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A Guide For the Benevolent Bride: 5 Steps to a More Socially Conscious Wedding

September 4, 2018 by icehouse Leave a Comment

It’s all too easy to become overwhelmed and blindsided by the constant focus surrounding you and your partner during your wedding season. Luckily, there are ways to consciously decide to focus on others to alleviate the load of being the center of attention. For the benevolent bride, it is imperative to make these decisions in ways that align with her socially conscious values.  Our team, situated at the Ice House in downtown Louisville, has compiled a list of five ways you can walk down the aisle knowing your future, and the future of others, will be brighter.

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Featuring an ethically sourced engagement ring from Trumpet & Horn.

1. Conflict Free Engagement Rings

A bride’s engagement ring tells the story of her and her partner’s love story. Choosing various combinations of stone settings, jewel stones, and band style can communicate a love that is one of a kind. For brides who are socially conscious, choosing an engagement ring is not only making a choice of a beautiful ring, but also a stand for fair wages and safe working environments. In the past, the selection of ethically sourced engagement rings was slim and did not appeal to the everyday bride. But thankfully, many jewelry companies have taken the challenge to create beautiful pieces that are made with care and compassion. The Good Trade has compiled a list of 12 jewelers that produce stunning engagement pieces that brides can feel confident investing in.

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A captivating ensemble from Wear Your Love.

2. Ethically Sourced Wedding Dresses

It is no secret that the wedding dress industry is chalk full of stunning gowns that will please most any bride. The choices are endless. But at what expense, or whose? Thanks to fast fashion there are distributors and retailers with the resources to create bridal gowns that keep up with the trends of every season, but the manufacturing morals are an ugly sight to behold. To avoid sewing into a designer who relies on unsafe working environments and paying deplorable wages to their employees, make the choice to select your wedding dress from a mindful designer whose vision is to design gorgeous gowns while doing their part to positively impact the world. Visit The Good Trade to find an extensive list of reputable designers.

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A delectable plate by Crushed Ice Catering.

3. Donate Remaining Food

In the past few years, many catering companies have stepped up their game in regards to serving local and sustainable options for events. Doing this boosts local economy as well as cuts down on a company’s carbon footprint. Today, it is important to continue to take conscious steps in the direction of the well-being of others and our Earth. Brides, choose a caterer that will honor your decision to have leftover food donated to local halfway houses or homeless shelters.  We are pleased to say that this is an active practice that our exclusive in-house caterer, Crushed Ice Catering, participates in.  For Louisville locals looking to incorporate this into their own wedding, Wayside Christian Mission, The Healing Place, and many other non-profits will gratefully accept food donations from your events.

4. Donate Wedding Day Blooms

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A stunning bouquet from a local vendor favorite, Rose & Honey Floral.

Much consideration goes into choosing bouquets and floral centerpieces to give a personal touch to a couple’s wedding day, but when the last guest leaves those botanic beauties most likely to be tossed to the trash with plenty of life in their petals. Instead of letting those blossoms go to waste, consider donating your florals to a local assisted living center or nursing home. Many of these centers are thrilled to accept your donations and share them with their residents to brighten their day. Arrangements to donate can be made personally by you and your future spouse, or you can coordinate with locally run The Flower Buds to bring joy to someone’s day.

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Count on Scarlets Bakery to have the treats to soothe any sweet tooth.

 5. Gifts that Give Back

Naturally you will want to give a token of thanks to your bridal party and wedding guests, and giving the gift that keeps on giving has never been easier. If you and your soon-to-be spouse would rather bypass the tradition of receiving gifts from your guest The Good Beginning is the wedding registry for you. Instead of making the difficult choice between gifting an elegant wine decanter or statement making vase, guest will make donations to charities selected by you and your partner. Likewise, the gesture can be reflected and guest can receive a certificate of a donation made in their name as a wedding favor. Lastly, if the idea of letting guest leave without a token to remember your day by is unbearable, purchase a favor that empowers. For those local to Louisville, purchasing take away treats for your guest from Scarlet’s Bakery not only satisfies a guest sweet tooth but supports a non-profit which pours 100% of their proceeds back into their community.

Making the most of your wedding day means more than choosing the perfect dress and most beautiful bouquet, it means making socially conscious planning decisions that will beautify both your wedding day and the world around you.

Happy planning!

Morgan Blake

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Event Venue Spotlight: Visually Impaired Preschool Services

March 27, 2015 by icehouse Leave a Comment

The Visually Impaired Preschool Services hosted their annual art auction at our event venue the Ice House this past weekend.

From oil paintings to sculptures, the Main Hall Package was filled with art that had been created by the students at VIPS. These beautiful creations were on display for bidding to help benefit the non-profit organization & its many students.

From the food displays to visual art, the theme of this wonderful fund raiser was interaction. They had ice sculptures decorating the main level and performance art was also present throughout. A live artist was painting pictures as soon as you walked into the event space, and they even had a hula hoop dancer on the main stage.

Their sponsor Brown-Forman hosted a bourbon tasting for guests in the Main Hall also accompanied by an interactive dessert station by Crushed Ice Events. The smoked bourbon sundae was made to order at a chef attended station which infused each ice cream with smoke from oak chips.

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Photos taken by Natalie Dedas

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Seneca High School Reunion

October 13, 2014 by icehouse Leave a Comment

High School Reunion

The class of 1964 enjoyed their 50th Seneca High School Reunion in our Main Hall.

Their school colors of gold & red filled the Main Hall with our specialty up-lighting package, and their school spirit was in no shortage in their decorative centerpieces. Their centerpieces were filled with old school spirit items from pep rallies held back in the day. Their committee built these centerpieces highlighting their previous school mascot the redskins. Memories from the past were displayed on their memorabilia table from yearbooks to sports photos. A very sentimental display was also built for their class members who had passed away.

Crushed Ice Events provided a three stations for dinner that included the comfort bar, pasta station and a large dessert bar. The comfort bar was filled with juicy bbq and southern sides to complement. The pasta station had two options of sauce with a red and white. Lastly the dessert bar was provided the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll’s favorite item a King press of banana, bacon and peanut butter.

After dinner, the class of ’64 danced the night away to classic favorites provided by DJ Ryan Cox.

GO REDSKINS!

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YMCA Non-profit

September 26, 2014 by icehouse Leave a Comment

The non-profit  YMCA of Greater Louisville held a special event for their volunteers and donors.

To kick-off the non-profit event, a cocktail hour was held on the East Terrace where guests enjoyed passed appetizers provided by Crushed Ice Events. Crushed Ice Events also hosted approximately 120 guests for seated dinner located in the Main Hall Package. The dinner began with a pre-set salad, which is a great way for your guests to come together and join for dinner.

A short program was delivered throughout dinner. Our main stage which is built-in to the Main Hall space is about 15 feet deep. This stage serves as an ideal space for presentations and programs. The stage does not take away form any of the floor space in the Main Hall which is ideal for a seated dinner. Their guests enjoyed a delightful chocolate pot de creme dessert with and almond cream and vanilla poached pear.

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