brides room. This bride was elegantly adorned with a cream colored wedding gown which fit beautifully with the decor of Ivy House. Everyone was stunned at her poise and radiance as her father escorted her down the isle. Purple sashes accented several of the chairs along the way. Her bridesmaid’s wore purple and black attired and all carrying bouquets with a touch of purple with yellow, white, and deep red.

By early afternoon, the couple was on their way to another celebration with a different flavor. The wedding party would soon enjoy another one of Western Gardens wedding reception centers in Salt Lake City, Atrium Weddings further south in Sandy. Being done by 2pm allowed Ivy House staff to prepare for a different event booked at Ivy House the same evening.

Simple love!

Enjoy many beautiful photos taken by James Erick Photography and by Ivy House Staff.

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A Wedding Reception Utah Celebrated with Love and Fun

May 23, 2012 Wendy Pettit Leave a comment

A beautiful wedding reception Utah will long remember took place at Ivy House Weddings at Western Gardens Downtown. This fun vivacious couple had lots of twinkles in their eyes as they celebrated their new union. To begin the evening, guests were greeted at Ivy House entrance by two sweet family members dressed in adorable white dresses and green satin sashes. Their big smiles welcomed all to the celebration.

The bride chose simple green and white as her celebration colors. Simple glass vases were adorned with satin green ribbons and filled with beautiful lacy white hydrangea blossoms. The cake also was simple yet elegant. White with white pearls were complimented with sweet bouquet of white roses and white hydrangea blooms on each of the three tiers. The bridal bouquet rested at the base until the traditional bouquet tossing occurred later in the evening.

The only blue item in the room was the groom’s cake; a massive flat cake of a New York Yankee stripped baseball uniform shirt topped with ball cap and ball, all made with fondant icing. It was spectacular and definitely displayed the obvious love the groom has for this baseball team. Everyone was excited to see not only the cutting of the traditional cake, but also of the groom’s baseball cake, especially the young children.

Guests enjoyed chocolate dipped strawberries, salad, and finger foods including cheese garnished tomatoes and a delicate white cookies topped with pastel green frosting. Refreshing lemon and strawberry water was enjoyed as well.

Tossing the bouquet was a lot of fun. The bride chose to toss from the balcony of this Utah wedding reception center’s inner room. The groom also flung the garter from above to those singles waiting below.

Wedding receptions in Utah are beautiful in Western Garden’s new Ivy House Wedding venue.

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March 24, 2012 – Beautiful Salt Lake City Wedding Celebration Planned From 1000 Miles Away

May 2, 2012 Wendy Pettit Leave a comment

Salt Lake City wedding ceremonies are beautiful at Ivy House Weddings at Western Gardens Center downtown. This wedding ceremony and dinner were planned from 1000 miles away. Ivy House wedding venue includes so many options that this bride and her mother could easily plan the event, then fly in from back east a few days before the wedding and finalize all the last details with our preferred partners.

Ivy House creates a majestic yet warm ambiance without being in a cathedral. From the balcony, the photographer took beautiful photos looking down on the memorable scene below. This bride chose to have her ceremony promenading down a center isle toward the majestic fireplace. Ivy House wooden screens were places between the ceremony area and the dinner area. She also used a white carpet runner to emphasize her walk to her soon-to-be spouse. After few words from the officiator and exchange of wedding bands, the couple kissed as husband and wife. The twinkle in Maren’s eyes were witnessed by all as guests congratulated the newlyweds. The bride chose a 3-tiered blue cake with classic and lacy white frosting and pearls created by Ivy House preferred baker Carrie’s Cakes. A special wedding couple figurine adorned the cake. Another preferred partner created her wedding bouquet and flowers for the event. Hillside Floral is very friendly, professional, and reasonably priced.

Dinner followed with dear friends and family. Again, the mother of the bride had confidence in Ivy House preferred caterer Utah Celebrations. The food was artistically presented, tasted divine, and was served by their friendly workers.

RLT Photography was the Ivy House preferred partner that the wedding party chose to snap those lasting memories. RLT photos are indicated.

Giving a ranking of 5 out of 5, the bride’s mother, was so pleased that she wrote these comments about her experience with Ivy House:

Everyone here at Ivy House was so friendly and helpful. There is no way we could have planned a wedding from 1000 miles away if it had not been for Ivy House Event coordinator and her crew of preferred vendors. It was a beautiful day. Thank you so much! – SallyAnn

Ivy House is one of the only wedding reception centers in Salt Lake City that lets you make the choices in all your planning; but then again, if you choose, try our preferred partners. They are wonderful, especially if you are planning your event from out of state!